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Ballarat Heritage Festival runs from Friday, 19 to Sunday, 28 May, and with the support of the City of Ballarat, the BMI is running a series of events where members have priority and discounted access.<\/p>\n
\u201cAn exhibition of returned and restored articles, including the prized and rarely seen collection of original plant specimens gifted to the BMI in the late 1800s by Baron von Mueller, will be the cornerstone of the Heritage Festival at the BMI,\u201d Ms Nicholson said.<\/p>\n
Other events include The Artwork of the BMI looking at the restoration of painting, The Girl in the Bonnet and more, an introduction to the history of the BMI heritage-listed collection and its future,<\/p>\n
an industry workshop for cultural and creative industry workers, an intro to the thousands of photographs in the BMI\u2019s custodianship, and more.<\/p>\n
The Twilight Talks series will continue through the Heritage Festival with topics like the BMI heritage collection restoration project, and Chinese history in Ballarat on the agenda.<\/p>\n
BMI member John Spicer said he would recommend anyone get involved with the institution and its offerings.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love going into the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute because the faces are friendly, and everyone has a smile on their faces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s the library that I visit regularly and Rosemary and Mark, as well as all the others, assist in good thrillers to read.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe knowledge Rosemary has to recommend authors that I’ve never heard of will guarantee me a good \u2018whodunnit\u2019 novel or series of novels. I can only say thank you, and I\u2019m glad my membership continues.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
WITH next month\u2019s Heritage Festival fast approaching, the Ballaarat Mechanics Institute board has released their program for the city-wide cultural event. But a key part of their preparations is a major April member drive, running throughout the lead-up to the fest. BMI board chair Paula Nicholson said the group is encouraging young people to get […]<\/p>\n