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Doll House: Miniature Worlds of Wonder Online Exhibition

vic 1 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
Enjoy the wonders of DOLL HOUSE: Miniature Worlds of Wonder through an online, immersive experience
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Rippon Lea Estate Garden Tours

vic 28 Jun 2022 - 31 Oct 2023
Join us for a 45-minute social history tour of the garden.
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Como House Guided Tours

vic 30 Jun 2022 - 31 Dec 2023
Built in 1847, Como House and Garden is one of Melbourne's oldest stately homes.
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Victoria’s Government House

vic 4 Jul 2022 - 3 Jul 2023
Discover Melbourne’s rich heritage in the grand State Rooms of Government House
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National Trust Bookshop

vic 13 Jul 2022 - 31 Dec 2022
The National Trust Bookshop has a carefully curated collection of quality secondhand books.
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Botanicals at Riversdale

nsw 2 Oct 2022 - 7 May 2023
The gardens of Riversdale are a special place largely established by the Twynam family from the 1870s. The various plants and species were also an inspiration for the artwork of Emily Rose Twynam who lived at the property. Emily drew beautiful illustrations of nature including some 140 drawings in six
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The Trust Makers’ Market

vic 15 Jan 2023 - 16 Jul 2023
Shop lovingly handmade art and design on the sprawling lawns of Rippon Lea Estate & Como House, brought to you by The Rose Street Market.
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Clare Whitney Exhibition

vic 18 Jan 2023 - 31 Mar 2023
Clare Whitney is a full-time professional artist living and working from her home studio in Melbourne’s Northern suburbs.
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Shoes – Footsteps in the House of Discovery

vic 3 Feb 2023 - 23 Apr 2023
Shoes - Footsteps in the House of Discovery, an activation featuring selected shoes from the National Trust collection of historical fashion, as well as footwear-related decorative arts and idiosyncratic curios.
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Shoes – Footsteps in the House of Discovery Curator Talk

vic 12 Feb 2023 - 2 Apr 2023
Learn about the Trust's collection of strange and wonderful shoes with Senior Curator Elizabeth Anya-Petrivna in the fabulous Ballroom at Como House.
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Travels with Mary – Art Deco Treasures from the Suitcases

nsw 15 Feb 2023 - 23 Apr 2023
Mary White (1882-1948) was a descendent of the White family of the National Trust’s Saumarez Homestead in Armidale, NSW. The vibrant and colourful Art Deco travel posters were collected by Mary throughout her overseas travels in 1939 and 1947 to the United Kingdom, Europe and Scandinavia. The timing of these
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From Potters Lane

nsw 16 Feb 2023 - 2 Apr 2023
Neil combines a love of antiquities with a love of lustres to produce a distinctive range of ceramics. He uses silver and other rare materials to produce exotic glaze surfaces on wheel-thrown forms influenced by medieval and classical ceramics. Neil has exhibited and sold his ceramics throughout Australia.  His works
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Ghost Night at Old Government House

nsw 17 Feb 2023 - 16 Jun 2023
Enjoy a spooky evening exploring Old Government House – if you dare! These tours have run for many years and guests always enjoy the tours. Tour this Georgian house by candlelight. Imagine the people who once walked these halls. Hear stories from staff, volunteers and past guests of unusual happenings.
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Idris Murphy: BackBlocks

nsw 18 Feb 2023 - 30 Apr 2023
This survey catches a great Australian painter at the height of his powers. Born in 1952, Idris Murphy developed deep roots in the history of painting as well as a profound feeling for the natural environment. Murphy’s idiom transcends “either/or” — it is indistinguishably landscape painting and painterly abstraction all
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Polly Woodside Pirate Day

vic 1 Dec 2022 - 17 Dec 2023
Come along and experience the Pirate Life aboard Polly Woodside
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Norman Lindsay’s Legacy

nsw 25 Feb 2023 - 29 May 2023
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Norman Lindsay Gallery presents a special exhibition of works from the New England Regional Art Museum and Ian Potter Museum of Art (University of Melbourne) collections. Many of these oils and watercolours have not been seen at the Gallery before and, together with highlights
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The River: Burramatta to Cockatoo

nsw 4 Mar 2023 - 26 Nov 2023
Just near Old Government House the confluence of Darling Mills Creek and Toongabbie Creek form the headwaters of the Parramatta River. This area was used by the local Burramatta people as a gathering place before the arrival of the British, and it was chosen for the settlement of Parramatta as
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Stories of the Yellow Dresses

nsw 12 Mar 2023 - 14 May 2023
Maitland’s Grossmann House opens with two very special 18th century dresses on show upstairs in the textile display room. With a fascinating back story, these stunning dresses provide an insight into 18th century costume and the social mores of the time. Researched by NIDA costume students and a teacher, the
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Rippon Lea’s Victorian Kitchen

vic 20 Mar 2023 - 9 May 2023
Take a fascinating tour of a rare surviving example of a 19th century Victorian kitchen.
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Shaun the Sheep: Hide & Sheep

vic 15 Dec 2022
The Shaun the Sheep: Hide & Sheep trail has come to Rippon Lea Estate.
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Gardeners’ Breakfast

nsw 30 Mar 2023
Autumn is one of the best times to enjoy the Retford Park gardens, with its crisp mornings and vivid colours. Join us for a delicious breakfast of local goodies including croissants, frittatas, fruit and more, followed by a morning walk in the beautiful grounds led by Head Gardener, Keith Hunter.
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