Nov 20, 2018
Dr Nikki Sullivan and Amy Dale presented on 20 November 2018 'Greetings From ...'
The Migration Museum exhibition 'Greetings from…' celebrates the power of souvenirs, from the poignant to the marvellously kitsch and eccentric. Souvenirs are often seen as insignificant trinkets, yet they play an important role in...
Nov 9, 2018
Robert Kearney and Sharon Cleary presented on 9 November 2018 'Valour and Violets, SA in the Great War'.
In 2015, the State Government established a unit within Veterans SA to coordinate commemoration of the Anzac Centenary for South Australia. One of the activities that found its way onto the to do list was production...
Sep 18, 2018
Dr Julie Collins & Peter Lekkas presented on 18 September 2018 'Stories, Statistics and Sanatoria'.
Pulmonary tuberculosis was described by writer John Bunyan in 1680 as “The Captain of all these men of death”. In South Australia tuberculosis mortality peaked in the 1890s and with a growing awareness of its...
Aug 21, 2018
Liz Harful presented on 21 August 2018 'Tried Tested and True'.
Forget celebrity chefs. The books that truly reflect what most Australians cooked and ate at home for more than 100 years were put together by people you have never heard of, all in the name of helping others. Community cookbooks have raised millions of...
Aug 16, 2018
Dr Andrew Yip presented on 16 August 2018 'Immersive interactions: a new museology of consciousness in the age of virtual reality'
This talk addresses the human and social potentials of immersive, interactive media installations to connect museum visitors to each other and to an expanded experience of...