History buffs are invited to Keep in Touch, an interactive exhibition which will take visitors back to the world of analogue communication and showcase the development of information and communication services in the St George region.
Visitors can explore old writing equipment, telephones and radios from the museum’s collection and see how things have changed over time.
The exhibition will also provide an opportunity to write secret messages in Morse Code, feel a story in Braille, and sit back and relax in a living room straight from the 1960s to experience the fanfare that surrounded the introduction of colour television in 1975.
Mass media communication is also explored through information about radio, television and newspaper services.
A selection of radios, telephones and other forms of communication technology donated by local residents will be on display, including a candlestick telephone from the 1920s.
The exhibition will also reveal the history of the first post offices in the local area and how mail was distributed.
The in-house produced exhibition is on display from October 26, 2018 to January 25, 2019 at Hurstville Museum and Gallery.
Hurstville Museum and Gallery will run a number of public programs in conjunction with this exhibition. Visit ‘what’s on’ for more information.
Official opening: Friday, October 26, 6pm.
This event is Auslan interpreted.
All welcome, drinks and nibbles provided.
RSVP: by Wednesday, October 24.
To RSVP visit the ‘what’s on’ page at www.georgesriver.nsw.gov.au/HMG
