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Heritage Perth is very proud to be associated with presenting a musical offering, in way that has never been done before in St George’s Cathedral.

On Friday, 27 April at 7.30 pm, the St George’s Cathedral Consort will perform a choral concert entitled ‘Lux Aeterna’, which includes works by  Pizzetti, Barber and Lauridsen.

Centre piece of the concert will be a classic new American choral piece, ‘Lux Aeterna’, which is a light-filled continuum of sacred texts, old world structures and new world spirit intertwined in hope.    It is a beautifully written score that evokes a generosity of spirit and reminds us to expect the unexpected.

This concert offers a journey for the audience’s eyes as well as their ears. In another ‘first’ for the Cathedral, Heritage Perth is providing a visual accompaniment that will be screened with the performance of ‘Lux Aeterna’.    The visual journey will follow the light, shade and darkness of the music through the Heritage of the City of Perth.   The audience will have an opportunity to see buildings they may not have thought about for a while, maybe never seen, or never seen like this before.

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As part of National Heritage Week, Executive Director of Heritage Perth, Richard Offen was to conduct two lunchtime ‘Look Up Perth’ guided walks in the city centre, these two walks are already fully booked, so Richard now now also repeat the walks at 2.30pm.

On Tuesday 17 April, the tour will take you to some of the historic buildings in Hay Street Mall and on Friday 20 April, Richard will showcase some of the oldest standing buildings in Perth including the Old Court House.

For both these additional walks, meet at the Town Hall at 2.30pm. Both walk last about 50 minutess .  

Booking is essential as numbers are limited. To book, click here.

Savoy Hotel

Australian National Heritage Week is an annual celebration of Australia’s unique heritage. It provides an opportunity for people across this vast nation to reflect on the stories and places that created their part of Australia’s heritage. There will be over 300 events held across the week with communities in each state and territory involved.

In the West, Heritage Perth in conjunction with St George’s Cathedral will be presenting a talk by internationally renowned stained glass artisan, Kim Fitzpatrick from Tradition Stained Glass. The presentation will focus on “The beauty of Glass” and how you can draw upon the past to create a more beautiful future.

The talk is FREE and will be held on Thursday 19 April, 6.30pm to 8.00pm at St George’s Cathedral, St George’s Terrace, Perth.

In addition to the talk, Heritage Perth Executive Director Richard Offen will also conduct two lunchtime ‘Look Up Perth’ guided walks in the city centre, both lasting about 50 minutes. The first walk is Tuesday 17 April and will take you on a tour of some of the historic buildings in Hay Street Mall. The second walk is Friday 20 April and will showcase some of the oldest standing buildings in Perth including the Old Court House. For both walks, meet at the Town Hall at 12.30pm. Booking is essential as numbers are limited. To book, click here.

The Old Court House - the oldest standing building in the city centre

The Governor and Mrs McCusker are keen to encourage as many people as possible to visit and experience Government House and Grounds as Perth’s Original “Smart House”.

Coinciding with the Australian Heritage Week theme of “Amazing Stories: Innovation and Invention”, visitors will discover Government House as the home of many scientific and technological “firsts” in Western Australia, including use of the telephone, electricity and tales of agricultural ingenuity.

Cellar and garden tours will reveal innovations adopted and adapted throughout Government House history, exciting exhibitions in the Ballroom will provide information on heritage services and issues, a Scitech display will ignite your curiosity, and there will be a fun seed planting activity and an Animal Farm in the Grounds.

Visitors will also have a chance to meet Dr Jeremy C Martens, author of Government House and Western Australian Society 1829 – 2010, and purchase a signed copy of the book, in the newly appointed Supper Room.

As usual, admission is free and visitors are welcome to tour the public rooms of Government House.

There is access for disabled persons and refreshments will be on sale in the Grounds.

If you require further information regarding our “Smart House” Open Day, please call Reception at Government House on 9429 9199.

Date: Sunday, 15 April 2012

Time: 11.00 am – 3.00 pm

Cost: ENTRY IS FREE

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Walks Fully Booked

The 12.30pm walks on 17th and 20th April are now fully booked.   In order to cater for those who missed out, we there will now also be a 2.30pm walk on both days (meet at the Town Hall).

Booking is essential as numbers are limited. Click here to go to our event booking page

Australian National Heritage Week is an annual celebration of Australia’s unique heritage. It provides an opportunity for people across this vast nation to reflect on the stories and places that created their part of Australia’s heritage. There will be over 300 events held across the week with communities in each state and territory involved.

Heritage Perth is delighted to be supporting this initiative with three events

The Beauty of Glass

In conjunction with St George’s Cathedral, we are presenting an illustrated talk by internationally renowned stained glass artisan, Kim Fitzpatrick from Tradition Stained Glass. The presentation will focus on “The Beauty of Glass” and how you can draw upon the past to create a more beautiful future.

The talk is FREE and will be held on Thursday 19 April, 6.30pm at St George’s Cathedral, St George’s Terrace, Perth (no booking required).

Look Up Perth Walks

Heritage Perth Executive Director, Richard Offen, will conduct two lunchtime ‘Look Up Perth’ guided walks in the city centre, both lasting about 50 minutes.

The first walk is Tuesday 17 April and will take you on a tour of some of the historic buildings in Hay Street Mall. The second walk is Friday 20 April and will showcase some of the oldest standing buildings in Perth including the Old Court House.

For both walks, meet at the Town Hall at 12.30pm. Booking is essential as numbers are limited. Click here to go to our event booking page

The Savoy hotel – one of the buildings that will feature in the Historic Buildings of Hay Street Mall walk