nsw 27 Sep 2025 - 19 Oct 2025Enjoy viewing Ros Craig’s beautiful artworks depicting still life objects, including flowers, bowls and other everyday objects. Chat with the artist while you browse the exhibition and watch her creative process in action as she paints a canvas in real-time. All works will be for sale and proceeds support theMoreBook now
nsw 19 Oct 2025Find that something special as you browse a wide variety of local market stalls dotted throughout the beautiful gardens that wrap around this Victorian-era bungalow. Pack a picnic and relax in Miss Traill’s beautiful garden. Enjoy morning and afternoon tea and a sausage sizzle for brunch or lunch. Visitors areMore
nsw 11 Sep 2025 - 12 Oct 2025Working in pen and ink, Desmond’s pictures include an incredible level of intricate detail. Of particular interest to him are shadows and reflections on glass; sometimes unexpected in tortured planes and weird fragments of what they are reflecting, sometimes half-revealing what is inside. Desmond studied art and design at theMore
nsw 21 Sep 2025You are cordially invited to join us at an enchanting Regency Day Out this spring. Delight in captivating Regency talks by Historians, Dr Lorinda Cramer, Dr Heather Blasdale Clarke and Old Government House’s Assistant Curator, Anna Ridley. Step inside Old Government House for a special viewing of the delicate andMore
nsw 9 Sep 2025 - 23 Sep 2025Meet local historian and Manly enthusiast, Terry Gatward, outside the Manly Town Hall, conveniently located opposite the ferry terminal, for an introduction to the earliest colonial days of Manly. Manly’s Eastern Hill was once a suburb of choice for Sydney’s gentry and businessmen. It still shows signs of some ofMore
nsw 26 Jul 2025 - 16 Nov 2025The concept of ghosts and the afterlife appears in almost every culture. House of Ghosts explores the intersection of the real and the imagined – the seen and unseen, Imagined figures, spirits, ghosts, memories of people, or some kind of hallucination. Over 60,000 Australian soldiers were killed during the firstMoreBook now
nsw 19 Sep 2025 - 2 Nov 2025First awarded in 1965, the Portia Geach Memorial Award was established by Florence Kate Geach in memory of her sister, artist Portia Geach. As per the direction of the will, the Award is annually presented to an Australian female artist for the best portrait painted from life of a manMoreBook now
nsw 17 Oct 2025 - 5 Dec 2025Enjoy a cheese platter and drinks 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,MoreBook now
nsw 3 Apr 2025 - 6 Nov 2025Explore this celebration of statement sleeves and striking skirts, and the undergarments and accessories that helped to create them. Fashionable Silhouettes features some of the most dazzling silhouettes in the collection of the National Trust NSW, from a yellow silk gown first worn in the 1740s, through the bustle backMoreBook now
nsw 13 Mar 2025 - 9 Nov 2025Throughout 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 offMoreBook now
nsw 24 Sep 2025Gather your loved ones and enjoy fine food with friends amidst the spring beauty of the Yass Valley. A full selection of high tea favourites including gourmet sandwiches, pastries, cakes and other goodies, together with local jams, tea and coffee will be served in the Long Room, and background acousticMore
nsw 11 Dec 2024 - 10 Oct 2025Everglades 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.MoreBook now
nsw 21 Jan 2025 - 9 Oct 2025Calling 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 throughMoreBook now
nsw 14 Apr 2024 - 26 Jan 2026 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 itemsMoreBook now
nsw 25 Feb 2025 - 2 Dec 2025Ever 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 SydneyMoreBook now
nsw 16 May 2025 - 21 Nov 2025Enjoy 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 ofMoreBook now
