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20 Mar 2025 - 21 Jul 2025This captivating exhibition delves into the full range of Norman Lindsay’s etching techniques, covering a pivotal period from 1915 to 1930, widely regarded as the golden age of Lindsay’s pen drawing and printmaking. The show highlights the complexity and precision of his artistic evolution, focusing on his exploration of desiremore
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27 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
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19 Sep 2025 - 31 Oct 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 manmore
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1 Jun 2025Heritage used to signify a civic appreciation and responsibility to recognise and protect the aesthetic, cultural and social history of people and places that make up the cumulative narrative of cities. Today ‘heritage’ has a justifiably broad orbit, but in Sydney, architectural heritage has a diminished status and politicised criticisms.moreBook now
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21 Jun 2025The annual Bric-a-Brac Bazaar returns to historic Lindesay, a stunning 1834 mansion overlooking Sydney Harbour. Browse a delightful array of curios and surprise knick-knacks and collectibles. Make a day of it as you explore this special spot and enjoy a morning or afternoon tea under the enormous old plane trees.more
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12 Jun 2025 - 6 Jul 2025A collaboration between CanAssist, the Botanical Art Society of Australia and Retford Park, featuring an annual juried prize and exhibition of competition entries. Described as a liaison between the disciplines of art and science, botanical art aims to capture the essence of the plant; its form, texture and growth habits,more
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14 Aug 2025 - 4 Sep 2025Katherine C Rooney is a contemporary landscape and still life artist based in Sydney. Inspired by the Australian landscape, her artworks are colourful and textured, capturing the changing light and mood of the sky and land with lush layers of acrylic paint. Be it a fleeting colour of the sky,more
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10 Jul 2025 - 7 Aug 2025Martial is unequivocally, jauntily French – even after almost four decades of living in Australia. His work exhibits all the mores attributed to the French in a dynamic, engaging, wondrous swirl of life well lived. His canvases jump out at you – full of exuberance and literally joie de vivre.more
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12 Oct 2025Please note this festival has been rescheduled from the 12th of April to the 12th of October 2025 Join us for a celebration of all things olive at the vibrant Olive Festival held at the picturesque Beaumont House! Enjoy a delightful day filled with tastings, cooking demonstrations, artisan marketmore
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26 Mar 2025Our first stop will be the Michelago Cemetery where our guides will be Kelly Paxman whose ancestors, the McTernans, are buried here and Tony Maple who has researched families buried at Michelago. We will be joined by special guest, Liam Cotter, whose family has been long associated with the area.moreBook now
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4 May 2025 - 1 Jun 2025Working class people, especially women, until recently have been hidden from written history and their clothing has been overlooked, or subject to only generalized terms. What they wore also remained under-represented in museums due to a low survival rate caused by the thrifty reuse of clothing or worn-out condition, andmore
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19 Mar 2025Learn about the history of houses, interiors and gardens in NSW and explore material relevant to your locality. Hosted in three unique and historic locations, these expert-led illustrated presentations will draw on Museums of History NSW’s rich collections, including the Caroline Simpson Library Collection, State Archives Collection and museum collections.moreBook now
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Thanks to the remarkable generosity of the National Trust supporters and donors, the conservation of irreplaceable historical items has been made possible.more
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Adelaide Hills Council has been awarded $1.97 million in funding for major works to restore Cox Creek in Bridgewater. The partnership project will protect and improve the creek’s ecological values. Key activities include removal of woody weeds, stabilisation of eroding streambanks, and riparian restoration through revegetation with native species. Themore
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23 Feb 2025We’re so sorry to share that this Sunday’s Teddy Bears Picnic won’t be going ahead due to the uncertain weather forecast and expected rain. more
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The National Trust of South Australia is delighted to announce that our State Office has moved to the historic Ayers House. Since legislation passed in late 2024 to keep Ayers House in our care, we’re excited to return to this iconic site. Visits are by appointment only—contact us to learnmore
