Day 3 - Canberra

We had most of the day free yesterday, so decided to take a drive out to Bungendore, which is a small, somewhat touristy village not far from Canberra.  

We had a quick wander around, a nice morning tea, and then back into Canberra.

Lake Burley Griffin was looking rather lovely in the sunlight.

Early in the morning I had received an email from Jennifer of Bronze Wombat to ask if I knew about the exhibition celebrating 50 years of the Canberra Quilters.  No, I didn’t.  Thanks so much for letting us know.  

Guess where we headed to next?

It was just a small exhibition at the Canberra Museum and Gallery, but a nice little snapshot of the group.

They started from very humble beginnings.

Quilts were how I remember the first patchwork I encountered.

Some rather famous names in the Australian quilting world have emanated from the Canberra Quilters.

There was one special quilt that is normally housed at the National Museum.  

There were a few non quilt items on show as well.  

 

I really liked these jeans.

If  you get a chance, call in to see the display. It is on until mid March 2026.

While we were in the gallery, we visited the permanent exhibition of some of Sidney Nolan’s works.

By then it was lunch time, so we went for a walk.  There is some interesting public artwork in all the open spaces.  It turned out that we were right near the main shopping precinct of Canberra.  We found ourselves something to eat before returning to the van for a lazy afternoon.