Candace Richards is the assistant curator of the Nicholson Collection, and has been part of the Sydney University Museums team for more than 15 years. Candace's research interests bring together ancient world studies with contemporary museum practice to re-evaluate how and why collections were formed and explore the ways archaeology and antiquities collections can offer new insights into human endeavor.
Candace is particularly interested in multi-disciplinary and collaborative approaches to research design and exhibitions, with a particular interest in the reception of the ancient Mediterranean across time and incorporating social justice approaches into ancient world studies and museology.
Candace is an archaeologist interested in Mediterranean and Balkan archaeology and has worked on research and commercial excavations in Europe and Australia. She is a senior team member of the Paphos Theatre Archaeological Project (Cyprus) and is undertaking her PhD on the prolific reuse of architecture in the area of Nea Paphos, Cyprus from the Hellenistic period to the modern day.
Phone: +61 2 9351 7387
Email: candace.richards@sydney.edu.au
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