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The National Trust oral history project

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Explore the new project that is recording the significant voices of heritage conservation in NSW.  
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Emily Twynam sketch book

Emily Twynam’s sketches and carvings

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Self-taught artist Emily Twynam produced an important collection of botanical sketches in the Goulburn region.
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Yellow Dress

The Yellow Dress

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Believed to have been donated to the National Trust in the 1970s, the pieces of yellow silk damask were discovered in a storage bag at Old Government House. The fragments were oddly shaped, with some sewn into a belt and child-sized bodice. The luxuriousness of the fabric suggested it was
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Still Life

The Dutch Master

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This painting was one of 36 artworks included in the National Trust’s 2021 artwork appeal, which aimed to restore the condition of historic artworks in the collection. When restorers removed the varnish on Still Life they spotted two hidden signatures hidden on a knife’s blade in the painting. After expert
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Saumarez Homestead Online Collections Database

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This online data base for the Saumarez Homestead collection allows all visitors to explore the collection thoroughly. The Keyword Search button allows you to perform a general search across multiple fields for any catalog records online. Alternatively, the Advanced Search button can help you be more specific with your search. You can search
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Ellis Rowan China Collection at Saumarez Homestead

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Ellis Rowan was a small, strong-willed yet fascinating woman, an enigmatic character who forged her way through life, captivating others while pursuing her ultimate goal – the finding and painting of wildflowers, birds, insects and butterflies of many countries, often for the first time. (Australian Dictionary of Biography) The Ellis
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Old Government House Collection

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The collection represents the occupancy of Australian Governors from 1799-1855 including Australian made furniture, costume, textiles and art
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Norman Lindsay

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Art, publications and ephemera relating to Norman Lindsay and the Lindsay family are the basis of this collection of paintings sculptures, ship models and drawings.
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S.H. Ervin Gallery Collection

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Approximately 450 paintings, works on paper, sculpture, objects and items of furniture.
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