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Lindesay After Dark

nsw 19 Mar 2024 - 27 May 2025
Ever wished that walls could talk? Despite witnessing 190 years of progress, Lindesay – a spectacular 1830s harbourside mansion – remains untouched and makes for the perfect location to uncover the stories of the past. Join us to enjoy a glass of wine and canapés in the garden overlooking Sydney
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Open Days at Miss Porter’s House

nsw 14 Apr 2024 - 11 May 2025
  Built by the Porter family in 1909 and left to the National Trust (NSW) with all its contents in 1997, Miss Porter’s House is a unique living snapshot of twentieth century life in Newcastle. Visitors will enjoy exploring the house and grounds and browsing the furnishings and personal items
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The Literary Illustrations of Norman Lindsay

nsw 25 Oct 2024 - 3 Mar 2025
Norman Lindsay (1879–1969) remains one of Australia’s most renowned artists, celebrated for his paintings, etchings, and writings. He was also a prolific illustrator of fiction and poetry. For the first time on exhibition will be his original illustrations to Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Pip, Estella, Magwitch and Miss Havisham, as
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Ghost Night at Old Government House

nsw 15 Nov 2024 - 16 May 2025
Enjoy a thrillingly spooky evening exploring Old Government House – if you dare! These ghost tours have run for many years and always prove popular with guests. Tour this Georgian house by candlelight. Imagine the people who once walked these halls. Hear stories from staff, volunteers and past guests of
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Salon des Refusés at Retford Park

nsw 30 Nov 2024 - 27 Jan 2025
Each year a large number of portraits are entered into the Archibald Prize, however only a limited selection are chosen for the official exhibition. The Salon des Refusés showcases the alternative entries not selected for the official exhibition in an equally outstanding display. Initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in
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On Stage: The theatrical world at Everglades

nsw 11 Dec 2024 - 10 Oct 2025
Everglades has hosted many events over the years, all of which have introduced this heritage wonder to a wider audience; from brass bands to philharmonic orchestras; and calisthenics exhibitions to Shakespeare performances. As part of the design and landscaping of the gardens in the 1930s, the stage was already set.
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‘Such Stuff As Dreams are Made On’ Exhibition

nsw 4 Jan 2025 - 25 Jan 2025
Women have long been the stewards of nature, nurturing it and drawing strength from it. In a time when our planet is calling for help, Pamela Black highlights this bond and inspires a sense of urgency and reverence for the environment. This exhibition is included in a valid Everglades Entry
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Peter Godwin: Space, light & time

nsw 4 Jan 2025 - 2 Mar 2025
This is the first survey of leading Australian artist Peter Godwin’s practice. Featuring significant paintings and prints from 2000 – 2025, the exhibition – Peter’s first exhibition in a public gallery – celebrates his sustained vision in which he deftly plays with space, light and time in his ethereal, shifting
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Creepy Stories at Old Government House

nsw 21 Jan 2025 - 24 Apr 2025
Calling all ghostbusters in training! Children and families are invited to hear stories of spooky happenings experienced by volunteers, staff and guests on this special candlelit ghost tour of Old Government House. During this tour we tell age-appropriate stories and antidotes about eerie incidents and spooky sightings while walking through
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A Natural Selection

nsw 30 Jan 2025 - 13 Feb 2025
Long time friends Lisa Brack and Gillian Baldock are printmakers who share a passion and fascination for the natural world. A Natural Selection is a collection of works using a variety of printmaking techniques that express their appreciation of the natural world and its inhabitants. All works will be for
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Riversdale Twilight Tours

nsw 14 Feb 2025 - 19 Apr 2025
Enjoy refreshments upon arrival in the heritage garden before embarking on a unique twilight discovery tour of historic Riversdale. View some of this significant property’s rarely seen treasures and unlock her many secrets. Step inside the stables, Goulburn’s oldest building, look inside the original colonial kitchen, view the collection of
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Illawarra Association for the Visual Arts Exhibition

nsw 20 Feb 2025 - 23 Mar 2025
View a splendid display of works by visual artists from the Illawarra region. All works will be for sale and support the work of the National Trust (NSW). Exhibition entry is free. Tickets for house and garden tours can be purchased separately for those wishing to get a glimpse inside
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Back to Black at Saumarez Homestead

nsw 2 Mar 2025 - 29 Jun 2025
After a successful showing in Sydney, Back to Black heads to historic Saumarez Homestead, a spectacular Edwardian mansion in Armidale. Wearing black is laden with cultural meaning, from mourning a loved one to suggesting chic elegance. This exhibition explores black’s different meanings in the past, while offering visitors the opportunity
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Autumn High Tea

nsw 5 Mar 2025
Enjoy a high tea in autumn in the recently refurbished dining room of historic Cooma Cottage. A full selection of high tea favourites will be served, and background acoustic music will set the mood. High tea will be catered with gourmet sandwiches, pastries, cakes and other favourites together with local
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Jazz and Wine in the Garden

nsw 8 Mar 2025
The Norman Lindsay Jazz & Wine in the Garden festival returns for another sensational day of music by Kate Woolfe‘s Big Bad Swing Band, tastings from local wineries and lively dance performances. Enjoy smouldering jazz from the golden eras of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Performing interpretations of stage and
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In Suburbia: Recent Detours

nsw 8 Mar 2025 - 3 May 2025
As we look down the nation’s street of dreams so much has altered. A modest home in a secure community is now financially out of reach to the majority of young people. What was once considered a beacon of security is now evolving into a site of constant anxiety that
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The Famous and Infamous of the Blue Mountains

nsw 8 Mar 2025 - 22 Mar 2025
O’Neil’s work previously seen in the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian Financial Review and the Bulletin magazine is soon to exhibit in the Everglades art gallery. The drawings are part of a long graphic tradition in newspapers, magazines and books. The tradition is threatened to a significant extent by new
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Fashionable Silhouettes Exhibition

nsw 13 Mar 2025 - 6 Nov 2025
Throughout history fashionable silhouettes have changed from one decade to the next, sometimes subtly and at other times transforming in radical ways. Variations to the volume of sleeves and skirts, different cuts for necklines and hemlines, narrowing the waist or creating exaggerated curves all formed new lines to set off
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Hobartville Estate – Unlocked

nsw 16 Mar 2025
Discover Hobartville Estate – a substantially intact early colonial homestead group, featuring one of the finest pre-1830 houses in the country; extremely rare for its intact setting, landscape features and outbuildings of various ages, and seldom opened for public viewing. Take this rare opportunity to join a guided tour through
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Members Tour of Fashionable Silhouettes

nsw 20 Mar 2025
Explore Old Government House’s new exhibition, Fashionable Silhouettes, a celebration of statement sleeves and striking skirts, and the undergarments and accessories that helped to create them. The exhibition features some of the most dazzling silhouettes in the collection of the National Trust NSW, from a yellow silk gown first worn
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Artists of the Round Yard Exhibition

nsw 27 Mar 2025 - 4 May 2025
Don’t miss the annual autumn exhibition by the Artists of the Round Yard, a brilliant display of new works from the 13 members of this local artists’ collective that includes painters, sculptors, printmakers, photographers, multi-media and installation artists. All works will be for sale and support the work of the
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