The Virtual Museum Project
The Classics and Archaeology Virtual Museum documents the Classics and Archaeology Collection of the University of Melbourne, which is located at the Ian Potter Musuem of Art. The Virtual Museum is a collaborative project of the Centre for Classics & Archaeology, the Ian Potter Museum of Art and ArtsIT.
Cultural Treasures Days:
Thursday 18 - Sunday 21 September
The Classics and Archaeology Collection will be participating in the University's Cultural Treasures Days, from Thursday 18 to Sunday 21 September 2008. There will be a display of Greek vases and a research specialist's tour. This is a special opportunity to see behind the scenes of the Classics and Archaeology Collection and many others among the University's 33 cultural collections. Visitors will discover exhibitions, talks, demonstrations, displays, tours, performances and workshops.
Cultural Treasures Days is supported by The Russell and Mab Grimwade Miegunyah Fund.
For further information check the web site at http://www.unimelb.edu.au/culturalcollections/treasuresdays/ or email treasures-days@unimelb.edu.au to join the mailing list.
Current 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.
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Roman period, Pella, Jordan Bone plaque fragment, 200-400 BCE National Gallery of Australia Pella Collection, Canberra |
