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Collecting Embroidery & Needlework: Starting a collection with Alison Cole
Wednesday 19 Feb 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Mary Ann Henty, Letter to Caroline Henty, 1876. State Library of Victoria. 681 30 (1)
Dress and domesticity in 19th-Century Victoria: The Henty letters with Dr Laura Jocic
Thursday 20 Feb 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Double Lecture and Morning Tea | Luxury Tales: Fashion and Interiors with Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil
Thursday 27 Feb 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Curating Collections Series: Curating with Prints with Lisa Sullivan and Katarina Paseta, Geelong Gallery
Thursday 6 Mar 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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'Ecstatic about seaweed': eighteenth-century women tourists' scientific collecting with Dr Emma Gleadhill
Saturday 15 Mar 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Mistress of the Robes with Dr Sarah Bendall
Friday 21 Mar 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Double Lecture and Afternoon Tea | Swagger: Gentlemen of Fashion 1700-1900: from Macaroni Man to Perfumed Poodle and Decadent Dandy with Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil
Friday 11 Apr 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Swagger or Solidity? English Grand Tourists in Venice and Rome with Sylvia Sagona
Wednesday 16 Apr 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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The Lives of an 18th-Century Man’s Coat with Paola di Trocchio
Saturday 3 May 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Keeping Up Appearances: Curators and the Australian historic house museum interior with Suzanne Bravery
Thursday 8 May 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Decorating Government House: Exploring the Interiors of Victoria’s Vice-Regal Residence with Dr Nicole Davis
Friday 16 May 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Showcasing Sophistication: Pompeo Batoni's posturing portraits and Canaletto's 'postcards' of Venice with Sylvia Sagona
Wednesday 21 May 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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From Needs to Desires: The 18th-century Demand For Beautiful Objects with Genine Wallinga
Wednesday 28 May 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
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Just Dandy! The life and times of George 'Beau' Brummell with Chris Browne
Saturday 31 May 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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The World of Composer G. F. Handel: Music, Friendship and Rare Plants with Dennis Dorwick
Wednesday 11 Jun 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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He 'appears perfectly proportion'd': English ladies’ encounters with Napoleon with Dr Emma Gleadhill
Saturday 21 Jun 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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The Flàneur: the Dandy of 19th century Paris with Sylvia Sagona
Wednesday 25 Jun 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Melbourne Stories: The Women of Beleura with Martin Green
Wednesday 9 Jul 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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British Art Ceramics: By Design and Example with Dr Andrew Montana
Thursday 31 Jul 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
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Double Lecture and Afternoon Tea | The House of Dior: Eighteenth-century References with Dr Paola di Trocchio
Saturday 9 Aug 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:30 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