Listen to Erin Helyard play the 1840s Broadwood piano in the Lanyon drawing room or on the verandah in a unique and intimate performance of pieces from the era

Join Erin Helyard, Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera, for a unique master class

Join Ngunawal custodian Wally Bell on a walk at Lanyon Homestead to learn about the Aboriginal connection to the area

Painter Anne-Marie Jean is Artist in Residence at Lanyon Homestead for 2018

Use our microscopes to record the details of leaf litter on your specially designed gift card

Celebrate the start of the 2018 Canberra and Region Heritage Festival at the National Trust Open Day at Lanyon

Take a tour around Lanyon’s outbuilding with ANU School of Music Visiting Fellow, Dr Jennifer Gall, as she shares the stories about music and dance at Lanyon

Build a cubby in the garden then tuck in to a warm, buttery baked potato – just like Dawn and Del Calthorpe did with their friends way back in the 1920s

A morning workshop exploring the history and stories of Lanyon Homestead, and expressing these through creative photography. 

Join a guided tour and explore places away from the main Homestead and gardens that are not usually seen by the public at Lanyon Homestead.

Celebrate the Heritage Festival with tours at Calthorpes House

Enjoy a tour of the public and private ‘rooms' in the garden and hear the stories of Dawn Waterhouse (née Calthorpe) about her life growing up on Mugga Way.

Discover the inspiring life of Sylvia Curley, a trailblazing nurse, advocate, and historian who shaped Canberra’s heritage.