Slow Stitching is a mindful needlework process that focuses on the simple enjoyment of creating projects or heirlooms using beautiful, natural fabrics.
No prior experience needed.
$10
Narryna is excited to welcome Australia's premier banjoist and leading iconoclast CC Thornley.
CC will be joined by some of his talented associates on the day.
Come along and enjoy some wonderful, musical story telling in the gardens of Narryna.
Bring a picnic but please no BYO alcohol.
The Narryna bar will be open.
Entry $10, includes access to the house.
12.30 - 3pm.
Join us at Narryna for our Annual Christmas Spirit Market.
Check out some of Tasmania’s finest distillers and their award winning spirits.
Relax in the garden and enjoy some Christmas music from the Ho Ho Hobart Christmas Choir.
The Narryna bar will be open for refreshments.
Entry is $5
Join us at Narryna for a joyful Christmas Wreath Making Workshop. Craft your own wreath using handmade grapevine stems, with all materials provided. Includes a glass of bubbles and festive nibbles in a relaxed, heritage setting.
December the 10.00 at 12.00pm
Cost is $85 per person
12 places available
Includes bubbles and nibbles
Christmas Wreath Making Workshop
Narryna’s annual Cutting of the Lavender
Join us at Narryna for the annual cutting of the Lavender on Saturday the 9th of January 10.30 to 12.30pm.
A lovely morning tea will be provided, and this is a wonderful opportunity to get creative with lavender and dried flowers from the garden.
Please bring your secateurs and hat
$65 per person
Date: January 9
Time: 10:30am – 12.30pm
Includes:
- Guided lavender harvesting
- Workshop materials and handmade lavender items to take home
- Morning tea
Places are limited. Bookings essential
Tasmania’s only Rum Fest
Coinciding with the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Narryna Heritage Museum is bringing a little pirate spirit to Battery Point for an afternoon of Tasmanian rum, rousing sea shanties and maritime merriment!
Join us at Hobart’s historic 1830s Merchant’s House, where a fine selection of Tasmanian rum distillers will be showcasing their wares – the perfect opportunity to discover and purchase some of Tasmania’s finest local rum.
With live music from the TasMen Shanty Crew, Fiddle and Squeeze, The Rummins and the Stranded Wailers, expect foot-stomping tunes, hearty sea shanties and a fantastic atmosphere worthy of any pirate crew!
Don your pirate gear, gather your shipmates and join us for a spirited afternoon of rum, music and nautical fun at Narryna.
When: 2pm–7pm
Where: Narryna Heritage Museum, Battery Point
Entry: $10
Purchase online or at the gate.
Come along to Narryna’s annual Garden Fair.
Now in its 6th year the event is a staple in the calendar of many plant enthusiasts.
Hosting a number of wonderful stalls and our own Narryna stall, there will be plenty of garden plants and products to purchase.
The Narryna kitchen will be open serving delicious snacks and drinks.
Entry is $5 paid on the day.
Death was but a breath away
We invite you to a special presentation at Narryna House on Friday the 30th of October to explore the fascinating world of mourning rituals and customs of the 1800’s
Learn about the unique influence of Royalty on the customs of the time. The ritual stages of grief and the objects of remembrance that were so important to give comfort to the living.
$20
Limited places available
1pm for approximately an hour.
Once again Narryna is opening the House and Garden to the community to support live, local music with the first of our Daylight Savings Music Series.
We have a wonderful line up of performers over the daylight savings months starting with the Jazz/Funk infusion that is Blue Wren.
We are lucky enough to have nipaluna/Hobart based Jazz, Blues & Soul musician. Andrina Rackett (Blue Wren Music), who is regularly joined by the best of Tasmania’s instrumentalists.
Bring along a picnic and enjoy the performance in our beautiful gardens.
Entry is $10 (pay on the day)
No BYO drinks, the Narryna Kitchen Bar will be open.
Special thanks to our sponsor, Bellendena Grants.
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Step into a quieter rhythm…
where time slows, and every stitch tells a story.
A follow up to the popular Slow stitching Workshop participants meet in the garden and enjoy sharing projects and ideas. All are welcome and no prior experience is needed.
Surrounded by the beauty and history of this remarkable house,
you’ll explore simple hand-stitching techniques…
working with fabric, thread, and memory.
No rush.
No rules.
Just the gentle rhythm of making.
Whether you’re new to stitching or returning to a long-loved craft,
this workshop is a chance to pause…
create…
and connect.
BYO sewing kit and current project.
Light morning tea provided
$10 entry fee
Follow up events will be held on the 29th of October and the 19th of November.
Narryna is turning 70!!
Narryna has been a museum for 70 years and to celebrate we would love you to join us for a special evening.
The event will be a fantastic evening with dinner and drinks included in the ticket price.
We are also holding a fabulous auction and raffle to help raise funds for Narryna.
Auction Prizes include:
4-night Port Davey experience
2-night Ratho Farm stay for two
Peppermint Bay experience
Private boat charter river cruise to New Norfolk
Compass Hut Tiny home stay
Two nights stay in a Deluxe Spa Harbour Room, including breakfasts for two and complimentary art & history tour.
Please join us as we come together to support the care and preservation of our historic collection.
This fundraising dinner is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy good food, great company, and a shared commitment to protecting the stories and objects that make Narryna so unique. Your support will help ensure the collection can be cared for and enjoyed by future generations.
Dinner and Drinks included.
Auction
Raffle
$135
Member $115
A series of lectures presented by Cathy Jenkins beginning with the 1700 pannier fashion of Marie Antoinette era and ending with the drop waist and fringes of the flapper 1920s.
Each Saturday at 2pm there will be a mini lecture based on the eras of fashion between 1750 to 1920.
Each era will be presented individually with the appropriate original fashion illustrations photographs and garments.
Choose your favorite era or sign up for the entire series.
Become that armchair critic that knows their Bridgerton from their Gilded Age.
And exactly why Gone with the Wind is not historically accurate but beautiful all the same.
From June the 6th each week until July the 25th at 2pm
6th June: 1700 Marie Antoinette to the French Revolution 1790
13th June: Regency vibes 1790 to 1820
20th June: Romantic era "where did you get that sleeve my dear " 1820 to 1840
27th June: Young Queen Victoria 1840 to 1850
4th July: The crinolines where amazing 1850s to 1860
11th July: There's a rustle in your bustle era 1870 to 1890
18th July: Big sleeves and suffragettes 1890 to 1912
25th July: The war and the Roaring 20s 1912 to 1920
Cost is house entry $10
Please click on the date you wish to book.
Join us for a special evening at Narryna as we come together to support the care and preservation of our historic collection. This fundraising dinner is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy good food, great company, and a shared commitment to protecting the stories and objects that make Narryna so unique. Your support will help ensure the collection can be cared for and enjoyed by future generations.
Dinner and Drinks included.
Auction
Raffle
$130
Members $110
Join us for a special evening at Narryna as we come together to support the care and preservation of our historic collection. This fundraising dinner is a wonderful opportunity to enjoy good food, great company, and a shared commitment to protecting the stories and objects that make Narryna so unique. Your support will help ensure the collection can be cared for and enjoyed by future generations.
Dinner and Drinks included
Auction
Raffle
$130
Nature as Artifice explores the often-overlooked ways colonial women in Tasmania engaged with the unfamiliar natural world around them. While male artists tended to depict sweeping, picturesque landscapes, women focused on the intimate details of nature—through botanical drawings, specimen collecting, and decorative arts. Their creative practices, from embroidery to the display of preserved birds and insects, reveal how they sought to understand, domesticate, and aestheticise a strange environment. Drawing on collections at Narryna and beyond, the exhibition brings this rich yet under-recognised visual legacy into focus.
At once appreciative and possessive, these historical practices transformed nature into something both admired and controlled. The contemporary artists in this exhibition respond to these contradictions, reflecting on themes of preservation, loss, and environmental change. Through photography, textiles, sculpture, and installation, they re-examine colonial perspectives and consider what they can teach us about our current relationship with the natural world—inviting audiences to reflect on beauty, fragility, and the ongoing tension between reverence for nature and the impulse to contain it.
Featuring artworks by Llewellyn Negrin, Jane Slade, Denise Rathbone, Frances Watson, Ruth Frost, Linda Erceg, Chantale Delrue, Chrystil Berg, Jan Dineen and Janine Combes
Join us at Narryna on Saturday the 28th of February for the next performance in our Live Music Sessions.
We are lucky enough to have Matty Long with us who will be entertaining you with some wonderful tunes.
Bring along a picnic and enjory the gardens and the tunes.
No BYO alcohol, the Narryna Bar will be open.
Entry is $10
Join us at Narryna for all things RUM!!
We have a fine selection of Tasmanian Rum Distillers on site who will be showing off their wares. This is a great opportunity to purchase Tasmania’s finest quality local Rum.
We also have a selection of musical entertainment including the TasMen Shanty Crew, The Rummins and the Stranded Wailers who will be belting out some of the finest Sea Shanties in the Land.
Entry is $5
12pm to 7pm.
Join us for a lovely afternoon at Narryna enjoying the Traditional music and Sea Shanties of The Rummins.
From 12.30 to 3pm.
Bring a picnic
No BYO Alcohol, please purchase from the Narryna Bar.
Entry is $10
Derwent Regency Festival at Narryna
This is the opening event of the Derwent Regency Festival, 28th November - 1st December 2025: Celebrate the Regency era in style and fun with events including a Regency evening at Narryna Heritage Museum, dance workshops and a Jane Austen Grand Regency Ball in the fine St James Church Hall in New Town, a Garden Party of dancing, music, history and delicious period food in the fine garden of historic Runnymede, and a music and history sail on the majestic tall ship, the Lady Nelson. Four days of fun, food, fine music, dancing and general frivolity. This year we also have a bonus night of historically themed contra dancing on the Monday night. Further details here: https://www.folktas.org/regency
Further details here: https://www.folktas.org/regency
Tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/derwentregencyfestival25
or at the door if still available. Online bookings preferred. Tickets are available for individual sessions - you are most welcome to come to any or all of the events. Session and discounted weekend tickets are available.
The main festival Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/events/1035822248397193
Derwent Regency Festival
Join us for a special evening celebrating the launch of 50 Incredible Destinations in Northern Tasmania by Kylie Bell — a beautifully curated guide to Tasmania’s north, featuring breathtaking landscapes, hidden gems, and thoughtful travel stories.
Enjoy welcome drinks, a conversation with author Kylie Bell and MC Alice Hansen, audience Q&A, and book signing among the historic walls of Narryna Heritage Museum.
Be among the first to experience this debut title celebrating curiosity, nature, and the spirit of slow adventure across Tasmania.
Location: Narryna Heritage Museum (Battery Point, Hobart)
Address: 103 Hampden Road, Battery Point, Hobart, Tasmania 7004
Date: Wednesday, 26th November
Time: 6pm - 8:30pm
MC: Alice Hansen — Alice Hansen is a Tasmanian author, journalist and founder of Tailored Tasmania and the Wild Wellness Method. She is the 2022 Ambassadors for Change Award recipient, has published multiple books, written for global publications, and was featured on Grand Designs Australia with her architecturally designed ‘Tailored Pod’.
Tickets:
$5 per person
Includes entry to event, author talk, and signing event
A welcome drink on arrival, with drinks available for purchase from the Narryna bar
Join us for a creative afternoon at Narryna Heritage Museum, where art, history, and community come together. Enjoy a relaxed Sip & Sketch session in the museum’s beautiful house and gardens, capturing the charm of this historic setting through your own artistic lens.
Following the event, participants’ artworks will be professionally framed and curated for a special pop-up exhibition to be held at Narryna shortly after. This is a wonderful opportunity to see your work displayed and shared with the wider community.
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or simply curious to try your hand, this is a welcoming space to create, connect, and be inspired.
Date: Saturday 25th Of October, 12pm
$20 per person (including a beverage)
Please contact Narryna for more information or to book.
Ph. 62342791
Join us for monthly live music afternoons in the Pavilion throughout Daylight Savings starting on the 15th of November
Each month over Daylight Savings Narryna will be hosting live music, supporting local musicians, in the Pavilion.
Drinks purchase at the bar only
BYO picnic
$10 entry (includes entry to house)
15th November 12.30
Featuring acoustic duo Faz and Lou.
Narryna’s annual garden fair is one event on the calendar not to be missed!
Narryna has extended invitations to a select group of growers and suppliers to participate in our fair including Richmond Peonies,Tussoch and Thyme, The Bee collective, The Little plant store, Mortimer Bay plants, Oak and Rose and much much more!
Refreshments including Devonshire teas will be available at the Narryna kitchen entry is $5 per person and all funds raised will support the Narryna garden.
Step back in time and discover 100 years of fashion at Narryna.
This captivating exhibition showcases treasures from Narryna’s nationally significant costume collection, featuring exquisite dresses and accessories from the 1830s through to the 1920s.
From elegant Victorian gowns to the bold silhouettes of the Jazz Age, each piece reveals a story of changing tastes, craftsmanship, and social history.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore a century of style in the intimate and evocative setting of Narryna Heritage Museum.
Step back in time and explore 100 Years of Fashion at Narryna. Exquisite gowns and accessories from the 1830s–1920s reveal a century of changing style.
Join us at Narryna for a special evening celebrating author Dr Karen Brooks and her latest novel “The Whisky Widow”.
We also welcome Bill Lark who will be a special guest interviewer on the evening.
Karen’s novel, “The Whisky Widow” will be available to purchase on the evening.
Entry includes a welcome drink and an entry into our lucky door prize.
Karen is the author of sixteen books - historical fiction, historical fantasy, YA fantasy, and one non-fiction. She was an academic for over 20 years, a newspaper columnist and social commentator. She has a Ph.D. in English/Cultural Studies and has been published internationally on all things popular culture, education and social psychology. She has won awards for teaching and has taught throughout Australia and in The Netherlands and keynoted at many education conferences.
This event is a great opportunity to meet the author and to enjoy our current exhibition, “A Small Nip of Tasmania’s Whisky History”, which will be concluding on the 30th of September.
$10 entry fee.
A Sip of Whisky History
Tasmania Whisky Week Event
Join us in the Whisky Lounge at Narryna for an evening where heritage meets the dram. A Sip of Whisky History brings Tasmania’s rich distilling past to life in the atmospheric surrounds of our Whisky Lounge.
Enjoy fine Tasmanian whiskies and nibbles as guest speakers, Robbie Gilligan from Derwent Distillery and Damien Mackey from Hunter Island Whisky share tales from Tasmania’s Distilling History.
Event Date and Time:
Thursday 7th August
5.30pm to 8.30pm
Cost $45
Step into the spirited past of Tasmania’s whisky legacy. This exhibition traces the rise of the island’s earliest distillers in the 1820s, the long silence that followed 150 years of prohibition, and the bold revival that began in the 1990’s. Through colourful stories and intriguing artefacts from here and around the world, discover how Tasmania went from outlawed stills to global acclaim. A toast to perseverance, passion, and the art of distilling.
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To celebrate International Women’s Day, Narryna Heritage Museum will be holding an event focused on the resilience, resourcefulness, and contributions of the women who lived and worked in colonial Tasmania. This morning tea and illustrated talk will highlight the lives of the Haig family, particularly Elizabeth Haig, the first mistress of the house, and the convict women who were assigned to work in the Haig household in the 1830s and 40s. This event aims to raise awareness of women’s roles in shaping Tasmania’s early colonial history and explore the challenges they faced in areas such as economic security, leadership, safety, and health and wellbeing. By sharing these stories, we hope to promote women’s achievements, reflect on their struggles, and foster a deeper understanding of their impact on Tasmanian society.
Please join us on the 14th of March at 10.30 am at Narryna.
RSVP 12th March (for catering purposes)
62342791
narryna@tmag.tas.gov.au
Narryna’s Christmas Spirit Market is back for another year! This year we are so lucky to be joined by 17 amazing local distillers. There will be plenty of food, drinks and Christmas gifts to purchase, so come along for a wonderful afternoon full of Christmas cheer in the Narryna garden. Vendors this year include:
Metcalf Distilleries
Drifters End Distilling Company
Hunnington Distillery
Rotary Whisky
Summerleas Distillery
Knocklofty
Mountain River Distillery
Osare
Taylor & Smith
Just B Distillery
Spirit of the Coal Valley
Derwent Distillery
Callington Mill Distillery
Killara Distillery
Charles Reuben Estate
Hunter Island Whisky
New Norfolk Distillery
A last-minute addition to our guest list for Saturday:
nipaluna nursery is a community-based not-for-profit organisation. We grow thousands of Indigenous plants, from trees to understorey species, with a focus on revegetating and restoring Tasmanian landscapes. Currently this focus includes the Midlands Biodiversity hot spot. At the Narryna Garden Fair, we will be selling a range of eucalypts, acacias, allocasuarinas and melaleucas; and dodonaea viscosa, hakea microcarpa, leptospermum scoparium, bursaria, olearia viscosa, pomaderris apetala and themeda.
For more information, check out: www.nipalunanursery.org.au
Join us for an informative talk on all thing's tomatoes at our upcoming Tea and Tomatoes event. A presentation and practical demonstration will be led by guest speaker, Paulette Whittney, of Provenance Growers. This will be followed by a delicious morning tea in the Narryna kitchen garden.
When: Wednesday 23rd of October from 11am
Where: Narryna Pavillion and Garden
103 Hampden rd.
Battery Point, 7004.
Tickets: $20 per person. Morning tea included.
Book via website: www.narryna.com.au/products
Email: narryna@tmag.tas.gov.au
Phone: 6234 2791
Join us at Narryna for Seniors Week 2024! We will have a range of additional activities on throughout the week, including a special convict women tour and an illustrated talk.
Tour - Rebellious, Resourceful and Resilient! Narryna’s Convict Women
Visiting Narryna today it is easy to imagine the comfortable and privileged lifestyle enjoyed by its early colonists. By contrast, the convict servants, who were often unsuited to meet the requirements of domestic service, struggled with laborious tasks, including cooking, cleaning and caring for the children. Under the instruction of the ‘house mistress’, including Elizabeth Haig and Sarah Walker, this tour explores the challenges associated with managing the household - especially those assigned to the Haig family. These women were no shrinking violets - they were rebellious, resourceful and resilient!
Wednesday 16th October 10.30am - 12.00pm
Saturday 19th October 2.00pm-3.30pm
$10 per person.
Illustrated Talk - Elizabeth Haig: Mistress of Narryna
Join us for a captivating, illustrated talk that follows the life of the house’ first mistress, Elizabeth Haig. This talk will explore the many challenges she faced, including establishing a new life for her family, supporting her husband through financial difficulties, and managing a household of seven children and numerous convict servants. These challenges were intensified by wider economic and social issues in Van Diemen’s Land in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s. Join us to hear about one woman’s determination and ability to ensure the survival of her family.
Wednesday 16th October 4.30pm - 6.30pm
$15 per person. Includes 1 drink per person and nibbles. Additional available for purchase.
Book via website: www.narryna.com.au/products
Email: narryna@tmag.tas.gov.au
Phone: 6234 2791
In conjunction with the opening of our upcoming exhibition, The Gardens and Plants of Historic Battery Point, please join us for an exclusive two-day art workshop, led by the botanical artist and tutor Jean Henley.
WHEN: Saturday 12th and Saturday 19th October 2024
WHERE: The Pavilion, Narryna
103 Hampden Road, Battery Point
COST: $190 per person (includes paints, paper, morning tea — BYO lunch)
WORKSHOP CONTENT
Day 1: Saturday 12 October - 9.30am – 3.30pm
Botanical drawing and understanding watercolour
Day 2: Saturday 19 October - 9.30am – 3.30 pm
Watercolour application
The one-week break will allow participants time to practice drawing skills in preparation for Day 2.
Over the two days participants will learn:
• The techniques of sketching an object proportionately to create a 3-D botanical study;
• To understand colour mixing using a minimal palette;
• How to apply watercolour giving light and tone to a painting.
By the end of the workshop participants will have the confidence to continue applying the principles of botanic art to future projects.
A materials list will be forwarded upon registration.
Don’t miss the opportunity to take part in this special workshop.
Funds raised from this workshop will support Narryna’s garden.
Please book at https://www.narryna.com.au/narryna-shop as places are limited.
Join us at Narryna for Seniors Week 2024! We will have a range of additional activities on throughout the week, including a special convict women tour and an illustrated talk.
Tour - Rebellious, Resourceful and Resilient! Narryna’s Convict Women
Visiting Narryna today it is easy to imagine the comfortable and privileged lifestyle enjoyed by its early colonists. By contrast, the convict servants, who were often unsuited to meet the requirements of domestic service, struggled with laborious tasks, including cooking, cleaning and caring for the children. Under the instruction of the ‘house mistress’, including Elizabeth Haig and Sarah Walker, this tour explores the challenges associated with managing the household - especially those assigned to the Haig family. These women were no shrinking violets - they were rebellious, resourceful and resilient!
Wednesday 16th October 10.30am - 12.00pm
Saturday 19th October 2.00pm-3.30pm
$10 per person.
Illustrated Talk - Elizabeth Haig: Mistress of Narryna
Join us for a captivating, illustrated talk that follows the life of the house’ first mistress, Elizabeth Haig. This talk will explore the many challenges she faced, including establishing a new life for her family, supporting her husband through financial difficulties, and managing a household of seven children and numerous convict servants. These challenges were intensified by wider economic and social issues in Van Diemen’s Land in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s. Join us to hear about one woman’s determination and ability to ensure the survival of her family.
Wednesday 16th October 4.30pm - 6.30pm
$15 per person. Includes 1 drink per person and nibbles. Additional available for purchase.
Book via website: www.narryna.com.au/products
Email: narryna@tmag.tas.gov.au
Phone: 6234 2791
Join us at Narryna for Seniors Week 2024! We will have a range of additional activities on throughout the week, including a special convict women tour and an illustrated talk.
Tour - Rebellious, Resourceful and Resilient! Narryna’s Convict Women
Visiting Narryna today it is easy to imagine the comfortable and privileged lifestyle enjoyed by its early colonists. By contrast, the convict servants, who were often unsuited to meet the requirements of domestic service, struggled with laborious tasks, including cooking, cleaning and caring for the children. Under the instruction of the ‘house mistress’, including Elizabeth Haig and Sarah Walker, this tour explores the challenges associated with managing the household - especially those assigned to the Haig family. These women were no shrinking violets - they were rebellious, resourceful and resilient!
Wednesday 16th October 10.30am - 12.00pm
Saturday 19th October 2.00pm-3.30pm
$10 per person.
Illustrated Talk - Elizabeth Haig: Mistress of Narryna
Join us for a captivating, illustrated talk that follows the life of the house’ first mistress, Elizabeth Haig. This talk will explore the many challenges she faced, including establishing a new life for her family, supporting her husband through financial difficulties, and managing a household of seven children and numerous convict servants. These challenges were intensified by wider economic and social issues in Van Diemen’s Land in the late 1830’s and early 1840’s. Join us to hear about one woman’s determination and ability to ensure the survival of her family.
Wednesday 16th October 4.30pm - 6.30pm
$15 per person. Includes 1 drink per person and nibbles. Additional available for purchase.
Book via website: www.narryna.com.au/products
Email: narryna@tmag.tas.gov.au
Phone: 6234 2791
