Bring your kids to this workshop to learn how to draw absurd faces and monsters! This workshop will help your child recognise the power of their imagination and encourage them to pursue their creative potential. Participants will have an opportunity to exhibit their creations in the museum’s front window, creating a mural of monsters.

No prior skills necessary and all materials provided on the day.

10:30am – Kid’s Drop off / Workshop starts

12:00pm – Exhibition in Galleries' front windows. Parents are welcome to visit the Galleries ($10 General Admission applies) to celebrate their children’s creations and view our current exhibition.

Refreshments provided.

$10 FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE RESIDENTS OF BOROONDARA (please call the Galleries on 03 9817 1725 to reserve your ticket)

Ticket includes admission to the current exhibition Lyon Housemuseum Exh. #5.

* This event is generously supported by the City of Boroondara and the Rotary Club of Balwyn.

Join us for this special talk by Professor Jaynie Anderson on how architects have developed their homes as museums.

Drawing on her recently published book Unconstrained Passions - the Architect’s House as a Museum, Anderson takes us on an erudite journey from the house museums of Renaissance Italy to contemporary Australia.

Professor Anderson is one of Australia’s pre-eminent art historians and in 2015 Anderson received a knighthood from the President of the Republic of Italy for her research into Venetian Renaissance art. Her recent political biography, The Life of Giovanni Morelli in Risorgimento Italy will be discussed at a special launch in the library of the Italian Senate in Rome on 3 October 2022. 

Join us for refreshments following the talk. 

Ticket includes admission to the current exhibition Lyon Collection Exh. #5.

Join celebrated Melbourne artist and teacher Darren Wardle as he leads a two-hour hands-on workshop introducing participants to the fundamentals of painting.

Learn how to mix colours, apply different brush techniques and construct visually engaging compositions.

Beginners welcome! All materials provided on the day.

Coffee/tea/soft drinks are provided.

$10.00 BOROONDARA RESIDENTS (please call the Galleries to reserve your ticket).

Ticket includes admission to the current exhibition Lyon Collection Exh. #5.

* This event is generously supported by the City of Boroondara and the Rotary Club of Balwyn.

Join Kerry Gardner AM, film director, author and cultural ambassador as she presents a history of Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale and the impact this has had on the careers of presenting artists and on the global reception of Australian art.

Gardner is currently chair of Australia’s Venice Council and is the author of a recently published book Australia at the Venice Biennale: A Century of Contemporary Art.

Ticket includes admission to the current exhibition Lyon Collection Exh. #5.

From a visit to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection to the design of the Housemuseum, join the Melbourne architect and art collector Corbett Lyon as he takes us on an illustrated journey through his inspirations and design thinking for the Lyon Housemuseum.

Refreshments provided following the talk.

Ticket includes admission to the current exhibition Lyon Collection Exh. #5.

* Please note that this talk is being given at Lyon Housemuseum Galleries, 217 Cotham Road, Kew 3101 and does not included a tour of the original Housemuseum. The original Housemuseum remains closed for public tours due to COVID restrictions.

Our Architectural Drawing Class is back by popular demand.

Ever considered learning to draw in perspective like an architect? Spend a Saturday morning learning to draw alongside Corbett Lyon, equipped with his 40 years’ experience in architectural drawing and design. Enjoy learning the fundamentals of sketching and colouring. 

Beginners and aficionados all welcome! Drawing paper and pens provided on the day.

Ticket includes admission to the current exhibition Lyon Housemuseum Exh. #5.

Join us for a complimentary afternoon tour with Siobhan Sloper, Gallery and Museum Manager every Friday at Housemuseum Galleries.

Spend an hour learning about the artists and artworks in our current exhibition Lyon Collection Exh. #5.

All groups welcome.

$10 GENERAL ADMISSION PER PERSON OR $8 CONCESSION

FREE FOR CHILDREN 12 YEARS OR UNDER