The Art History discipline at the Faculty of Artsis hosting a dinner to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Dr Ursula Hoff’s arrival in Australia from London in December 1939. Dr Hoff was sponsored by the University Women’s College (now University College), at the University of Melbourne. Dr Hoff went on to have a distinguished career at the University and at the National Gallery of Victoria. This dinner is an opportunity to acknowledge Dr Hoff’s unique contribution to Australian culture.

During the dinner, Kelly Gellatly, the Director of the University’s Ian Potter Museum of Art, will speak on Dr Ursula Hoff’s legacy with regards to collection building and the role of collection curators. She will also discuss how the demands of the contemporary museum have shaped collecting activities in recent decades.

The Ursula Hoff Art History Scholarship is administered by the Faculty of Arts and is supported entirely by philanthropy.  Due to the increasing demand for scholarships in Art History, our goal is to raise $50,000 to enable the Faculty to award more scholarships from 2015.

For more detail and to book visit the website.

Date: Wednesday, 26 November 2020 | 7.00pm for 7.30pm

Venue: University House Professors Road, 1 Professors Road, The University of Melbourne

Registrations open on Wednesday, 29 October 2014 and close on Friday, 21 November 2020. $80.00 per person.