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. |  |
Tiegs Zoology Museum Web Site Goes Live
The web site for the Tiegs Zoology Museum is now live, thanks to the efforts of Eleanor Brignell. Visit the site and watch as it expands over the coming months.
Visit to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
A visit hosted by the Friends of the Bailllieu Library at 5:30 on Wednesday 21 May to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons,
cnr Nicholson & Londsale Streets, Melbourne, including a tour of its libraries and museum.
All welcome (RSVP required); full details.
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 two copies of Treasures: Highlights of the Cultural Collections of the University of Melbourne. Details and conditions of the competition can be found on page 2 of the current issue.
New Exhibition: Australian Archaeologists at Pella
Ian Potter Museum of Art, 10 April to 14 September 2008
This exhibition looks at the ancient city of Pella in the North Jordan Valley and tells the story of technology, trade and daily life over many centuries. It also describes the significant discoveries Australian archaeologists have made in Jordan for over fifty years. Excavations have revealed Pella as one of the most important ancient cities in Jordan, with a pattern of continuous human settlement stretching back to Neolithic times (c. 6500 BCE). Objects in the exhibition are drawn from the National Gallery of Australia’s collection, currently on long-term loan to the University of Sydney’s Nicholson Museum, augmented by artefacts held in the University of Melbourne's Classics and Archaeology Collection.
Collections Magazine - First Issue Published
| The first issue of the new magazine for the Cultural Collections - University of Melbourne Collections - is now published.
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