CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Thursday 28 August 2008

Powerhouse - September

At the Powerhouse Museum in September there is the shoe collection free talk on Wed 17th September
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/whatson/wednesday_talks.asp
Annette Kellerman collection free talk on Sunday the 14th September
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/whatson/sunday_talks.asp
There is also a Preservation Seminar called 'Caring for your collectibles' to be held at the Castle Hill store on the 12th September.
http://castlehill.powerhousemuseum.com/events/history_week.php.

Tuesday 5 August 2008

Rajah Quilt


The Australian National Gallery is displaying the Rajah Quilt during the Craft fair and beyond - it will be on display on the entrance level from 7-29 August, with two accompanying lectures:
Piecing together the Past: The Rajah quilt, by Robert Bell Senior Curator,Decorative Arts and Design, on Friday 8 August at 3pm;
The Rajah quilt: all in the detail, presented by Debbie Ward, Head of Conservation, on Saturday 9 August at 3 pm This is a great opportunity to see the Rajah quilt, which cannot be displayed often and for long due to its fragility.


For further information go to the National Gallery of Australia Link below, or CLICK on the Rajah Quilt heading above.