City of Greater Dandenong

Extraordinary Stories: Collection Highlights

Discover the extraordinary in everyday stories. This immersive exhibition weaves objects, photos and voices into powerful snapshots of Greater Dandenong’s past and present.

School Holiday Activities

Event Details

Category

School Holiday Activities

Event Starts

Jun 3, 2026

Event Ends

Aug 27, 2026

Venue

Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens

Location

66 McCrae Street, Dandenong VIC 3175, Australia

Extraordinary Stories: Collection Highlights reveals how history is told through many voices and materials. Drawing on objects, photographs, artworks, oral histories, and archival records from the Greater Dandenong Civic and Cultural Collection, the exhibition brings together different types of material to tell rich, interconnected stories of people, places, and events.

Everyday objects sit alongside personal photographs, recorded memories, and artworks, showing how individual experiences connect to broader community change. 

From working lives and migration journeys to civic moments, creative expression and significant local places, the collection captures history as it was lived, remembered, and passed on.

Together, these materials show that no single item tells the whole story—but when combined, they create a deeper understanding of Greater Dandenong’s past, present and evolving community identity.

With hands‑on activities, family‑friendly programs and workshops throughout the school holidays, this is a chance to experience Greater Dandenong’s history in a new and meaningful way. 

Step inside and discover the extraordinary in the everyday.

Open 10am – 2pm, Wednesday and Thursday
Free event

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