Made in Botany: the history of manufacturing in the City of Botany Bay

What do mousetraps, motor cars and school shoes have in common? They all used to be made in Botany. Come explore these factories and more in our new exhibition.

Where?
Mascot Library and George Hanna Memorial Museum
2 Hatfeld Street Mascot
Telephone 9366 3802
museum@botanybay.nsw.gov.au

Beauty in the Burbs: Botany and Banksmeadow by Louise Hawson - 52 Suburbs

Come join us for ‘Beauty in the Burbs’ our latest exhibition at the George Hanna Memorial Museum. On show are series of colourful and surprising photographs by ’52 Suburbs’ photographer Louise Hawson. Sydney has well over 600+ suburbs and in 2009 Hawson realized she knew very little about them.

As a result she set herself a year-long challenge of exploring one new suburb each week. The final product was her blog and book ‘52 Suburbs’.

At our museum in Mascot Library you can see all the beauty she captured when she explored Botany and Banksmeadow. To complement her images, equally appealing artwork by the students of John Brotchie Pre-School, is also on display. The Museum of Sydney is currently holding an exhibition of Hawson work in the city. Luckily you only need to travel as far as Mascot Library and Museum.

George Hanna Memorial Museum, Mascot Library, 2 Hatfield Street, Mascot.
On display until August 26th 2011

Audaciousville: the story of Dacey Garden Suburb

As you may already know, Daceyville's rich past is the theme of our 2010 History Week celebrations. This month sees the opening of a comprehensive exhibition about the suburb at the George Hanna Memorial Museum.

In the exhibition you will travel to all corners of the suburb's past, from the dust bowl it once was, to its pioneering role in Sydney's use of town planning. You will see the lives of families who have called it home and learned how the suburb was nearly destroyed in the 1970s.

In keeping with History Week's theme "Faces in the Street" you will also learn about the men who the suburb's streets are named after. The story of the Colenso family, of whom Colenso Crescent is called after, is one very local story. To learn more, pop down the George Hanna memorial Museum, 2 Hatfield Street, Mascot. Exhibition runs from 7th September 2010 - 26th February 2011.

Download a copy of the Audaciousville exhibition booklet

Rewind, Pause, Play: 15 years of the George Hanna Memorial Museum

The City of Botany Bay has a fascinating history, and since 1995 the George Hanna Memorial Museum has been revealing it. In 15 years, the museum has held 26 exhibitions on subjects ranging from rugby league to factory life.

Rewind Pause Play presents 15 of the museum’s best exhibitions to celebrate its anniversary coinciding with the refurbishment of Mascot Library. The exhibit also travels into the museum’s future by asking you — the residents of the City of Botany Bay — to add your ideas and personal stories to this exhibition.  Come along and have a look, we hope to see you soon.