PAST PROGRAMS

A public lecture by Geoff Hocking for the 170th anniversary of the Red Ribbon Rebellion.

Explore the many resources of TROVE, the National Library of Australia's contribution to family research. 

In recognition NAIDOC week we welcome Wadawurrung Elder, Aunty Marlene Gilson to discuss her art and share her cultural knowledge, in conversation with Kiri Smart from the Art Gallery of Ballarat.

Talking History with Robyn Annear

Greenhouse relaunch their career with a searing vitality, epic melodies, dream-along anthems and festival sized bangers. 

Come in from the cold this winter and celebrate Ballarat Winter Festival by creating your very own snow globe. Bookings recommended.

Expand your knowledge of British family history research, especially with the newspaper index.

Dive into the story of a long-forgotten Gold Rush with Dr Douglas Wilkie, exploring Colonial Victoria in the years before the well-known 1851 gold rushes.

A panel discussion about ‘Hidden Histories’, featuring people actively working to give voice to marginalised communities and to provide historical interpretation that is complex, dynamic, inclusive and, where necessary, provocative.