Following football is a religion for many Victorians, South & West Australians and that football following can include collecting. The Ephemera Society of Australia doesn't … [Read more...]
Transmission (exhibition) archiving HIV/AIDS Melbourne 1979-2014
FROM 14-25 JULY 2014, THE GEORGE PATON GALLERY, UNION HOUSE, UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE will be showing an exhibition of artwork, manuscripts, posters and other material from many private and public … [Read more...]
Exhibition of Tasmanian cook books (to 16 August 2014)
THIS IS AN EXHIBITION ABOUT COOKERY BOOKS AND THE PLACE OF COOKING IN TASMANIA and the place of cooking in Tasmanian history and society. It marks 150 years since the introduction of salmon to … [Read more...]
Judging a book by its cover
This is the last exhibition curated by Monash University's rare books librarian, Richard Overell; he is retiring. Richard has used the Library's exhibition space to display multiple aspects of this … [Read more...]
French WW1 postcards – virtual exhibition
BELIEVE IT OR NOT THERE WERE COUNTRIES OTHER THAN AUSTRALIA INVOLVED IN WW1. And those countries are looking back too. Here is a series of French WW1 postcards showing scenes including farewells. This … [Read more...]
Pop up books – virtual exhibition
THERE IS A TERRIFIC EXHIBITION OF POP UP BOOKS AVAILABLE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH LIBRARY. Here is the link. It follows the history of the pop up book. What's great about this online … [Read more...]
Footy, say no more
HOW DO WE DO JUSTICE TO THIS NATIONAL INVENTION AND PREOCCUPATION? IT IS IMPORTANT TO US: Why? We are a distinctly and proudly Australian society - not xenophobic; not overly patriotic - but … [Read more...]
Documenting lives
EPHEMERISTS LIKE TO COLLECT THE RECORDS OF EVENTS, PRODUCTS, OPINIONS Here is something I collected in 2014 - the funeral programme for Leo Seemanpillai. It is not a professional publication - … [Read more...]
Getting there – by foot, balloon, steam, car
WE ALL LIKE TO TRAVEL, AND THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF DOING THIS. Here is a selection of ephemera showing the various ways we can get between two places - from hot air balloon to steam ship. The ephemera … [Read more...]