AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 19 September 11am - 12.30pm | Concurrent session: Caring for collections | Lunch at the Mining Exchange. Program is subject to change.
AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 19 September 3.30pm - 5pm | Concurrent session: Activism and climate. | Program is subject to change.
AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 19 September 3.30pm - 5pm | Concurrent session: Education and Public Programs | Program is subject to change.
September 19 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm $10 Heritage Reading Room From the Top T.L.W. Robb. From Ballarat to Baghdad - an extraordinary life. Traveller - Outlaw - Producer. A moving and inspiring memoir of a young man and his journey from Ballarat, Australia, to the international stage where he and his partner Luis […]
AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 20 September 12.30pm - 3.30pm | Concurrent session: Education and Exhibitions National Networks. Program is subject to change.
AMaGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE | 20 September 12.30pm - 3.30pm | Concurrent session: Emerging Professionals National Network | Program is subject to change.
September 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided […]
Also a part of the VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | The Fallen Woman Fiona McIntosh. The heart-stopping new historical adventure from the bestselling author of The Sugar Palace
September 25 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Free – $15 Lending Library These classes offer simple, practical methods to improve the quality of our life and develop inner peace through meditation and Buddhist teachings. The in-person setting fosters a supportive community and offers real-time interaction with the teacher for personalized guidance. Classes include guided […]
Meet Thursdays in the Humffray Room
VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
VICTORIAN SENIORS FESTIVAL | A colourful history of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute.
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
