13 May – 27 Sep

Taste and Temptation

Name: Taste and Temptation
Start: 2026-05-13
End: 2026-09-27
Location: The Johnston Collection

Food and drink in the 1700s was more than mere sustenance. A table could display wealth, style and luxury, be the setting for gossip and social intrigue, and reveal powerful political allegiances.

This autumn and winter, each room of historic East Melbourne townhouse Fairhall has been theatrically reimagined to evoke the lavish art of eating and drinking in Europe in the 18th century.

Experience The Johnston Collection transformed into a series of atmospheric, period-appropriate tableaux. Explore a haven for political rebels; a stylish Continental Kaffeeklatch where women enjoyed coffee and conversation; a sumptuous dessert setting; a baroque dining room laden with silver; and an elegant morning room for the rituals of dressing and hot chocolate.

View exquisite fine and decorative arts from The Johnston Collection in an exciting new arrangement, and discover the taste and temptations of 18th-century drinking and dining.

Date	Times
Wed 13 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 14 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 15 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 16 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 17 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 20 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 21 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 22 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 23 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 24 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 27 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 28 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 29 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 30 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 31 May	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 3 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 4 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 5 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 6 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 7 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 10 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 11 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 12 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 13 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 14 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 17 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 18 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 19 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 20 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 21 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 24 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 25 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 26 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 27 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 28 Jun	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 1 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 2 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 3 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 4 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 5 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 8 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 9 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 10 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 11 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 12 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 15 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 16 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 17 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 18 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 19 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 22 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 23 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 24 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 25 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 26 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 29 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 30 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 31 Jul	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 1 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 2 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 5 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 6 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 7 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 8 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 9 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 12 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 13 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 14 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 15 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 16 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 19 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 20 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 21 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 22 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 23 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 26 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 27 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 28 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 29 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 30 Aug	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 2 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 3 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 4 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 5 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 6 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 9 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 10 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 11 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 12 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 13 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 16 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 17 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 18 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 19 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 20 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Wed 23 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Thu 24 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Fri 25 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sat 26 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm
Sun 27 Sep	10:00am - 4:00pm

Adult / general $35
Senior $30
Student / concession $30
Children $20

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