The Daylesford and District Historical Society was formed in 1964 and seven years later its members established Daylesford Museum. It is housed in the former School of Mines and later Technical School, which has ten large rooms that now serves as exhibition spaces and research facilities.
Daylesford Museum is a not-for-profit and entirely volunteer-run organisation, and holds a wonderful collection of artefacts, photographs, and historical records relating to the local community.
The Daylesford and District Historical Society is proud to acknowledge that they are located on Dja Dja Wurrung Country; they pay their respects to leaders and elders past, present and emerging who maintain a deep connection to this place. They encourage visitors to Daylesford Museum to learn about the local Traditional Owners of this land.
Visit the Museum's website for the latest information on opening hours.
An excellent museum in old school everyone who visits Daylesford on a Saturday should drop in and get a feel for how Daylesford came to be what it is
Rohit Sudarsan
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Very detailed and interesting archives of Daylesford from the past. The museum curators are really friendly and make the time to explain things to you.
Corey Greenham
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Fantastic community oriented space. Very evident the amount of work the organisations and volunteers have put in.
Leanne Brown
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A great place to learn about the local area. Very helpful volunteer staff who take pride in their history. Wonderful displays and excellent family research capability.
Yess Min
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There’s some nice lovely volunteers explaining.
however i feel that if there’s proper structure, might be a more enjoyable experience.