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Author: Museum of Victoria
Publisher: Museum
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guide draws together, on a regional basis, vital data on the wide range of artefacts, photographs, films, botanical samples and manuscript material which make up the collections of Aboriginal heritage material held at Museum Victoria.
Author: Nicolas Peterson
Publisher: Academic Monographs
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 614
ISBN-13: 0522855687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume of original essays brings together, for the first time, histories of the making and of the makers of most of the major Indigenous Australian museum collections. These collections are a principal source of information on how Aboriginal people lived in the past. Knowing the context in which any collection was created-the intellectual frameworks within which the collectors were working, their collecting practices, what they failed to collect, and what Aboriginal people withheld-is vital to understanding how any collection relates to the Aboriginal society from which it was derived. Once made, collections have had mixed fates: some have become the jewel of a museum's holdings, while others have been divided and dispersed across the world, or retained but neglected. The essays in this volume raise issues about representation, institutional policies, the periodisation of collecting, intellectual history, material culture studies, Aboriginal culture and the idea of a 'collection'.
Author: National Museum (Vic.)
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Published: 1922
Total Pages: 212
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John M. MacKenzie
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2017-03-01
Total Pages: 303
ISBN-13: 1526118327
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMuseums and Empire is the first book to examine the origins and development of museums in six major regions if the British Empire in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It analyses museum histories in thirteen major centres in Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, India and South-East Asia, setting them into the economic and social contexts of the cities and colonies in which they were located. Written in a lively and informative style, it also touches upon the history of many other museums in Britain and other territories of the Empire. A number of key themes emerge from its pages; the development of elites within colonial towns and cities; the emergence of the full range of cultural institutions associated with this; and the reception and modification of the key scientific ideas of the age. It will be essential reading for students and academics concerned with museum studies and imperial history and to a wider public devoted to the cause of museums and heritage
Author: Elizabeth Willis
Publisher: Museum Victoria
Published: 2004-12-01
Total Pages: 65
ISBN-13: 0975837060
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis guidebook is an introduction to the rich history of the Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne, over the last 127 years. The Royal Exhibition Building was built in 1880 to host the international exhibition and proclaimed to the world that Melbourne was an international city. The building's significance has been recognised by its inclusion on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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Publisher: National Library Australia
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 1734
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: State Library of Victoria
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Published: 1993
Total Pages: 162
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKContents: [1] Select bibliography of pre-1960 printed sources in the collections of the State Library of Victoria / Heather Evans --v. 2. Select bibliography of post-1959 printed sources in the collctions of the State Library of Victoria / Heather Evans and Judy Macdonald.
Author: Philip A. Clarke
Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING
Published: 2023-04-03
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 1486315992
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAustralia is home to many distinctive species of birds, and Aboriginal peoples have developed close alliances with them over the millennia of their custodianship of this country. Aboriginal Peoples and Birds in Australia: Historical and Cultural Relationships provides a review of the broad physical, historical and cultural relationships that Aboriginal people have had with the Australian avifauna. This book aims to raise awareness of the alternative bodies of ornithological knowledge that reside outside of Western science. It describes the role of birds as totemic ancestors and spirit beings, and explores Aboriginal bird nomenclature, foraging techniques and the use of avian materials to make food, medicine and artefacts. Through a historical perspective, this book examines the gaps between knowledge systems of Indigenous peoples and Western science, to encourage greater collaboration and acknowledgment in the future. Cultural sensitivity Readers are warned that there may be words, descriptions and terms used in this book that are culturally sensitive, and which might not normally be used in certain public or community contexts. While this information may not reflect current understanding, it is provided by the author in a historical context. This publication may also contain quotations, terms and annotations that reflect the historical attitude of the original author or that of the period in which the item was written, and may be considered inappropriate today. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this publication may contain the names and images of people who have passed away.
Author: Robert Burn
Publisher: Museum Victoria
Published: 2015-12-01
Total Pages: 268
ISBN-13: 1921833084
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNudibranchs, the ‘butterflies of the sea’, belong to a group that includes bubble shells, sea hares, side-gilled slugs, sap-sucking slugs and sea butterflies (pteropods). This group includes some of the most beautiful, colourful and delicate of all marine creatures. More than 400 species of nudibranchs occur in south-eastern Australia. This guide introduces marine naturalists, divers, biologists and others to the nudibranchs and related molluscs commonly encountered in the Bass Strait region—their identification, biology, and associations with other plants and animals. An introductory pictorial key is included, along with nearly 250 species descriptions accompanied by colour photographs and illustrations to aid recognition. Further references and a glossary are also included.
Author: Susan Cochrane
Publisher: Fine Art Publishing
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 132
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAboriginal art collections : highlights from Australia's public museums and galleries is a survey of the indigenous collections of fourteen public museums and galleries in Australia.
