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Swagger: Gentlemen of Fashion

9 April - 21 September (2)

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Wednesday–Sunday
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Closed public holidays

Opening Hours
Wednesday–Sunday
10am | 12pm | 2pm
Closed public holidays

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

Events

Twilight Tour | Swagger: Gentlemen of Fashion

Wednesday 20 Aug 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Unlocking The Collection

Thursday 21 Aug 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

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Disgrace and Distinction: Convict Dandies in Colonial Australia with Professor Clara Tuite

Friday 22 Aug 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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The Friends 26th Annual General Meeting with Guest Speaker John Patrick

Wednesday 27 Aug 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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Taking Travel Home: an introduction to five British women Grand Tourists with Dr Emma Gleadhill

Saturday 30 Aug 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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Archibald Prize 2025 | Visit to Geelong Gallery

Thursday 4 Sep 2025, 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Red Robes and Rare Treasures: Cardinals in Early Modern Europe with Dr Lisa Beaven

Thursday 11 Sep 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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An Evening with Rare Books, hosted by Emeritus Professor Chris Browne

Thursday 11 Sep 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Unlocking The Collection

Saturday 13 Sep 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

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Afternoon Tea & Lecture | Suave and Sophisticated: Gentlemen and their accoutrements with Adrian Dickens

Friday 19 Sep 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Twilight Tour | Swagger: Gentlemen of Fashion

Wednesday 24 Sep 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

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Anthony van Dyck (1599-1641): Setting the Canon with Dr Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg

Thursday 25 Sep 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

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Swagger: Gentlemen of Fashion

9 Apr 2025 – 28 Sep 2025

First Friday Book Club | The End of the Morning by Charmian Clift (Edited by Nadia Wheatley)

Friday 3 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

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At Home in Renaissance Europe with Professor Anne Dunlop

Friday 17 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Morning Tea and Lecture | Great Writers and the Cats Who Owned Them with Susannah Fullerton

Thursday 23 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

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Jane Austen, Riddle Books, and Family Charades with Francesca Kavanagh

Saturday 25 Oct 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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A Morning In East Melbourne: Home Comforts & Bishopscourt Garden — Double Tour

Thursday 30 Oct 2025, 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Unlocking The Collection

Thursday 30 Oct 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

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Twilight Tour | Home Comforts

Thursday 30 Oct 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Summer Sketching with Alissa Duke

Saturday 8 Nov 2025, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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Bringing home the Greeks: Greek revival architecture in the 18th and 19th centuries with Dr Christopher Gribbin

Sunday 9 Nov 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Perrycroft House Voysey

Arts and Crafts Houses and Gardens in England with Dr Alison Inglis AM

Thursday 13 Nov 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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Twilight Tour | Home Comforts

Thursday 20 Nov 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

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House and Home in The English Regency with Dr Jennifer Kloester

Saturday 22 Nov 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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Two and a Half (Hanoverian) Men: Monarchs of the Early Georgian Era with Dr Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg

Friday 28 Nov 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Unlocking The Collection

Saturday 29 Nov 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

The History of Quilting in Australia with Janet O'Dell

Wednesday 3 Dec 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

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First Friday Book Club | Joan Lindsay by Brenda Niall

Friday 5 Dec 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

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Twilight Tour | Home Comforts

Wednesday 10 Dec 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

Unlocking The Collection

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

The History of Printed Textiles with Janet O'Dell

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

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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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Home Comforts

15 Oct 2025 – 12 Apr 2026

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