Impressions of Greece: Historic Photography

The Nicholson Collection at the Chau Chak Wing Museum maintains an incredibly rare and significant archive of glass plate negatives that capture the landscapes, archaeological sites and village life of Greece between 1890 and 1922, taken by former curator William J Woodhouse. 

When traversing the mountain passes of Aetolia, visiting the monasteries of Meteora, surveying the ancient remains of the Peloponnese or enjoying Easter festivities on the Pynx at Athens, Woodhouse always had his camera at the ready. This lecture will explore the archive, Woodhouse’s legacy at the Nicholson and reflect on the ongoing Flickr project to document the collection. 

In this talk Candace Richards, Assistant Curator, Nicholson Collection, will discuss a collection of rare and important photographs that captured Greek landscapes, archaeological sites and village life between 1890 and 1910.

Candace Richards is assistant curator of the Nicholson Collection, and has been part of the Sydney University Museums team for more than 15 years. Candace's curatorial work brings 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 reception of the ancient Mediterranean across time.

Candace is an archaeologist interested in Mediterranean and Balkan archaeology and has worked on research and commercial excavations in Europe and Australia.This talk is presented as part of the 2023 Greek Festival of Sydney program.