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AMaGA Masterclass: Inclusive Text

Heide Museum of Modern Art 7 Templestowe Rd, Bulleen, VIC, Australia

Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. This full-day masterclass will explore writing engaging content, considering diverse audiences and employing inclusive language in
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The Queen Victoria Market, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Heritage and Emotion

RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The Queen Victoria Market Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Heritage and Emotion has been cancelled for the present time due to the evolving situation of COVID-19.
Two linked events were : QVM: Social Value and Preservation. A conversation between Graeme Davison and Charles Sowerwine followed by a presentation by the artists of Isobel Knowles and Van Sowerwine’s short animation, Out In The Open, in the historic sheds of the QVM.

$10 – $20

There is part of my heart in Wonthaggi*

Royal Historical Society of Victoria 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

The RHSV is reviving a wonderful old tradition of organising tours to our colleagues in historical societies across rural Victoria. Unfortunately the first event is currently cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. So Wonthaggi - a town with an unusual history as a State Modern Town - may be rescheduled at a future time .

$30 – $55

ZOOM History Bookclub: The Maddest Place on Earth

RHSV, Gordon Moffatt Room 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

We are delighted that Jill Giese, author of The Maddest Place on Earth will be joining our bookclub for this discussion. The bookclub is now a ZOOM bookclub so we will be convening through video-conferencing. We can't pour you a glass of red but we can have a lively engaged conversation.

Free

Victoria’s Native Vegetation: History, Heritage, Politics

Old Treasury Building 20 Spring St, East Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In recognition of 2020 as the UN International Year of Plant Health, this History Council of Victoria seminar will illuminate the challenging and contested past, present and future of Victoria’s native vegetation.

TAKE A WALK

If you are close to the city why not do a historical walk in the Flagstaff area? We have two self-guided walks on our website as podcasts. The first walk
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LISTEN TO A PODCAST

We have an extraordinary library of lectures given at the RHSV over many years available on our website. Please download and indulge yourself. There are lectures and talks by Gary
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Returning our Ancestors

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

This partnership event between the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council has been cancelled for the moment. The screening Returning Our Ancestors followed by a discussion with Bonnie Chew, Councillor of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and our President, Richard Broome. Repatriation of Aboriginal Ancestral Remains will hopefully be rescheduled later in the year.

Free

AMaGA Workshop: Victorian Collections

Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of cataloguing on the Victorian Collections system
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RHSV AGM, connecting through ZOOM

RHSV ZOOM by Invitation , Australia

Our 2020 Weston Bate Oration has been cancelled (possibly postponed until Spring). However the AGM will be going ahead, on 19 May, through ZOOM so we will be sending, by email, a link to all members so that they can join in our AGM through the web (either video or audio) and participate in the AGM, ask questions of the Council etc.

Free