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What’s On
Sun, 08 SeptBowen Hills08 Sept 2024, 1:40 pm – 4:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaA short history of the origin and development of QWHA's program for the placement of plaques at historically significant sites, not only in Queensland but also as far afield as overseas, including the UK and Biarritz!
Sun, 21 JulyBowen Hills21 July 2024, 1:40 pm – 4:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaJoin Lyn Pointer as she discusses the role that women played in the Arts and Crafts Movement.
Sat, 06 JulyBowen Hills06 July 2024, 10:00 am – 12:30 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaJoin the Archives team for an in-depth look at the life of community and welfare worker Mary Griffith.
Sun, 09 JuneBowen Hills09 June 2024, 1:40 pm – 4:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaJoin Katie McConnel at Miegunyah as she shares stories about a few of Brisbane's extraordinary women.
Wed, 01 MayBowen Hills01 May 2024, 10:30 am – 12:30 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaJoin your group for an exclusive tour of Miegunyah, followed by a Devonshire on the verandah.
Sun, 14 AprBowen Hills14 Apr 2024, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaJoin QWHA Archivist Sharyn Merkley as she tells a nineteenth-century love story through traces left in Miegunyah's archives.
Sun, 24 MarMiegunyah House Museum24 Mar 2024, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pmMiegunyah House Museum, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen HillsJoin us at Miegunyah to celebrate the refinement and consummate artistry of the 2000-year-old Suzhou embroidery style and tradition. Enjoy afternoon tea while you watch Jenny and her students work.
Sun, 10 MarBowen Hills10 Mar 2024, 2:00 pm – 4:20 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaTo coincide with International Women's Day, Elizabeth Fysh will be launching her book Hear Them Roar – a collection of stories of 19 Queensland women.
Sun, 12 NovBowen Hills12 Nov 2023, 1:40 pm – 13 Nov 2023, 4:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaEnjoy a lecture given by two of our volunteers about the Pettigrew davenport, one of our most historically significant objects.
Sun, 08 OctBowen Hills08 Oct 2023, 9:30 am – 1:30 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaOnce again, we are throwing open the doors to Miegunyah to the public FREE for our annual Open Day, Sunday 8 October!
Sun, 17 SeptBowen Hills17 Sept 2023, 1:40 pm – 4:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaWas it a choice or plan B? Join us to hear about women teachers and their schools in early Brisbane
Sat, 26 AugBowen Hills26 Aug 2023, 9:30 am – 27 Aug 2023, 12:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaJoin the Archives team as they share some of the interesting and intriguing stories about Queensland's colonial women.
Sun, 16 JulyBowen Hills16 July 2023, 1:40 pm – 4:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaWhat can a rubbish dump tell us about women’s roles in late Victorian South Brisbane? Join us for a lecture about some of the artefacts discovered at the Woolloongabba Go Print site and what they suggest about gender roles during this period.
Sun, 11 JuneBowen Hills11 June 2023, 1:40 pm – 3:30 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaJoin the curators of our exhibition 'Pioneers in Petticoats' to find out more about how they created the exhibition and what they discovered about the Macarthur sisters.
Sun, 21 MayBowen Hills21 May 2023, 1:40 pm – 3:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaOn Sunday 21 May, Dr Michael Marendy will tell the story of the Brisbane 1900 Poster Ball: a new type of charity event where guests dressed up in costumes advertising a particular company or product. What did Lady Lamington wear? You will have to be there to hear Michael unveil the answer.
Fri, 28 AprBowen Hills28 Apr 2023, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaVisit Miegunyah at twilight for the opening of our 'Pioneers in Petticoats' exhibition as part of the Australian Heritage Festival.
Sun, 02 AprBowen Hills02 Apr 2023, 1:40 pm – 03 Apr 2023, 4:10 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaIf you're interested in the history of Enoggera and surrounding suburbs, this event is not to be missed. Diana Hacker will be talking about her new book, Miss Lade, Not Lost, which documents the history of Enoggera.
Sun, 12 MarBowen Hills12 Mar 2023, 1:30 pm – 3:30 pmBowen Hills, 35 Jordan Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006, AustraliaBehind every great man is usually an even greater woman. Such was the case for writer and poet Henry Lawson. His mother, Louisa Lawson, was a poet, publisher, agitator, feminist and social reformer. Join us at Miegunyah on 12 March to hear about this incredible woman.
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