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Celebrate Walter Burley Griffin’s 150th birthday with us in 2026 with these exciting events:

Guided tour of the Griffins’ Canberra, Friday 6 March and Saturday 7 March 2026

Presented with Canberra Modern, this two day tour will visit:
• Marion’s lookout at Mount Ainslie, a panoramic view of Canberra
• the historic Cork Oak Plantation, planted in 1913
• the Surveyors’ Hut and Federation Mall
• the Nicholls designed Yarralumla Incinerator
• an exclusive viewing of Griffin material at the National Library of Australia

Bookings are essential and will be available on this webpage or at TryBooking from 1 December 2026.

Griffin Open Houses at Castlecrag, Sunday 3 May 2026

A rare opportunity to see the interiors, special design features and gardens of several Griffin designed houses built in the 1920s and early 30s in the “ideal suburb” that they created at Castlecrag.

Tickets are essential and will be available from this webpage or at TryBooking from 1 February 2026.

Guided tour of the Griffins’ Melbourne, Friday 16 October to Sunday 18 October

Again with Canberra Modern, this three day tour will include major Griffin sites in Melbourne including:

• the magnificent Capitol Theatre
• Newman College, University of Melbourne
• several Griffin residences in Toorak
• the Robin Boyd house for a presentation by Professor Philip Goad
• the Griffin designed Eaglemont Estate with “Pholiota” and the Lippincott House
• the Essendon Incinerator

Bookings are essential and will be available on this webpage or at TryBooking from 1 April 2026.

Online Hermann Junge photo exhibition

Presentation of over 60 photos taken at Castlecrag in the 1930s by Hermann Junge, a resident and Leica camera representative.

150 Trees Project

To celebrate Walter Burley Griffin’s 150th birthday, the Society has liaised with organisations and Griffin sites in NSW, ACT, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia to plant a total of 150 eucalypt trees in recognition of Walter’s contribution to Australia.