Explore historic Riversdale and view a rare Scottish Baroque music manuscript from the 1700's, on display for the very first time.
Spend a day at Riversdale, a National Trust NSW property with origins as a coach inn and later became home to the Twynam family for almost 100 years.
Standing within its original paddocks and outbuildings, Riversdale is a fine example of a Colonial Georgian home. Explore splendid seasonal gardens and picnic grounds and head inside to view a renowned collection of fine Australian Colonial furniture and arts and craft.
On display for the very first time will be a rare 300-year-old manuscript of Scottish baroque music, discovered tucked away inside a piano at Riversdale in the 1980s. This small practice book, etched with their own handwriting, gives an intimate insight into the lives of two young women, Margrat Arthour and Helen Wight, whose music and stories have travelled across centuries and continents.
Special exhibition on display for a limited time as part of the Australian Heritage Festival celebrations.
Live recital
For those interested in learning more about how the Arthour-Wight Manuscript made its way to Australia, what research reveals about the women, and what the music would have sounded like, we invite you to join us for an enchanting live music recital and presentation by researcher, violinist and musicologist, Shane Lestideau on Saturday 11 April. Book your tickets here.
