June 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets Where Truth Ends Mark Smith What if everything you believed in was a lie? Truth and betrayal collide in the new Mark Smith thriller, perfect for fans of Christian White and Lisa Jewell. Meg Maher thought she was doing the right thing. […]
Due to popular demand we have a second matinee on Saturday 11 July July 10 @ 11:00 am - 12:50 pm $38.50 – $77 Minerva Theatre Get Tickets riday 10 July, two sessions: 11am & 7pm - Due to popular demand we now have a Saturday Morning session at 11am Written by Jenny Davis A […]
Due to popular demand we have a second matinee on Saturday July 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:50 pm $38.50 – $77 Minerva Theatre Get Tickets Written by Jenny Davis A compelling true story from WWII, honouring the bravery strength, love and hope of Australian Army Nurses in the face of adversity. Directed by Stuart […]
July 11 @ 11:00 am - 12:50 pm $38.50 – $77 Minerva Theatre Get Tickets This 11am Saturday session has been added due to popular demand. Written by Jenny Davis A compelling true story from WWII, honouring the bravery strength, love and hope of Australian Army Nurses in the face of adversity. Directed by Stuart […]
July 16 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Minerva Room Documentary Tribute to David Guylpilil David Gulpilil, from the Mandjalpingu (Djilba) clan of the Yolngu people, was discovered by a visiting British film-maker and recruited into the world of film. Adventurous, talented, intelligent and ambitious, he became one of Australia's best-known and charismatic actors. Following Walkabout (1971), […]
July 23 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina Reza Directed by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy […]
July 24 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina RezaDirected by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy play. […]
July 25 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina RezaDirected by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy play. […]
July 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina Reza Directed by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy […]
July 26 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm $10 – $30 Minerva Space The Tony Award Winning Play by Yasmina Reza Directed by Ruby Abbott After the event of school yard bullying, four parents differing views may have just created cause for another round; adults edition. God of Carnage is a one act black comedy […]
August 7 @ 7:30 pm - 8:40 pm $44.90 Minerva Space Presented by KEG Touring Get Tickets A Bit ScaredBlake Pavey rose to online fame at just 17 years old through his character based sketch comedy on TikTok.Since then, he has amassed over 1 Million followers across social media. He's now converted his online presence […]
August 13 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Minerva Room Brazilian Dystopian Sci-fi The Blue Trail depicts a dystopian world, one that functions as a wry social critique rather than containing any lasting sense of terror or gloom. In a futuristic Brazil, retirement has questionable consequences. 77-year-old Tereza is hailed as a ‘national living heritage’, yet she […]
Minerva's Secrets Night Tours
Night Tours
Fri 31 Oct – Sat 15 Nov
& Fri 12 Dec
Tour 1 at 7pm
Tour 2 at 9pm.
Linen & Lace Exhbition
Includes Devonshire Tea | $20
Sat & Sun 22, 23 Oct
10am-4pm
Remembrance Day:
A Surgeon Commander & A Leading Cook - Recent War Memoribilia
Wed 29 Oct & 5 Nov, 5.30pm.
Coming soon…
Rozzi Bazzani. Stella Day Out: Katia Ariel & Samah Sabawi, Rachael Johns
Coming soon…
Dianne Dempsey, Chrissie Bellbrae, Paula Gleeson, Rozzi Bazzani.
Coming in November…
Stella Day Out, Ballarat, Rachael Johns & Margaret Hickey
Australian Heritage Festival
Minerva's Secrets
25 April – Tour 1 at 7.30pm – fully booked
Tour 2 at 9.30pm – still tickets.
Spring Season, History Talks:
Ballarat's Henry Lawson - The Dragon's Den - Gold! Gold! Gold!
Wed 3, 17 & 24 September, 5.30pm.
Bubbly on arrival & Featuring quality items from our Vintage Shop | $60
The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 2026 Calendar
Featuring illustrations from our Heritage Book Collection $40
Your gift will be tax-deductible this financial year if you make it before June 30.
Like many organisations the BMI faces significant funding challenges.
2 course dinner & lots
of dancing
