WHAT'S ON

An exhibition of rare playbills collection from the Theatre Royal, a grand gold rush era theatre that operated in Ballarat from 1858 to 1877.

This display highlights books and ephemera from the Ballarat Libraries collection that capture the rich history of the performing arts in Ballarat from the gold rush to more recent times.

Lauren from Coco Sounds joins us to share the joy of music. Children will sing songs and explore rhythms using their bodies and instruments. 

Explore Ancestry Library Edition and its features. Ancestry is an easy place to start when beginning your family history.

Ballarat Library visits the Eureka Centre each Thursday morning from 10.30am during school terms. 

A public lecture by Dr Lorinda Cramer on the significance of Fletcher Jones to Australia’s dress history.

Lego Club will feature themed challenges completed using Lego blocks and lots of imagination.  

Museums Victoria’s Deborah Tout-Smith leads a panel discussion about the interpretation and preservation of theatre curtains and backdrops of heritage significance that originate from various locations across regional Victoria.

Join Alison Lettin from the National Archives of Australia as she delves into their records to present architectural drawings from Ballarat’s colonial era.