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Heritage Festival at ACT Historic Places 2025
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Heritage Festival at ACT Historic Places 2025
18 April—11 May

Join us as we open our doors to the past for the 2025 ACT Heritage Festival. From garden tours to…

WORKSHOP: Storytelling through Photography at Mugga Mugga Cottage - Heritage Festival 2025
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WORKSHOP: Storytelling through Photography at Mugga Mugga Cottage - Heritage Festival 2025
4 May—4 May

A full-day workshop exploring Mugga Mugga Cottage and expressing its history and stories through creative photography

TALK: Celebrating Sylvia Curley - Canberra’s Trailblazing Pioneer - Heritage Festival 2025
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TALK: Celebrating Sylvia Curley - Canberra’s Trailblazing Pioneer - Heritage Festival 2025
10 May

Discover the inspiring life of Sylvia Curley, a trailblazing nurse, advocate, and historian who shaped Canberra’s heritage.

WALKING TOUR: ‘The Law and the Profits' - Who was who on Mugga Way?
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WALKING TOUR: ‘The Law and the Profits' - Who was who on Mugga Way?
4 May

This walk introduces you to some of the folks that made their lives along Mugga Way

TOUR: Calthorpes House Gardens Unearthed
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TOUR: Calthorpes House Gardens Unearthed
12 April—26 April

Enjoy a tour of the public and private ‘rooms' in the garden and hear the stories of Dawn Waterhouse (née Calthorpe) about her life growing up on Mugga Way.

ACT Galleries, Museums and Heritage Education Showcase
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ACT Galleries, Museums and Heritage Education Showcase
1 May

ACT Galleries, Museums and Heritage have a range of education programs designed to engage students in authentic, hands on learning experiences that are totally unique to Canberra.

WORKSHOP: Nature Journaling Landscapes at Lanyon Homestead
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WORKSHOP: Nature Journaling Landscapes at Lanyon Homestead
18 May

Discover the art of nature journaling in the stunning landscapes of Lanyon Homestead, where history and nature intertwine.

Stargazing at Lanyon Homestead
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Stargazing at Lanyon Homestead
7 March—9 May

Look up and explore the wonders of the Milky Way at Lanyon Homestead

Wedding Open Days, Lanyon Homestead
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Wedding Open Days, Lanyon Homestead
1 January—31 December

Get an insiders' look at the beautiful grounds and venue hire spaces at Lanyon Homestead.

Preserving the Past
Exhibition
Preserving the Past
Online

Peek into our recipe archives with this online exhibition

An Exciting New World at Calthorpes
Exhibition
An Exciting New World at Calthorpes
Online

Come and explore Calthorpes House and see how Della created a new home for Harry, herself and their daughters Del and Dawn in this exciting new world.

Creating Lanyon
Exhibition
Creating Lanyon
Online

This online exhibition documents the 2019 Artist in Residency program undertaken by six artists from the Artist Society of Canberra (ASOC) at Lanyon Homestead and supported by ACT Historic Places.

Within Living Memory
Exhibition
Within Living Memory

Within living memory presents oral histories focused on the lives and memories of the people who have lived and worked…