Past Programs

You are invited to Eskbank House Museum for a free open forum to reminisce and share the stories of your connection to the many textile industries of Lithgow. Tell us your stories, show us your memorabilia and photos, help us celebrate a major industry in Lithgow's...

Bring your picnic blanket! Enjoy a Lazy day on the lawn with local art, music, food, coffee & company at a historic site Saturday 15 April 2023 11.30 to 3.30pm

Our garden has been growing and we are now ready to divide and sow our winter crops and we would love your help!What we will be doing? Dividing Rhubarb, Artichoke and Sorrell Harvesting Horseradish and Chicory Planting out the seedlings we have raised into the garden....

Autumn Nature Journal Slow Down, Observe, Discover and See! “The benefit of journaling is not limited to what you produce, .. rather , found in your experience and how you think along the way.” (John Muir Laws, 2016) You do not need to be “an artist” to nature...

Green bees, blue bees and bees that burrow? Through games, music, garden exploration and art-making we will discover the bees (K)needs right here in Lithgow! This is a series of interactive, playful workshops designed for pre-school aged children and their...

Eskbank House Museum is excited to offer two Nature Journal sessions in January 2023 - Slow Down, Observe, Discover, and See! - facilitated by Tracie McMahon. Nature journaling is drawing or writing in response to nature. This act helps you connect more closely with...

A free Hands-on History author talk will be held at Eskbank House Museum titled ‘Crying Hearts, Healing Hands’, the life journeys of James and Leo Bamber. The History Week theme for 2022 - Hands-on History invites us to explore histories by or about people who do...

Eskbank House Museum is looking to bring together a small group of gardening and history enthusiasts to participate in a project to develop and nurture a heritage garden. Mary’s Garden is an imagined garden based on historic photographs, 19thc gardening practices, and...

Sunday 1st March 2020, 2pm OPERAworks proudly presents Will AMER, Lyric Tenor William continues his exploration of the classic songs and arias that tenors sing, featuring the work of Irish tenor JOHN McCORMACK Admission $20pp, pay at door. Concessions for...

Come by for a chat with one of Lithgow's favourite sons John Barnes. He is an artist, author and historian whose extraordinary architectural drawings have featured in many exhibitions. With a wealth of knowledge about our local history and a new book in...