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Location Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia Address 2 Stuart Terrace, Alice Springs NT 0870, Australia Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMonday10AM–5PMTuesday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Royal Flying Doctor Se, Araluen Cultural Precinct, National Road Transport, Alice Springs Telegrap Profiles | ||
The National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame is a museum located in the former Alice Springs Gaol in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. It aims to recognise the place of women in history, and particularly the role of women in Australia's development. It interprets "pioneer" to mean "any woman who is a pioneer in her chosen field from settlement to present day"
The museum was founded in 1993 by Molly Clark of Old Andado Station. It opened in September 1994 in the town's Old Courthouse building, which had been leased for a period of five years. By 2001, the premises had become too small and the former gaol was offered as a new location. In 2007 the museum was officially opened in its new location by Marion Scrymgour, Minister for Women's Policy and the first indigenous woman to be elected to the Parliament of the Northern Territory.
The museum's permanent exhibitions include 'Ordinary Women/ Extraordinary Lives - Women First in Their Field', the Signature Quilt, 'Women at the Heart' (Central Australia), 'Women's Work' and the Aviatrix Tapestry. It also features temporary exhibits on achievements by women.
The museum has two patrons: Dame Quentin Bryce, a former Governor-General of Australia, and Gaby Kennard, the first Australian woman to fly solo around the world.