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Floor Talks | Ian Potter Museum of Art

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Ceramic stoneware jar, China, c. 19th century Excavated Chinese kiln and market garden site, Bendigo Collection of Heritage Victoria

The Ian Potter Museum of Art is holding a series of floor talks open to the public. The talks run from 30th April until the 18th June and cover  a range of topics based around archaeological investigations in Melbourne and elsewhere in Victoria, with a particular focus on objects in the collections of Heritage Victoria. All talks are free to attend, no bookings required. For further details on each talk see the links below. Curator talk - Secret lives, forgotten stories: highlights from Heritage Victoria’s archaeological collection Wednesday 30 April…

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Conversations | Balancing development and urban heritage in Melbourne - Gerard Vaughan and Ray Tonkin | Newman College

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old and new melb

This public ‘conversation’ will be the first of a trio to be held at Newman College over the next few months on the theme of ‘conserving the past, ensuring the future’. In this first event in the series, Professor Gerard Vaughan discusses with Ray Tonkin, former executive director of Heritage Victoria, some of the prospects and problems that confront us. Date: Wednesday 9th April, 5pm Venue: The Oratory, Newman College (University of Melbourne), 887 Swanston Street, Parkville, VIC 3052 Free. Bookings can be made via this website. Future events in this series: Monday…

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