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Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz

Little Faces

10:30am, Mon 24 Aug – Fri 28 Aug

Join us for a playful morning together as we look at Harold Thornton’s portrait of Bob Brown, Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz. Explore forests, faces and feelings through sensory play, singing and making.
Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz
Children and parent in front of the portrait Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz

Little Faces

10:30am, Mon 21 Sep – Fri 25 Sep

Join us for a playful morning together as we look at Harold Thornton’s portrait of Bob Brown, Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz. Explore forests, faces and feelings through sensory play, singing and making.
Angus Trumble with Self portrait at easel by Fred Williams
Angus Trumble with Self portrait at easel by Fred Williams
Angus Trumble with Self portrait at easel by Fred Williams
Angus Trumble with Self portrait at easel by Fred Williams

Autumn in Canberra

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1 May 2014

In Persuasion (1818), a long walk on a fine autumn day affords Anne Elliot an opportunity to ruminate wistfully and at great length upon declining happiness, youth and hope.
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