Curate Your Own Adventure
Reviewing Museums & Heritage Places
Category: Sydney
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I’m in Sydney this weekend so went along to the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the Alphonse Mucha exhibition. I knew that Mucha practiced during the Art Nouveau period but I wasn’t aware of the scope of his work. It is a beautiful exhibition filled with an amazing collection of panels, posters, artworks,…
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Last weekend I was in Sydney and wanted to visit the Australian Museum to see the new Ramses exhibition. This is exclusive to the Australian Museum so won’t be touring around. As well as a standard exhibition to explore, there is a virtual reality experience on offer. We decided against the experience and just went…
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I had a wonderful opportunity to return to Sydney this week for a Knowledgeable Object Symposium at the University of Sydney. It was such an enriching professional development day. Before returning home, I visited Hyde Park Barracks to experience their new audio tour. I want to combine this with my visit to the Sydney Jewish…
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I’ve been in Sydney this past week for a University Museums conference. It was an incredible conference and a wonderful opportunity to present on how our museum is engaging with interdisciplinary learning. I’m glad I gave myself a couple of extra days to explore Sydney and visit a few more museums and galleries! Yesterday, I…
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This weekend I had the wonderful opportunity to visit the Art Gallery of New South Wales and see The Archibald Prize finalists for 2019. Although I technically saw finalists from The Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, I just want to focus on The Archibald. This was my second time visiting an Archibald exhibition. If you’re…
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Thank you Ziggy for yet another fantastic blog post! Enjoy reading about the Whales/Tohorā exhibition currently on display at the Australian Museum. The Whales/Tohorā exhibition, currently on at the Australian Museum, explores the evolution and biological diversity of whales, and their significant role in the cultural history and heritage of South Pacific Islanders. This exhibition…
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A huge thanks to Ziggy Potts for writing his thoughts on the new Star Wars exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum. Happy reading! Hello again, Being a massive Star Wars fan, one of the highlights of the holiday period was going to see the new blockbuster exhibition Star Wars: Identities, currently on display at the Powerhouse…
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When I first heard about this exhibition I thought wow, the Australian singer Nick Cave has an exhibition opening at Carriageworks! I soon discovered that there is also an American artist called Nick Cave. Just goes to show I do not operate in the world of contemporary art. Thank you to the other people out…
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In October 2018 I wrote a review on the Sydney Jewish Museum and its newly renovated permanent display (link). I basically had the same thoughts and feelings after visiting this time so I don’t want to repeat myself. I did, however, listen to the audio guide. I wish it was accessible outside of the museum…
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Members of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are respectfully advised that this blog post contains the name and image of someone who has passed away. I had a wonderful afternoon exploring The State Library of New South Wales and visiting the newly opened Michael Crouch Family Galleries. I was particularly interested to see the…
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