Elizabeth Farm

Workshop
Natural Dyeing Workshop
Harness nature’s beautiful colour palette to create your own unique tie-dyed item, using natural dye, food waste and foraged materials, in this hands-on workshop with artist Alacoque Dash
Tuesday 20 January 10.30am–12pm

Tour
Members Hour: Elizabeth Farm
Be treated to a special tour of the property, led by our expert museum staff
Wednesday 21 January 9am–10am

Permanent display
Healing land, remembering Country
A powerful work by Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert
Sunday 30 April

Latest News
Memorable learning experiences at Elizabeth Farm
At Museums of History NSW, we strive to create memorable and meaningful experiences for school students – bringing history to life in the places where it happened

Elizabeth Farm museum at 40
This year Elizabeth Farm celebrates 40 years open to the public as a house museum!

'A most excellent brick house' Elizabeth Farm
Curator Dr Scott Hill explores some of the enduring mysteries buried in the architecture of Australia’s oldest surviving homestead

When masks were compulsory
When thinking about the impact of COVID-19, it’s timely to reflect on an earlier pandemic that affected every aspect of life, including at our places

The Maltese connection: the unexpected origins of Elizabeth Farm’s convict workers
The story of three men from Elizabeth Farm shows that theft was only one reason for transportation and that Britain was far from the only source of convicts sent to NSW

On This Day
12 Feb 1793 - John Macarthur granted land at Parramatta
On 12 February 1793 John Macarthur was granted 100 acres of land at Parramatta by Acting Governor Francis Grose. Macarthur was the first man to clear and cultivate 50 acres