In elaborate white dresses, with filmy veils, happy brides smile at the world in countless photographs. But where did the many ‘traditions’ of the wedding day come from, and did the bride always wear white? Join Margaret Anderson as she looks at the history of weddings and the wedding dress in Victoria, with some surprising […]
This panel brings together three esteemed speakers to share approaches to our theme of "Oral History, Migration, Generation". Associate Professor Francesco Ricatti is Associate Professor of Italian Studies at the Australian […]
The next installment in the seminar series from Deakin University, Australian Catholic University and Old Treasury! ‘Material Histories’ presents new scholarship from a wide range of speakers, all united by their passion for objects! First speaker: Turning Over Material Histories of the Sandglass with Matthew Champion In the early fourteenth century, the sandglass made its debut […]
