Join our History workshops to enhance your understanding of the history and historical events that made Melbourne and the world today.
Follow the development of European vocal music from its ancient beginnings to the age of the Renaissance.
Wednesday, 27th February - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS7001C
27 Feb - 20 Mar
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Cosmology expert Bruno Zielke discusses the beginning and the end of the universe, from the Big Bang to the future.
Monday, 18th March - 5 classes
Session ID
DNAL8801C
18 Mar - 15 Apr
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Bruno Zielke
Bruno Zielke
This hands-on course provides an introduction to family history for people wanting to search their Australian and British ancestry from home.
Saturday, 27th April - 1 class
Session ID
DNS04701C
27 Apr - 27 Apr
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$169 / $161 (conc)
$169 / $161 (conc)
Teacher
Helen King
Helen King
Dr Janet Davey explores fashion and jewellery worn by the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt.
Tuesday, 2nd April - 3 classes
Session ID
DNAS7301C
2 Apr - 16 Apr
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$159 / $152 (conc)
$159 / $152 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Davey
Janet Davey
What happened to criminals and victims during Ancient Egyptian times? Dr Janet Davey discusses crime and punishment and the importance of law during this period.
Tuesday, 12th February - 3 classes
Session ID
DNAS7201C
12 Feb - 26 Feb
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$159 / $152 (conc)
$159 / $152 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Davey
Janet Davey
Experienced Camino trekker, Karen Manwaring, provides practical advice about how to prepare for the terrain, accommodation, food, culture and language plus what to pack and when to go.
Saturday, 16th March - 1 class
Session ID
DNN23902C
16 Mar - 16 Mar
12:30pm - 4:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$129 / $123 (conc)
$129 / $123 (conc)
Teacher
Karen Manwaring
Karen Manwaring
You have spent much time researching your family history and obtained all this fascinating information. But how do you record it safely in an attractive style that you can enjoy and share with others? In this session you will learn the skills to prepare and compile information, documents and...
Sunday, 10th March - 1 class
Session ID
DNY48102C
10 Mar - 10 Mar
1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$169 / $161 (conc)
$169 / $161 (conc)
Teacher
Helen King
Helen King
Discover the life and work of the ill-fated Andalusian poet, playwright and musician Federico Garcia-Lorca, set against the historical heritage and cultural traditions of southern Spain.
Friday, 15th March - 2 classes
Session ID
DNAS6801C
15 Mar - 22 Mar
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$115 / $110 (conc)
$115 / $110 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Join historian Alex Potinick as he delves into the geographical, political and historical origins of Central Europe and takes you on a short journey between two of its ancient capitals, Graz and Prague.
Thursday, 11th April - 1 class
Session ID
DNAS8601C
11 Apr - 11 Apr
11:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$85 / $81 (conc)
$85 / $81 (conc)
Teacher
Alexander Potocnik
Alexander Potocnik
Historian Pam Chissell focuses on a particular year in history, provides an overview of significant events that occured during that year and analyses the causal relationship between these apparently disconnected events.
In 1793 Lord Macartney ‘s...
Wednesday, 27th March - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS8401C
27 Mar - 17 Apr
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Explore the Mediterranean Sea, located between three continents, nurturing the growth of great civilisations, encouraging the interchange of both goods and knowledge, and spawning mighty conflicts on water and land.
Tuesday, 19th February - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAD9501C
19 Feb - 12 Mar
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Helen Webberley explores France’s most historical sites, including Mount S Michel, Avignon, Chartres, St Denis, the Louvre and Loire...
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Travel back 2,500 years to the heyday of Ancient Athens. Visit the theatre of Dionysus and meet the creative teams responsible for a new and vital public enterprise – the theatre.
Thursday, 14th February - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS6701C
14 Feb - 7 Mar
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Helen Webberley explores the fascinating times of London’s Inns of Court, their brilliant libraries, wonderful gardens, Grand Halls and of course, top quality law education for...
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Travel back to the momentous years of the French Revolution – a pivotal period of social and political upheaval. The unfolding drama will be illuminated by examples of music, art and literature of the era.
Thursday, 21st March - 3 classes
Session ID
DNAM4901C
21 Mar - 4 Apr
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$149 / $142 (conc)
$149 / $142 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
The Alps were always a majestic natural protective wall for the Apennine peninsula, the home of present day Italy. But there is a gap in the wall… Explore the history of this passageway with author and historian, Alex Potocnik.
Thursday, 28th February - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS9001C
28 Feb - 21 Mar
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Alexander Potocnik
Alexander Potocnik
The well-known and the unknown are being celebrated in this illustrated lecture, presented by Isabel Simpson. Their backgrounds include the inspiring, brave, creative, persistent in all areas of life; from the arts to medicine, philanthropy to politics, social work to business,...
Wednesday, 13th February - 1 class
Session ID
DNAM6001C
13 Feb - 13 Feb
11:00am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$89 / $85 (conc)
$89 / $85 (conc)
Teacher
Anna Kortschak celebrates the lives and achievements of intrepid women adventurers who explored the world to its very limits.
Wednesday, 3rd April - 1 class
Session ID
DNAS9201C
3 Apr - 3 Apr
10:30am - 12:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$85 / $81 (conc)
$85 / $81 (conc)
Teacher
Talks Courses Coming Up
Philosophy & Religious Belief: Three Classic Approaches
Some people hold that the existence of God can be rationally proved. Others say that while this is not possible, religious belief is well...
Beyond Impressionism: Matisse, Rousseau, Bonnard & Puvis de Chavannes
An introduction to the unique world views of four French painters of the late 19th / early 20th Century. Richard Stone discusses the...