The Program is published twice a year.

Semester 1, 2025

5 February	Annual General Meeting followed by A Day in the Life of a Valuer
19 February	The Development of Glass
5 March	Billilla – from Homestead to Heritage
19 March	Tea – the Drink that Changed the World
2 April	To be advised
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
30 April	Potential Excursion
7 May	Private Collections that became Museums
21 May	Gossipy Jewels
4 June	The Life and Art of Merric Boyd
18 June	Gold Boxes, Temples and Cabinets – The History of Melbourne’s Chinese Furniture Makers
2 July	Members Day: Curios – bring a curio to discuss

Semester 2, 2024

17 July	Wonderful things we no longer use
7 August	Dating early family photographs
21 August	Birthday lunch
4 September	Pounamu, New Zealand Jade…its meaning to the Maori…and the wonderful artifacts and antiques made from it
18 September	A History in Tiles, Medieval to De Morgan
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
16 October	Four stages of English figure making 1755-1975
30 October	Excursion – Justin Art House Museum, Prahran – details to be advised
6 November	Quilts Yesterday and Today A short talk followed by Show and Tell for Members’ Quilts.
20 November	Three members will speak about different styles of brooches.
4 December	Christmas Morning Tea – Christmas books

Semester 1, 2024

7 February	Annual General Meeting followed by short talk on “The Huon Pine Story”
21 February	Mirka Mora – an artist and her techniques
6 March	Triumph & Transformation – Huguenot Silversmiths in London
20 March	Victoria’s Earliest Porcelain Works
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
17 April	Ludwig Hirschfield-Mack: more than a Bauhaus artist
1 May	From Peasants to Princes – Early English Stoneware, 1600-1800
15 May	Women of Beleura
29 May	Excursion – details to be advised
5 June	Colonial Banks – Evolution of their Design and Furnishing
19 June	Off the Wall – the story of one woman’s passion for wallpaper

Semester 2, 2023

19 July	Portable Buildings in Australia
2 August	The Kitchen Dresser
16 August	50th Birthday Celebration Lunch
6 September	Gold, its Mystery & Alchemy – the story of its origin, connections, chemistry and magic
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
4 October	Talking Shop – the stories behind Brighton businesses
18 October	Quilts in the National Trust Collection
1 November	Methods of Printing through the Ages
15 November	An Extraordinary Collection of Chelsea Porcelain in Australia
6 December	Christmas Morning Tea

Semester 1, 2023

1 February	Riga – an Art Nouveau Gem
15 February	Arts and Crafts Houses and Gardens
1 March	Dutch Glass in the Twentieth Century
15 March	A Glance at the History of Optometry
29 March	Tour to The Duldig Studio, Malvern
5 April	The 18th Century Demand for Beautiful Things
SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
3 May	Jewels of a British Coronation
17 May	The Life of a Master Weaver and the Textiles she loves
31 May	Tour to Geelong Art Gallery to see work of Clarice Beckett
7 June	Off the Wall – the story of one woman’s passion for wallpaper
21 June	British Women Silversmiths from 1697 to the Victorian Era