KEEP THE LIGHT SHINING ON MANNING CLARK HOUSE
Inspire the Future. Protect the Legacy.
This House Belongs to Ideas — Help Us Keep It Alive
Manning Clark House is more than the former home of Manning and Dymphna Clark and a wonderful Robin Boyd designed mid century modern home. It is a sanctuary for courageous conversations, cultural memory, and democratic imagination.
In 2024/2025, we have delivered a dynamic range of programs — from Triumph Over Adversity to Energy Transition 2025, The Speakers Corner series and MCH Poetry. We participated in the 2025 ACT Heritage Festival and the Viva Italia in Canberra 2025.
In addition to our ongoing programs we will be delivering three major events for the rest of this year. They are:
The 2025 Dymphna Clark Lecture
The 2025 Manning Clark Lecture and
The 2025 Manning Clark House Weekend of Ideas
We will also be holding a major art and event program called Taxing Times and other programs including Palestine – past, present and future and Australia in the 21st century. These events bring vital dialogue to the heart of Canberra and offer a rare space for truth-telling, resistance, and renewal.
But we can't do it without you.
Your donation this June will:
Keep the house open for events, speakers, and community gatherings
Fund heritage maintenance and garden care
Support free and low-cost access to all our programs
Help us to pay guest speaker costs and modest honoraria
Whether you give $25, $50, or $500, you are part of a growing community that refuses to let critical thinking, cultural inquiry, and public integrity disappear from the national conversation.
All donations over $2 are tax-deductible.
Donate securely online:
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