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Friends enjoy exclusive access to special events including our monthly Object Club and Time Traveller's Book Club.

Object Club

Join us on the last Friday of each month as one of our Museum curators, conservators or other expert staff share their deep understanding of an object or exhibition. Free for Friends, bookings essential.

Event Object Club – A Stitch in Time Time: 10.30am–11.30am Date: Friday, September 26, 2025 Ticket information: Log in to book your ticket Ticket information: Book tickets

Which is the oldest dress in our collection and how do you care for something so precious? Join curator Cheryl Crilly and conservator Kerryn Wagg as they unpick the history, design and preservation of a magnificent 18th century dress now on display on the Mezzanine above the recently re-opened Landmarks gallery. Free and exclusive to Friends, bookings essential. Join Friends
Event Object Club – Landmarks tours Date: Friday, October 31, 2025 Ticket information: Log in to book and pls bring your eticket Ticket information: Book tickets

10.30–11.30am and 1–2pm
From encounters between First Nations peoples and those on board the Endeavour, to Covid-19 and Climate Strikes, Landmarks explores the moments and objects that define the Australian nation. Join our curators to hear the evolving story of the newly refreshed gallery. Free and exclusive to Friends, bookings essential. Join Friends

Time Traveller’s Book Club

Our Time Traveller’s Book Club is hosted by the Friends team on the last Tuesday of each month. Free for friends, bookings essential.

Event Time Traveller’s Book Club – Lest: Australian War Myths by Mark Dapin Time: 11am–12pm Date: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 Ticket information: Log in to book your tickets Ticket information: Book tickets

Join us to discuss Lest, the latest work by acclaimed journalist and historian Mark Dapin. Millions of dollars are spent commemorating Australia’s military history, but do the myths reflect the reality? What actually happened? This book aims to set the record straight. Exclusive to Friends. Join Friends

March

Unmaking Angas Downs by Shannyn Palmer, ISBN 9780522878387

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April

Madhouse at the End of the Earth: The Belgica’s Journey into the Dark Antarctic Night by Julian Sancton, ISBN 9780753553459

May

Living with the Anthropocene: Love, Loss and Hope in the Face of Environmental Crisis edited by Cameron Muir, ISBN 9781742236889

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June

Games People Played: A Global History of Sport by Wray Vamplew, ISBN 9781742236889

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July

A Brief History of Korea by Michael J Seth, ISBN 9780804851022

August

Näku Dhäruk: The Bark Petitions by Clare Wright, ISBN: 9781922330864

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September

Lest: Australian War Myths by Mark Dapin, ISBN 978-1761108075

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