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  • Victorian Occult Conference

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    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    May 16 @ 8:30 am - 6:00 pm $140 – $150 Minerva Space Get Tickets The Victorian Occult Conference: 'Mercurialia' A day of finely curated lectures on Western Esotericism also featuring an occult market, speaker panel and door prizes. This year's theme is "Mercurialia"; celebrating and exploring all things Hermetic in Western esotericism. The Victorian […]

    $140 – $150

  • Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tour

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    April 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance  Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]

    $27.50
  • Ornate hanging lantern with gothic cathedral design illuminated

    Lantern Vaults | Special Preview

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    The Basement Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, Australia

    May 19 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm $55 The Basement* Plus bkg. fee Lantern Vaults - Special Preview A new immersive installation in the basement of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute as part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival The work is shaped by historical research and guided by the voice of Florence Batten, the twelve- […]

    $55
  • guides dressed in period costum

    Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tour

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    October 31 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance  Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]

    $27.50
  • Ornate hanging lantern with gothic cathedral design illuminated

    Lantern Vaults

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    BMI - Multiple Spaces 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    May 21 @ 10:00 am - May 24 @ 4:00 pm Free The Basement* Plus bkg. fee Lantern Vaults A new immersive installation in the basement of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute as part of the Ballarat Heritage Festival The work is shaped by historical research and guided by the voice of Florence Batten, the twelve- […]

    Free
  • Ballarat Mechanics' Institute museum interior with vintage newspaper display

    Ballarat Heritage Festival – Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute

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    Meet in the Foyer 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Australia

    Thursday 21 May to Saturday 23 May , 3 tours:  11:30am - 12:30am - 1:30pm  (aporoximately 45 minute duration). Sunday 24 May , 4 tours:  10.30am - 11:30am - 12:30am - 1:30pm  (aporoximately 45 minute duration). May 21 @ 11:30 am - May 24 @ 12:15 pm $11 Plus bkg. fee Get Tickets Day Tours […]

    $11

  • Panic from the Sky: A Call of Cthulhu Advenure

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    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    May 22 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm $3 – $5 Hunffray Room Get Tickets Presented by Tales from Rat City Panic from the Skies is the fourth chapter in our multi award winning Call of Cthulhu liveplay series, delivering a fresh descent into mystery, suspense, and eldritch terror. Faced with unsettling events and unimaginable […]

    $3 – $5

  • In Conversation with Amanda Hampson

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    May 27 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm $11.78 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Model Murder Amanda Hampson A Tea Ladies Mystery A model vanishes - A man is murdered - and the Tea Ladies are back on the case. Sydney, 1968. In a shadowy city lane, a young man is shot dead. His glamorous […]

    $11.78

  • Ballarat Film Society | Monster

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    BMI - Minerva Space 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC

    June 11 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Minerva Room Japanese Coming of Age Psychological Thriller This psychological mystery/exploration of growing up from one of Japan’s major filmmakers offers superb acting and an intriguing storyline that seems darker than it ends up being. A young boy’s mother feels that there is something wrong with him; […]

  • Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tour

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    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    April 24 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance  Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]

    $27.50
  • guides dressed in period costum

    Minerva’s Secrets | Night Tour

    Featured
    The Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    October 31 @ 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm $27.50 Meet at the BMI entrance  Get Tickets Explore tales of the weird and supernatural – the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute at night. Looking for a unique way to explore Ballarat’s rich history and culture? Look no further than the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute’s Night Tours! This beautiful heritage […]

    $27.50
  • Author Anthea Hodgson with her book The Palace of Lost Virtue

    In Conversation with Anthea Hodgson

    BMI - Humffray Room 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, Australia

    June 17 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm $11.00 Humffray Room Get Tickets The Palace of Lost Virture Anthea Hodgson Anthea will be in conversation with local author  A J Lyndon At its core, The Palace of Lost Virtue is a story of female friendship and resilience. Blending real historical events with beautifully written fiction, […]

    $11.00