Excursions.
Monthly excursions are generally held on the third Thursday of every month. Past excursions included visits to such places as: The Tram Museum; The Chinese Museum; Jayco Caravan Factory; Old Treasury Building; Immigration Museum; Hellenic Museum; to name but a few.
OUTINGS – CONFIRMED FOR 2026
DECEMBER – CHRISTMAS LUNCH
Tuesday 8 December
The Canterbury International Hotel.
OCTOBER 2026 - COMMUNICATION MUSEUM
Our visit to the National Communications Museum in Hawthorn was quite a success. We enjoyed exploring à vast array of personal computers in the Radical Computing exhibition on the ground floor which celebrates those who have shaped , challenged and reimagined our world via code as a medium.Upstairs was a real treasure trove of formally ordinary objects which brought back a wealth of memories. A real chance to see superseded technology up close and many included interactive exhibits which added to our enjoyment and knowledge.
It’s only new and is well worth checking out.
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For lunch we headed to the nearby Glenferrie Hotel where we enjoyed good food and a lovely chat in the beer garden.
SEPTEMBER 2026
LYON HOUSEMUSEUM – Glenn Ewing
We began our Lyon Housemuseum outing by having lunch at Stranger Cafe in Balwyn. À new arrival on the scene it is housed in the former Church of Christ Church which opened in 1922. Somewhere different and we all enjoyed our visit.
Afterwards we travelled on to the Lyon Housemuseum in Kew which was opened in 2009 when architect Corbett Lyon and his wife Yueji decided to open up their home and large contemporary art collection to the general public. In 2018 there was a major expansion of the Housemuseum to include new galleries for large scale artworks and installations. We were lucky enough to have Yueji Lyon there to give us an introduction and history of the gallery before we explored the present exhibition which is video works by Daniel Crooks but not everyone’s cup of tea but the works are often thought provoking, challenging and often help us to see the world in a new light. It was some where new to most members of our group and we are very fortunate to have this gallery so near. I think everyone enjoyed it.
Photos: Glenn Ewinbg
