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10am | 12pm | 2pm
Closed public holidays

The Johnston Collection is a house museum of fine and decorative arts in an historic East Melbourne townhouse.

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Home Comforts Special Interest Tour | Walk & Talk with Janet O'Dell

Friday 12 Dec 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Unlocking The Collection

Thursday 18 Dec 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Hilary Davidson

Afternoon Tea and Lecture | The Words of Regency Fashion with Hilary Davidson

Saturday 10 Jan 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Chris Browne Square

Afternoon Tea & Lecture | How The French Revolution Shaped Regency Fashion with Emeritus Professor Chris Browne

Saturday 17 Jan 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

The History of Printed Textiles with Janet O'Dell

Thursday 22 Jan 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Status, Scandal, and Home Decoration in Eighteenth-Century Paris with Dr Belinda Scerri

Friday 23 Jan 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Home Comforts Special Interest Tour | Walk & Talk with Janet O'Dell

Wednesday 28 Jan 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Sissinghurst Castle 2

Vita Sackville West and her garden at Sissinghurst with Rosemary Irving

Thursday 29 Jan 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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Creating a Georgian Doll’s House with Suzanne Katz

Saturday 7 Feb 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Summer Sketching with Alissa Duke

Sunday 8 Feb 2026, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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The Business of Portraiture: Sir Peter Lely and Sir Godfrey Kneller with Dr Eugene Barilo von Reisberg

Thursday 12 Feb 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

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The Needle's Excellency with Janet O'Dell

Saturday 21 Feb 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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Hearth and home: domestic textiles in the collection of Museums Victoria with Dr Laura Jocic

Thursday 26 Feb 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

The History of Quilting in Australia with Janet O'Dell

Thursday 5 Mar 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Home Comforts

15 Oct 2025 – 12 Apr 2026

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