Scone Museum Time Portal

Step inside the historic Scone Lock-up at the Scone Museum and enter a world where past and present collide.

Time Portal is a new immersive digital installation by artist Anna Fraser, housed inside the old jail cell at Scone Museum. Drawing on the museum’s remarkable collection — from 16mm film reels to a Victorian wedding dress, a prickly pear mincer to a brass fire helmet — the installation weaves together light, sound and animation to bring the hidden stories of the Upper Hunter region to life.

Time Portal transforms the historic lock-up into a multi-sensory portal through time. Visitors step inside to experience projected imagery, atmospheric sound design and moving image — an immersive encounter with the people, objects and memories that shaped this region. Also on display throughout the museum are animated works created by local young people during workshops with Anna Fraser — bringing digital storytelling to museum objects.

Officially launched by State Member Dave Layzell MP, Time Portal is permanently on display and accessible to visitors year-round.

Time Portal is created by Case Collective — immersive artist Anna Fraser and creative producer Suzannah Jones — and is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.