Nativity House Christmas Museum Gallery

Elisabeth Van Mullekom-Cserep. A Hungarian born mother of six, living at that time in Holland with my Dutch husband. With the Hungarian and Dutch traditions, Christmas was a very special time for us.

We always had a Nativity scene and every year it was put up in different ways. Christmas 1977, I started my collection. My first exhibition for the public was in Holland and I saw how many people were interested. In 1983, we immigrated to Australia and took the Nativity scenes with us.

On September 1, 1990, my greatest dream came true. My husband and I opened my Christmas museum gallery, Nativity House, in Horsley Park. Nativity House is open to the public from October 1st to 24th December every year by appointment for schools, clubs and tourist groups. The interest is tremendous.

Nativity House displays at the moment nearly 600 Nativity scenes, from over 60 countries. The materials used are unique to each country. Silk, gold, wood, ebony, maize leaves, straw, wood shavings, embroideries, plaster, terracotta, clay and turtle shell are just some of the materials used to carve or create a beautiful scene.

Come and visit Nativity House around the Christmas season. It will bring beauty to your heart and a more wonderful Christmas for you.

Nativity House Museum Gallery
136-146 Garfield Road,
Horsley Park, NSW, 2164
Sydney, Australia
Phone: 02 9620 1218