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Please book for any of the events listed below by contacting our box office Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm. The box office can be contacted by telephoning 02 8239 2211 or by email to bookings@hht.net.au. Alternatively you can download the order form as a pdf or a word doc and return by post to ATTN: Box Office, Historic Houses Trust, 10 Macquarie Street, Sydney NSW 2000 or by facsimilie to 02 8239 2499. For a full range of Historic Houses Trust public programs click here to visit our online events calendar. The events program is produced every three months (seasonal) and offers a variety of activities aimed at enhancing the museum experience. |  Denotes a Members event. Non Members also welcome to attend. HHT Members is a registered charity and volunteer organisation. Members events raise funds for the conservation and preservation of our historic properties.
Events: Open House | Fifties Fair
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Open House
Visit Rose Seidler House for freeAn opportunity to explore the seminal 1950s house. Celebrate the life and work of one of Australia's world-renowned architects, Harry Seidler AC OBE, by visiting Rose Seidler House for free over this special commemorative weekend. Activities will include lunchtime talks, 50s style sausage sizzle, screenings of original Seidler home movie footage and a Seidler book sale (11am - 3pm). Lunchtime talks:Ed Lippmann \ Saturday 8 March \ 1pm Ed Lippmann commenced his architectural studies at UNSW in 1976 but it was the year spend in Marcel Breuer’s New York office in 1979 where he discovered architecture. He returned to Sydney and completed his studies in 1982. He commenced his practice in 1985. In 1990 Ed was invited by the East German government to visit the Dessau. Over 22 years Lippmann has produced a broad range of residential, commercial and public buildings which are generated by his formative education and influences.
Penelope Seidler in conversation with HHT Director, Peter Watts \ Sunday 9 March \ 1pm Penelope Evatt Seidler FRAIA B/Arch University of Sydney, wife of Harry Seidler, joined Harry Seidler and Associates in 1964. As well as being an architect, she is also a qualified accountant in charge of financial management. She is involved in the arts and has been a member of the International Council of the Museum of Modern Art in New York since 1973.
Rose Seidler House | Weekend 8 & 9 March | 10am – 5pm | Free event
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Fifties FairBe a part of the definitive 50s era event. The Fifties Fair has grown to become the most comprehensive and engaging 50s celebration in Australia, set against the striking modernism of Harry Seidler's Rose Seidler House.
All day entertainment on the main stage, street theatre, fashion, vehicle displays, specialist stalls, events for the kids, food and drink and much more.
A full event program will be listed on our website as more details are confirmed.
To be added to the Fifties Fair mailing list for more information T 02 8239 2288
Rose Seidler House | Sunday 24 August | 10am – 5pm
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