Orange Regional Museum

Orange Regional Museum Award-winning museum sharing exhibitions and public programs for audiences of all ages.

Orange Regional Museum interprets the stories, cultures and places of the region, displaying artefacts that trigger memories, engage audiences and inspire new ways of thinking about history and cultures.

Join us for the free community opening of Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition at Orange Regional Museum on Friday 26 June fr...
11/06/2026

Join us for the free community opening of Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition at Orange Regional Museum on Friday 26 June from 6pm.

Book your free tickets at: https://HonkexhibitionopeningORM.eventbrite.com.au

Enter a world of comedy, chaos and calamity in Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition, an exhibition that dives into the making of global-hit videogame Untitled Goose Game, by Melbourne based game developers House House.

A game of stealth and slapstick about a naughty goose on the loose in an unsuspecting village, Untitled Goose Game was released in 2019 to worldwide acclaim. Appealing to both videogame experts and the uninitiated this exhibition gives audiences fresh insight into the game’s hilariously mischievous humour and development.

An ACMI touring exhibition.

Open 27 June to 11 October 2026. Free entry, open daily 9am-4pm.

09/06/2026

Here’s what real teachers ACTUALLY have to say about Science at the Museum, our flagship education program held every year during 🔬🧬🧪

👉 ‘A brilliant afternoon and I can’t wait to come back!’

👉 ‘A wonderful opportunity for students in a fabulous local environment with enthusiastic presenters’

👉 ‘We had a fabulous time. The activities were engaging and linked to the NSW curriculum. The educators were knowledgeable and personable. Thank you for a wonderful experience!’

👉 ‘The children were engaged in EVERY activity’

Keen to find out more about this year’s program ‘Weeds and Seeds’? Head to the link in our bio, or send us an email 📩

05/06/2026

These architectural plans and drawings have been folded for up to 70 years. We just want them to relax!

Come behind the scenes with us to see how we do it.

Our Collection Manager Sophie has been carefully unfolding each page and letting gravity work its magic. Coupled with a lightweight sheet of archival-grade plastic, known as Mylar, these plans with deep set creases are able to gently relax over 24 hours so they can then be stored flat. Flat storage will help the longevity of these plans by taking pressure off the folds and creases that create weak points and tears in the paper.

These pieces of local architectural history were made by Orange-born modernist architect Hedley Carr (1904-1966) and were donated to Orange Regional Museum by his family.

Orange Regional Museum is open across this June long weekend.Our doors are open 9am to 4pm every day, including the publ...
04/06/2026

Orange Regional Museum is open across this June long weekend.

Our doors are open 9am to 4pm every day, including the public holiday Monday, and entry is free.

Pop in to get out of the cold, and to experience our fabulous exhibitions 'Bloomfield: 1925-2025' and 'Transformations: Art of the Scott Sisters', an exhibition created by the Australian Museum.

It's also your last chance to see 'Transformations'. Its last day on show here at Orange Regional Museum is Monday 8 June!

Our regular Mondays at the Museum program is taking a pause for the public holiday, but will be back on Monday 15 June.

It’s a lovely day in the village…and you are a horrible goose.Coming soon to Orange Regional Museum – something mischiev...
02/06/2026

It’s a lovely day in the village…and you are a horrible goose.

Coming soon to Orange Regional Museum – something mischievous, interactive and surprising.

'Honk! Untitled Goose Exhibition' is an ACMI touring exhibition, opening Saturday 27 June 2026.

Image credit: Key art from 'Untitled Goose Game' (2019), by House House. Courtesy House House.

Petrol prices and road closures have been preoccupying the minds of Central West locals for months, but spare a thought ...
27/05/2026

Petrol prices and road closures have been preoccupying the minds of Central West locals for months, but spare a thought for motorists 60 years ago as they grappled with the transition to the decimal system!

Connor’s Servatorium occupied a prominent place on Bathurst Road in Orange, operating as a garage and petrol station from the 1950s until its closure in 1974.

The Connor family donated a collection of material related to the family business to Orange Regional Museum, from photographs and wage books to examples of promotional gifts for customers and apprenticeship documents.

Treasures from this collection include a petrol pump quantity indicator wheel adapted to the incoming decimal system in 1966, using masking tape and blue marker to cover the previous markings. Another gem is a promotional decimal currency conversion sheet, issued by Connor's Servatorium to customers.

Mark your calendars - National Science Week 🧪🧬🔬 is back in August.Primary schools are invited to join us at Orange Regio...
25/05/2026

Mark your calendars - National Science Week 🧪🧬🔬 is back in August.

Primary schools are invited to join us at Orange Regional Museum for our annual 'Science at the Museum' education program. This year we'll be exploring the world of weeds and seeds, connecting to the NSW Science syllabus and the Science Week schools theme 'Seeds of Science'.

This free 90-minute learning program is designed for students in Year 2 to Year 6. Your class will explore our upcoming exhibition 'Untamed' and take part in a hands-on workshop where we'll experiment and use scientific thinking to discover how plant seeds are adapted to our environment.

For more information and booking details, head to: https://www.orange.nsw.gov.au/museum/schools-invited-to-join-orange-regional-museum-for-national-science-week/

Final days to see 'Transformations: Art of the Scott Sisters' at Orange Regional Museum.Your last day to catch this beau...
22/05/2026

Final days to see 'Transformations: Art of the Scott Sisters' at Orange Regional Museum.

Your last day to catch this beautiful exhibition is Monday 8 June 2026 before it flies off!

Explore the story, the artworks and the science of Harriet and Helena Scott, two of Australia's leading nineteenth century naturalists. Their work has been pivotal in understanding native Australian butterfly and moth species, and their paintings are still referred to by working entomologists today.

'Transformations: Art of the Scott Sisters' is an exhibition created by the Australian Museum. Open 9am to 4pm daily at Orange Regional Museum until 8 June 2026. Entry is free.

Our collection has been getting new headshots 🤳In recent weeks, 150 maps and more than 100 objects in the Orange Regiona...
21/05/2026

Our collection has been getting new headshots 🤳

In recent weeks, 150 maps and more than 100 objects in the Orange Regional Museum collection have been professionally digitised.

Many of these will feature in our new permanent local history exhibition, opening in November 2026.

Not only is this digitisation important for the development of our new exhibition, but it also marks the new stage of an ongoing project to make our collection publicly accessible online in the future 💻

Stay tuned for more info!

20/05/2026

Keen to celebrate National Science Week with your primary school class?

Our Science at the Museum program, designed for Stages 2 and 3, is sure to get your students thinking creatively and scientifically outside the classroom.

This year, students will explore our upcoming exhibition ‘Untamed’ - a wild and weedy installation featuring the artworks of thousands of local public primary students. The program also includes a hands-on science workshop where we’ll discover the magical world of seeds. Students will experiment to understand the different adaptations that drive seeds and weeds across the world!

Still unsure about booking in? Every teacher who has brought a class has rated this program 5/5 ⭐️ since 2022 🤓

Science at the Museum is a free education program that runs at from 17 to 21 August 2026.

📩 send us an email or message to book your school in for National Science Week!

Address

151 Byng Street
Orange, NSW
2800

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4pm
Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
Friday 9am - 4pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm
Sunday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+61263938444

Website

https://linktr.ee/OrangeRegionalMuseum

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