10 August - 27 October 2024
Main Gallery.
Museums use objects to tell stories. It sounds simple but it’s complicated. Objects can tell multiple stories from many points of view. So, who chooses the story? Which story is the truth? In museums, curators choose an interpretation but 1X4 turns this upside down. Each object in this exhibition tells four distinct stories. You can listen to or read each of the four stories, or some, or none and just enjoy the beauty of the objects. Every story is the truth about the object and is a valid way to view the object, but they are all different.
1X4 is an innovative, collection-rich, social history exhibition exploring the multiplicity of narratives each object can tell, drawn from Newcastle Museum’s collections. It is supplemented with four objects from Hurstville Museum & Gallery’s collection.
This is a travelling exhibition developed by Newcastle Museum, rather than labels on a wall, the secrets of 1X4 are revealed via your mobile phone or tablet by visiting 1x4.com.au. If you would like to delve deeper, pack your headphone for an audio tour.
Exhibition program and events
Official opening night: 1X4
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 Join us at Hurstville Museum & Gallery for the official opening of 1X4, a touring exhibition developed by Newcastle Museum.
The opening will be attended by special guest speaker Julie Baird, Director of Museum Archives Libraries & Learning, City of Newcastle.
Friday 9 August 2024
Time: 6.00pm.
Cost Free event.
RSVP here
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Art in the afternoon
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 Art workshops for creative exploration and wellbeing.
Sunday 11 August 2024: Watercolour painting with Eleni Karathanasi
Sunday 8 September 2024: Mixed media drawing with Amy Scully
Time: 2.30pm - 4.30pm.
Cost: $26.50 per person (excluding online booking fee).
Book now
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Baby explorers
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 Join a tour of the current Main Gallery exhibition with your little one. Our Baby Explorers program is designed for parents and carers of babies 12 months and under to come for a guided tour of the current Main Gallery exhibition.
Wednesday 14 August 2024.
Wednesday 11 September 2024.
Wednesday 9 October 2024.
Time: Guided tour 10.35am, sensory pit open from 10.15am-11.30am
Cost: $5.25 per adult participant. Babies are free.
Ages: Suitable for babies up to the age of 12 months.
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Poetry workshop - Bright Crockery Days
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 Join us for a poetry workshop during Poetry Month with internationally acclaimed Australian poet, Mark Tredinnick.
Wednesday 14 August 2024
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm.
Cost: 12.50 per person (excluding online booking fee).
Age: Adults (16+).
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Life drawing
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 Join us for a two-hour life drawing class at Hurstville Museum & Gallery with an experienced model and facilitator.
Friday 30 August 2024
Friday 20 September 2024
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm.
Cost: $26.50.
Age: Adult (16+).
Book here
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