nsw 16 Sep 2022 - 6 Nov 2022The Award, first given in 1965, was established by Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, artist Portia Geach. The non-acquisitive award of $30,000 for a portrait painted by an Australian female artist is awarded by the Trustee for the entry which is of the highest artistic merit. Themore
nsw 24 Sep 2022 - 9 Oct 2022Can you find the broad arrow in the room? Whose handmade lace flowers are those? Where is the Kangaroo that stands tall? And what’s that he’s standing on?.. Come along for a treasure hunt at Old Government House. Use your map to find the objects and along the way discovermore
nsw 24 Sep 2022 - 6 Oct 202261 years ago the Women’s C ommittee of the National Trust was so concerned about the destruction of Sydney’s sandstone buildings that they mounted an exhibition of 34 Max Dupain photographs – “No Time to Spare” – to highlight the urgent need for protection and preservation of historical buildings atmore
nsw 5 Mar 2022 - 27 Nov 2022Making Good: Convict Artisans in Exile, running from 5 March – 27 November, tells the stories of skilled convicts connected to Old Government House and more broadly the colony. The exhibition explores how those forcibly banished to the antipodes used their skills and acumen to become independent businesspeople who furnished themore
sa 6 Dec 2020 - 4 Dec 2022 Journey through winding hallways and underground chambers to meet the colourful characters and deep history behind one of Adelaide’s oldest colonial buildings. From riots to floods to historic reforms the Treasury sat at the heart of South Australia’s political life – come explore its secrets and forgotten stories!moreBook now
nsw 25 Sep 2022Calling all mini ghost-busters in training! Join us on a special kids twilight tour of the ground floor of Old Government House – a 222-year-old early Governors country residence known for some very strange happenings. Children are encouraged to bring their scariest costumes along to add to the feeling ofmore
sa 29 Sep 2022Spring is in the air! Put away your winter woolies and join local Adelaide Hills artist Zinia King in drawing/painting the beautiful gardens of Stangate House. The garden will be alive with colours and shapes, endless inspiration for you to paint your own garden scene/bouquet. Side note: It may actuallymoreBook now
nsw 1 Oct 2022 - 4 Oct 2022Situated in the beautiful Blue Mountains 100 kms west of Sydney, the gardens of Leura are famous for their magnificent displays of azaleas, rhododendrons, dogwoods, camellias and other cool climate exotics, as well as flowering annuals, perennials and bulbs. The 2022 Leura Gardens Festival is a wonderful celebration for allmore
nsw 1 Oct 2022 - 23 Oct 2022Birds inspire us, uplift us, bring us hope. They are exquisite forms of beauty. Their powers of flight amaze us, with their innate control, their sense of freedom, and the often extraordinary distances they cover, simply to exist. In a rapidly-changing environment, both locally and globally, with immense pressures uponmore
sa 22 Aug 2020 - 16 Oct 2022 Neither prison nor hospital, the “criminal ward” of the former Glenside Mental Hospital occupies a unique place in South Australia’s history. From the rare ‘Ha Ha Wall’ encircling the building to its striking 1880s polychromatic brickwork, explore the breathtaking architecture and sobering history of this important site. moreBook now
