TitleLa Perouse Museum sign made for the opening of La Perouse Museum 1988 Date23rd February 1988About this objectThis wooden sign was made in 1988 for the opening of the La Perouse Museum, and was displayed in front of the Museum for 11 years until 1999. Object No.88.15Inscriptions & marks‘Laperouse Museum / 1988 / Commemorating the voyages of Jean Francois de Galaup Comte de Laperouse who arrived in Botany Bay on 26th January 1788’
The bottom of the sign bears the lyrebird logo of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, which managed the La Perouse Museum from 1988 to 2017.
Handwritten notes by Glen Blaxland on the reverse of the sign read: ‘Original public signs on display at front of Laperouse Museum from opening day 2/1988 until 1999. On way to be thrown out by labourers and saved by Glen Blaxland’. DimensionsH: 880mm
W:650mm
D: 30mmPlace madeSydneySourceLa Perouse MuseumOn displayNoTypeMuseum objectsOrganisations (Detailed entries)La Perouse Museum (La Perouse, N.S.W.)ThemesEuropean arrivalsScience and communication
La Perouse Museum sign made for the opening of La Perouse Museum 1988 (23rd February 1988). Randwick City Council, accessed 17/01/2026, https://ourstory.randwick.nsw.gov.au/nodes/view/12273
