Discover Kialla

If you are considering Kialla as a destination for a hotel stay, the collections mentioned there help you understand its cultural focus. The Loel Thomson Costume Collection is part of the Museum of Vehicle Evolution (MOVE) in Kialla. It brings together Australian fashion and an extensive collection; other collections listed at MOVE range from vehicles and bicycles to gramophones, telephones and radio.

Australian fashion at the Loel Thomson Costume Collection

The collection covers 200 years of Australian fashion. It includes clothing, jewellery, accessories and other items. Loel Thomson OAM collected more than 10,000 objects over 40 years. These tell stories of Australians from Federation to the present day.

To understand the timeframes, it is important to distinguish between the details: the 200 years refer to the fashion represented in the collection; more than 40 years describe Loel Thomson OAM's collecting period; and the stories span from Federation to the present day. These details therefore relate to different aspects. Together, they provide a sense of the subject, the scale of the collection and the timeframe covered by the stories. This makes it possible to understand the Loel Thomson Costume Collection more precisely than a single number or a list of item types alone would allow.

Other collections at MOVE

The Loel Thomson Costume Collection is part of MOVE. Other collections include the Kenworth Dealer Truck Pavilion and CLASSIC Bus & Coach, as well as the Farren Bicycle Collection. There is also The Furphy Museum and Clayton Gramophones, Telephones and Radio. The collection names alone point to different subjects: trucks, buses and bicycles sit alongside gramophones, telephones and radio. MOVE's range therefore extends beyond fashion and costume.

This distinction is useful when deciding where to travel: the Loel Thomson Costume Collection focuses on Australian fashion and costume; the other names listed at MOVE indicate additional collection areas. So, if you are considering Kialla because of its collections, you can weigh up whether you are mainly interested in fashion history or would also like to explore the other subjects mentioned. This gives your stay a clear cultural focus without grouping the different collections under a single theme.

Research library and planning

The Loel Thomson Costume Collection includes a research library with books and magazines on fashion and costume. Students can use it by appointment. If you are a student planning to use the library, arrange your appointment before your visit and confirm the arrangements in advance. This access requirement applies to the library; it is a separate planning consideration from MOVE's collections.

The library focuses on fashion and costume. It may therefore be an additional point of interest for students who would also like to explore these subjects through books and magazines. When choosing Kialla as a destination, you can clearly distinguish between your interests: the collection of Australian fashion, the other collections listed at MOVE and—by appointment for students—the research library. You can take these areas of interest into account when planning your hotel stay.

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