National recognition has been awarded to a Geelong institution, National Wool Museum for its unique Australian qualities.
Geelong’s National Wool Museum has taken out the title of Best Regional Museum at the 2024 Wotif Uniquely Aussie Awards.
The travel site aimed at celebrating the best experiences in the country and overseas, Wotif holds the annual awards to recognise the plethora of unique sites, experiences, food, and accommodation our nation offers. From recognising the best finger bun in Australia to uncovering the best hotel bar, the people-voted awards are an eclectic bunch of categories devised to reflect our Australian culture, and Geelong’s very own landmark building and organisation, National Wool Museum made the cut.
National Wool Museum
- What: Winner of Best Regional Museum at Wotif 2024 Uniquely Aussie Awards
- Where: 26 Moorabool Street, Geelong
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The National Wool Museum was in fine finalist company, up against Eden Killer Whale Museum, Eden, NSW, Cobb+Co Museum, East Toowoomba, QLD, Katherine Museum, Katherine, NT, National ANZAC Centre, Mount Clarence, WA, National Museum of Australia, Acton, ACT, Birdwood Motor Museum, Birdwood, SA, and Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Invermay, TAS.
As a city known as the wool centre of Australia, Geelong’s very own National Wool Museum is as uniquely Australian as they come. Celebrating and showcasing the significance of our wool industry in Australia, the National Wool Museum is both uniquely Aussie in form and function. Being nestled into a heritage 19th-century bluestone wool store ticks the box for its signature Australia flare, but the diversity of exhibitions, both permanent and pop-up is unlike anything else on offer in the world.
As permanent fixtures to The National Wool Museum site, the museum takes you into the history of wool manufacturing in Australia, displaying the evolution of machinery in the craft and showing the step by step processes of textile-making. In addition, The National Wool Museum is currently displaying the craft of cult Australian furniture and textiles brand, Dowel Jones in a bold and daring showcase to celebrate their 10 year anniversary, along with the artistry of Michele Beevors through her textile animal dissection, Anatomy Lesson.
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The National Wool Museum also offers educational programs for schools as well as kids activities such as their Museum Explorers program which has Interactive Playgroup and Mini Explorers sessions for hands-on learning.
Find out more about why Geelong’s National Wool Museum is the Best Regional Museum in Australia here and discover the other winning categories of the Wotif 2024 Uniquely Aussie Awards here.
