HHT - Latest Events & Exhibitions

Earn your tucker � farmyard helpers

Feed the cows and chickens, collect the eggs, grind the corn and pump the water. Then enjoy a hearty snack of chunky toast, creamy butter and country jam, washed down with billy tea or chocolate milk.

Ages 3+ years

13 & 27 September, 11 & 25 October, 8 & 22 November

SOLD OUT - Saturday 25 October

The time travellers: Banjo Paterson and the Rouse Hill family

In 1895, in the drought-affected colony of New South Wales, young Kathleen Rouse and stableboy Finbar are rehearsing a play to be performed for participants of the Sydney Hunt. Join us for this mysterious, humorous and engaging play for children. Ages 5+ years

In partnership with Surf ‘n’ Theatre Company. Written and directed by Nadine Helmi

SOLD OUT - Wednesday 1 October, 12.30pm

Garden music

Dance, picnic and relax on the lawns of this majestic harbourside estate. Enjoy a spot of garden games, a selection of food and wine, and a look inside Government House. Performers include:

Entropic travel from stompin' dance floor beats to jazzy percussive textures, finding space for the acoustic in the electronic world of dance music.

Hermitude multi-instrumentalists who combine drum programming, sampling and mixing with turntablism, keys, bass and percussion.

MISTA SAVONA producer, songwriter and keyboardist specialising in new sounds and heavy vintage roots music.

Tecoma seamlessly combines country, jazz and roots music with drum 'n' bass rhythms, spaghetti western themes and sampled beats.

Lost Gardens exhibition talks � Roslyn Burge

Free talks by some of Sydney’s garden experts, historians and consultants. Topics covered include some of the lost and endangered gardens featured in the exhibition. Talks will occur in the exhibition space.

Roslyn Burge, Friends of Callan Park
Roslyn will speak on the endangered gardens of Callan Park.
Callan Park and Broughton Hall - adjoining private estates and later discrete psychiatric institutions - maintained beautiful formal gardens and domestic vegetable gardens until at least the mid 1900s. The psychiatric hospital closed in April 2008 and though the intense plantings are no more, mature trees cover the site and the structure of both private and institutional gardens remain visible. These harbourside lands are at a crucial stage in their history with the community concerns about the impact of development by the University of Sydney and its plans to extend its campus at Callan Park.

The ships that flew

The ships that flew is a tribute to the golden era of flying boats that ended in 1974. Drawing on remarkable archival footage, the film captures the romance of these magnificent machines, including the extraordinary effective 'Flying Porcupine', hardworking Catalinas and luxurious Solents.

Director: Ian Hart, 47 minutes, 1974, Colour DVD

Permission to screen from Film Australia

Bookings not required

Harbour views: by Nick Hollo

Nick Hollo draws everywhere he goes: usually somewhere along the coast between Bondi and Coogee, on the harbour from a ferry or at a beach. He has had ten solo exhibitions since 2000. Nick is also an architect and urban designer who works at the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, and his oil pastel pictures have appeared in many of its publications. Nick�s exhibition of paintings of Sydney�s harbour foreshores and coastline, held in our Members Lounge last year, was a sell-out success. He returns this year with a new exhibition that illustrates the changing character of the harbour and its many bays and headlands � from the Heads all the way up the Parramatta River. These paintings convey an appreciation of the various attributes of Sydney and its harbour: the underlying landform; the gradual transition from harbour to river; and the contrasts of bushland, urban life and remnants of industry and shipping.

All 30 works in the show will be available for purchase through the HHT Members office.

Members Lounge, The Mint | Thursday 24 July to Friday 24 October 2008 | Free

Pegged

Grandma would never allow underwear to be hung on lines in the laneway in view of the neighbours and passers by

- Florence Gallagher tenant No 58, 1944

Today clothes pegs are available in countless variations; from novelty animal shapes, designer versions in fashionable colours and Hurricane pegs that grip your clothes even in gales. From the practical wooden dolly pegs of the past to the colourful designer pegs of today this display explores the history of a simple but indispensable domestic object the clothes peg.

Display now on | Free with admission to the museum

Femme fatale: the female criminal

Woman is rarely wicked, but when she is, she is worse than a man. Italian proverb

Wicked women, seductive sinners, vicious vixens – from the biblical first transgressor Eve to later day child-killer Kathleen Folbigg the female criminal is portrayed in many guises in popular culture, myth, literature and history but what do these stereotypes tell us about women and crime?

Australian authorities have grappled with how to control wayward women from the moment raucous female convicts stepped ashore. The brutal reality of notorious female criminals such as ‘the man woman murderer’ Eugenia Falleni, sly grogger Kate Leigh and poisoner Yvonne Fletcher is in stark contrast to the glamour of the noir seductress and pulp novel siren. This exhibition examines these extremes, traversing criminological theory, popular culture and case studies.

Sydney's pubs: liquor, larrikins & the law

Sydney�s pubs: vibrant, noisy, democratic, character-filled, sometimes controversial, always handy for a celebration or a quiet drink at the end of the day � the landscape of the city is unthinkable without them. More than mere commercial purveyors of alcohol, pubs define the pulse, personality and tempo of a city.

Over the years pubs have generated fierce partisan loyalties from various classes, professions and trades, temperance debates, Royal Commissions, a sly grog industry, underworld patronage, legal scrutiny, policing and regulation. The exhibition takes visitors on a rich journey through Sydney�s pubs past and present and includes historic photography, pub paraphernalia, material relating to the sly grog era, historic film and an interactive map of the city and its pubs in 1910 and today.

In partnership with the Powerhouse Museum

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The Catholic Church and Hyde Park Barracks

When the Hyde Park Barracks was first occupied by convict men in 1819, Catholic colonists worshipped in secret. In coming decades, as the Catholic Church gained acceptance, thousands of Barracks� prisoners joined congregations at neighbouring St Mary�s. From the 1840s, while clergy and nuns advanced the �Catholic Mission�, inmates of the immigrants� hostel and destitute asylum sought spiritual guidance and comfort in pocket-sized prayer books, religious tracts, rosaries and devotional medals: many of which survive in the Barracks archaeology collection. Presented in a series of installations throughout the museum, this new display relates the gradual surfacing of Catholic faith in colonial Sydney with occupants of Hyde Park Barracks.

Museum trail now on | Free with museum entry

Citizen soldiers

The New South Wales Volunteer Rifles, 1854 - 85

Originally formed in response to the Russian scare of the 1850s, the New South Wales Volunteer Rifles were based at Hyde Park Barracks from 1860-70 and drilled and paraded in the adjacent Outer Domain.

Although their role was largely ceremonial, these citizen soldiers were called upon to perform duties normally undertaken by Imperial troops during times of crisis such as the Lambing Flat riots and attempted assassination of Queen Victoria's son, Prince Alfred, at Clontarf in 1868. In 1885, answering the call of Empire, many embarked for the Sudan.

Citizen soldiers explores an important but little-known aspect of our 19th century military history, the precursor of the regular infantry. It features evocative relics of volunteer life - rare photographs, resplendent uniforms and regalia, rifles and bayonets, and memorabilia associated with their famed rifle matches.

Convict hulks: life on the prison ships

In 1776, with its American colonies fighting for independence and its jails overflowing, the British government began converting old ships into floating prisons or �hulks� to house convicts sentenced to transportation.

Convict hulks is the first comprehensive exhibition recalling the harsh but fascinating history of convict hulks in Britain and its colonies, including New South Wales. It features more than 600 rare artefacts recovered from beneath the mooring site of the Dromedary hulk in Bermuda, brought to Australia just for this exhibition.

Discover what it was like on a prison ship. Hear stories of convicts� lives. Step inside a re-created punishment box. Try on some ankle irons. Experience sights and sounds that evoke the daily lives of the hulks� wretched human cargo.

A place for the friendless female

Sydney's female immigration depot

The Female Immigration Depot housed at Hyde Park Barracks from 1848 to 1886 was the primary reception and hiring depot in Sydney for �unprotected� females. During its 38 years of operation the depot received thousands of working-class Irish, English, Scottish and Welsh female immigrants. This new display explores the immigrant women�s voyages to the colony, Irish orphans who stayed at the depot, Caroline Chisholm�s contribution to female immigration, and the archaeology associated with these women recovered from beneath the barracks� floors.

Visit the online exhibition A place for the friendless female: Sydney's female immigration depot

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The Migration Heritage Centre is a NSW Government initiative supported by the Community Relations Commission.

Rebellion: 'the ever memorable 26 January 1808�

The 200th anniversary of Australia�s first and only military coup is marked by a new installation that investigates the web of circumstance, ambition and rivalry between two rigidly determined, ambitious, intelligent men - William Bligh and John Macarthur - that led to mutiny on a balmy summer�s eve in Sydney two centuries ago. Gary Warner, who produced exhibition multimedia for the 1995 inception of the Museum of Sydney, has developed this project.

Display now on | Free with musuem entry

Flying boats: Sydney�s golden age of aviation

1938 saw the dawn of a golden age of aviation when Rose Bay became home to Sydney�s first international airport, servicing the mighty flying boats � large, luxurious, four-engine aircraft that alighted on water.

This was the beginning of an era when air travel was new, exciting and glamorous and a ticket cost more than the average annual wage. Passengers on the journey from Sydney to England enjoyed a leisurely ten day trip in first class comfort with over 30 exotic stopovers.

Flying boats played a vital role in World War II, and after the war they opened up the South Pacific and Lord Howe Island as popular holiday playgrounds for Australians. As a result Sydney operated the last major flying boat base in the world until 1974.

Featuring photographs, posters, film, models, flight crew uniforms, a recreated cabin, a flying boat engine and the fascinating personal stories of travellers, crew and the workers at the Rose Bay base, Flying boats celebrates the early days of transoceanic air travel and presents a definitive account of this extraordinary chapter in Sydney�s history.

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Lost gardens of Sydney

Sydney�s vast sea of roofs belies its rich legacy of gardens and gardening. In every direction from the city, large estates and gardens have been subdivided and lost to our ever-increasing need for real estate. Lost gardens explores Sydney�s rich and diverse gardening heritage. It traces the rise and fall of a number of Sydney gardens and garden styles, from the native bush and significant early colonial gardens, to nurseries and the gardens of the rising middle class, to the small domestic gardens of the inter-war years, to corporate roof-top gardens and threatened gardens of today.

The exhibition is rich with paintings, drawings, photographs, plans, statuary, floral albums and botanical images, and will charm anyone with an interest in gardens and the environment.

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Tails of the City: Sydney's passion for pets

Australians are one of the biggest owners of pets in the world, with two in three households living with animal companions. Along with the usual suspects of dogs, cats, birds and fish, we have shared our homes and lives with a variety of animals, from axolotls to yabbies, budgerigars to stick insects, and many in between. Discover Sydney�s surprising social history of pets, from the early governor who arrived with his favourite greyhounds, through to today�s indulged furry and feathered family members.

Tails of the city is an exhibition for the whole family that explores our passion for pets through photographs, paintings, objects, hands-on activities and film.

David Mist: Swinging Sydney

Well-known fashion photographer David Mist captured the fashions and flavour of life in Sydney in the late 1960s.

Born in London, Mist trained and worked in the UK before moving to Sydney in 1961 to work in Laurence Le Guay and John Nisbett�s studio. With Sydney�s fashion scene still in its infancy, Mist�s European trained eye was highly sought after and he quickly established himself in the burgeoning industry here.

The exhibition draws from his fashion and commissioned work, including set-up and candid images that depict a young, hip and increasingly cosmopolitan city.

In partnership with the Powerhouse Museum

Sydney Open 08

Lace up those walking shoes and experience the buzz on our streets as we open some of Sydney’s best buildings. Sydney Open 08 is your day pass to uncover sites of architectural significance, ranging from award-winning contemporary designs to greatly loved heritage buildings and lesser-known urban curiosities. Explore rooftop vistas, inspiring spaces and exciting design not usually accessible to the public.

A CITY PASS ticket allows you entry into 50 sites around Sydney’s CBD, accessible in any order on the day. A Sydney Open 08 booklet – providing information on each building, access details and maps – helps to plan your day.

FOCUS TOUR tickets are available exclusively to City Pass holders. The Focus Tour program offers tours at a choice of 20 domestic, fragile or limited capacity sites, where in most instances architects or owners lead the tours. Be warned, they sell fast! Sponsored by City of Sydney

Bookings essential | Tickets on sale from Wednesday 8 October

Advanced bookings for HHT Members from Wednesday 24 September

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Highland fling

Celebrate the heritage of the Macleay family with a Highland Fling. See Elizabeth Bay House dressed in full Scottish 19th-century splendour and join a program for all the family including live music, dancing, games, poetry, storytelling, and homely Scottish fare.

Highlights include bagpipers from the NSW Police Pipe Band, The Highland Dancers, Epping Scottish Country Dancers and respected music duo Chris Duncan and Catherine Strutt with their ARIA award winning repertoire.

PROGRAM

10am
NSW Police Pipe Band on the Terrace

10.20am
Highland dance demonstration by The Highland Dancers (10 mins)

10. 30am
Macleay’s Scottish heritage, a curator talk in the dining room (30 mins)

11.30am
The art of the Scottish Fiddle a performance by Chris Duncan and Catherine Strutt (40 mins)

12.10pm
Scottish Country Dancing demonstration by the Epping Country Dancers (20 mins)

12.30pm
Scottish poetry reading in the dining room (30 mins)

1pm
Highland dance demonstration by The Highland Dancers (10 mins)

1.15pm
Address to the Haggis with Pipe Major Bill Campbell (followed by tasting in the courtyard)

2pm
The art of the Scottish Fiddle a performance by Chris Duncan and Catherine Strutt (30 mins)

2.30pm
Scottish Country Dancing demonstration by the Epping Country Dancers (20 mins)

3pm
Macleay’s Scottish heritage, a curator talk in the dining room (30 mins)

3.30pm
Highland dance demonstration by The Highland Dancers (10 mins)

3.45pm
Ceremonial closing of the day's program by the lone piper

GARDEN PROGRAM
10.30am      Garden games (1 hour)
12.30pm      Scottish dancing (20 mins)
1.45pm      Garden games (30 mins)
2.50pm      Scottish dancing (20 mins)

IN THE CELLARS
10.30am, 12.30pm & 3.00pm
Whisky tasting & talks with Brad Wright

THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Display of genealogical research materials and clan banners in the exhibition space, level 1
Children’s activities in the exhibition space, level 1
Scottish stationery, jewellery and tartans stalls

Includes entry to the house | For further information T 02 8239 2211

Hill End heritage tour

Limited places available

Once a major goldmining boomtown in the 1870s, Hill End is now a picturesque village featuring intact gold rush streetscapes and buildings from the 1860s, which make it possible to relive the early goldmining days of 19th-century NSW. There are around 35 historic buildings, including cottages, shops, the pub and community buildings. Dr Gaye Gleeson OAM will lead the tour. Her grandfather Gordon Stanley Marshall was born in 1885 at Craigmoor House (c1875), considered of national significance due to its largely intact interior and contents. The family owned the site and home continually from the 1850s until 1975 but continue to retain a close link with the property.

Meet the residents as we visit sites such as Ackermann Cottage (c1857), Hosie’s Store (1872), La Paloma (c1860s), and Murray’s Cottage (once home of Donald Friend) and enjoy the fine food and wine and true country hospitality of the Mudgee region.

18 - 19 October 2008 | Ticket price includes motel accommodation, full breakfast, morning teas, winery visit with lunch, three course dinner and luxury coach | For details T 02 8239 2266

Harp concert at Government House

SOLD OUT

Enjoy a captivating performance at Government House by leading harp soloist Verna Lee. Verna has toured and performed as a soloist with many national and international orchestras and has recorded for television and films including The Matrix. The concert will be followed by supper on the arcade overlooking Sydney Harbour.

Includes supper | Parking available

Lost Gardens exhibition talks � Flora Deverall

Museum after dark

Take this unique opportunity to explore the Susannah Place houses by candlelight, gaslight and kerosene lamp. Home to more than 100 families over 150 years, these buildings are a delicate patchwork of their lives.

4, 11, 18 & 25 September

Different Rhythms: Singing with angels

The magnificent voices of the Australian Youth Choir present a workshop and performance. If you are an aspiring chorister, Schools Spectacular singer or even pop idol, don’t miss this chance to sing under the direction of the irrepressible George Ellis.

Ages 12–18 years

It's a servants world

The servants of Austen’s novel, Pride and prejudice collide with the real world of John and Elizabeth Macarthur during a re-creation of the preparations for Mr Bingley’s long awaited dinner at Longbourne.

Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential

Leaf through our garden!

Tour the heritage garden and view native and introduced plants. Learn how to propagate cuttings and seeds. Bring a picnic and quench your thirst with some homemade lemonade.

Speakers: Ann Steng, Elizabeth Farm gardener & Kate Gardiner, museum guide

Includes homemade lemonade | Bookings essential

Lost gardens rare collections tour

A curator-led presentation of rare books and other material relating to the history of garden design and gardening from the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection. See treasures from the Richard Clough Collection and garden plans from the Claude Crowe archive.

Speaker: Megan Martin, Head, Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection

Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential

21st century house

A talk and tour series that highlights the application and development of new ideas, methods and materials in architectural design and construction.

Carfrae House
Carfrae House is an example of what architect Ed Lippmann calls ‘total design’. Lippmann designed the house for the Carfrae family on a north facing site on the edge of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park. It demonstrates the manner in which physicality can address a functional, contextual and spiritual agenda. The house is environmentally responsive, simple and straight forward to construct using lightweight prefabricated materials which are economical.

Speaker: Ed Lippmann

Meeting point advised with booking | Your own transport is required to travel to the featured property and on to Rose Seidler House | Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential

Sydney Architecture Walks: 01 Sydney

Urban tours for walking people

Architect-led tours for aesthetes, literati, voyeurs and locals who love familiar terrain from a different viewpoint. Explores the dramatic urbanscape of downtown Sydney.

True tales of sad souls

Ever wanted to explore the shadows of Hyde Park Barracks after the lights go out? This tour is not for the faint of heart; true stories are the scariest stories of all. Ages 12+ years

Different Rhythms: Highly strung

If you play the violin, viola, cello or double bass, bring your instrument and join Sydney Youth Orchestra string players for this special workshop. Develop ensemble skills, experience rehearsal techniques, work with a professional conductor and build towards a brief performance.

Ages 8–18 and families, music grade 3 standard

Different Rhythms: Children's Proms

A lively ensemble of Sydney Youth Orchestra players present an interactive ‘proms’ concert for kids. Meet the sections of the orchestra, learn about the instruments, hear stories and clap along to a delightful repertoire.

Ages 4–10 years

Musical Rogues

Convicts in the church choir? To be sure, it’s true! Dance to the beat of the musical rogues, sing your way through the working day and make your very own instrument to keep.

Ages 4–8 years. One accompanying adult free.

Different Rhythms: Afro Moses

Afro Moses is a remarkable musician and educator from Ghana in West Africa. In these exciting workshops, children will learn traditional African rhythmical techniques, play African instruments and develop some African dance moves.

Ages 6-12 years

Sydney Architecture Walks: 02 Utzon

Urban tours for walking people

Architect-led tours for aesthetes, literati, voyeurs and locals who love familiar terrain from a different viewpoint.

Stroll through the visionary world of Jørn Utzon.

Rouse About

Hear the stories of the stable boys of the past as you clean and oil those saddles, muck out the stables and discover how well the young stablehands looked after the Rouse thoroughbreds. Make your own replica stables.

Ages 6+ years

Murder in the museum

Join us for an exclusive night of mystery and intrigue uncovering the murders, gruesome stories and crime scene objects kept behind the walls of the Justice & Police Museum.

Ages 16+ years

Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential

Annual History Week lecture

Elocution lessons: a history of Australian speech and accent

This lecture will examine Australian speech during the 19th and 20th centuries when the practice of elocution – the art of speech and eloquence – was at its peak.

Speaker: Joy Damousi, author & Head of School of Historical Studies, University of Melbourne

6pm for a 6.30pm start | Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential through the History Council of NSW T 02 9252 8715

Playing with heritage

Learn how heritage sites can be made more accessible to families, enabling children to explore and discover these sites in ways they enjoy – turning ‘don't touch environments’ into ‘do touch places’.

Speaker: Richard Heathcote, Director of Carrick Hill historic house and garden, Adelaide

Bookings essential

An Olympian task: Remaking cities in the shadow of sport

In the immediate aftermath of the Beijing Olympics, looking towards London 2012 and with Sydney 2000 still vivid in the city’s collective memory, examine the effectiveness of sport as a means of regenerating urban life, and its relationships with other cultural activities, such as theatre, museums, higher education, and tourism.

Speaker: Toby Miller, Professor & Chair, Dept of Media & Cultural Studies, University of California

Bookings essential

Import/export � Seminar 2

Asian–Australian creative exchanges
Creative strategies are demanded of museums and galleries generating crosscultural dialogues. When geographical limitations, national boundaries and cultural differences present challenges, this sector needs innovative methods for negotiating collaboration and exchange.

This year, Museums & Galleries NSW investigates cultural initiatives that bridge Asia and Australia.

Further information www.mgnsw.org.au

Seminar 2
Programming across cultural boundaries examines the process of developing and maintaining successful cross-cultural initiatives.

Seminar 1 on Friday 26 September

Book both seminars for General $80 Conc/Members $50 | Bookings essential through Museums & Galleries NSW T 02 9358 1760, E admin2@mgnsw.org.au

Return to the scene of the crime

Hit the mean streets and back lanes of Circular Quay and The Rocks for a walk through Sydney’s historic criminal precinct. Hear stories of murder, robbery, gambling and civil unrest.

Bookings essential

Vision splendid

Vaucluse House was sited picturesquely as a marine villa in the Gothic Revival style, a tradition continued with Greycliffe House built on part of the former Wentworth estate. A walk between the two properties will provide a sense of a 'lost landscape' at the eastern end of Sydney Harbour.

Bookings essential

Water walk

Vaucluse House was planned as a marine villa. A natural watercourse wended its way from the south paddock to the harbour, supplying water for a range of uses. Enjoy this guided stroll of the estate, finishing on the verandah for refreshments.

Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential

Import/export � Seminar 1

Asian–Australian creative exchanges
Creative strategies are demanded of museums and galleries generating cross-cultural dialogues. When geographical limitations, national boundaries and cultural differences present challenges, this sector needs innovative methods for negotiating collaboration and exchange.

This year, Museums & Galleries NSW investigates cultural initiatives that bridge Asia and Australia.

Further information www.mgnsw.org.au

Seminar 1
Sites of creativity: projects bridging Asia–Australia looks at institutions which successfully forge dialogue across cultures.

Seminar 2 on Friday 7 November

Book both seminars for General $80 Conc/Members $50 | Bookings essential through Museums & Galleries NSW T 02 9358 1760, E admin2@mgnsw.org.au

Greenway's Sydney

Visit the buildings of Francis Greenway and discuss aspects of his architectural design, work and career. The tour visits the General (or Rum) Hospital, the Hyde Park Barracks, St James’ Church and the Supreme Court.

Speaker: Robert Griffin, HHT curator

Bookings essential

Living inner city � The lost gardens of Elizabeth Bay House

An ongoing program of walking tours with a social history focus. In response to the exhibition Lost gardens of Sydney, we will visit lost garden sites. Acclaimed the ‘lion of Sydney’, take a walk through the leafy harbourside streets and discover a few precious remnants (both built and horticultural) of Elizabeth Bay House’s grand estate and its lost gardens.

Speakers: Stuart Read, Chair, Australian Garden History Society, NSW Chapter & Scott Hill, HHT curator

Includes concluding drink | Meeting point advised with booking | Bookings essential

Living inner city � Wistaria Gardens

An ongoing program of walking tours with a social history focus. In response to the exhibition Lost Gardens of Sydney, we will visit lost garden sites. Once the most famous gardens in Western Sydney, Wistaria Gardens is now at risk due to encroachment and neglect. Sited on the Parramatta River within the historic Cumberland Hospital precinct, it features plantings from the mid to late 19th century.

Speaker: Terry Smith, Cumberland Hospital Historical Committee

Includes concluding drink | Meeting point advised with booking | Bookings essential

Living inner city � The Domain

An ongoing program of walking tours with a social history focus. In response to the exhibition Lost Gardens of Sydney, we will visit lost garden sites. The landscape and plants of the Domain reflect European history, changing from natural bushland, to Governor’s Domain with illegal leases, to walled gentleman’s estate, to open parkland. Explore this trail of change, and learn what has been lost to ‘progress’.

Speaker: Flora Deverall, Historian

Includes concluding drink | Meeting point advised with booking | Bookings essential

Lost gardens of first Government House

Focusing on the gardens of the first governors, examine the transformation from kitchen garden to picturesque setting with walks, specimen trees, and exotic and native plants.

An event for Lost Gardens of Sydney exhibition

Speakers: Colleen Morris, guest curator; Michael Lehany, landscape architect

Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential

Photographing cosmopolitan Sydney in the 1960s

David Mist speaks about capturing a city flourishing with modernity.

An event for David Mist: Swinging Sydney exhibition

Includes light refreshments | Bookings essential

A chat with Chuck Hahn

Join Dr Chuck Hahn, brewmaster and creator of Hahn Premium and James Squire beers, for a beer tasting and talk on James Squire the man and his role in Australia’s history.

An event for Sydney's Pubs: liquor, larrikins & the law exhibition

Includes beer tasting and light refreshments | Bookings essential

Soldiers at sea

For many of the military guards on convict transports and hulks the experience was not very different to that of the convicts. Gain a soldier’s perspective on life aboard the hulks.

Speaker: Brad Manera, Head Curator, Hyde Park Barracks Museum

Bookings essential

Breaking the bank

Believed to be Australia’s largest bank robbery, the theft of contents of the Bank of Australia strongroom in September 1828 was perpetrated by a team of emancipists and convicts – some were inmates of Hyde Park Barracks.

Speaker: Carol Baxter, author

Bookings essential

Lost Gardens exhibition talks � Christa Ludlow

Free talks by some of Sydney’s garden experts, historians and consultants. Topics covered include some of the lost and endangered gardens featured in the exhibition. Talks will occur in the exhibition space.

Christa Ludlow, Chair of the National Trust Parks and Gardens Conservation Committee
Christa will speak on the interwar gardens of the 1920s to 40s and Arts and Crafts gardens, particularly the 'lost' garden in Wahroonga which is under threat, Rippon Grange.

Lost Gardens exhibition talks � Stuart Read

Free talks by some of Sydney’s garden experts, historians and consultants. Topics covered include some of the lost and endangered gardens featured in the exhibition. Talks will occur in the exhibition space.

Stuart Read, Chair, Australian Garden History Society, NSW Chapter
Stuart will speak on the gardens of Regentville & Purulia.

Lost Gardens exhibition talks � Dave Gray

Free talks by some of Sydney’s garden experts, historians and consultants. Topics covered include some of the lost and endangered gardens featured in the exhibition. Talks will occur in the exhibition space.

Dave Gray, Head Gardener, Historic Houses Trust
Dave will be speaking about the Historic Houses Trust’s recent reconstruction of the gardens at Glenfield Farm.

Lost Gardens exhibition talks � Dr Ian Jack

Lost Gardens exhibition talks � Silas Clifford-Smith

Silas Clifford-Smith, horticulturalist
Join Silas on a tour of the Lost Gardens of Sydney exhibition, where he will discuss Asian, European and North American influences in Sydney gardens during the 1920s and 30s.

Meroogal Garden Fair

With the jacarandas in bloom, spring is the ideal time to experience Meroogal’s unique garden – returned to its 1920s appearance with the restoration of surviving elements and the addition of heritage plantings. Enjoy an exciting program of talks, ranging from sustainability in your own backyard to the Slow Food movement. Experts will advise on how to be waterwise with heritage plants, make your garden frog friendly and grow fresh produce. Tours of the house and garden, delicious food and live music will complete the day.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Dave Gray, HHT Head Gardener, discussing his involvement in the restoration of the garden at historic Glenfield at Casula, the first property to be completed by the HHT’s Endangered Houses Fund. Built by Dr Charles Throsby in the early 1820s, Glenfield is one of the most intact houses in NSW surviving from the Macquarie period. The conservation work on this magnificent property has recently been completed and will be leased on a long term basis. Dave will show how, through historical research, a neglected, historic garden can be reworked to create a significant space for modern living.

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Rustic

Sir Henry Browne Hayes transformed ‘a wild and uncultivated tract … to [a] rustic little paradise’, including a picturesque cottage that survives at the heart of Vaucluse House. Wander through the house and its pleasure garden to view contemporary sculptures in organic materials; get tips on growing heirloom vegetables and herbs; sample boutique foods; and learn how to cook rustic-style food. Be inspired by examples of shellwork, rustic timberwork and grotto furniture as part of this celebration of things pastoral and countrified.

PROGRAM

Enjoy the countrified pleasures of good food, wine, art and music surrounded by the picturesque beauty of a 19th century harbourside estate.

View sculptures in organic materials throughout the pleasure garden by emerging artists – supported by Sculpture by the Sea and Woolhara Council. Sample food and wine by Australian organic food producers in the colonial kitchen, be inspired by rustic crafts (both antique and new) throughout the house and relax to medieval Provencale music by wandering troubadours.

FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS IN THE STABLES

Liane Colwell, gastronomer, chef and activist hosts four food sessions with guest chefs and food specialists, harvesting the best from old and new foodways.

10.15am Preserving preserves?
Should we conserve old foodways or find new, safer and healthier ways of preserving produce? One of Australia’s leading food microbiologists, Assoc. Professor Julian Cox from UNSW guides home cooks on how to get the healthiest and thriftiest preserves from seasonal produce-safely.

11.30am Lean, mean $, ‘green,’ beans
Can ultimate ‘slow food’ beans be made faster? or even slower? Top chefs part with cherished secrets for this most affordable of eco-proteins.

1.30pm Nuts - the coolest cuisine
Liane Colwell showcases international techniques for making the most of nuts; pastes, milks, forcemeats and emulsions. You will be amazed!

3pm The art of tea
Is tea a ritualistic meditation or a meal? We investigate how to make tea central to your next tres chic entertaining experience; what to serve and how!

11am, 12.30pm, 2pm Tours of the kitchen garden
Learn about the foods you can grow in your own backyard with Dave Gray, HHT Head Gardener.

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Artist�s views: familiar vantage points revisited

Nick Hollo draws almost every day, usually somewhere along the coast between Bondi and Coogee, on the harbour from a ferry or at a beach. He works at the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and his oil pastel pictures are used in many of their publications. Nick is also an architect and designer and has written and illustrated a book, Warm House Cool House, about sensible and attractive house design to suit Australia�s climates.

In a new exhibition in the Members Lounge, Nick Hollo has produced a stunning collection of oil pastels of Sydney�s harbour foreshores and coastline. Inspired by the views once painted by early colonial artists such as Martens, von Guerard, Lycett and Peacock, and more recently Streeton, Roberts, Preston and Wakelin, Nick has set out to revisit the locations to try and capture those same vistas as seen today. In some cases, such as at Coogee Bay or the views towards North Head from Vaucluse, the scene depicted in the early painting is readily recognisable today. In others, the location and the outlook have changed dramatically. But in all these places the underlying landform and the characteristic succession of views around headlands to the foreshore beyond make these views unmistakably Sydney.

Inside looking out: pastel paintings of Historic Houses Trust properties by Greg Hansell

Earth pastel painter Greg Hansell has been a finalist in the Archibald, has had 19 paintings hung in the Wynne Prize, was a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize in 2005 and is Art School Director at the Royal Art Society New South Wales. He crushes rocks to make his own pigments and makes his earth pastels by hand using only natural rocks and clays. With no added binder or pigment he creates a colour permanence of the highest grade. Greg enjoys recording history as it appears today and over the past few months has been visiting HHT properties doing just that, producing a wonderful collection of works that have been specially commissioned by HHT Members. Inspired by the Renaissance masters, Greg�s paintings are filled with details, the Victorian clutter of interiors, the textures, the information they provide and the serenity of the houses.

Woolsheds and shearers quarters

Photographer Alison Bennett was awe struck the first time she walked into a woolshed in outback NSW and these photographs are a tribute to vernacular Australian architecture and capture just that sensation. With the assistance of Shear Outback, the Shearers� Hall of Fame, she was able to access nine significant woolsheds on the Hay Plains in NSW. Alison Bennett explains I wanted to depict them as empty theatre spaces � there is a sense of latent drama. I have resisted constructing a heritage interpretation. They stand as powerful spaces of themselves. The intrigue of an incomplete narrative is part of their resonance. The photographs have been constructed by stitching together digital images to create a slightly warped and unexpected perspective. The distortion is sympathetic to the imperfect lines characteristic of these hand-sawn and rude timber buildings.

On Coogee Beach

The discovery of six rolls of early 35mm film at a junk sale has resulted in the unearthing of a rare collection of more than 200 photographs taken during the summer of 1935�1936 on Coogee Beach. Taken at a time when Sydney was recovering from The Depression and trams still ran to Coogee, these photographs provide a unique archive of Sydney faces, as well as visual clues to the city�s social history and built environment of the 1930s. The exhibition showcases the collection though a selection of framed prints and electronic media with the hope that visitors may uncover the identity of the people in the photographs.

fire, water, steam: Eveleigh Railway Workshops

Eveleigh Railway Workshops, near Redfern, were built between 1880 and 1886 to service NSW�s extensive steam railway network. In its heyday Eveleigh employed over 5000 workers and was Australia�s largest industrial complex. For more than a century a multicultural workforce built and maintained locomotives and rolling stock. Diesel engines replaced steam locomotives and in 1988 the workshops closed. Celebrated Australian photographer David Moore (1927-2003) documented Eveleigh in 1993. This was a time of fierce debate about the future of the site, just prior to its adaptive re-use as Australian Technology Park. Moore�s powerful images show a vast industrial wasteland, strangely bereft of people and activity. Today, despite a State Heritage Register listing, much of Eveleigh remains derelict and its future uncertain.

Maritime limbo: Walsh Bay in waiting

This new display will show a remarkable collection of photographs of Walsh Bay wharves by award-winning photographer Michael Nicholson. In 1989, Nicholson took part in a joint commission with Max Dupain to �artistically� record the existing wharves before development, when all activity and usage had ceased, but the architectural and industrial integrity still remained. The photographs reveal the many layers of the wharves' history, including World War II posters, industrial relations posters, and working signage from different eras. Join architect Peter Stutchbury on opening night and be among the first to own one of the limited edition prints available for purchase.

Operetta at Scott's College

Experience a wonderful night with the cast from Opera Australia, who will perform exerpts from your favourite operettas, with special tributes to Gilbert & Sullivan and Noel Coward. This very special fundraiser has been organised especially for HHT Members and their guests in association with the Opera and Arts Support Group. The evening includes pre-concert drinks and supper with the artists following the show.

Includes supper

The Baltic States 3

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Art historian and lecturer David Millar presents this wonderful series of illustrated lectures based on his recent photographic assignment in Poland and the Baltic States.

Lithuania’s Vilnius | Wednesday 15 October
Vilnius is a sophisticated city centred on a wide boulevard lined with impressive commercial buildings. Resistant to the Lutheranism that converted the other Baltic States, the city is endowed with the finest baroque Catholic churches in the Baltic States. These include the fabulous Gothic St Ann’s and the Cathedral, with its Greek Revival exterior, dramatically sited at the foot of Gediminas Hill.

Members Lounge, The Mint | Single lecture: Members $29 General $39 | Series of three: Members $75 General $95 | Includes lunch

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Curator Coffee Conversations

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the people, properties and projects of the HHT at these monthly talks held in the Members Lounge, The Mint.

Meroogal Women�s Arts Prize 2008 | Tuesday 28 October
Women artists of the South Coast and Southern Highlands have been invited to submit artworks that respond creatively to this years Meroogal Women�s Arts Prize theme, Celebrating the everyday things women do. Join Curator, Barbara Konkolowicz, and the winning artists as they discuss the works on display.

Winning entries and works selected for the regional tour will be displayed in the Members Lounge from 28 October until 26 January 2009.

Members Lounge, The Mint | Coffee 10am Talk 10.30am | Includes sumptuous morning tea

Watsons Bay: light to light

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Watsons Bay has an extraordinary history. High on the cliffs, homesick men and women gazed out to sea, longing to see a sail. After 1811, when a rough track was made to the signal station and, later, the new Macquarie Lighthouse, gigs and carriages bowled along the ridges on Sunday outings. A busy fishing village was established and a second lighthouse built on the South Head following the horrific wreck of the Dunbar, which left only one survivor. The walk will be led by historians Janet Morice and Andrew Starr.

Meeting place announced at time of booking | Includes morning tea at Dunbar House. Walking shoes, a hat and water bottle recommended

Fairfield: then and now

Fairfield’s fertile land provided agricultural opportunities for early European settlement of the area. The city derives its name from a 100-acre property purchased by Captain John Horsley in 1840. Join Fairfield Council’s Heritage Advisor, Graham Hall, as he tells the story of the area’s early history and subsequent development into one of Australia’s most culturally diverse cities. Properties visited include Fairfield City Museum with its buildings dating from 1880, Holland House, Westacott Cottage (1886) and Horsley House (c1850).

Includes morning tea and lunch

Glebe: the Lyndhurst Estate and surrounds

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The eastern slopes of the Glebe ridge were still thickly forested when John Macarthur�s daughter, Mary, moved into Lyndhurst with her husband, Dr James Bowman, Principal Colonial Surgeon at Sydney Hospital. Their elegant two-storey villa, designed by John Verge in the 1830s, had commanding views across Blackwattle Bay, Glebe Island and beyond. After the Bowmans�s departure in 1838 the Lyndhurst Estate and Blackwattle Bay underwent dramatic changes, with the subdivision of the large estates, introduction of noxious industries and reclamation works along the foreshore. Thankfully, much of the estate�s beauty still remains today, as you will discover on this walk along the water and up the hill to the southern part of the old Lyndhurst Estate.

Meeting place announced at time of booking | Includes morning tea | Walking shoes, a hat and water bottle recommended

The Baltic States 2

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Art historian and lecturer David Millar presents this wonderful series of illustrated lectures based on his recent photographic assignment in Poland and the Baltic States.

Latvia’s Riga | Wednesday 8 October
Once belonging to the Russian Tsars, Riga became the third most important industrial city in Russia. Such wealth allowed the construction of magnificent merchant houses that made it a great centre of the European Art Nouveau. Well provided with parks that bisect the city, Riga is also endowed with historic houses and a splendid guildhall, the Blackheads, in the city centre.

Members Lounge, The Mint | Single lecture: Members $29 General $39 | Series of three: Members $75 General $95 | Includes lunch

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The Baltic States 1

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Art historian and lecturer David Millar presents this wonderful series of illustrated lectures based on his recent photographic assignment in Poland and the Baltic States.

Estonia’s Tallinn | Wednesday 1 October
Tallinn is a visually invigorating city, its once drab Soviet atmosphere no longer evident. Encircled by a dramatic medieval wall are restored houses that date from the same period. Looming over all is the citadel from where one can scan the city, with its horizon of needling spires, 19th-century houses, a Tsarist palace and modern tower blocks.

Members Lounge, The Mint | Single lecture: Members $29 General $39 | Series of three: Members $75 General $95 | Includes lunch

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Curator Coffee Conversations

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the people, properties and projects of the HHT at these monthly talks held in the Members Lounge, The Mint.

Caroline Butler-Bowden in Seoul, London and Paris | Tuesday 30 September SOLD OUT
Caroline Butler-Bowden will give an illustrated talk about her two recent overseas trips, where she visited house, city and architecture museums. Highlights included the Museum of History and the Samsung Museum of Art in Seoul; the Tate Modern, Sir John Soane�s Museum and Willow Road in London; and the new La cité de l�architecture et du patrimoine and musée quai Branly in Paris.

10am coffee, 10.30am talk | Includes delicious morning tea

Leichhardt part two: High on Hamond Hill

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One of the earliest land grants in the Leichhardt area was to John White, who called his land Hamond Hill in recognition of his patron, Sir Andrew Snape Hamond, who had secured him the appointment as Surgeon General to the First Fleet. Mr White was an excellent physician, a keen naturalist and an accomplished flirt! Join local historian Beatrice Scheepers to explore some of the local features and creatures associated with Mr White, discover how the suburb got its name, and admire one of Australia�s only engineering landmarks to enjoy the attention of a Royal Commission.

Meeting place announced at time of booking | Includes morning tea.

Walking shoes, a hat and water bottle recommended

Over the Hill: Paddington and Surry Hills Ramble

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West Paddington and Surry Hills were once the most densely populated areas of Sydney. In 1900 more than 1200 children ran through the gates of the Bourke Street Primary School every day. In the evening it was often their parents who sat down to class at the small desks. Janet Morice and Andrew Starr will take you exploring through the maze of tiny streets, down the slopes to Central Railway Station, as they tell stories of Chinese opium dens, music halls and circuses as they trace the lives of this fascinating area.

Guest speakers: Janet Morice and Andrew Starr

Meeting place announced at time of booking | Includes morning tea | Walking shoes, bottle of water and wet weather gear recommended

Cabramatta: then and now

Cabramatta is Australia�s most multicultural postcode, with 70% of its population born overseas, and 80% speaking more than one language. The story of this suburb reflects the traditional owners of the land, changing migration patterns to Australia and the many layers of local history. From the Harry Seidler designed library to one of the largest Chinese Buddhist temples in the southern hemisphere, this tour takes in the rich architecture and culture of Cabramatta, with its many Asian influences. Included is a walking tour and food tasting in the town centre.

Includes morning tea and lunch

Historic houses and gardens of England

May to June 2009

This long-awaited tour to England includes visits to numerous historic houses, gardens and collections, from London to the West Country and the Midlands. From the work of famous architects and garden designers to the houses and places associated with colonial governors, the tour will focus on the late Georgian, the Victorian and the Edwardian periods � from the 1800s to the 1920s.

There will be opportunities to meet the curators, custodians and gardeners of these historic properties. We will visit a large number of properties in proximity to each other, with days also set aside for self-guided tours in some of England�s most historic towns.

Our visit to England in late spring/early summer also gives us the opportunity to visit the Chelsea Flower Show, and provides the perfect season to enjoy the wonderful gardens at their best.

The tour will be led by historian, writer and senior HHT curatorial advisor Dr James Broadbent, who brings with him a lifetime�s interest and knowledge of historic interiors and gardens.

For full details and an itinerary T 02 8239 2266

NB: Dates to be confirmed on itinerary

Crime time

Surrender yourself to the crime world

Send chills down your spine as you enter the Justice and Police museum after dark to haunting strains of the harp, performed by Georgia Lowe from the Conservatorium of Music, and prepare to be captivated by speakers from the world of crime.

Tara Moss, a supermodel turned author, has written four hugely successful crime novels and is one of Australia's best selling crime writers. Putting the glamour into crime fiction, Tara also hosts crime documentaries, conducts crime writing workshops and has, most recently, is on her way to becoming a licensed Private Investigator.

Nerida Campbell, Assistant Curator at Justice and Police Museum. She has been with HHT since 2001 and is currently researching female criminals in Australia for the upcoming exhibition Femme Fatale and the HHT publication of the same name. The exhibition will open in March 2009.

Lenny Bartulin, author of A Deadly Business, has recently been praised highly at the Sydney Writers Festival. A funny, warm and engaging speaker, Lenny is the presenter of Book Stop on the Ovation Channel.

Enjoy drinks and canapés to calm your nerves and don�t forget to look around the compelling exhibition Sydney�s pubs: liquor, larrikins and the law.

Held in conjunction with Contempo from the Art Gallery of NSW and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra�s upcoming Crime Time series at the Sydney Opera House.

HHT Members encourages you to create an outfit for the evening inspired by the 1940s 'film noir' era, with a Best Dressed prize to motivate you!

Includes refreshments | Bookings essential

Much ado about mortar

Recent archaeology at Elizabeth Farm has revealed a number of surprises about the history of the construction of the house. Join archaeologist Dr Ted Higginbotham in the dining room as he explains the evidence he found under the floorboards and in the roof space.

Includes supper | Bookings essential

HHT Members 2008 Annual General Meeting

This year�s AGM marks the 20th anniversary of our organisation. We will take a walk down memory lane with an illustrated look at the many projects funded by the Members, with special guest, Peter Watts who will retire this year as HHT Director. We will also receive the 2007/08 Chairman�s report, financial report and announce the duly elected executive committee for 2008/09.

Includes refreshments | RSVP essential on 02 8239 2266

Victor Valdes - a private affair

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Internationally acclaimed Latin American harpist Victor Valdes will perform in the private residence of members Wolf Krueger and José Luis Gutiérrez. Wolf and José have generously invited us to hold this concert in their elegant Elizabeth Bay apartment, which features an original 1930s ballroom where tea dances were once held. Following the concert we will enjoy supper and have the opportunity to view this elegant home and its wonderful art collection.

Includes supper | Bookings essential

Flying Boats wrap up

Flying Boats Curator Matthew Holle will share some of the funny, interesting and unusual stories that have come to light since the exhibition began.

Sydney collector: Sydney paintings from the Howard Hinton

This exhibition of paintings of Sydney places explored the mind, eye and mission of Howard Hinton � a passionate purchaser and donor of art until his death in 1948. The paintings traversed Hinton's beloved Sydney waterways and streetscapes, and showcased his extraordinary support of a wide range of artists. Works such as Arthur Streeton's Sydney Harbour from Sirius Cove, 1984 and Jeffrey Smart's Backyard Woolloomooloo, 1947 (from Hinton's collection housed in the New England Regional Art Museum), were shown alongside paintings by Lionel Lindsay, Sydney Long, Charles Condor, Elioth Gruner, Roy de Maistre, Muril Cornish and Lloyd Rees.

In collaboration with the New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale.

Guwanyi: stories of the Redfern Aboriginal community

Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal photographers collaborated to bring images of Redfern to the Museum of Sydney. From images of football and protests, to portraits, Guwanyi captured the Redfern Aboriginal community as it had never been seen before.

In collaboration with Gadigal Aboriginal information Services & the Redfern Aboriginal Community.

In the American spirit: folk art from the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts

Salem, Massachusetts, like colonial Sydney, was an ocean town, a vibrant, multicultural commercial port. In The American Spirit featured 19th century portraits, dolls, figureheads, quilts, signs, witches, firebuckets, scrimshaw and needlepoint � the first time such a collection of popular American folk art had been exhibited in Australia.

In collaboration with the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts

Sydney vistas: panoramic views 1788-1995

Sydney offers a wealth of opportunities for panoramic depictions. This exhibition demonstrated how early colonisers to contemporary photographers have taken advantage of Sydney's stunning harbour and topography to illustrate and depict the spectacle of the city.

Fleeting encounters: pictures and chronicles of the First Fleet

An exhibition of watercolours by the early Port Jackson Painters, Fleeting Encounters
provided an invaluable and moving account of the journey of the First Fleet and of
life in the early colony. The works were displayed alongside the diaries of arrivals
from the First Fleet.

An exhibition from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London, the State
Library of NSW & other collections.

Sponsored by the Sydney Renaissance Hotel and the British Council. Associated
Education and Public Programs sponsored by The Australian, The Daily Telegraph
and The Sunday Telegraph

The wandering artist: Augustus Earle's travels around the world 1920-29

The Wandering Artist featured the work of the talented, gregarious, adventurous Augustus Earle - now widely accepted as the first independent professional artist to visit each of the five continents in search of new and exotic subjects. The exhibition portrayed colonial Sydney as a vibrant, multicultural port of Pacific commerce, a colourful and cosmopolitan city with a history of trade, voyaging and exchange that has defined its place in the world.

Luna Park: fragments of a fun fair

This exhibition was produced in collaboration with Luna Park Reserve Trust and Martin Sharp. It presented the new plans for the park. Artworks, artefacts and fragments of old Luna Park created a wonderful treasure trove of childhood memory.

An exquisite eye: the Australian flora and fauna drawings 1801-1820 of Ferdinand Bauer

Ferdinand Bauer is perhaps the greatest natural history illustrator of all time. The 65 exquisite works in this exhibition were drawn on Bauer's voyage around Australia with Matthew Flinders on the Investigator between 1801 and 1803. The images were more than accurate scientific depictions of the exotic plants and animals collected in Australia � they were extraordinary works of art in their own right.

Produced by the Historic Houses Trust from collections of the Natural History Museum, London.

Principal Sponsors The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, The Australian, in Association with the Sydney Festival.

Toured to the National Library of Australia, Canberra.

Architecture in transition: the Sulman Awards 1932-1997

Through original plans, models and photographs by Max Dupain, David Moore and others, this exhibition explored the history of the Sulman Award in Architecture. Inaugurated in 1932 the Sulman Award recognises buildings of outstanding architectural merit and is awarded annually by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, NSW Chapter. This exhibition provided a comprehensive history of the award as well as a rich architectural framework and resource from which to consider future design.

Produced in conjunction with the Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the State Library of New South Wales.

Supported by the Ipoh Limited Queen Victoria Building.

Encountering India: colonial photography 1850-1911

Encountering India was a fascinating exhibition of photographs from the time of the British Raj. The exhibition continued the museum's ongoing commitment to post-colonial studies, while celebrating the anniversary of 50 years of Indian independence.

Encountering India, sharpened the contrasts and parallels between the nature of colonisation in India and Australia.

In collaboration with the Oriental and India Office Collections, British Library.

Supported by Indian Link Newspaper, Malaysian Airlines and the Sydney Renaissance Hotel.

Poignant regalia: 19th century Aboriginal images and breastplates

From White Australia's perspective so much of Aboriginal history is silence. Early contact was often recorded by Europeans but the Aboriginal response is largely lost to us. Many fragile Aboriginal cultural artefacts have long since disappeared as they were stolen, exchanged, or lost. The only tangible cross-cultural artefact remaining from this period is the breastplate. Breastplates were fashioned by one culture in an attempt to reconstruct its social system within the other. Thus, a fantasy of princesses, princes, kings and queens was created by early settler society and the breastplate was its expression.

Exhibition produced to coincide with the 1993 International Year for the World's Indigenous Peoples.

Tour Schedule
National Library of Australia, Canberra | 14 September - 21 October 1993
Queensland Museum, Brisbane | 1 November - 28 November 1993
Wollongong City Gallery | 10 December 1993 - 30 January 1994
Western Australian Museum, Perth | 14 February - 31 March 1994

Sydney style: Marion Hall Best, interior designer

Sydney Style gave viewers a chance to step inside the world of Marion Hall Best, arguably the most significant and influential interior designer in NSW. Best's work was characterised by an adventurous and sophisticated use of colour in glazed walls and ceilings. Marimekko cottons and Thai silks, Japanese temple blinds and lights and avant-garde Italian, American, Scandinavian and Australian furniture.

On the street where you live

Prevalent in Australian writing, the road has often been turned into a metaphor for life itself. It is a place to meet, walk and talk, a place for casual community interchange and neighbourly gossip. From Tom Robert's Bourke Street to the unpublished poems of Dame Mary Gilmore and the recollections of NSW Premier Jack Lang, the National Library of Australia's collections are rich with the movement and bustle of the streets of Australia.

National Library of Australia Touring Exhibition with additional material developed by the Historic Houses Trust.

Australian icons: an exhibition of things that make us what we are

Australian icons, based on the book of the same name by Peter Luck, brought together for the first time an extraordinary collection of historic survivors, some magnificent, some tatty, some amusing, some poignant, but all of them having a significant part to play in the Australian consciousness.

The Age of Macquarie: the colony of NSW 1810-1821

The Age of Macquarie looked at Governor Macquarie's colony (1810-1821) and his achievements: the buildings of Francis Greenway, the paintings of Joseph Lycett and Richard Read, the exploration of the Western Plains, the founding of Australia's first bank, Sunday schools and benevolent societies. The exhibition featured items of exceptional rarity and historical importance from private and public collections, including colonial-manufactured silver, furniture, costumes, paintings, drawings, manuscripts, medals, Macquarie memorabilia and rare books published and printed in the colony.

Drawing on nature

Drawing on Nature bridged the gap between science and art, with the beautiful and bizarre views of the 19th century artists and scientists of Australia and America. Drawn from the collections of the Museum of Victoria and the Macleay Museum at the University of Sydney, this exhibition sought to challenge our preconceptions by juxtaposing different cultural depictions and by asking how different cultures see and explain nature.

A discerning eye: selections from the Rex Nan Kivell Collection

The collection of Sir Rex Nan Kivell (1898 - 1977), now in the National Library of Australia, is one of the finest collections of Australasian and Pacific history in the world and a vital part of Australia's cultural heritage. It is a remarkable and comprehensive visual record of the European conquest of Australasia and the Pacific region in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Selected key items from this fine collection of original oil and gouache paintings, lithographs, engravings, watercolours, manuscripts, maps, books and other associated items were displayed in this exhibition.

National Library of Australia Travelling Exhibition.

Taking tea

Objects speak: about people, possessions and places

An exhibition of key objects from the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales Collection.

Dressing up

This exhibition displayed garments from 1800-1958 and a collection of images and albums documenting 20th century residents and visitors to Elizabeth Bay House between 1935-1955.

The Australian scarf: Australia's social history on a square

More than any other garment in our history, the scarf has been a medium for commemorating events, carrying messages and information, and for self-expression by artists and designers. Over 200 scarves drawn from major museums, galleries and private collections were displayed in this exhibition. Enchanting folklore, heroic wartime escapades, historic events, works of art and squares of fun provided a fascinating look at the popular culture of a nation.

Domestic revolution

Domestic Revolution was an exploration of the Australian kitchen from settlement to the 21st century. The exhibition examined four settings: the bush campsite, the 19th century colonial kitchen, the 1950s kitchen and the kitchen of the future

Harold Cazneaux photographs

Fun parks, the Australian Outback and the construction of the Harbour Bridge - photographer Harold Cazneaux focussed his camera on the world around him. This exhibition explored Cazneaux's world, the people, places and events spanning the first half of the 20th century.

In collaboration with the National Library of Australia.

Tour Schedule
Waverley City Gallery, Melbourne | 3 March - 2 April 1995
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery | 5 May - 18 June 1995
Logan City Art Gallery | 29 July - 27 August 1995
Dubbo Regional Gallery & Museum | 23 September - 5 November 1995
Orange Regional Gallery | 1 December 1995 - 15 January 1996
National Library of Australia, Canberra | 27 July - 24 November 1996

Gold fever

Did the creeks and rivers of Australia run with gold? Hordes of fortune-seeking migrants thought so and flocked from around the world to Australia's gold fields. Their diaries, drawings and letters, together with images by TS Gill and others, tell of their adventures, the changes they wrought, their shattered illusions and their dreams. Gold Fever sought to challenge our perceptions of this turbulent and vital era of Australian history.

An exhibition from Sovereign Hill, Victoria jointly curated by the National Library of Australia.

The craft of home furnishings 1830-1930

An exhibition of rare and common 19th and 20th century house furnishings - curtains, blinds and fittings, valances, case covers, tablecovers, bedhangings, fabrics, trims and ephemera - from private collections and the Lyndhurst Conservation Resource Centre (now the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection). The exhibition coincided with the Historic Houses Trust's publication of Soft Furnishings 1830-1930 written by Australia's foremost authority on the subject, Elizabeth Wright

Our home - Emoh Ruo: reflections on the way we live

An exhibition drawn from the pictorial archive of the Conservation Resource Centre of the Historic Houses Trust of NSW (now the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection) to promote thinking on domestic design issues, history and conservation.

The living sculptures of Edna Walling

Travelling exhibition from the Ballarat or Bendigo Art Gallery.

Cleanliness is next to godliness: sanitary appliances in NSW

The homes of Devon

Temple of flora: botanical & flower images by four contemporary artists

An exhibition of works by Fiona Hall, Fiona McDonald, Tim Maguire and Paul Saint.

The making of the Australian home 1800-1930

The grand tour: the colonial discovery of Europe

Australians discovered Europe throughout the 19th century, emulating perhaps, the aristocratic tradition of the Grand Tour whereby English men were sent abroad to complete their education. This exhibition featured the collections of the Rouse, Wentworth and Macarthur families, together with Sir Charles Nicholson's bequest to Sydney University.

The worship of Bacchus: wine in colonial NSW

This exhibition examined the role of wine in colonial society, from the practices of cellaring to the rituals of serving. It featured objects ranging from silver claret jugs to archaeological finds and highlighted changing styles and decoration.

Demolished for the public good

This was an exhibition of crimes, follies and misfortunes - a pictorial collection of houses, accidental destruction or calculated demolition.

Art Deco: discover the style of The City

The architectural style of Art Deco was undoubtedly one of the most extravagant, decorative and exciting styles of design in the 20th century. All encompassing, the style covered everything from furniture to fashion as well as architecture. It made an instant impact on Sydney's culture and lifestyle. Sydney's bold Art Deco skyscrapers, cinemas, flats, hotels and houses expressed a change in the perception of the city and the idea of the modern metropolis.

Revisiting the dynamic style of Sydney's inter-war period through photography, art and rarely seen architectural treasures, the Art Deco exhibition enabled viewers to look again at Art Deco and to explore the influence and enduring significance of this too often forgotten part of our modern urban heritage.

Sponsor: Tress Cocks & Maddox, Solicitors and Notaries.

Bamaradbanga

With Bamaradbanga, the Museum of Sydney opened its doors to the resilience and complexity of Aboriginal culture with an inspiring program of exhibitions, collaborative installations and public events. From the Dreamings of the Warlpiri, to the quiet voices of Sydney's first people, to the powerful expression of urban Sydney Aboriginal artists, Bamaradbanga (To Make Open) was a celebration of the opening of hearts and minds.

Unhinged: Yuendumu Doors | 18 September � 5 December 1999
Museum of Sydney, Focus Gallery.

In 1983, the Warlpiri artists painted Dreamings on the Yuendumu School doors to teach their children their way. This was the first travelling exhibition of 12 of these extraordinary doors. Included as part of this exhibition were:

Cadigal Place
A permanent gallery dedicated to the original inhabitants of the Sydney region including the Cadigal people, the clan on whose land the museum now stands.

Bolwara (To Open the Eyes)
An exhibition of works depicting the creative urban identity of Aboriginal people as seen through by artists of the Boomalli Aboriginal Artists Co-operative.

Burraburragal (People of the Harbour)
A mural by Sydney based Aboriginal students of visual arts, in consultation with Sydney Elders, evoking the heart of Aboriginal life around Sydney Harbour.