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ammunition and a stunning range of unpublished photographs and relics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unpublished photographs and relics that have surfaced over the last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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