ONCE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND YOU ARE A COLLECTOR, THE NEXT QUESTION IS ALWAYS - 'What do you collect?' Followed by the more difficult 'why do you collect that?' As we all know one of the best parts … [Read more...]
Using ephemera in history making
THIS TUESDAY, 12 NOVEMBER, 6-7.30PM, ‘Ephemera as historical sources’ is part of the ‘Making Public Histories series’ run by the History Council of Victoria. Speakers: Dr Annette … [Read more...]
ACM new location & needs volunteers
THE AUSTRALIAN CARTOON MUSEUM is delighted to announce the opening of its new premises at the Melbourne District Docklands. These new premises will open in November 2019. ACM is a charity whose … [Read more...]
The ideal home
UNTIL JANUARY 2020, HOME IN AUSTRALIA, Australian experiences of home across the past 100 years - an exhibition covering from the ideal to homelessness. AT the Powerhouse Museum Sydney. They … [Read more...]
Anarchy in the archive
SEMINAR ABOUT PROTEST COLLECTION - Anarchy in The Archive: The Protest Collection at Museums Victoria When: Wednesday 16 October 2019, 6–7.30pm Where: Museums Victoria, Rathdowne Street … [Read more...]
Go tiges
THE 2019 GRAND FINAL IS A CHALLENGE FOR COLLECTORS, Greater Western Sydney is so new. The tiger is for sale by ESA member Rick Milne. The great kick card is owned by ESA member Ian Stillwell, might be … [Read more...]
Record of live music scene
RECENTLY FOUND & ENJOYED AS IT WOULD BE BY OTHER MUSIC OR CONTEMPORARY EPHEMERA COLLECTORS, Hi God people : Melbourne music flyers from the late 70s to last week / compiled by Lisa … [Read more...]
Melbourne Conversations: addendum (archiving the ephemeral)
What records do Australians keep, and what do we burn? As local artist Leisa Shelton opens her exhibition 'Addendum: Archiving the Ephemeral', where she will be burning her 40-year archive, … [Read more...]
Collectors – book collectors
CHARLES STITZ IN BIBLIONEWS, JUNE 2019, ISSUE 42, P86 gives a fascinating account of some significant Australian book collectors. Stitz begins by describing how he got into the book selling game … [Read more...]