Kandos Museum

02/09/2026

Visitor Isobel McKay, kicked off her shoes and put our baldwin organ through its paces today.
The organ was donated by Dot Hansell in memory of her husband Horace( Horrie). Dot and Horrie spent many years playing dance music for regional audiences.
It's so good to hear the instrument vibrate into life under the skillful hands of Isobel!

15/08/2026

08/08/2026

This treasured object in the Kandos collection is a model house covered in shells donated by the Slapp family.
This week we were guided through the condition assessment and trained in conservation cleaning by Bathurst based conservator Anne Gaulton. It is a slow careful process and will take some time.

Arts OutWest
Mudgee Region • NSW

07/08/2026

Update from TV Doctor. Our TV is fixed!

06/08/2026

In a world of rapidly developing technology, television was once considered revolutionary. A new book by Ian Collis, Retro Television: What We Watched Back in the Day, is a nostalgic trip down memory lane.

04/08/2026

Prepping for a celebration of 70 years of TV in Australia we paid a visit to the TV Doctor last weekend with a lovely set donated by a local family.

29/07/2026

Kandos Museum open 10 to 4 Wednesday to Sunday.
Keeping local history with an eye on the rest of the world.

22/07/2026

The wonderful people who drive our front desk are having this week off. Call it a deep winter break. Behind the scenes there'll be some much needed maintenance taking place.
Back to normal hours next week from Wednesday 29 July.

09/07/2026

Thanks to Emma Syme and everyone else who turned up to celebrate.

National NAIDOC Week





Mid-Western Regional Council

04/07/2026

Help wanted!
We were donated an old B&W TV a while ago. Its fabulous but it does need a little tender lovin' care - and we think some new capacitors.
We are looking for someone to "recap" this fabulous Aussie made 1960's Philips TV. It even comes with a "remote" that is hard wired in.
If you are an old TV tech with some time to spare or know someone that can help with this project get in contact: we would love to hear from you. [email protected] or phone (02) 6379-4600 or DM.
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