“The Legend Of Ned Kelly is a spectacular, interactive re-creation of Ned Kelly’s life and times - and beyond. The Legend Of Ned Kelly has a strong component of inter-activity and hi-tech entertainment as well as a priceless collection of “Kellyana”: Ned’s favourite rifle, remnants of the Kelly homestead, his death mask, ammunition and a stunning range of unpublished photographs and relics that have surfaced over the last year. The biggest and most comprehensive retrospective on the life of any Australian”  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Beacon, Southgate, Melbourne
10am till 5pm daily
web legendofnedkelly.com
enquiries 1300 55 66 85
email info@legendofnedkelly.com

The Legend Of Ned Kelly is a spectacular, interactive re-creation of Ned Kelly’s life and times - and beyond. Commencing on February 24 2003, The Legend Of Ned Kelly, at The Beacon at Southgate (the site of the Dali exhibition) will run for a year and is expected to attract more than 300,000 visitors. The biggest and most comprehensive retrospective on the life of any Australian, The Legend Of Ned Kelly has a strong component of inter-activity and hi-tech entertainment as well as a priceless collection of “Kellyana”: Ned’s favourite rifle, remnants of the Kelly homestead, his death mask, ammunition and a stunning range of unpublished photographs and relics that have surfaced over the last year. There are scores of original photographs, manuscripts, books and records and hundreds of relics of the period, but The Legend Of Ned Kelly is also uniquely designed to give visitors a chance to interact with the Kelly story, to see and feel what it was like in those last tumultuous Kelly years. In the coming days legendofnedkelly.com be launching a calendar of events as well as an online shop so you can buy all manner of Kelly Gang memorabilia at the touch of a button.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
The Legend Of Ned Kelly is a spectacular, interactive re-creation of Ned Kelly’s life and times - and beyond. The Legend Of Ned Kelly has a strong component of inter-activity and hi-tech entertainment as well as a priceless collection of “Kellyana”: Ned’s favourite rifle, remnants of the Kelly homestead, his death mask, ammunition and a stunning range of unpublished photographs and relics that have surfaced over the last year. The biggest and most comprehensive retrospective on the life of any Australian, The Legend Of Ned Kelly will feature

• An interactive depiction of the Kelly Gang’s Last Stand at Glenrowan
• An 1870s banking chamber and police station of the type the Kelly Gang knew well
• Bray’s photographic studio at Beechworth where members of the Kelly Gang, as well as other key characters in the story were captured on film
• A hi-tech and startlingly real audio visual of Ned walking into the studio in his green silk boxing shorts and conversing with the man behind the camera as he takes up his fighting pose
• Footage, stills and other memorabilia from a range of Kelly films: from the first, in 1906, to this year’s international blockbuster starring Heath Ledger
• Exact reproductions of the Gang’s armour
• A comprehensive collection of Kelly literature, including the rarest of all - ‘Outlaws Of The Wombat Ranges’, published while the gang were still at large
• Remarkable audio recordings of Joe Byrne’s little sister, Elly and a man who saw the Gang hold up the town of Jerilderie.

WHERE
The Legend Of Ned Kelly exhibition space at The Beacon (upstairs at Southgate) is only a short walk from Flinders Street Station. Just cross the Princes Bridge (directly behind the station) and turn right into Southgate on the other side. The Beacon is on the top level of Southgate (right next to the Melbourne Concert Hall).

The exhibition is open from 10am till 5pm everyday from February 28th till early next year. Feel free to contact us regarding group bookings or any other enquiries by phoning us on 1300 55 66 85 or by email info@legendofnedkelly.com

 
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