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Mother’s Day Delights at Grossmann House

nsw 12 May 2024
Offering a unique historical twist on the classic celebrations, Mother’s Day at Grossmann House is a special experience. Join our knowledgeable guide as you tour historic Grossmann House, Maitland’s fully restored 1870 Victorian house museum, and be transported to times gone by. A delightful array of homemade savory and sweet
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NSW Schools Reconciliation Challenge Exhibition

nsw 25 May 2024
Each year the National Trust partners with Reconciliation NSW to tour the student finalists’ works throughout the state, allowing more schools to get involved and showcase their art and writing works. In 2024, Reconciliation NSW’s 13th Schools Reconciliation Challenge exhibition is comprised of a variety of impactful works from NSW
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Open Days at Miss Porter’s House

nsw 14 Apr 2024 - 8 Sep 2024
  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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Open Days at Woodford Academy

nsw 16 Mar 2024 - 21 Sep 2024
  Built originally as a Roadside Inn in the 1830s, the property has had a multi-layered history, operating over the years as a gentleman’s residence, guest house, boarding house and from 1907 to 1936, a private classics college run by John McManamey. It is now a museum that offers not
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Portia Geach Memorial Award at 60

nsw 30 Aug 2024 - 20 Oct 2024
Born in Melbourne in 1873, Portia Geach studied design and painting at the National Gallery School, Melbourne from 1893 to 1896 winning a prize for her painting. In 1896 she won the first travelling scholarship awarded to an Australian to study at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, where
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Richness and Beauty

nsw 2 Mar 2024 - 24 Mar 2024
Don’t miss this beautiful new exhibition featuring traditional Japanese embroidery, which dates back 2,000 years. Lace making and quilt making will delight the eyes of all those who pass by. View works by three professional female artists local to the Blue Mountains: Dianne Conomos: Traditional Japanese Embroiderer, lecturer and tutor
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Sally Robinson Exhibition

nsw 20 Apr 2024 - 2 Jun 2024
Sally Robinson, is a Sydney-based artist born in the UK who studied at the National Art School in Sydney from 1970-1973. During the 1970s and 80s, Robinson was one of the leading exponents of Australian printmaking. Her screenprints, featuring areas of bold, bright colour, were acquired by public collections throughout
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Story Of Pyrmont Through Architecture – Walking Tour and Morning Tea

nsw 25 Jun 2024
Enjoy morning tea in a local café before setting off to discover Pyrmont’s colourful history and architecture on a two hour guided walk. Pyrmont’s commercial origins and transformation of urban design are explored with your guide, a qualified architect passionate about the local history. Highlights include an award-winning apartment building,
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Telling Tales

nsw 17 Jul 2024 - 18 Aug 2024
This delightful exhibition returns to highlight 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
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The Edina Estate Tour and Tea – Family, Faith & Fortune in Victorian Sydney

nsw 5 May 2024
Located in Waverley in Sydney’s busy Eastern Suburbs, Edina is described as ‘one of the grandest private houses surviving in Sydney from Colonial times’, yet few people know of this historical gem, hiding in plain sight. Beautifully preserved by the Methodist / Uniting Church since it was transferred just over
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Water – Works Exhibition

nsw 18 Apr 2024 - 26 May 2024
Browse Water – Works, a unique exhibition of art pieces inspired by water, brought to life using various mediums including clay, painting, jewellery, puppetry and sculpture. Hear from the artists: ”Water in the environment inspires, creating models of ponds, creeks and seaside cliffs” – Robyn Rumpf ”Ponds and dams are
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Wine & Jazz in the Garden

nsw 25 May 2024
The Norman Lindsay Jazz in the Garden festival returns! Our fabulous Blue Mountains wine and jazz event is back, an event not just for the hardcore jazz enthusiast or wine connoisseur but for everyone who enjoys a quality afternoon of wine, jazz, culture and friends. This year winemakers and brewers
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