This is the last exhibition curated by Monash University's rare books librarian, Richard Overell; he is retiring. Richard has used the Library's exhibition space to display multiple aspects of this … [Read more...]
French WW1 postcards – virtual exhibition
BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE WERE COUNTRIES OTHER THAN AUSTRALIA INVOLVED IN WW1. And those countries are looking back too. Here is a series of French WW1 postcards showing scenes including farewells. This … [Read more...]
Pop up books – virtual exhibition
THERE IS A TERRIFIC EXHIBITION OF POP UP BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LIBRARY. Here is the link. It follows the history of the pop up book. What's great about this online … [Read more...]
Documenting lives
EPHEMERISTS LIKE TO COLLECT THE RECORDS OF EVENTS, PRODUCTS, OPINIONS Here is something I collected in 2014 - the funeral programme for Leo Seemanpillai. It is not a professional publication - … [Read more...]
Rooms full of Roos – exhibition – wrapping paper, old maps, bus tickets, shaped into compelling and rich forms
FROM 5 TO 28 JUNE 2014, COLLECTORS MAY LIKE TO TAKE A BREAK AND HOP OVER TO SEE THE WORK OF DAVID LANCASHIRE. The exhibition includes a series of limited edition fine art … [Read more...]
The Hawks feather their nest at Launceston museum + collectors show the way
AFL FOOTY FANS KNOW THAT THE TEAM AND FANS REGULARLY MIGRATE TO TASMANIA FOR MATCHES AT THE AURORA STADIUM. The local museum and art gallery, QVMAG is hosting a big Hawks exhibition opening on … [Read more...]
Lost and loved – home made street posters
STREET POSTERS ARE ALIVE AND WELL IN MOST SUBURBS. Generally one expects to see the garage sale advertisement followed by the plea for help for a lost animal. But there are some more unusual street … [Read more...]
600 badges and 2000 T-shirts – the ephemera of International Women’s Day
"..unite and fight alongside the men.." that is how women can get better conditions according to the earliest, probably from 1935, piece of ephemera about International Women's Day (IWD) in the State … [Read more...]