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A hand-drawn sketch of a teapot with a blue and white design and gold touches, with a handwritten note alongside it.

Winter Sketching with Alissa Duke

Learn to sketch on location in the historic exhibition house of Fairhall.

Georgian antiques decorating a dining table, including candlesticks and ornaments.
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Taste and Temptation

An exhibition exploring the taste and temptations of 18th-century drinking and dining.

An oil painting from the mid-1600s depicting several cats scrambling amidst a lavish still life of food items.

Taste & Temptation: Walk & Talk with Dr Matthew Martin

Join Matthew Martin as he shares insights about his curatorial process of Taste & Temptation.

Garden glimpse framed by dark foliage, looking onto rosebeds and stucco portico on bluestone building.
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Taste & Temptation and Bishopscourt Garden: Double Tour

Spend a morning in East Melbourne and visit the exhibition at Fairhall and gardens of Bishopscourt.

A woman in Regency-period costume including a white bonnet, white neck ruff and a red checked dress with puffed sleeves; holding a tea cup and saucer.

Dining with Jane Austen with Lise Rodgers

Join Lise Rodgers for a presentation delivered in costume on dining in the time of Jane Austen.

A still-life painting of a steak and kidney pie, grapes, slices of bread and lemons.

Food and Ceramics: Alchemy of Fire

Join Distinguished Professor Peter McNeil for a lecture and afternoon tea about food and ceramics.

A Regency-era oil painting of raw seafood and vegetables, including three different types of fish, a crab and carrots.

Eating and Drinking in the English Regency

Meat, drink and be wary: Join Jennifer Kloester for a lecture on the realities of Regency dining.

Vintage black and white photograph of a young Oscar Wilde, wearing a velvet blazer and holding a book while resting his head on one hand.

Oscar Wilde: ‘I can Resist Everything Except Temptation’

Join Susannah Fullerton for a lecture exploring the writer, Oscar Wilde.

A beautiful woman modelling a luxurious pale blue silk Dior gown and shawl, in an opulent Paris apartment.

The House of Dior: Eighteenth-century References

Join Paola Di Trocchio for a double lecture and afternoon tea about the House of Dior.

A 16th century oil painting of aristocratic men riding horses with the Palace of Versailles in the background.

Feasts and Fantasy at the Table of Louis XIV

Join Dr Samantha Happé for a lecture on feasts and fantasy at the table of Louis XIV.

Royal portrait of King George IV wearing a heavily embellished scarlet cloak and animal pelt neckdress, his crown resting on the table beside him.

George IV’s Sèvres Porcelain Collection

Join Sylvia Sagona for her lecture on George IV’s Sèvres porcelain collection.

A 'conversation piece' 18th century oil painting of a group of well-to-do people enjoying typical pasttimes of the era, by Bohemian artist, Johann Zoffany.

The Many Lives of Johann Zoffany

Join Dr Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg for a lecture exploring the many lives of Johann Zoffany.

An example of fine porcelain dinnerware with a dark blue and gold outer border surrounding painted flowers, and a circular painted image of lush fruit in the middle .

From Produce to Plate: The Influence of the Kitchen Garden

Join Suzanne Bravery for a lecture exploring the influence of the kitchen garden in decorative arts.

A piece of royal presentation jewellery featuring a crown and the ER insignia of Queen Elizabeth II, resting on a blue velvet cushion inside a jewellery box.

Opulent Intimacy: Royal Presentation Jewellery

Join Scott Coleman for a lecture on royal jewellery accompanied by an afternoon tea.

A fine portrait of King George IV as a young man, wearing a high stiffened cravat and high collar.

Spectacle and Splendour: Art and the Court of George IV

Join Scott Coleman for a lecture on Art and the Court of George IV, accompanied by an afternoon tea.

A hyper-realistic 18th century oil painting of an aristocratic young mother in a pink gown with her two young children.

Allan Ramsay: The Enlightened Artist

Join Dr Eugene Barilo Von Reisberg for a lecture exploring the 'Enlightened Artist', Allan Ramsay.