Welcome to the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne owns 33 Cultural Collections. The origins of some lie in the earliest years of the University's establishment in the 1850s, while regular new acquisitions keep the collections dynamic and relevant.
The Cultural Collections embody the history of many of the academic disciplines taught at the University of Melbourne, including law, classics, history, languages, medicine, dentistry, botany, zoology, physics, fine arts, music and engineering. Object types include rare books and manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, archives, photographs, medical and dental implements, scientific apparatus, musical instruments, mineral, plant and animal specimens, and ethnographic and archaeological artefacts.
The University encourages the use of the collections by students, staff and the wider community, whether for research, teaching, conversation or enjoyment.
| The University's Cultural Policy sets out the guiding principles which assist the University to configure its cultural resources, including its Cultural Collections, to best serve the whole community. |  |
Percy Grainger in the Top Ten
A piano roll recording of Percy Grainger performing 'Country Gardens' is in the 2008 top ten list of new Sounds of Australia added to the National Registry of Recorded Sound, a public list of Australian recordings that celebrates the widest traditions of recorded sound culture and history in Australia.
New Exhibition: Murderous Melbourne
Murderous Melbourne: A Celebration of Australian Crime Fiction and Place. A Baillieu Library Special Collections exhibtion in the the Leigh Scott Gallery, first floor, Baillieu Library from 10 June until 7 September.
New Staff at University of Melbourne Archives
The UMA is pleased to welcome two new continuing staff members: Denise Driver, Coordinator, Collection Management & Storage (based at the Brunswick repository), and Nilufer Aylav, Administrative Assistant (based in the Cultural Collections Reading Room, 3rd Floor Baillieu Library). Both bring a wealth of expertise and experience in their respective positions. Contact details for all UMA staff are found at http://www.lib.unimelb.edu.au/collections/archives/about/staff.html.
Win a Copy of Treasures: Highlights of the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne
Each month The University of Melbourne Voice will be giving away a copy of Treasures: Highlights of the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne. Details and conditions of the competition can be found in the current issue.