Daylesford & District Historical Society Inc

21/08/2026

Daylesford Museum invites you to our latest exhibition.
View amazing old hand drawn maps of bridges, roads, railways geology and more.
C 1850s to c1920.

Open Saturdays 11am till 3pm
Aug 22nd-10th October
100 Vincent St, Daylesford
Next to Information Centre.

05/08/2026

Last chance.....

27/07/2026

24/07/2026

Hurry.
Last days to visit A Volcano in my Backyard...a creative exhibition by Perdita Phillips. Be surprised and learn about our volcanic past.
Sat 25th July and Sat 1st August 11am to 3pm.
At the Daylesford Museum.
100 Vincent St.

08/07/2026

Daylesford Museum wishes to remember Petrus Spronk for his kindness, talents, encouragement and friendship. The photo was taken at Petrus' Feast on the opening night of the Daylesford Ceramic Exhibition which he had organised to celebrate the work of many local ceramicists.
The bowl he donated is on display at the Museum.
Thank you Petrus.

06/07/2026

Daylesford Museum congratulates and celebrates 50 years of Naidoc Week.

12/06/2026

We will be hosting a talk on Sunday 21st June at 2.00pm. Our guest speaker Lynne Cooper will take us on a family journey, recounted in her recently released book 'The Mystery Medal' Her great grandfather Henry Frood was a police sergeant in the central goldfields in the 1880s, including some time in Daylesford. When researched, the medal revealed a connection to the Chinese community, and told a story of compassion.

04/06/2026

A volcano in my backyard? Art by Perdita Phillips open on Saturday, June 6th. 11am till 3pm.
Don't miss out on this unique exhibition before it travels to Western Australia next
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29/05/2026

Last day, this Saturday 11am -3pm
" We're off to the Daylesford Museum to catch the 'On the job' exhibition before it closes.
You'd better hurry!

24/05/2026

Daylesford Museum's Winter exhibition: A volcano in my backyard? Something quite different to what you might expect at a country town museum,, more details to come.