Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum – A New Chapter of Curation
Published on 16 February 2026
Visitors to the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum in Jeparit will experience fresh displays as curators and volunteers have reimagined the Werrap Hall and Albacutya Homestead exhibit spaces.
Curators, History@Work, were engaged by Hindmarsh Shire Council to undertake initial curation works at the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum. This work is an outcome of the Museum’s Master Plan and sees the first significant change to the Museum in many years.
Werrap Hall, previously filled with an abundance of displays and wall petitions, has been opened up and stripped back to basics to curate numerous smaller displays and storyboards. The change will enable opportunities for central rotating displays and the old community meeting place to be utilised for small group meetings and gatherings.
Albacutya Homestead has received a minor refresh, with some refining of current displays and the photographic room transformed into an area that shows how the early Pioneers would have made do by using crafts and basic supplies to make homewares and clothing.
This significant project was completed late December with several relevant items added to displays by museum volunteers to complete this transition.
The Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum is open from 10:00am to 3:00pm every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday or by appointment.
Council would like to thank the Wimmera Mallee Pioneer Museum Committee volunteers for their contribution to this project and to acknowledge every community member and volunteer who has assisted with maintaining the Museum and keeping it open for visitors to enjoy.
For further information about this project, please contact the Economic Development and Tourism team on (03) 5391 4444, or email business@hindmarsh.vic.gov.au.
Monica Revell
Chief Executive Officer