Museum sights in Albany
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Albany Residency Museum
One of the most impressive buildings was turned into the Albany Residency Museum. Built in the 1850s as the home of the resident magistrate, the museum has displays telling seafaring stories, explaining local natural history, and showing Aboriginal artefacts.
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Old Gaol
Opposite the Albany Residency Museum, the 1851 Old Gaol was constructed as a hiring depot for ticket-of-leave convicts. Most were in private employment by 1855, so it was closed until 1872, when it reopened as a civil gaol. These days it’s a folk museum.
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Amity
Next to the Albany Residency Museum is a full-scale replica of the brig Amity, which carried Albany’s founding party to the area from Sydney in 1826.
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Patrick Taylor Cottage
Believed to be the oldest colonial dwelling in WA, this 1832 wattle-and-daub cottage is packed with antiques, freaky mannequins and displays on its former residents.
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Western Australian Museum – Albany
This branch of the state museum has a kids' discovery section, a lighthouse exhibition and a gallery. It incorporates the 1850s home of the resident magistrate, which tells seafaring stories, explains local natural history and has displays on Minang Noongar history.
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Albany Convict Gaol
The old jail was built in 1851 as a hiring depot for ticket-of-leave convicts. In 1872 it was extended and reopened as a civil jail. These days it's a folk museum.
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