Come join us for a relaxed still life sketching session in the gallery. Sketch with others, be inspired by the exhibition on display in a charming 1890s manse. Bring your own materials (hard back sketch book preferred) and enjoy some creative time in good company.
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Browse All EventsPost-war Migration Tour
Bonegilla, vicGather your friends and family and enjoy a day immersed in post-war migrant history and experience the ways in which migrants shaped modern Australia.
Paper to principle: How art and ideas in Beechworth influenced Australian identity
Beechworth, vicExplore the great mix of women and men in science, art, botany, building, law, democracy and culture who came to Beechworth after gold was discovered in 1852.
Fiji Shipwreck Discovery Talk
Docklands, vicJoin us to hear from historian and author Alan McLean and representatives of Parks Victoria & Heritage Victoria about the Fiji shipwreck disaster of 1891, and how the memorial and other markers in the landscape have been rediscovered, interpreted, and integrated into the Great Ocean Walk.
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Turning Points – Celebrating 50 years of Coal Creek
Korumburra, vicCoal Creek is 50 this year. And as part of the celebrations, we're showcasing artworks and objects in exhibitions throughout the Park, that are here and now but also inform us across time. Visit us to see how the past, present and future connect.
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Echoes Across Time: Come & Connect with Osborne House
North Geelong, vicAdvocating for the future of heritage listed Osborne House has long been a project of the Osborne Park Association. We invite community members to wander the grounds, learn some of the magnificent history of the property and discover what drives our passion.
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Alberton Cemetery Tour
Alberton, vicExplore the history and landscape of the historic Alberton Cemetery. Visit the 1842 grave of the earliest recorded burial and hear how the site is thought to have been used as a burial ground much earlier, when access to the site was via the Albert River.
Yarra Bend Park Archaeology Discovery Walk
Fairfield, vicJoin a guided walk with heritage experts from Parks Victoria, Heritage Victoria, and Alliance Archaeology to learn about the management of the archaeological remains of the former Yarra Bend Lunatic Asylum and the extent of what is still under our feet at this popular urban park.
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Fawkner Memorial Park Historical Walking Tour
Fawkner, vicDiscover some of the interesting graves and landmarks that give us an insight into the social history of 19th and 20th century Melbourne.
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HMAS Castlemaine -Heritage Listed Ship J244
Williamstown, vicA guided tour of the World War II Corvette HMAS Castlemaine.
Hidden Histories – South Kingsville and Spotswood
Altona, vicHidden Histories is a short film created as part of Better Places – Spotswood and South Kingsville. Celebrating stories of this unique area captured through listening to and filming locals to the area. This beautifully filmed little gem reminds us how a small local area can have a distinctive style and feel. Screening at the Digital Lounge at the Altona Civic Centre.
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Mother’s Day at the Duldig Studio, Museum & Sculpture Garden
Malvern East, vicEnjoy a Mother’s Day morning or afternoon tea in the Museum Gallery & Museum of Karl & Slawa Horowitz-Duldig: a unique experience to view works of art and sculptures in an authentic domestic setting.
Talk and Walk: The magnificent Dandenong Park and Heritage Hill Gardens
Dandenong, vicA pleasant afternoon walk from Heritage Hill to Dandenong Park and return. Council Parks and Garden staff will share their knowledge of the significant trees. We then return to Heritage Hill to marvel at the 140-year-old Moreton Bay Fig trees and gardens followed by a delicious afternoon tea.
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Trees: A Canopy Extraordinaire Exhibition
Dandenong, vicA City of Greater Dandenong exhibition that celebrates, reflects and recognises the significance of trees in the local landscape over time and the essential timber industry that grew the local community. An opportunity to understand how we can sustain the tree canopy for future generations.
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Lake Goldsmith 123rd Steam & Vintage Rally
Lake Goldsmith, vicThe Lake Goldsmith Steam rally never fails to impress with the collection of home and visitor exhibits. Lake Goldsmith is unique on the Australian Rally scene in that it has permanent sheds owned by club members which house their magnificent toys.
Golden Dragon Museum and Heritage Victoria: A Collaboration
Bendigo, vicA floor talk by Megan Hall, Collections Manager, Golden Dragon Museum, which focuses on highlighting the collaboration between the Museum and Heritage Victoria in the development of the Museum's temporary exhibition 'Victoria's Goldfields: Chinese Curiosities from Heritage Victoria'.
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The Chinese Section of White Hills Cemetery: A Walking Tour
White Hills, vicJoin Golden Dragon Museum's Research Officer, Leigh McKinnon, on a walk into the past and learn about the Chinese section of the White Hills Cemetery.
Heritage Victoria’s Connections to Bendigo: A Floor Talk
Bendigo, vicA floor talk by Leigh McKinnon, Research Officer, Golden Dragon Museum, on the Museum’s current temporary exhibition Victoria’s Goldfields: Chinese Curiosities from Heritage Victoria which highlights the interesting and often unknown connections between this collection and Bendigo.
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Bendigo Gas Works Tours
Bendigo, vicThe Bendigo Gas Works are one of around three remaining intact 19th century gas works in the world, and the only one in Australia. It is on the Victorian Heritage Register, and regarded as an internationally significant example of an entire provincial gasworks by the Institution of Engineers, Australia.
Pier Revue Exhibition
Altona, vicThe Altona Pier Revue Exhibition features the heritage of Altona Pier through contemporary works.
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Heritage Convict walk- Point Gellibrand
Williamstown, vicJoin a walk around historic Point Gellibrand with local historian Brian Haynes to discover the heritage of Hobsons Bay’s convict past retracing our convict system in the colony.
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