Willoughby Museum

The Willoughby District Historical Society's Museum is located at:

Boronia
58 Johnson Street
Chatswood

Phone: 9410 3203 Email: willoughbydistrict@bigpond.com

Opening Hours:
Every Sunday 1pm – 4pm (closed on Christmas Day) 
School tours and other groups are welcome by appointment.

Admission: 
Adults $4, Concession $3, Children $2

Boronia is a Federation style brick cottage built in 1912 and located in the South Chatswood Conservation Area. Bequeathed to the Society in 1988, the cottage has operated as a museum since 1993. Willoughby Museum focuses on four core themes that shaped our local history:

• Willoughby’s iconic industries and working lives;
• Towns, suburbs and villages (the factors that shaped local patterns of urban development);
• Domestic life in the Willoughby household; and
• The influences of migrants on Willoughby’s economy and social life

Our permanent displays cover Mashman pottery, tanneries, tradesmen’s hand-tools and domestic activities, including a 1930s kitchen. Special exhibitions cover other themes, such as transport, food production, processing and marketing, prominent individuals and families, creating endeavour and education. Our new exhibition, ‘Tales of Flat Rock Creek’, will be a feature event in the 2011 National Trust Heritage Festival.

Willoughby District Historical Society Inc.

The Society aims to research and conserve the rich tapestry of Willoughby’s past. Its volunteer members maintain local history records, study Willoughby’s social, cultural and industrial history, and organise exhibitions and guided tours so others can understand and appreciate the community’s past.

Meetings, followed by afternoon tea, are held at 2.30pm on the third Saturday of the month (except January) at Dougherty Centre, 7 Victor St, Chatswood. Guest speakers cover a range of historical themes. Visitors are most welcome.

President: Paul Storm
Vice President: Mary Thom
Secretary:  Christine Lattimore
Treasurer: Judith Baird
Museum Curator/Manager: Bob McKillop