ROBERT O'HARA BURKE MEMORIAL MUSEUM

A window to Beechworth’s past

The Robert O’Hara Burke Memorial Museum is one of the finest regional museums in Victoria. The museum’s collection reflects the importance of Beechworth as a booming gold-mining town, with displays of life on the goldfields, geology, natural history, the Chinese community in Beechworth, South East Australian Aboriginal artifacts, Ned Kelly and of course, Robert O’Hara Burke.

The museum offers special services for coach groups with talks and tours relating to the museum and its collection. The ‘Street of Shops’ recreates the atmosphere of Beechworth’s 19th century streetscape. A program of temporary exhibitions ensures there is always something new to see.

In addition to the guided or self-guided experience, the museum offers tours, talks and activities for adult and special interest groups, and an extensive education program for schools. School services include education kits, school group tours and special activities programs.

• Aboriginal culture
  
• Discover Gold
  
• Life on the goldfields
  
• Ned Kelly and associates
  
• Life in the 19th Century
  
• Objects
  
• The Chinese in Beechworth

We can link these programs to the themes offered throughout the Precinct to create a total experience for your group.

The Burke Museum's extensive archive holdings includes newspapers, public records (municipal rate books, court registers, mining registers), church and cemetery records, reference books and directories.

  PUBLIC RESAERCH WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER AND MONDAY 10TH OCTOBER 2011

From 10th October 2011 Family research will be avaialble form the new Archive Access Office  which will be located in the Chinese Protectors Office.The Archive wil be open to the public every Monday Morning from 10am to 12.30pm and Friday afternoon from 3pm to 6pm.

Other times will be by appointmnet only and subject to staff or volunteer availability.

Bookings will be esential for access to records and microfilm reader.

email: beechwortharchive@indigoshire.vic.gov.au for infromation and bookings