A night at the Macarthurs at Elizabeth Farm

As night falls on Dharug Country, at Elizabeth Farm the curtains are drawn, the dining table is set and the fire has been lit in the Macarthurs’ Drawing Room.

Start with tea or a coffee around a small campfire before joining us for an intimate look at life in Australia’s oldest house. You will be invited behind-the-scenes to look at some of the original structures of the roof, the cellar below the colonial kitchen and the Servant's Quarters restored by the Swan family.

Please note:

  • This is an outdoor event and will proceed in wet weather, except in extreme conditions. Please dress appropriately
  • Adults must hold a valid ticket to participate in this event. Children require supervision
  • This is a licenced event
  • Contains adult content
Tony Albert, Healing land, remembering Country, 2020. Installation view for Elizabeth Farm (2020).
Permanent display

Healing land, remembering Country

A powerful work by Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert

70 Alice Street, Rosehill NSW 2142

Elizabeth Farm

70 Alice Street, Rosehill NSW 2142
  • Wheelchair accessible
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  • Saturday 3 May 6pm–8pm

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Library bedroom, Elizabeth Farm, photographed by John Storey in 1984

Furnishing the house museum

Explore the process of rediscovering lost and forgotten skills, along with some very modern techniques

The cover of the guidebook features a view of the estate by convict artist Joseph Lycett published in ‘Views in Australia’ in 1824.

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

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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

Detail of recreated Elizabeth Farm oil cloth floor covering, photographed by John Storey in 1984

Elizabeth Farm restoration

Restoration photos from Elizabeth Farm 1984-85