1st Edition
Mediterranean Collections in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand Perspectives from Afar
1. Perspectives from Afar
Candace Richards and Elizabeth Minchin
2. From Antefix to Oenochoe: The Provenance History of the Mediterranean Collection at Auckland War Memorial Tāmaki Paenga Hira
Emma Ash and Deirdre Harrison
3. Ancient Coins in Australian Collections
Kenneth A. Sheedy
4. The Origin of the Australian Institute of Archaeology Collection and its Purpose Past, Present, and Future
Christopher J. Davey and Lisa Mawdsley
5. The Egyptian Collection at the Australian Museum
Stan Florek, Irene Guidotti, David Chan, and Ourania Mihas
6. ‘A Few Scraps of Pottery and Papyrus’: From Antiquities Collection to Museum at The University of Queensland, circa 1950–1975
James Donaldson and Amelia R. Brown
7. Time and Technology: The Ancient Mediterranean at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney
Alina Kozlovski
8. Objects from a University’s Antiquities Collection Enhance Ancient World Studies in a Purpose-Built Environment: The Case of Arts West at the University of Melbourne
Andrew Jamieson
9. To See the World in a Marble Toe: The Graeme Clarke Teaching Collection at the Australian National University’s Classics Museum
Georgia Pike-Rowney
10. Numismatics and the Currency of Online Access
Daniel Osland, Gwynaeth McIntyre, Robert Morris, and Anne Harlow
11. Mind the Gap! The Tyranny of Distance for Museum Engagement: UNEMA’s Significance 2.0
Bronwyn Hopwood
12. Bridging the Distance between Herakles and Pokémon
Diana Burton
13. An Evolving University Museum Paradigm: Broadening Participation with the Mediterranean Collections at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney
Candace Richards, Melanie Pitkin, Jane Thogersen, Eve Guerry, and Paul Donnelly
14. Subjective Objects: Using Museum Collections as Catalysts for Social Well-Being and Identity Exploration
Sarah Craig and Tobias Fulton
15. Reimagining Greco-Roman Art in Colour: A Screen-Based Exhibition Interactive at the National Museum of Australia
Lily Withycombe
16. Contemporary Antiquities: Exploring Engagements
Brit Asmussen and James Donaldson
17. Italian Restitution and the Australian National University’s Classics Museum: Realities and Opportunities
Georgia Pike-Rowney and Maggie Otto
18. Innovative Approaches to Caring for Ancient Egyptian Mummified Human Remains at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney
Melanie Pitkin, Jacinta Carruthers, Alexandra Doubleday, Rafie Cecilia, and Ronika K. Power
19. The Use of Tikanga in Caring for Egyptian Mummified Remains in Aotearoa New Zealand
Caleb R. Hamilton
20. Distribution Guide to the Mediterranean Collections of Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia
Candace Richards
Biography
Candace Richards is Assistant Curator, Nicholson Collection for the Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney. Candace’s research interests bring together ancient world studies with contemporary museum practice to re-evaluate how and why collections were formed and explore the ways historic collections can offer new insights into human endeavour.
Elizabeth Minchin is Emeritus Professor of Classics at the Australian National University. For many years she was Honorary Curator of the ANU Classics Museum, using it extensively in her teaching and overseeing its programme of outreach engagement. She retains a strong interest in antiquities collections and their value, and role, in today’s world.
