Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute

The Reading Room | 30 August
2022-08-30 10:30 - 12:00 (Australia/Melbourne) | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia
Up close and personal with Baron Ferdinand Von Mueller – Baron von Mueller was appointed government botanist for the then colony of Victoria by Governor Charles La Trobe in 1853, and later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. He also founded the National Herbarium of Victoria and named many Australian plants. Come along and learn about the man, discover the magic of his plant specimen folios and why the BMI Collection contains these treasures.

Book attendance | $15 BMI members | $25 Regular fee.

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Current Affairs Dialogue | Discussion Group
2022-08-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-28 13:00 - 15:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Day Tour of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute
2022-08-23 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-16 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-08-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-26 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-07-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Ann Cleeves | In Conversation with Jock Serong | Now fully booked Copy
2022-08-18 18:30 - 19:30 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Ann Cleeves | In Conversation with Jock Serong | Now fully booked
2022-08-18 18:30 - 19:30 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Ballarat Film Society - Little Woods
2022-08-11 19:00 - 21:30 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Invention, innovation & environment display
2022-08-02 10:00 - 2022-10-24 15:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Paper bead-making with Faye Heininger | 27 July - Session 2 of 2 | Now fully booked
2022-07-27 10:30 - 12:30 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

The Reading Room | 26 July
2022-07-26 10:30 - 12:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

BMI Fundraiser | Carols in Winter | Ballarat Singers & Little Brass Band
2022-07-25 17:00 - 19:00 | BMI – Humffray Room, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Paper bead-making with Faye Heininger | 20 July - Session 1 of 2 | Now fully booked
2022-07-20 10:30 - 14:30 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Ballarat Film Society - High Ground
2022-07-14 19:00 - 21:30 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

BMI Fundraiser | The Phantom of the Open
2022-07-14 18:45 - 20:00 | Regent Cinemas Ballarat, 49 Lydiard Street North, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Exhibition of works Lillipilli Beads, Faye Heininger
2022-07-04 10:00 - 2022-07-28 16:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Fanny Lumsden's Deep in the Fallow Tour
2022-07-01 19:00 - 23:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Painting with Geoff Roderick | 29 June 22 | Now fully booked
2022-06-29 10:30 - 13:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

The Reading Room | 28 June
2022-06-28 10:30 - 12:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Painting with Geoff Roderick | 22 June 22 | Now fully booked
2022-06-22 10:30 - 13:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

Toying With The Classics - Ballarat Symphony Orchestra
2022-06-19 14:30 - 16:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Painting with Geoff Roderick | 15 June 22 | Now fully booked
2022-06-15 10:30 - 13:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia

LaNCE TV - Live in Concert with Motor City Sounds
2022-06-10 21:00 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Ballarat Film Society - Herself
2022-06-09 19:00 - 21:30 | BMI – Minerva Space, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350

Wendy McCarthy: Don’t Be Too Polite, Girls
2022-06-08 17:30 - 19:00 | The Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute, 117-119 Sturt Street, Ballarat Central, VIC, 3350, Australia

Painting with Geoff Roderick | 8 June 22 | Now fully booked
2022-06-08 10:30 - 13:00 | Soldiers Hill CBD | Pop-up, 512 Macarthur Street, Soldiers Hill, Victoria, 3350, Australia
