History Week 2022: Hands-on History

  Monday 22 August 2022

Inner West Council is celebrating History Week with a series of events in early September.

History Week runs from 3 – 11 September and this year’s theme is Hands-on History.

The theme invites everyone to get hands-on and engage with professionals in the field. Highlights include:

• Jacqui Newling, Sydney Living Museums Curator and professional specialist in gastronomy, will share how archives, including century old cooking books, inform her history research in exploring the heritage of food

• The Sydney Philharmonia, one of the longest running arts organisations in Sydney, will exhibit their photographs and ephemera in A Century of Song at Leichhardt Library. Includes a panel discussion and conversation around lessons learnt from history

• Children and carers are invited to an immersive medieval experience and hands-on journey to Ancient Egypt to learn about hieroglyphics and mummification

There’s podcasts, walking tours and history talks. All events and activities are free, but some require bookings.

For the full program and to book online go to innerwest.nsw.gov.au/HistoryWeek