09/08/2024 - Hurstville Museum & Gallery.

Join us at Hurstville Museum & Gallery for the official opening of 1X4, a touring exhibition developed by Newcastle Museum.
 
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.
 
The opening will be attended by special guest speaker Julie Baird, Director of Museum Archives Libraries & Learning, City of Newcastle.

 

Friday 9 August 2024

 

Address

Hurstville Museum & Gallery.
14 MacMahon Street, Hurstville.

 

Time

6.00pm - 8.00pm.

 

Cost

Free.

 

Bookings

Please book for catering purposes. For bookings please call (02) 9330 6444 or click the button below to book online. 

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More information

For more information please contact Hurstville Museum & Gallery on (02) 9330 6444 or museumgallery@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au.

• Programs are fully supervised by qualified staff.

• No refunds for cancellations or missed bookings.

• Program swapping is not permitted.

• Online bookings incur booking fees and surcharges.