Monthly museum news from the University of Sydney No images? Click here Last week began with cheery building inductions and lots of hand sanitiser as the Chau Chak Wing Museum team officially moved into the new building! With 18 exhibitions to install, the massive process of moving collection objects into the museum has begun and you can follow our progress on Instagram and Twitter. This month we have a new podcast episode out and look forward to seeing you at our first online event. Though we can't be healed at the Asclepeion, we hope our collection item of the month offers a connection to the ancients during testing times. Moving in to the new museumChau Chak Wing Museum team members share their experiences after one week of working in the new building. Online event: From Pompeii to TharrosWednesday 9 September, 8pmJoin Associate Professor Steven Ellis from the University of Cincinnati for a discussion on finding new ways to excavate and understand the making of Roman urban neighbourhoods. Where's Woodhouse?Our ‘citizen archiving’ project has yielded 600+ responses from all over the world, helping to identifying locations in Greece within photographs taken by renowned classicist William Woodhouse. Object Matters podcast: Episode 4Senior Curator of the University Art Collection, Dr Ann Stephen introduces the life and work of JW Power through Femme à L’ombrelle, a painting showcasing his unique abstract surrealist style. Case by historic caseThe historic cabinets from the former Macleay Museum are being restored and repurposed for a new lease on life in the Chau Chak Wing Museum. Other news– The Student (1953) by Tom Bass was recently installed outside the new museum Given current circumstances in Australia and worldwide, we thought it timely to share this photograph of the Asclepeion on the Acropolis in Athens (c.1890s-1910), taken by former Nicholson Museum curator Professor William Woodhouse. Stay safe everyone! Image details (in order of appearance) |