Vaucluse House
Workshop
Spooky mini-zine workshop
Celebrate all things spooky by making your own haunted house mini-zine with author Lucie Stevens
Wednesday 15 April 10.30am–12pm
Tour
Wentworth Mausoleum Walking Tour
Join us for a walking tour to the rarely opened Wentworth Mausoleum and learn about William Charles Wentworth’s extravagant 1873 state funeral
Thursday 26 March 10am–11.30am
Creatives selected for inaugural Vaucluse House Creative and Cultural Residency
Museums of History NSW is pleased to announce the four creatives who will be participating in the inaugural Vaucluse House Creative and Cultural Residency program
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Vaucluse House, Waterfall, Ponds & Rill Conservation Project
Watch the update on this conservation project that has preserved the integrity and heritage significance of this important waterway
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Donors’ special viewing of conservation works at Vaucluse House
On a perfect autumn day in late May, Museums of History NSW donors attended a special behind-the-scenes presentation to learn about the conservation works currently underway on the waterfall, ponds and stone-lined rill (creek) in the grounds of Vaucluse House
Conservation
Conservation in action: Vaucluse House waterfall, ponds and rill
The Vaucluse House Waterfall, Ponds and Rill Conservation Project will preserve the integrity and heritage significance of these important features of the estate. It was made possible by the generous support of the F&K De Angeli Foundation
Conservation
Conservation in action: Vaucluse House ancillary buildings remediation
Museums of History NSW (MHNSW) is currently undertaking essential conservation works on the 1830s former store, laundry and water tank at Vaucluse House
Vaucluse House: preserving a grand harbourside estate
Located on the traditional Country of Gadigal and Birrabirragal people, Vaucluse House is a rare surviving 19th-century harbourside estate that retains much of its original setting, including its grounds and harbour frontage
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Saying goodbye to spring: the jacarandas at Vaucluse House
For those who visit Vaucluse House, the annually blossoming jacarandas are a friendly and gentle reminder that spring is coming to a close for another year