Our Special Interest Tours offer exclusive behind-the-scenes access to The Johnston Collection and allow visitors to see hidden aspects and interior details of items in our historic East Melbourne townhouse, Fairhall. Join one of our expert volunteer guides and unlock the doors, lids and covers of objects in a small group limited to just 8 people. Experience new aspects of fine …

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Home Comforts invites us to consider, ‘What makes a home, a home?’ Each room of Fairhall has been re-imagined, revealing new stories about the meaning of ‘home’ in the 1700s and 1800s. The exhibition focusses on how families lived in the long eighteenth century: an elegant dining room for entertaining; a nursery with dolls house and cradle; a …

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