2022

Articles

New museum to open doors November 2020

The new Chau Chak Wing Museum will open to the public 18 November 2020, bringing together the University’s three major collections with state-of-the-art facilities to support education and research.

Moroccan ‘moon’ mosaic

He’d just come back from a mission to the moon, but another surprise was waiting. Curator Candace Richards describes how a treasure gifted to Apollo 12’s Richard Gordon found its way into our collections.

New conservator joins the Chau Chak Wing Museum team

Passionate about natural history, Museum Conservator Silvia Da Rocha has worked all over the world and has recently come home to Sydney to care for our collections.

Head above water

Curator Katrina Liberiou discusses how 'Coastline' artists use photography to chart their experience of the space where land meets sea.

Women painting women: Chau Chak Wing Museum paintings selected for Archie 100

To mark a centenary since the Archibald Prize began at the Art Gallery of NSW, the Archie 100 exhibition features artworks from throughout the prize’s history, including two portraits from the University Art Collection.

04 February 2021

Foundations: developing Gululu dhuwala djalkiri

For the Yolŋu people of eastern Arnhem Land, the foundation of their knowledge is expressed through art. Curator Rebecca Conway shares the ideas and process behind this powerful exhibition.

Light my fire: torches ablaze since antiquity

Curator Candace Richards reveals the origins of the torch relay tradition and explores the role of flaming torches throughout the ancient Hellenic world.

Material matters: science in the museum

The Chau Chak Wing Museum is taking advantage of a revolution in scientific technology through a formal collaboration with Sydney Analytical, one of the University of Sydney’s Core Research Facilities.

09 September 2021

Artist interview: Sarah Goffman

Curator Katrina Liberiou chats with Sarah on her new exhibition in the Penelope Gallery, an installation of museum replicas handcrafted from waste materials.

06 October 2021

Four new species of perchlets identified

Chau Chak Wing Museum curator Dr Anthony Gill was the leader of a collaborative team of researchers recently highlighted by the CSIRO’s annual report about the 150 new species named in the past year.