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Currency of Change
Saturday 18 April 2026, 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Come see the hidden story in your pocket. From rich pre-colonial trade networks to rum-fueled barter in the early colonial days, through gold rush booms and into technological changes. It is more than coins and notes - it is a story of transformation, resilience, and identity.
Currency of Change explores the evolution of trade practices and everyday money management in Northeast Victoria, revealing how each shift in currency has influenced a new chapter in the Australian story.
Visit the Burke Museum this April and May to explore photographs and objects from the collection up close and discover how these everyday items reveal extraordinary stories.
The Museum is open seven days a week – see what’s on display right now.
The Museum includes more than thirty thousand items, illuminating the heritage of Beechworth and the region alongside natural history and community stories.
Delve deeper into the history of Beechworth and the people who shaped it.
The Friends of the Burke Museum is a volunteer organisation which support the Burke Museum with community advocacy, fundraising, and assistance with many projects.
It’s hard to visit Beechworth and not daydream of how life was in the Gold Rush era. So why not take it a step further? Walk through a recreation of the nineteenth century “Street of Shops”, examine a giant world globe so old it still shows the Russian Empire, and witness a genuine thylacine!