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  • An oil painting of a Regency gentleman wearing a white curled wig, cravat and pink coat in front of a blue cloudy sky, with a black strike over his eyes.
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Until 28 Sep

Swagger: Gentlemen of Fashion

  • Art
  • Exhibition

The adornment, surroundings, and behaviour of fashionable gentlemen reveal their unique tastes and style.

Inspired by interior decoration and the performance of fashionability, Swagger examines the life of an English gentleman of the 1700s and 1800s. Each room of Fairhall, an 1860s townhouse in East Melbourne, has been re-imagined to evoke the worlds of Regency rakes, dandies, military figures, and men of business and leisure.

Explore treasures of British and European fine and decorative arts from The Johnston Collection displayed in the intimate, domestic setting of Fairhall. Discover stories of young men on their Grand Tour of Europe; the treasures they selected on their travels; the clubs they visited; and the toil of valets and staff who enabled their fashionable lives.

Step behind the sartorial scenes to experience the sociability, elegance, and style of Georgian and Regency gentlemen at The Johnston Collection.

Hours

Date Times
Fri 9 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 10 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 11 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 14 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 15 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 16 May
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Sat 17 May
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Sun 18 May
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Wed 21 May
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Thu 22 May
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Fri 23 May
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Sat 24 May
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Sun 25 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 28 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 29 May
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Fri 30 May
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Sat 31 May
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 1 Jun
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 4 Jun
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Thu 5 Jun
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Fri 6 Jun
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Sat 7 Jun
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  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 11 Jun
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Thu 12 Jun
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 13 Jun
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Sat 14 Jun
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Wed 18 Jun
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Thu 19 Jun
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 20 Jun
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Fri 27 Jun
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Sat 28 Jun
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Wed 2 Jul
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Sat 26 Jul
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Wed 30 Jul
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Wed 6 Aug
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Wed 20 Aug
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Thu 21 Aug
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Fri 22 Aug
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Sat 23 Aug
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Sun 24 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 27 Aug
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 28 Aug
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Fri 29 Aug
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Sat 30 Aug
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Sun 31 Aug
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Wed 3 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 4 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 5 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 6 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 7 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 10 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 11 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 12 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 13 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 14 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 17 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 18 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 19 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 20 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 21 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 24 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 25 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 26 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 27 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 28 Sep
  • 10am - 4pm 10:00am - 4:00pm

Location

The Johnston Collection
192 Wellington Parade
East Melbourne 3002

Open in maps location for The Johnston Collection

Price and bookings

Adult / general $30
Senior $28
Student / concession $20
Children $15
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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9416 2515
  • email address: hello@johnstoncollection.org
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