national wool museum
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Fantastic exhibit for both Don Bradman and Photographics of wildlife. A must to see. Price was reasonable and service great. Easy to park too--
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My partner detoured here on our trip to the great ocean road. Can't thank him enough. He also was amazed at the extent of the exhibition.This was a surprising and informative display of the history of wool and the process from fibre to fabric. The display was well set out on three levels and fascinating, with machinery, fleece and fabrics displayed. I loved the recreation of the shearers barn, the shearers quarters and the farm house. I was I heaven surround by fleece, fibres, and fabrics, we wondered around the museum for nearly two hours in motor bike gear. Well worth the pit stop.
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Such a well displayed history of wool in the western district along with memorabilia from the early years of Geelong. A working carpet loom, and carpets for sale. Somewhere you can actually Aussie made souvenirs, many from wool, though they are frightfully expensive. Excellent place to visit.
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We did not intend to go to the Wool museum - we planned to visit the Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition, and did not realise that it included a visit to the museum as well. We ended up spending about 5 hours, much longer than our planned hour or two. The museum itself is fascinating - both the sections on sheep, breeding, shearing, sheep dogs etc, but also the areas showing how raw wool is made into cloth - including some amazing big machines for weaving carpet, scouring, carding, knitting etc. Lots of hands on activities for kids and big kids, to feel the wool, feed it through a small carding machine, practice different types of weaving - these kept my 8 year old son interested. Then there was an exhibition of Donald Bradman (including kids cricket games), and the wildlife photography exhibition, both outstanding in themselves, and a huge jigsaw puzzle of a historic map of Geelong, very interesting for those who grew up here. Thoroughly recommended.
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So glad I included this in our Great Ocean Road itinerary adventures. The museum and gift shop were more engaging that I expected. We spent more than a half hour talking with Bryan (at least I think that was his name) and observing the functions of the historic carpet loom which is in the center of the museum. The husbands also wound up talking for quite a while with several staff about the intricacies of the game of cricket, something we in America are not as familiar with. In addition the staff for the Great Ocean Road information center (which is located in the gift shop of the wool museum) were very helpful with maps and even a tote bag to hold all of the information.
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I had read of an exhibition of the playing career of Don Bradman so couldn't wait to see it. There was also an exhibition of wildlife photography which I have to say was the best I have seen for a long while. Then a history of the importance of the wool industry to Geelong presented in a very interesting and informative format. A very good visit.
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Well worth a visit. A fascinating insight into the life and times of the shearers, wool classers and the folk who worked at the numerous woolen mills in Geelong. The display of the different breeds of sheep was informative, and if you happen to arrive when the loom is operating, that's a bonus.
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This a great way to look back into history, also great exhibitions, also has interactive exhibits for children
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Having just finished a book on the 1930s "Bodyline Contoversy" I could have done without the section on "The Art of Donald Bradman", but the history, development and processing of wool was fascinating. I enjoyed the photo of 72,000 sheep waiting to be sheared...and the operation of the 70 year old loom donated by my "almost" home town of Kidderminster.
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Lot of information and very informative. The Galleries are very well planned to give an overview to the life of the people in wool trading.