Public Events

October

The lecture planned for 22 October, On Gold Digging Ants and Crocodile Farming: Herodotus' ethnography in context by Dr Julia Kindt, has been cancelled due to unforseen circumstances. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Wednesday 21 October, 12 noon to 1pm
University Art Gallery

Lunchtime art talk

Join us for a free floor talk on the exhibition Annemarie Grgich – Archaeologies of the Extraordinary Everyday, by its curator Professor Colin Rhodes, Dean of Sydney College of Arts.

Wednesday 28 October, 6.30pm
Nicholson Museum

Public lecture by Ghada Daher (University of Sydney)

Beirut Ya Habibi

Classical archaeologist Ghada Daher takes us on a journey through recent excavations in the capital of Lebanon, and discusses the latest archaeological finds from the city.

Cost: $30, $20 for Friends of the Nicholson Museum
Bookings essential on (02) 9351 2812 or

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November

Sunday 1 November, 2pm
Nicholson Museum

Free Sunday Egyptian Talk Series
Ronika Power (Macquarie University)

Father of History, Mummy’s Boy – A Tribute to Herodotus

While Herodotus is widely known as the ‘Father of History’, few would argue that he is also the original ‘mummy’s boy’.

Egyptian mummies, that is!

This illustrated lecture is offered in tribute to Herodotus’ contribution to Egyptian mummy studies. With a view to exploring mummification’s apex and origins, Ronika will build on Herodotus’ account of this most celebrated aspect of ancient Egyptian funerary practices.

Free entry
Bookings essential on (02) 9351 2812 or

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Thursday 5 November, 6.30pm
Nicholson Museum

Friends of the Nicholson Museum Christmas Party
Public lecture: Dr Alastair Blanshard (University of Sydney)

The Venus de Milo: A Myth in the Making

More details to come.

Cost: $50 per person
Bookings essential on (02) 9351 2812 or

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Please be advised that this event is now sold out.

Thursday 26 November, 6.30pm
Nicholson Museum

Public Lecture: Professor Robert Hannah (University of Otago)

The Antikythera Mechanism: As above, so below

Lost in a shipwreck in the 1st century BC off the cost of Antikythera, recovered in 1901 by sponge divers, the corroded remains of over 30 interlocking gears have long puzzled researchers. Markings on the dials indicate it was used for tracking time and following the movement of the sun, moon and stars. How did it work? How were the ancient Greeks able to create such a remarkable instrument?

Professor Robert Hannah, University of Otago, New Zealand returns to the Nicholson Museum to present this lecture on the Antikythera Mechanism in association with the Nicholson Museum’s exhibition The Sky’s the Limit: Astronomy in Antiquity. Allan Bromley’s model of the Antikythera Mechanism is currently on display at the Nicholson Museum.

Cost: $30, $20 Friends of the Nicholson Museum and Members of the Kytherian Association of Australia

Bookings essential on 9351 2812 or

Sunday 29 November, 12 noon to 4pm
Macleay Museum

Kids’ Museum: Yolngu Song and Dance

Come and join us to dance and sing a celebration of Yolngu spirit and Aboriginal heritage.

Free entry.