Join us for a unique guided experience, to learn about the historic Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, and the land on which it was built. Hear the stories that shaped this iconic mansion, from its first era as a private family home and stables, to its rebirth as a repatriation mental health hospital for returned servicemen, and its final reimagining as a community art gallery.
Topics you will learn about on the tour:
- Indigenous custodianship of Country
- The commissioning and origins of the house as the Smith family home
- Unique architectural features of the Queen Anne style mansion
- The transformation of the Homestead into a convalescent farm and repatriation hospital
- The discovery of an internationally significant medical treatment
- Bundoora Homestead’s present day use as an arts and cultural facility
Following the tour, we invite you to join us for Devonshire tea in our onsite café, or stay on to explore our beautiful heritage gardens.
Date/ Time
Thursday Tours
Thursday 14 March | 11.30am -12.15pm
Thursday 11 April | 11.30am -12.15pm
Thursday 9 May | 11.30am -12.15pm
Thursday 13 June | 11.30am -12.15pm
Saturday Tours
Saturday 27 April | 11.30am -12.15pm
Saturday 25 May | 11.30am -12.15pm
Cost
$10 tour only
$15 tour + scones with jam & cream
$20 tour + tea or coffee and scones with jam & cream
Other information:
To plan your visit and for more information please click below: https://arts.darebin.vic.gov.au/Arts-venues/Bundoora-Homestead-Art-Centre/Visit/Plan-your-visit
If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact us we can be reached during opening hours via phone on 03 9496 1060 or by email at Bundoora.Homestead@darebin.vic.gov.au
Please note: general photography and short videos (for social media) may be recorded at this event for promotional use only and to document this event internally. If you prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know once you arrive.
Image Credit: Bundoora Convalescent Farm c1920s. Australian War Memorial H19366
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