[Networking]: Ethics & Antiquities at the Chau Chak Wing Museum
- March 24, 2022
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Dear Oxbridge Partners and Affiliates,
Members are guests are warmly invited to hear from Dr Melanie Pitkin, Senior Curator of the Nicholson collection of antiquities at the Chau Chak Wing Museum (and formerly Research Associate at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge).
Dr Pitkin will discuss Ethics and Antiquities including discussion on collecting practices, display, restitution and some of the differences tackling this topic when working with antiquities in the field compared to the museum.
EVENT DETAILS
Date: Thursday 24 October 2024
Time: 6.00 – 7.15pm, then drinks in the cafe
Venue: Education Room, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University Place, Camperdown.
Tickets: $10 (donation to the museum).
RSVP: support@oxbridge.com.au
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