The next installment in the seminar series from Deakin University, Australian Catholic University and Old Treasury! ‘Material Histories’ presents new scholarship from a wide range of speakers, all united by their passion for objects! First speaker: Turning Over Material Histories of the Sandglass with Matthew Champion In the early fourteenth century, the sandglass made its debut […]
World Meningitis Day is an international day to raise awareness of Meningitis and supports the CoMO (Confederation of Meningitis Organizations) Global Road Map to defeat Meningitis by 2030. Old Treasury Building will be lit in purple for this event from sunrise to sunset.
In elaborate white dresses, with filmy veils, happy brides smile at the world in countless photographs. But where did the many ‘traditions’ of the wedding day come from, and did the bride always wear white? Join Margaret Anderson as she looks at the history of weddings and the wedding dress in Victoria, with some surprising […]
Ask any dyslexic about their school experience and they will tell you about the gut wrenching fear of receiving back their school work covered in red crosses and comments. When Light it Red started in 2015, it was about taking back the power of that colour to raise awareness. The colour influenced our name Code […]
Today is the seventh International Mastocytosis & Mast Cell Diseases Awareness Day. Old Treasury Building is proud to support The Australasian Mastocytosis Society (TAMS) as part of its annual #SpotOurSpots campaign. Landmarks and venues across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand are lighting up tonight to raise awareness of Mast Cell Activation Disorders (MCADs), including mastocytosis […]
A black papier-mâché sewing box, now on display in the Old Treasury Building’s ‘Belongings’ exhibition, would once have been both commonplace in and essential for many homes. This box and others like it – filled with needles and threads, thimbles and scissors, ribbons and buttons – helped women to create new looks from old clothes. Conscious […]
To celebrate Diwali, the building will be lit in the Indian Tricolours on 26th October and on 1st November 2024. Old Treasury Building will be lit in saffron, white and green for this event from sunrise to sunset.
The next installment in the seminar series from Deakin University, Australian Catholic University and Old Treasury! ‘Material Histories’ presents new scholarship from a wide range of speakers, all united by their passion for objects! First speaker: Batavia and the personification of hope with Corioli Souter This cordon pulle, or jug, is reconstructed from sherds collected from Batavia (1629), which was […]
Today we stand alongside the Australian Pancreatic Cancer Alliance and the World Pancreatic Alliance by turning purple for World Pancreatic Cancer Day along with 126 other landmarks in the country to raise awareness and pay tribute to those living with the disease and to honour those who have lost their lives to pancreatic cancer. In […]
The Old Treasury building is one of very few gold rush buildings still in use in the city. This monthly tour will showcase the exhibitions, including the beautiful building. See areas of the building inaccessible to the general public, including the Executive Council Chamber. This historic room is where the Governor of Victoria has met […]
