Not Missin' the Nissen

Friday, 30 October - Saturday, 7 November

Friday, 30 October: Hut installation - Crown St Mall
Tuesday, 3 November, 12.30pm - Performance - Crown St Mall
Thursday, 5 November, 12.30pm - Performance - Crown St Mall

Local artist, Flossie Peitsch creatively interprets domestic heritage and the experience of migrants to Wollongong post World War II. Small scale replica Nissen hut installations will roam the streets of central Wollongong during the festival week. Janys Hayes and actors will personify heritage domestic objects and artefacts in street performances. On Saturday, 7 November, the huts will be located in MacCabe for the festival.
 
Photo: Nissen Huts, Berkeley Hostel, south-west view, early 1950s, Illawarra Images, from the collections of Wollongong City Library and the Illawarra Historical Society.