The Music Of the Caribbean
2026-10-28 19:30 - 20:30, 2026-10-31 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-11-02 12:30 - 13:30 (Australia/Sydney)
The effects of colonialism have played an intrinsic part in the musical culture of the Caribbean. They are a synthesis of African, European, Indian and indigenous influences. Each island has its own complex rhythm patterns and styles. Find out about the origins of calypso on Saint Kitts, jwé on Saint Lucia and much, much more in this lighthearted insight lecture full of the sounds of the Caribbean.
Dates and Locations
Sunday 11 October 2026 Cairns (QLD)
Wednesday 14 October 2026 Geelong (VIC)
Wednesday 28 October 2026 Adelaide (SA)
Saturday 31 October 2026 Perth (WA)
Monday 2 November 2026 Margaret River (WA)
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Hand Grenades Like Cartier Clips: Lee Miller’s Life and Work in Fashion
2026-10-29 12:30 - 13:30, 2026-10-29 18:00 - 19:00
Two genres shaped the life of Lee Miller, Surrealism and the world of fashion. They informed each other and were both central to the way she saw the world. Her career as a fashion model began with an accidental encounter with Condé Nast, the proprietor of Vogue who put her on his front cover a few weeks before her 20th birthday. She became the model for Lepape, Steichen, Genthe, Man Ray, Hoyningen Heune, Horst, Picasso and Roland Penrose – later to be her husband.
Dates and Locations
Thursday 29 October 2026 Paddington (NSW)
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Image: © Lee Miller Archives, England 2026. All rights reserved

Diverse Riche and Costlye Jewells: 17th Century Trade, Treasure and the Cheapside Hoard
2026-10-31 10:00 - 11:00
‘Diverse riche and costlye Jewells’ is a perfect description of the unique collection of jewels known as the ‘Cheapside Hoard’. Unearthed, by chance, in 1912 in one of the most historic parts of London, it seems it was lost, or buried, between 1640 and 1666. More than 400 pieces make up this remarkable Hoard, including a unique walnut-sized emerald contacting a watch movement, a slithery emerald studded salamander to earrings shimmering with suspended amethysts. These are rare, but not royal, jewels. Pieces demonstrate remarkable skills and stones mined in every part of the world. What does the collection represent? Why was it brought together? What are its secrets?
Dates and Locations
Tuesday 13 October 2026 Launceston (TAS)
Saturday 24 October 2026 Noosa (QLD)
Saturday 31 October 2026 Rockhampton (QLD)
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Lee Miller's War
2026-11-02 18:00 - 19:00
The Photojournalism of a Combat War Photographer Through Miller’s Own Words
Lee Miller, believed to be the only woman combat photographer with Allied infantry in Europe, documented the Second World War from D-Day to its aftermath. This lecture traces her journey through Normandy, St Malo, Paris, Germany, Buchenwald, Dachau, and Hitler’s Berghof, before covering post-war Austria and Hungary. Her story is told through her own words alongside the powerful photographs that captured both liberation and trauma.
Dates and Locations
Monday 19 October 2026 Narrabri (NSW)
Tuesday 20 October 2026 Scone (NSW)
Wednesday​ 21 October 2026 Tamworth (NSW)
Thursday 22 October 2026 Armidale (NSW)
Tuesday 27 October 2026 Hunter (NSW)
Monday 2 November 2026 Coffs Harbour (NSW)
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Image: David E Scherman © Lee Miller Archives, England 2026. All rights reserved

Lee Miller And Roland Penrose At Farley Farm
2026-11-03 17:00 - 18:00
The story of Roland Penrose, British Surrealist artist and biographer of Picasso, and Lee Miller, the American Surrealist photographer, who shot fashion and combat with equal talent, as seen through the eyes of their son Antony Penrose, who is also their biographer. We look at how their early lives formed their motivations and how they strove to use art to make the world a better place. The last decades of their life together were at Farley Farm, their home in Sussex which was frequented by many prominent Surrealist and Modern artists.
Dates and Locations
Monday 12 October 2026 Mudgee (NSW)
Thursday 15 October 2026 Shoalhaven (NSW)
Monday 26 October 2026 Newcastle (NSW)
Tuesday 3 November 2026 Bowral (NSW)
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Image credit: © Lee Miller Archives, England 2026. All rights reserved

On The Wild Side: Filming Creatures Great and Small
2026-11-05, 2026-11-06, 2026-11-11, 2026-11-18, 2026-11-19
In this lecture, Pieter will share stories and techniques for capturing extraordinary images for David Attenborough and National Geographic. From playful Macaque monkeys in China to majestic Cassowaries in Northern Australia, He’ll illustrate his presentation with segments from his nature documentaries.

Dates and Locations
Wednesday 1 April 2026 Chatswood (NSW)
Saturday 13 June 2026 Gold Coast (QLD)
Thursday 18 June 2026 Brisbane (QLD)
Saturday 20 June 2026 Rockhampton
Sunday 21 June 2026 Cairns (QLD)
Wednesday 24 June 2026 Toowoomba (QLD)
Friday 26 June​ 2026 Brisbane River (QLD)
​Sunday 28 June 2026 Sunshine Coast (QLD)
Thursday 5 November 2026 Yarra (VIC)
Friday 6 November 2026 Mornington Peninsula (VIC)
Wednesday 11 November 2026 Geelong (VIC)
Wednesday​ 18 November 2026 Tamworth (NSW)
Thursday 19 November 2026 Armidale (NSW)
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Inside Titanic: Unveiling Titanic’s Intimate Secrets
2026-11-12 19:30 - 20:30
Pieter’s collaboration with James Cameron continues, as they unveil Titanic’s intimate secrets. This talk includes segments of Pieter’s cinematography and behind-the-scenes stories about how cutting-edge remote camera technology reveals Titanic’s intimate secrets
Dates and Locations
Saturday 27 June 2026 Noosa (QLD)
Thursday 12 November 2026 Melbourne (VIC)
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Creatures And Concertos
2026-11-22 11:00 - 12:00
Pieter shares his techniques for capturing extraordinary images for David Attenborough and National Geographic. His talk also features an exquisite performance of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons – “Spring”. In this segment of his documentary, “Four”, he captures the essence of Japan’s Cherry Blossom love story, offering a visually stunning musical experience.
Dates and Locations
Sunday 22 November 2026 Coffs Coast (NSW)
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