Talks and events

Explore art, science, history and culture at the Chau Chak Wing Museum through a series of panel discussions, keynote lectures and events.

 

  • Event Name: Audio Descriptive tour of the Ancient Egyptian Collection

    Event Location: Chau Chak Wing Museum

    Summary: A tour developed specifically for visitors who are blind or have low vision and their guests

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-14T10:30:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-14T12:30:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: School Holiday Program: Explore Egypt! A Day of Egyptology

    Event Location: School Education Room + Level 2 Galleries

    Summary: Calling all young Egyptologists, join us at the Chau Chak Wing Museum for a day of archaeology!

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-21T10:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-21T15:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: History Now 2025 Cultural Heritage in Danger: current crises and practical solutions

    Event Location: Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium

    Summary: Hear from three Australian experts in heritage management about cultural heritage destruction case studies and solutions.

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-21T18:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-21T19:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Reading the World: British Practices of Natural History 1760-1820

    Event Location: Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium

    Summary: A talk on Dr Edwin Rose’s new book researching the practices of Natural History in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-24T18:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-24T19:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: History Now 2025: Teaching History

    Event Location: Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium

    Summary: Tim Allender and Jonathon Dallimore speak on history education, the next generation of history teachers and the resources needed.

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-31T18:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-31T19:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: CCWM Conversation: J.W. Power: Art, War and the Avant-Garde

    Event Location: Level 3, Potter Gallery

    Summary: Join a free curator floor talk to explore the exhibition J.W. Power: Art, War and the Avant-Garde.

    Event Start Date: 2025-08-02T13:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-08-02T14:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Audio Descriptive tour of the Kerameikos exhibition

    Event Location: Museum Foyer

    Summary: In this audio descriptive tour, Dr Lisa Andrew will guide you through ceramics both ancient and modern.

    Event Start Date: 2025-08-08T10:30:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-08-08T12:30:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Museum in Motion: MADSOC

    Event Location: All levels

    Summary: Dancers and choreographers from the University of Sydney Union’s MADSOC (Movement and Dance Society) take over the museum!

    Event Start Date: 2025-08-19T12:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-08-19T14:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Handling Animal Models

    Event Location: Meet in the foyer

    Summary: A tactile workshop for blind and low vision participants that examines models and modelling.

    Event Start Date: 2025-09-09T10:30:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-09-09T12:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Audio Descriptive tour of the Big Power Energy exhibition

    Event Location: Chau Chak Wing Museum

    Summary: A tour developed specifically for visitors who are blind or have low vision and their guests.

    Event Start Date: 2025-09-22T10:30:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-09-22T12:30:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Sailing into the Sunlight: The Glimmering Gold Boat of Dionysus

    Event Location: Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium

    Summary: Explore a remarkable piece of ancient art by one of Australia’s leading experts on ancient jewellery!

    Event Start Date: 2025-09-30T18:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-09-30T19:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Audio Descriptive tour of the Kerameikos exhibition

    Event Location: Level 1 Gallery

    Summary: A tour developed specifically for visitors who are blind or have low vision and their guests.

    Event Start Date: 2025-10-10T10:30:00.000+11:00

    Event End Date: 2025-10-10T12:30:00.000+11:00

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    Event Name: Audio Descriptive tour of the JW Power Exhibition

    Event Location: Chau Chak Wing Museum

    Summary: A tour developed specifically for visitors who are blind or have low vision and their guests.

    Event Start Date: 2025-11-12T10:30:00.000+11:00

    Event End Date: 2025-11-12T12:30:00.000+11:00

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    Event Name: Marcus Aurelius “Meditations” - Violin Sketches in Sound by Rupert Guenther

    Event Location: Chau Chak Wing Museum

    Summary: Join us for a musical meditation on Marcus Aurelius’ Mediations in seven improvisations by one of Australia’s leading violinists.

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-11T18:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-11T19:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Meditations on Meditations: inspiration from a Roman Emperor

    Event Location: Nelson Meers Foundation Auditorium

    Summary: Listen to composer-violinist Rupert Guenther talk about his composition of his new work inspired by Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations.

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-11T12:00:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-11T13:00:00.000+10:00

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    Event Name: Pinch Me: A school holiday workshop in clay

    Event Location: Chau Chak Wing Museum

    Summary: A children’s workshop focusing on clay made art and objects both ancient and modern.

    Event Start Date: 2025-07-09T10:30:00.000+10:00

    Event End Date: 2025-07-18T12:30:00.000+10:00

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