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Ancient Egyptian treasures discovered in suburban Sydney home

12 January 2023 -
Her grandfather had studied medicine at Sydney, so the family decided to donate the collection to the University's Nicholson Museum. ... The collection has now been catalogued and will go on display when the University's new Chau Chak Wing Museum opens.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/07/ancient-egyptian-treasures-discovered-in-suburban-sydney-home.html
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$6m bequest for archaeology from former professor and curator

7 September 2022 -
Professor Cambitoglou’s legacy continues. Archaeology professor, curator of the Nicholson Museum for 37 years and founder of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, Professor Cambitoglou has bequeathed $6 million to ... Professor Cambitoglou
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2021/08/06/-6m-bequest-for-archaeology-from-former-professor-and-curator-.html
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Candace Richards - Chau Chak Wing Museum

www.sydney.edu.au/museum/about-us/our-people/candace-richards.html
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Woodhouse archive - Chau Chak Wing Museum

They were donated to the Nicholson Museum in 1984 by Liska Woodhouse, William J Woodhouse’s daughter. ... Our volunteers, interns and curators read through and record all contributions and then verify crowd-sourced content.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/our-research/woodhouse-archive-flickr-project.html
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Djon Mundine honoured with lifetime achievement award

12 November 2020 -
Many of the Chau Chak Wing Museum team have known and worked with Djon over the years. ... one of 18 exhibitions on show when the Chau Chak Wing Museum opens in November.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2020/06/03/djon-mundine-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award.html
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Chau Chak Wing Museum the staged photograph

20 December 2023 -
The Chau Chak Wing Museum presents The Staged Photograph, an exhibition exploring images from the mid-19. ... All photographs are drawn from the Macleay Collections of the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/04/24/chau-chak-wing-museum-the-staged-photograph-.html
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Natural history collections - Chau Chak Wing Museum

Stanbury, P.J. 1969. Type specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. ... bird fossils, including many parts of Pachyornis (moa) species some of which came from Canterbury Museum curator, Johann von Haast (1822-1887).
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/discover-our-collections/macleay-collections/natural-history-collections.html
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How languages enrich interdisciplinary learning: curating Asian art

31 August 2023 -
institution Museum MACAN. ... Image supplied. Jennifer led a curatorial talk and exhibition walkthrough, and moderated a panel discussion exploring new directions in feminist research and curatorial practice with leading academics and curators from
www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-and-events/news/2023/01/24/how-languages-enrich-interdisciplinary-learning-curating-asian-art.html
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Chau Chak Wing Museum wins three national museum awards

17 June 2021 -
Yirrkala researcher Wandjuk Marika working with curator Lydia Bushell at the Macleay Museum, 1976. ... Design awards . The Chau Chak Wing Museum also received a Museums Australasia Multimedia & Publication Design Award (MAPDA) for its new branding and
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2021/06/10/chau-chak-wing-museum-wins-three-national-museum-awards.html
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Light my fire: torches ablaze since antiquity

23 May 2023 -
Curator Candace Richards reveals the origins of the torch relay tradition and explores the role of flaming torches throughout the ancient Hellenic world. ... Candace Richards is Assistant Curator, Nicholson Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2021/08/05/light-my-fire.html