Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

Kadampa Meditation
2023-09-06 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-08-30 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-08-23 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Melbourne) | Lending Library, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, Victoria, 3350, Australia
Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room

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The chess table in the photo (which is part of a collage of portraits of old BMI members) is possibly one of those still in use in the BMI Library on the ground floor. The date of the picture, at a rough guess, is believed to be between 1866 and 1875. C.J. Harvey (shown on the picture), J.Tatham (on the collage) and W.D. Battan (secretary of the BMI, on the collage and who presented the collage to the BMI in 1910) were active chess-players in 1866-67. They played, amongst others, in the infamous Smythesdale handicap-chess tournament, which lasted 8 months, and ended in controversy.

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Minerva's Secrets | Night Tours
2023-08-27 21:00 - 22:00, 2023-08-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-07-23 21:00 - 22:00, 2023-07-23 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Sweeney Preston & Ethan Cavanagh: Presentation is Everything | SPECIAL TAPING
2023-08-26 20:00 - 21:30 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Conservation for non-conservators
2023-08-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Heritage Reading Room, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Daniel Connell - I'm Always Sore
2023-08-12 20:00 - 21:15 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Ballarat Film Society - While at War (Mientras dure la guerra)
2023-08-10 19:30 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Fanny Lumsden: Hey Dawn Tour - Ballarat
2023-07-29 19:00 - 23:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Feltopia World Tour | Randy Feltface
2023-07-22 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Ballarat Film Society - Lake of Scars
2023-07-13 19:30 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
2023-07-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-07-04 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-20 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-13 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-06-06 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Library Ground Floor, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Six Strings, One Heart | Australian Concert Tour: Spanish Guitar
2023-07-07 19:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Meet the Author | A. J. Lyndon
2023-07-04 19:00 - 20:00 | Heritage Reading Room, Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Be_ Hear/Now Live Music Festival | Cassells and Band: Folk & Verse
2023-07-02 18:00 - 20:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Meet the Author | Maya Linnell
2023-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Exploring the Path to Clean Energy with Alan Finkel (Ballarat)
2023-06-21 18:00 - 19:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Jock Serong | In Conversation
2023-06-14 18:30 - 20:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Ballarat Film Society - Pig
2023-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Digitisation Workshop | AMaGa | Geraldine Brault
2023-06-05 10:30 - 14:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Salon Sessions: Melba Opera Trust | This event has now been CANCELLED.
2023-06-04 14:00 - 15:30 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia
