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The Bible Museum welcomes pre-booked Tour Groups: Church Groups, Youth, School, Community, Probus, Rotary, Lions, YMCA. In fact, any sort of group! Our largest group visit to date was 90+, which was the Wimmera-Mallee Historical Vehicle Society from Horsham and surrounding towns.
Workshops: We can arrange a Weekend Bible Workshop for your group, tailored to your needs. Subjects can include: History of the Bible in English, Ancient Documents (including the Dead Sea Scrolls, Codex Sinaiticus, Latin Gospels, etc), Bible Prophecy, Current Events and the Bible, History of the Jews, Butterfly Lifecycle, etc.
Functions: Birthday parties, staff parties, end-of-year parties, etc, are welcome.
Admission Price: Admission is free, including the guided tour of the Museum. We recommend that you book early to ensure your preferred date is available, even if you need to cancel or rearrange your date at a later time. We require at least 2 days notice for group bookings, and prefer 2 weeks notice.
Opening Hours: The Museum opening hours are totally flexible for pre-arranged groups.
Parking: There is ample free parking at the front of the Museum for large buses.
Catering: We have a group rate of $5/head including a cappuccino/choc/tea and cakes/biscuits/savouries. We only provide morning/afternoon tea or supper.
Main Meal Options: We recommend the Kara Kara Cafe (opposite the Queen Mary Gardens) who can cater up to about 80 at $10 to $20/head or the Botanical Hotel (they do a $10 bistro for Friday lunch) or the Sports Club, who cater for very large groups. Contact us for more details.
Accomodation:
- There are several motels in St Arnaud, and the Caravan Park.
- The 'Bishop James' Centre at Stuart Mill is 20 minutes drive away. It sleeps up to 48 people plus 6 powered caravan sites, including a chapel and conference facilities.
- Small groups are welcome to bring their sleeping bags to crash on the floor in our large tea room, for "Midnight in the Museum", however there are no shower facilities or indoor toilets.
On Site Facilities: 2 outdoor toilets, gas BBQ, free wireless internet (for up to 5 at a time), overhead projector (for transparencies), 48cm TV/DVD. If you require more AV equipment you are welcome to bring it with you. Indoor seating for around 40, outdoor undercover for around 60. Indoor air conditioning & wood-fired coonara heaters.
Other Activities: The St Arnaud Historical Society conducts guided walking/bus tours for groups, for a nominal charge. There are some lovely bush walks and cycle tracks (maps provided if notice given). Botanical Gardens for picnics. Farm visits can also be arranged.
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