History
Explore and learn about the ancient, medieval and immediate past from saints to dictators, palaces to prisons, wars to worship and myths to facts. Come and explore the history of the peoples of planet earth with WEA Sydney's professional and friendly tutors.
Available Classes
The Art and Identity of Palestinian Clothing - From the Bronze Age Until Now
<p>Explore the traditional clothing of Palestine and how the cut of its robes and the ornament of its embroidery express the history of a region from at least the Late Bronze Age until now. The
...
Available Classes
The Spies Who Stole the Secrets of Oppenheimer's Bomb
<p>By the end of World War II, Stalin's spies had delivered the secrets of the atomic bomb to the Kremlin. This accelerated Moscow's bomb project. When the Soviets detonated their first atomic weapon
...
Available Classes
Available Classes
How Writings of the Ancient World survived to the Present Day
<p>In this course we examine the efforts of 15th century renaissance scholars to find and return to prominence key texts of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. These texts, which had been preserved
...Available Classes
Art Deco and More - Sydney CBD Walking Tour
<p>When we think of Sydney, the first things that spring to mind are often the magnificent harbour, our unique Opera House and the mighty Harbour Bridge. But often unnoticed is its wealth of beautiful
...Available Classes
Available Classes
The Improving Macquaries: Lachlan
<p>This walk will help you re-imagine early nineteenth-century Sydney Town and the task of governing the colony of convicts. Colonel Macquarie had to bring order to a society riven by conflicts. How
...