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Photo acknowledgement – Chris Smith / Museum of Natural History:

The historic Regent Theatre Guildford was built in the 1920s and thrilled the locals with picture shows and movies for decades. Today the historic theatre still retains the original proscenium, valance and red curtains, along with the staircase to the circle which looks exactly as it was left in 1966 – EXCEPT – now the theatre is functioning as “The Museum of Natural History”: – featuring The Academy of Taxidermy – Check out the historic theatre & the museum.

Museum of Natural History: 131 James Street Guildford WA 6055

OPEN 6 days P/Week:

Tues. – Sun. 10 AM-5 PM (exception: Pre-Booked Groups)

CLOSED – Christmas Day – Dec. 25th

Telephone: 61 08 93773884 – Mob: 0435 864 756

E-mail: .au

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MuseumOfNaturalHistory

The Academy of Taxidermy is the work of master taxidermist Michael Buzza who moved his massive collection of preserved animals into the theatre space in 2005. The sprawling collection contains a wide range of natural history displays including conserved animal body parts, replications, dinosaur statues, pinned insects, and on and on, all held under a unique Art Deco roof. Thousands of specimens fill the tightly packed rows of displays and are constantly added or rotated out as animals are loaned to movie shoots and other educational displays.

Adding to the wild feel of the menagerie are the speakers that pipe in animal noises as guests stroll the aisles. The facility doubles as the natural history museum in Guildford – Contributed by Greg Lynch –