On Saturday 16 November, guests sipping wine and nibbling canapes gathered round the garden courtyard at the museum to be delighted by the fashion parade, curated by Astrid Scheer, of elegant frocks of the1950s and 1960s from the Margaret McIntosh Collection.
It was an example of the Museum’s important function of collecting, preserving and disseminating the history of the town and district.
Margaret nee Coventry had married Colin McIntosh in 1951, and they lived at Clarevaulx.
The McIntosh family generously donated a collection of frocks, ball gowns, hats, handbags and shoes.
Some of the frocks had been made by Miss Evie Goodwin, a well-known Glen Innes dressmaker.
In addition a gorgeous exhibition was opened in the Textiles Room that includes more gowns, Miss Goodwin’s, and Wendy Watt’s sewing, as well as hats, handbags and shoes and this display will remain for six months.
The Museum’s other popular recent exhibition ‘The Glen Innes Examiner 1874-2024’ will be there until the end of January.
The museum is open daily from 10am to 2pm.
As well as the large building (with level access at the rear), providing a constantly changing historic picture book of our area, there is always a free cup of tea (and biscuits!), activities for children such as ‘Find the Beardies’ for which there is a prize, & extensive local family and history resources including about 53,000 photographs. There is a fee for research.
We welcome groups, coaches and schools (for which we have a special education program) with prior booking and can then also cater for special teas and lunches.
