SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2019, 9.15 AM-2PM, PARKVIEW ROOM, 340 CAMBERWELL RD, CAMBERWELL. What do you collect? Card carrying collector - these are some greeting cards bought at the last fair. Little … [Read more...]
Record of live music scene
RECENTLY FOUND & ENJOYED AS IT WOULD BE BY OTHER MUSIC OR CONTEMPORARY EPHEMERA COLLECTORS, Hi God people : Melbourne music flyers from the late 70s to last week / compiled by Lisa … [Read more...]
Melbourne Conversations: addendum (archiving the ephemeral)
What records do Australians keep, and what do we burn? As local artist Leisa Shelton opens her exhibition 'Addendum: Archiving the Ephemeral', where she will be burning her 40-year archive, … [Read more...]
Games people have played
I BOUGHT THESE AT THE FAIR, yes the Collectables & Ephemera Fair. Next fair Sunday 22 September 2019, 8.30am members' entry. General public 9.15am. Closes up at 2pm. So get in … [Read more...]
Collectors – book collectors
CHARLES STITZ IN BIBLIONEWS, JUNE 2019, ISSUE 42, P86 gives a fascinating account of some significant Australian book collectors. Stitz begins by describing how he got into the book selling game … [Read more...]
Collecting maps: an uncharted journey 30 October 2019
'Collecting maps: an uncharted journey' presented by Emeritus Professor Robert Clancy AM. Robert has been an avid map collector for over 40 years, from $20 tourist maps to rare charts of … [Read more...]
Afraid to ask
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO ASK ABOUT REPRODUCTION BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK recently acquired and read this small book from the early 1990s. The book is a production of the Show-Ads Omega Group , at the … [Read more...]
Revolutions: records and rebels – until 6 October 2019
The Beatles' Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover reconstructed with uniforms, lyrics and more. Image: Melbourne Museum. A retro exhibition brings the Sixties back … [Read more...]
Man’s best friend
MAN'S BEST FRIEND, & WOMAN'S TOO IS THE DOG. We often feature indigenous fauna but there is a place to celebrate ephemera recording the well-loved canines. We draw on the collections of several … [Read more...]