Join our History workshops to enhance your understanding of the history and historical events that made Melbourne and the world today.
Bruno Zielke, long-time member of the Astronomical Society of Victoria presents an informative and thought-provoking examination of the universe.
Monday, 2nd September - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAN6401C
2 Sep - 23 Sep
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$179 / $171 (conc)
$179 / $171 (conc)
Teacher
Bruno Zielke
Bruno Zielke
Follow the development of European vocal music from its ancient beginnings to the age of the...
Wednesday, 31st July - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAT2801C
31 Jul - 21 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Hop on board a virtual journey from Trieste to Vienna, along the ‘great’ Southern Railway – the first ever trans-alpine railway of 1854.
Thursday, 17th October - 1 class
Session ID
DNAT3501C
17 Oct - 17 Oct
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$69 / $66 (conc)
$69 / $66 (conc)
Teacher
Alexander Potocnik
Alexander Potocnik
Visit old cities and picturesque lakes on a virtual journey from the legendary city of Venice in northern Italy to the famous ski centre in Switzerland.
Thursday, 8th August - 1 class
Session ID
DNAT3301C
8 Aug - 8 Aug
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$69 / $66 (conc)
$69 / $66 (conc)
Teacher
Alexander Potocnik
Alexander Potocnik
Croatia and Slovenia may be two ‘young’ nations, but their history is just as old and rugged as that of any other part of Europe. On this virtual journey between their capitals Zagreb and Ljubljana we will visit some fascinating places and delve into their colourful history.
Thursday, 5th September - 1 class
Session ID
DNAT3401C
5 Sep - 5 Sep
11:00am - 12:30pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$69 / $66 (conc)
$69 / $66 (conc)
Teacher
Alexander Potocnik
Alexander Potocnik
Bruno Zielke, long-time member of the Astronomical Society of Victoria takes us right back to where it all began; examining the Big Bang
Monday, 30th September - 5 classes
Session ID
DNAT5801C
30 Sep - 28 Oct
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.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Remedies for everyday complaints, treatment of battle wounds, pregnancy tests and even birth control methods were all known to ancient Egyptian doctors. Join leading Forensic Egyptologist Dr Janet Davey and explore the methods used to stay healthy along the Nile Valley.
About Dr Janet Davey...
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
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, 10th August - 1 class
Session ID
DNN23904C
10 Aug - 10 Aug
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...
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Historian Pam Chessell focuses on four particular years in history, the significant events that occurred within each year and the relationship between the apparently disconnected events.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Pam Chessell focuses on four particular years in history – 1815, 1851, 1901, 1904, exploring the lasting, unpredicted and unprecedented impact of apparently disconnected events. events.
Wednesday, 2nd October - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAT6101C
2 Oct - 23 Oct
10:30am - 12:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Pamela Chessell
Pamela Chessell
Journey the Mediterranean Sea and discover almost three millennia of history. This voyage will take you from Rhodes, of the Greek Islands, to the coastal city of Troy.
Tuesday, 23rd July - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAT2701C
23 Jul - 13 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$189 / $180 (conc)
$189 / $180 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Follow the route of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII down the Nile River and discover why the Nile was the super highway for kings, queens, trade and troops sailing to war.
Tuesday, 30th July - 3 classes
Session ID
DNAT0301C
30 Jul - 13 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$159 / $152 (conc)
$159 / $152 (conc)
Teacher
Janet Davey
Janet Davey
Introduction to the life and work of the extraordinary George Orwell, novelist, social commentator and journalist whose experiences in Colonial Burma, engagement in the Spanish Civil War, and close knowledge of society’s “down and outs†instilled in him a resentment of all forms...
Thursday, 22nd August - 2 classes
Session ID
DNAN5201C
22 Aug - 29 Aug
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$79 / $74 (conc)
$79 / $74 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Join Bruno Zielke, long-time member of the Astronomical Society of Victoria, as he examines a different thought-provoiking topic in cosmology each week.
Why was Einstein so famous?
Formation and life of black holes
Is time an illusion?
Models of cosmology
What do we know for sure?...
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
Explore the conflicting visions of poets and painters struggling with the pressure of internationalism, indigenous culture and colonial legacy, searching for national self-definition through literature and arts.
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
The Sixties was a decade of challenge and change. The wall in Berlin, the crisis in Cuba, political assassinations, student protests, proxy wars, the space race, colonial collapse and the false Spring in Prague will all be covered in our ongoing investigation as we address social, political and...
Currently, we have no dates scheduled for this course. Please contact us via email enquiries@cae.edu.au to register your interest.
During the 1950s the shaping of a new world order developed into an “us” versus “them” struggle for supremacy. Explore the powerful personalities on each side, influential institutions and key events.
Friday, 30th August - 4 classes
Session ID
DNAS0501C
30 Aug - 20 Sep
11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
CAE
Session Fees
$145 / $138 (conc)
$145 / $138 (conc)
Teacher
Richard Stone
Richard Stone
Talks Courses Coming Up
At the Still Point of a Turning World - Three 20th Century Painters
Illustrated introductions to the life and work of three Twentieth Century painters whose understated art speaks quietly, yet eloquently...
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...