SMSA (Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts)
25 Oct 2022 — Tom Keneally wins the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize (Adult Category)
SMSA are thrilled to congratulate Tom Keneally on winning the 2022 ARA Historical Novel Prize (Adult Category) with his book Corporal Hitler’s Pistol (2021).
Archives: Tom Keneally News
18 Aug 2021 — Tom Keneally Centre Celebrates 10 Years
Happy 10th Birthday to the Tom Keneally Centre, SMSA’s cultural hub and welcoming reading room.
7 Dec 2020 — Christmas Opening Hours for 2020
SMSA’s Christmas Opening Hours for 2020
21 May 2020 — SMSA Library Update — 21 May 2020
As of 21 May 2020, the SMSA Library will not re-open at this stage and will continue to operate our Click & Collect service from 10:00am-1:00pm on Mon, Wed & Fri until further notice.
16 Mar 2020 — Talks and Members’ Groups cancelled until end of March
As a precaution to slow the spread of Covid-19, SMSA’s public events and members’ groups in March will be temporarily cancelled or postponed.
23 Jan 2020 — Australia Day Opening Hours 2020
The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be CLOSED over the 2020 Australia Day long weekend. Full details are available to the left. We hope you have an enjoyable and safe long weekend! All annual memberships were due on 31 … Continued
29 Nov 2019 — Christmas Opening Hours for 2019
SMSA’s Christmas Opening Hours for 2019
1 Nov 2019 — Announcing the ‘Kills & Thrills’ Mystery and Crime Day
Whether you love a classic detective mystery, historical crime or a good thriller, you’ll find plenty of murder and duplicity on offer at our Kills & Thrills Mystery and Crime Day.
3 Feb 2019 — Tom Keneally Centre reopens for 2019
After taking a break over the extended-holiday period, the Tom Keneally Centre will reopen on Tuesday, 5th Feb 2019.
11 Jan 2019 — RSNSW & SMSA Joint Lectures for 2019
The Royal Society of NSW and the Sydney Mechanics School of Arts (SMSA) are delighted to present two new collaborative lecture series in 2019, Speaking of Music… and Women and Science.
10 Jan 2019 — Australia Day Opening Hours 2019
The Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be CLOSED over the 2019 Australia Day long weekend. Full details in this article.
18 Dec 2018 — 2018 in Review: Gone But Not Forgotten
We have written this tribute to some of our favourite authors whom we lost in 2018. Although they have departed we can still read the books that made us love them in the first place. What are your favourite titles by these beloved authors?