Elizabeth Farm

'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

On paper – measured drawings of Elizabeth Farm
As part of the restoration works at Elizabeth Farm in the 1980s, a set of hand-drawn measured drawings were produced of the house and service buildings

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