Hosted in the ballroom of the famous historic Swifts mansion in Darling Point, Dead Men Talking - a two-man, one-act stage musical devised and scripted by Max Cullen and Warren Fahey, has been a wild success since it was first performed in 2014.

Henry Lawson (Max Cullen) and A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson (Warren Fahey) discuss each others lives, recite poems, sing songs and generally banter – and have a laugh about life’s changing circumstances.

Tuesday 20 March | 6pm - 8pm

Members $75 General $99 | One show only, limited tickets

The Swifts,

Darling Point

Guarding The Galilee with director Nell Schofield

Guarding the Galilee, a half-hour documentary about the the battle to stop the biggest coal mine in Australian history, Adani’s Carmichael coal mine. Narrated by actor Michael Caton, the documentary explains the toll the mine would have on water resources, the climate and the reef, and how this devastating project will threaten our environment. The film is directed and produced by Nell Schofield, actor turned activist. Nell has worked in the film and TV industry for over 30 years, starring in the cult feature film Puberty Blues and one of the creators of the original play Strictly Ballroom alongside her fellow NIDA graduates. Nell has trained with Al Gore as one of his Climate Leaders and has worked in the Office of the Lord Mayor of Sydney on local government issues.

Nell will be taking part in a Q & A following the screening.

Wednesday 31 January | 10am - 11am Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre Observatory Hill

Members $15 General $20. Includes morning tea. Free parking onsite

Nell Schofield

http://www.hha.net.au/buy-tickets

Our city of Sydney is wrapped around the world’s largest and most impressive Victorian necropolis. Join religions expert Dr Christopher Hartney as we tour the various sections of Rookwood. We will see religious and secular approaches to death take a very concrete form in the architecture and sacred objects of this sublime location which was also one of the first great public examples of Australian multiculturalism.

Saturday 10 February | 8.30am-1.30pm

Members $75, General $99

Includes return coach transport from Central Station and refreshments

Hosted in the ballroom of the famous historic Swifts mansion in Darling Point, Dead Men Talking - a two-man, one-act stage musical devised and scripted by Max Cullen and Warren Fahey, has been a wild success since it was first performed in 2014. Henry Lawson (Max Cullen) and A. B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson (Warren Fahey) discuss each others lives, recite poems, sing songs and generally banter – and have a laugh about life’s changing circumstances.

Tuesday 20 March | 6pm - 8pm

Members $75 General $99 | One show only, limited tickets

Superfish Tales: Trawling Coogee with Mary Haire

Littoral Coogee provides the backdrop for this tribute to Australia's pioneer 'mermaids': vaudeville/Hollywood star and distance swimmer Annette Kellerman, creator of the one-piece swimsuit and of synchronised swimming and the first female 'nude' on film, and our pioneering Olympians, Fanny (Sarah) Durack and local girl, Mina Wylie. Join Mary Haire on her guided walk via Coogee's myriad pools and historic monuments, which also honours some of the suburb’s famous 'sons', as you dip into its fascinating past, including the notorious 'Shark Arm Murder Case.

The walk concludes at the Mina Wylie statue at the baths founded by her father.

Saturday 24 March | 11am - 1pm

Meeting point provided at time of booking

Members $35, General $45

Have you always wondered about the story of this emblematic building and how it was to live in Sirius?

Have your questions answered and show your support on this special open day. Thanks the to the SOS Foundation and Myra Demetriou, the last resident of Sirius.

Saturday 13 December | 10am - 1.00pm

HHA Members $25 General $39.

Includes a tour of Sirius with the architectand the SOS Foundation guides and refreshments.

SOLD OUT !

Send us an email at events@hha.net.au with your details including your phone if you want to register on the wait list

Celebrate the festive season amongst the wonderful Rose Gardens of the Royal Botanic Gardens with bubbles and nibbles. Includes a historic tour of the Conservatorium of Music

Tuesday 12 December 4-7pm

The Pavilion, Rose Gardens

Members $55 General $70

http://www.hha.net.au/buy-tickets

02 9252 5554

Sirius is a 79 unit Brutalist apartment block built for public housing in The Rocks. It is under threat of demolition. At the heart of the campaign to save Sirius and its residents is a desire to celebrate the building and its people. Meet the authors of the new Sirius book John Dunn, Ben Peake and Amiera Piscopo and learn about its heritage significance.

Tuesday 5 December

Annie Wyatt Room

The National Trust Centre

Observatory Hill

Tickets members $15 general $20 includes morning tea and free parking onsite

http://www.hha.net.au/buy-tickets

02 9252 5554

For more than 1000 generations the Dhurag people have fished and hunted around Botany Bay.

They have a remarkable story of resilience in coming to terms with changing circumstances that began when Governor Phillip met them for the first time.

Join Historian, Janet Morice and Heritage Consultant, Andrew Starr as they tell stories of the shanty towns of the Depression, the remarkable story of the explorer and adventurer Comte La Perouse and the underground cable to New Zealand.

Saturday 25 November 10.30am

Members $35, General $45

http://www.hha.net.au/buy-tickets

02 9252 5554

Twenty five years ago Mickey Robertson and her husband made the impulsive decision to buy several dilapidated early colonial farm buildings in the Australian countryside and so began a major restoration project culminating into Mickey's book, The House and Garden at Glenmore.

Tackling Glenmore was an exciting opportunity (as well as endless hard work!) for Mickey who, despite her urban roots, has a passion for landscape, architecture, interiors, gardens and the enduring relationship that links them together. The result is a small, unique and charming country property nestled into a landscape of delightful rise and fall...on the very edge of Sydney. Mickey will talk about her book and the journey she took in creating her inspiring garden at Glenmore House.

Tuesday 7 November 2017

10.00am - 11.30am

Annie Watt Room

National Trust Centre

free parking onsite

Members $15 General $20

BOOK

02 9292 5554

http://www.hha.net.au/buy-tickets

In November 2017, the City of Sydney celebrates 175 years of local governance.

To celebrate this milestone, the City’s Curator, Archivist and Historian have assembled a fascinating exhibition of rarely seen council records, including documents, photographs, objects and audio which trace the history of our great city.

Our tour of the exhibition will be led by the City’s Curator, Margaret Betteridge and will include a sneak peek at some of the Town Hall’s exquisite interiors.

Tuesday 31 October 2017

10.00am - 11.30am

Members $20 General $30

02 9252 5554

#KissingSydney is a celebration of the encounter between social media and architecture, and will be the first in a new program of exhibitions hosted by the HHA with the aim of drawing attention to the built environment in a contemporary fashion, through our experiences on social media.

The recently appointed curatorial team at wishes to launch the exhibition program with an ode to the dedicated photographers who record and share glimpses of Sydney’s built fabric on social media. We’re exploring the collision between the ephemeral moments captured with the age old constructions that surrounds us.

The name of the exhibition, #KissingSydney is derived from architectural historian Sylvia Lavin’s 2011 book Kissing Architecture, where she outlines a theory of interface between architecture and other mediums; explaining how “kisses” between mediums create new affective conditions and new ways of seeing or feeling the built environment.

FREE EXHIBITION OPENING

Thursday 21st September

6pm to 7pm

Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre

The diverse inner-city precinct of Newtown developed from Crown grants, abandoned farms and clusters of shops along the old Cook’s River Road. Today Newtown offers a variety of architectural styles, historic gravesites and Sydney’s best preserved 19th century shopping strip.

Come and enjoy the local curiosities and some of Sydney’s most gruesome secrets with Beatrice Scheepers, a self-confessed Newtown tragic.

Sunday 24 September | 10am - 12.30pm

Meeting point provided at time of booking

Members $35 General $45. Includes morning tea.

Back After popular demand !

Scots on the Rocks Walk

with Jan Morice & Andrew Starr

Due to the popularity of our tour last month we are repeating this tour for those that missed out.

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Join Janet Morice and Andrew Starr as they tell the surprising history of the first fifty years of the colony on the Rocks, revealing hidden reminders of the past that still exist away from the tourist trails. Discover the stories of remarkably strong women, and three Scotsmen, products of the Scottish Enlightenment, who played such an important role in the development of the colony.

Saturday 16 September 10am -1pm

Members $35 General $45

includes morning tea.