The Lace Place

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A world recognised lace collection plus so much more.

With renowned Wave Rock, just nearby, this is an unusual treasure. The site includes The Lace Place, The Miniature Soldier Museum, Pioneer Town, Tourist information Centre, and the Wildlife Park and Wildflower Shoppe. The Lace Place Blackburn Collection and Val Mouritz Collection of lace, together, constitute one of the largest lace collections on display in Australia. The collection includes a piece of Chantilly from Queen Victoria’s gown and a square of Princess Diana’s wedding veil.

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Address:

Wave Rock Road
Hyden WA 6359
Australia

Tel:

(08) 9880 5052

Email:

hydenhotel@bigpond.com

Opening Hours

7 days 9am - 5pm. Entry is $5 per collection/location.

Toy soldiers

The victory parade in London.

This collection was made by Alec Smith and includes approximately 10,000 pieces. The soldiers are displayed according to themes such as this one: the Victory parade in London.

Mother-of-pearl and lace fan

Brussels lace fan

This fan is originally from Brussels and was made in about 1890. Olwyn Scott, who curated the Lace Place collection, painstakingly rebuilt this fan over the original mother-of-pearl frame.

Reticella and Punto in Aria (stitches in air)

Stitches in the air

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