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1 Dec 2020 - 13 Dec 2020With the shutters closed to keep out the summer heat, a traditional wintery wonderland will come to life as the darkened rooms and period furniture are lit by fairy lights. Guided by the sound of traditional Christmas carols coming from the drawing room, enter the stairhall via our Christmas archwaymore
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12 Jan 2021 - 17 Jan 2021You are in charge of the kitchen today! Starting with what to serve, you will need to put together a menu for the evening. The Governor has provided you with a list of his favourite dishes. Select the ones you want, then practice your nineteenth-century flourishes as you copy yourmore
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17 May 2021 - 21 May 2021Spend four nights in Canberra; a very beautiful city with an ever-changing landscape. This is a wonderful opportunity to see Floriade, an annual flower and entertainment festival in Commonwealth Park featuring extensive displays of flowering bulbs. Private tours are included, through historic Lanyon homestead, the restored 1850s homestead, with themore
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4 Feb 2021It operated for over 70 years from the early 1920’s, primarily as a transfer depot for coal from bulk carriers. Dedicated as public open space in 1997, it was later transferred to North Sydney Council in 2003. The Coal Loader now features a sustainability retrofitted cottage, wetlands, community gardens, amore
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5 Dec 2020 - 14 Feb 2021 This exhibition is in some respects based on an epiphany experienced by Sydney artist Peter Kingston (born 1943) following the death of his close friend and Lavender Bay neighbour Brett Whiteley in 1992. It seemed that at last Kingston was released from an enormous shadow of talent, skill andmore
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12 Mar 2021 - 23 Mar 2021Flying into Launceston and out of Hobart, ten days are spent exploring the state famous for its fine food and breathtaking landscapes. Launceston includes time spent in the Tamar Valley, together with the historic villages and homes of the Evandale and Longford area. The tour then heads west to themore
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31 Aug 2019 - 29 Nov 2020While many are known to us, such as Elizabeth Macquarie, Lady Mary FitzRoy and Elizabeth Macarthur, others remain more peripheral, overshadowed by their male contemporaries and circumstances. And yet, so many were achievers beyond their years and times. Learn about Anna Josepha Coombe, who married Philip Gidley King in England inmore
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24 Oct 2020Featuring the National Trust’s collection items, historical maps of the local area, documents related to the area’s colonial history, and artefacts belonging to the Twynam family, the exhibition highlights Riversdale’s significance to the history and community of Goulburn. Riversdale was originally established as a coaching inn, and the stone barn builtmore
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26 Sep 2020 - 29 Nov 2020The Salon des Refusés was initiated by the S.H. Ervin Gallery in 1992 in response to the large number of works entered into the Archibald Prize which were not selected for display in the official exhibition. The Archibald Prize is one of Australia’s most high profile and respected awards whichmore
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7 Nov 2020 - 29 Nov 2020Stockholm Bicycles, Caren Berzins – lino print Exhibition dates: 7 – 29 November 2020 Gallery hours: Thursday to Sunday, 11am – 3pm Utilising a number of mediums, mainly oil painting, mixed media on paper and prints, Artists Caren Berzin and Anita White showcase their experiences of travelling throughmore
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1 Sep 2021Learn more about Sri Lanka’s heritage and religion in the city of Kandy, home to the temple of the Tooth, visit tea plantations, the walled city of Galle with its Dutch-colonial influences and the fascinating rock temple of Sigiriya. Get to know the warm, friendly Sri Lankan people and exploremore
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1 Dec 2020 - 14 Feb 2021Through a series of panels, Transportation tells the stories of individual convicts sent to Australia and the impact forced migration had upon their lives as well as the major impact convictism played in shaping Australian society. More than 165,000 men, women and children were transported from Great Britain andmore
