Elizabeth Farm

Elizabeth Farm school holidays shoot
Workshop

Accessible History Kids

Join us for a tactile and sensory workshop where kids will discover what life was like at Elizabeth Farm 200 years ago.

Monday 13 January 9am–10.30am
Front verandah, Elizabeth Farm
Tour

Members Hour: Elizabeth Farm

Members will be treated to a special tour with a focus on events around 26 January 1808, including the role John Macarthur played in the overthrow of Governor William Bligh

Saturday 25 January 9am–10am
Elizabeth Farm house - front verandah and carriageway

'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

Elizabeth Farm school holidays shoot
Various dates & times
Workshop

History Kids – Explore the House at Elizabeth Farm

Explore the house at Elizabeth Farm these summer holidays

Wednesday 8 January 10.30am–11.30am
Woman using a washboard and laundry bucket in a courtyard
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

Exterior of Elizabeth Farm

Elizabeth Farm museum at 40

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

Tents in bush setting.

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

Men fighting on board ship.

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