Bundoora Homestead History Tours

Next date: Thursday, 17 October 2024 | 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM

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 that 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 17 October | 11.30am -12.15pm

Thursday 21 November | 11.30am -12.15pm

Cost

$10 tour only

$15 tour + scones with jam & cream

$20 tour + tea or coffee and scones with jam & cream

(tickets incur a booking fee)

Register here

Terms & Conditions

Please note for a refund of ticket to be considered we require at a minimum 48 hours notice.

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.

To plan your visit and for more information please click here.

 

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Image Credit: Bundoora Homestead Art Centre stain glass ceiling, Image courtesy Darebin Council

When

Location

Bundoora Homestead Arts Centre, 7 Prospect Hill Dr, Bundoora, 3083, View Map