motoring history | Interactions With History

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Bush Mechanics – AR Survival Kit

Recently the National Motor Museum launched an exhibition showcasing the vehicles and content of the Bush Mechanics television series. It is a travelling exhibition and is showing at the National Motor Museum...

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Introducing Deb

Deb is one of the team at the National Motor Museum. I have been a Museum Officer at the National Motor Museum for nearly 3 years, a job that I absolutely love. I am employed on a casual basis but as I live in Birdwood I can be called up...

Introducing Paul

Paul Rees is Director of the National Motor Museum. He decided to work in the museum sector after spending time at Arts SA as the Manager of Cultural Heritage. This role exposed me to the world of museums and collections and I sort of fell in love with the sector. I love...

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Motor Museum Memories

My brainwave for the opening of the Holden Pavilion of Australian Motoring was fine – as long as nothing went wrong. I had been Director of the National Motor Museum for just eighteen months and was about to benefit from a decade of lobbying by my predecessor, John Cashen, for...