about the founder - Katrin Strohl

Establishing a museum for Pentridge Prison has been a long-held dream of mine.

While the Pentridge Prison Online Museum is now live – a thrilling and significant step – I still hold strong hopes that one day, I can open a physical museum right on-site.

With a background in Art History and Museum Studies, I've always understood the profound importance of preserving history through its objects and narratives.

Together with my friends and colleagues, Atalanti Dionysus and Adrian Didlick, we already collect stories and memories of the former prison via Pentridge Voices.

Objects are the very heart of any museum, serving as tangible links to the past. They allow us to connect with history in a profound way. By examining these pieces of the past, we gain insights into lives, systems, and significant moments that words alone cannot fully convey.

My commitment, and the dedication of this digital museum, are to bring together and showcase a wide array of artefacts and photos connected to the former H.M. Prison Pentridge.

𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲.

Let’s 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻, 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 the rich heritage of Pentridge Prison together.

art historian

curator

researcher

story collector