THE Australian National Surfing Museum is continuing its swell of popularity, with bumper attendances for each month this year.<\/p>\n
The Torquay museum\u2019s Wipe Out! exhibition is proving a sustained hit, with attendance during April the highest in 20 years and increasing numbers of locals at the head of queues.<\/p>\n
January visitation was highest since 1999 and February highest since 2000. Visitation for 2018 is 2,500 ahead of 2017.<\/p>\n
\u201cVisitors of all ages are clearly enjoying very positive experiences. Good word travels,\u201d Surf Coast Shire mayor David Bell said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems that locals and families are rediscovering the museum, particularly with the Wipe Out! exhibition.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe museum has also had some great reviews by TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet and media.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hear that one recent visitor commented that they had been to six surfing museums across the world and ours was by far the best.\u201d<\/p>\n
Media visits have included filming by Network Ten lifestyle program The Living Room, due to go to air early in September.<\/p>\n
Cr Bell said providing activities for children remained an important focus given the growing number of families in the region.<\/p>\n
Wipe Out!, featuring family-friendly activities and sensational footage of some of the world\u2019s most extreme waves, will finish in early November.<\/p>\n
The next major exhibition, set to open in December, will feature ancient predator marine mammals and the fossils they left behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE Australian National Surfing Museum is continuing its swell of popularity, with bumper attendances for each month this year. The Torquay museum\u2019s Wipe Out! exhibition is proving a sustained hit, with attendance during April the highest in 20 years and increasing numbers of locals at the head of queues. January visitation was highest since 1999 […]<\/p>\n