Elizabeth Farm
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
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
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
'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
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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!
Furnishing the house museum
Explore the process of rediscovering lost and forgotten skills, along with some very modern techniques
Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta: a history and a guide
Exploring the history of the Macarthur family and with a room-by-room guide to the house as experienced by visitors, this guidebook was first published in 1984 to coincide with the opening of the museum