nsw 12 Jun 2021 - 15 Jan 2023Travelling throughout New South Wales, The Doctor Will See You Now delves into the histories of six National Trust properties, exploring each site’s association with health and medicine. The intertwining stories from Experiment Farm Cottage, Everglades House and Gardens, Miss Porter’s House, Dundullimal, Saumarez Homestead and Miss Traill’s House andmore
nsw 7 Jan 2022 - 22 Jan 2023Bring some wine, bring a picnic, bring a feast and get outdoors this summer and immerse yourself in one of the world’s most joyous and entertaining stories directed by Sean O’Shea. On a moonlit night two young couples and a handful of aspiring actors take a journey into the woods. Their lives will never bemore
nsw 18 Mar 2022 - 21 Apr 2023Enjoy 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.more
nsw 24 Mar 2022Join the Old Government House Curator, Anna Ridley, on the fourth Thursday of the month for a behind the scenes peek at Making Good: Convict Artisans in Exile. Find out how convicts used their ingenuity, skill, perseverance, and entrepreneurship to ultimately gain their freedom in the colony, and helped tomore
vic 21 Aug 2022 - 18 Dec 2022Shop lovingly handmade art and design on the sprawling lawns of Rippon Lea Estate & Como House, brought to you by The Rose Street Market.more
nsw 2 Oct 2022 - 7 May 2023The 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 sixmore
nsw 6 Oct 2022 - 19 Feb 2023The works in Follies and Frolics are full of joyful playfulness and exuberance. Much of the inspiration was Lindsay’s love of the legends of the Ancient world. The gods of Olympus encouraged the mortals to enjoy revels of which later religions disapproved. The festivals were times of light-hearted licentious escapades,more
nsw 22 Oct 2022 - 4 Dec 2022Along with photographs and video presentations of the artists at work in their private studio spaces, visit this unique new Artists of the Round Yard exhibition to see displays of working drawings, sketches, diagrams, tools of trade and materials within the inspiring Retford Park Round Yard building. During the exhibitionmore
nsw 6 Nov 2022 - 27 Nov 2022Connecting Passages reflects on the many personal and spiritual roads the artist has taken, including to other countries to re-discover or find her roots. Interior passages in buildings connect us to our humanity between the wilderness and the domestic, perhaps in perpetual transit. Connecting the dots of one’s artistic lifemore
nsw 17 Nov 2022 - 28 Feb 2023In 1962, conservationist and council member of the National Trust (NSW), Dame Helen Frances Blaxland (1907-1989) initiated an exhibition of Max Dupain photographs of early public buildings and houses of Australia. Then, as now, there was “NO TIME TO SPARE” for our heritage. As the Trust prepares to mark themore
nsw 20 Nov 2022 - 8 Jan 2023Gain an insider’s view of the life of the White family by weaving together stories of each family members’ contributions to health care in the region and how many of these events shaped their lives. Find out about the establishment of the Armidale Hospital and its Infectious Diseases building, hearmore
nsw 2 Dec 2022 - 23 Dec 2022Get together with friends and family to celebrate Christmas with us at Old Government House throughout December. Experience this historic house decked in festive ornaments, Christmas greenery and a beautiful decorated tree gracing the stairwell. With the shutters closed, our Christmas wonderland will come to life as the darkened roomsmore
nsw 3 Dec 2022 - 31 Dec 2022This exhibition highlights some of the remarkable achievements of our volunteers and the wider Everglades community. From stunning embroidery depicting art deco themes to beautifully hand painted banners, this diverse and colourful collection will interest anyone who has a passion for heritage and the special place Everglades House & Gardensmore
nsw 3 Dec 2022 - 12 Feb 2023Celebrating the artistic friendship of Melbourne artists Ethel Spowers and Eveline Syme, Spowers & Syme presents the changing face of interwar Australia through the perspective of two remarkable women artists. The exhibition offers rare insight into the unlikely collaboration between the daughters of rival media families. Studying together in Paris and latermore
nsw 4 Dec 2022 - 11 Dec 2022Grossmann House is decking its staircase, and you’re invited! Take the opportunity to snap a very special photo in a festive period setting in the house or head outside to enjoy the beautiful garden. The property will also be open for tours of the fully restored Victorian townhouse. Refreshments onmore
