HHT - Latest Events & Exhibitions

Kids in the colony

Go back in time and find out what the servants and family did each day at Elizabeth Farm. Put on an apron and cap and learn how to wash clothes and make the beds. Once the hard work is done you can test your writing skills with a quill and enjoy some 19th-century games.
Ages 5+

Bookings are not required, please ensure you arrive 10 minutes prior to start time.

The program can go ahead in wet weather. Please ensure that children have closed in shoes and sunblock. A special cap will be provided for the duration of the program.

Weaving with Boolarng Nangamai

Join artists from the Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art and Culture Studio to learn about traditional and contemporary Aboriginal weaving. Hear the artists’ stories, see examples of their work, learn how to harvest and prepare materials, and make a bush necklace and a basket to take home.
Materials provided

In association with Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art and Culture Studio and Together Dreaming

Boolarng Nangamai Aboriginal Art and Culture Studio, founded in 2000 and based in Gerringong on NSW’s south coast, is a collective of Aboriginal artists and cultural workers. The Studio conducts workshops, passing on skills to both people in the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal community, with areas of expertise being Aboriginal cultural awareness, weaving, painting, drawing, bush foods, tool making, dance/performance including Dijeridoo playing, storytelling, Aboriginal art consultancy and Aboriginal sites consultancy. The studio is open to the public to observe Aboriginal artists at work in their own environment. The studio showcases artwork on exhibition and for sale, including paintings, weaving, shell work, jewellery. www.bnstudio.com.au The studio is powered by www.togetherdreaming.com assisting build a galaxy of opportunities for Indigenous culture lead by Aboriginal Australia.

Rebellion

There’s trouble brewing out on Vinegar Hill. The Irish convicts are rebelling and the redcoats have to be sent along the road to Windsor to crush the uprising! Come along to Rouse Hill House & Farm to make a redcoat or a convict hat, play some games and see what happens next on the Old Windsor Road.
Refreshments included
Ages 5–12

Receive one complimentary adult admission to Redcoats and Convicts when you purchase a ticket to these school holiday events:
The great escape, Hats off!, Explore, navigate & more, Imagine that! Toys, games & fun, Pirates of the Mediterranean, Digging up the past

Hats Off!

In anticipation of Redcoats and Convicts, come along to the Museum of Sydney for our fun and fancy hat-making workshop. Make a convict hat or a bonnet and style it up, adding your own personal touch. Practise the etiquette of the 19th century and learn how to tip your hat (or not) to your friends and family. Don’t forget to wear your hat to our Redcoats and Convicts day for your chance to win the best hat competition.
Ages 5–12

Receive one complimentary adult admission to Redcoats and Convicts when you purchase a ticket to these school holiday events:
Rebellion, The great escape, Explore, navigate & more, Imagine that! Toys, games & fun, Pirates of the Mediterranean, Digging up the past

The great escape

Join the chain gang! It's 1804 and there is a convict uprising in Castle Hill. The convicts are marching to Parramatta to take control of the home of John and Elizabeth Macarthur. The redcoats are outnumbered but what happens next? Come along and play soldier games before going on a hunt to find the materials needed to help the Macarthurs escape.
Ages 5–12

Receive one complimentary adult admission to Redcoats and Convicts when you purchase a ticket to these school holiday events:
Rebellion, Hats off!, Explore, navigate & more, Imagine that! Toys, games & fun, Pirates of the Mediterranean, Digging up the past