THE CYRIL KETT OPTOMETRY MUSEUM HAS A REQUEST FOR ADDITIONS TO ITS COLLECTION: This Museum welcomes donations of material of historical interest, be it books, instruments, personal papers, … [Read more...]
Michael Aitken & The Optometry Museum
ESA member Michael Aitken was honoured with an Australian Museums and Galleries Association, Victoria Lifetime Achievement for his work with the Cyril Kett Optometry Museum and Archive (established in … [Read more...]
Collecting the Curve
JOIN A SERIES OF SEMINARS ABOUT COLLECTING run by Museums Victoria As the numbers in Victoria reduce, we turn our thoughts to the next three-part lecture series, 'Collecting the Curve', which … [Read more...]
ACM new location & needs volunteers
THE AUSTRALIAN CARTOON MUSEUM is delighted to announce the opening of its new premises at the Melbourne District Docklands. These new premises will open in November 2019. ACM is a charity whose … [Read more...]
Tour of a local modernist artist home
TUESDAY 18 JULY, TOUR OF MODERNIST ARTIST HOME, the Studio is the former home, sculpture garden and artists' studio of the internationally acclaimed sculptor Karl Duldig and his wife Slawa Duldig. The … [Read more...]
Visit Sherlock Holmes’ “museum”
THERE IS A CREATION OF THE SHERLOCK HOLMES' FLAT IN LONDON, that looks to the era and also to current incarnations of the detective. The rooms are decorated with the famous pipe, violin, and … [Read more...]
Finding the stars with 19th century charts
LOVELY STORY ABOUT CHARTS OF THE STARS, here is a 1820s celestial charts that will show you and tell you more about these celestial charts. The examples shown are from the collection of the National … [Read more...]
Museum of Things – have a look at this Berlin museum
HAVE A LOOK AT THIS GERMAN MUSEUM of endless rows of, yes, things: ashtrays, coffee mugs, toy cars, rusted iron tools, engine parts, buttons and knobs, needles and thread, sex toys, weapons, communist … [Read more...]
Queen’s honour for Honor Godfrey
ALL COLLECTORS AND ESPECIALLY MEMBERS OF THE EPHEMERA SOCIETY OF AUSTRALIA INC will be very pleased to see and hear that our founder Honor Godfrey has been awarded an MBE for services to English … [Read more...]