International Museum Day – Tours for University of Melbourne Staff

To celebrate International Museum Day 2019, a series of museum and collection tours are being offered on Thursday 16 May (for University of Melbourne staff only) – come along to get better acquainted with some of the university’s rich cultural collections.

The celebration of International Museum Day (IMD) has been organised by the International Council of Museums (ICOM) since 1977. The objective of the day is to raise awareness of the fact that museums are an important means of cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples.

This year the theme of IMD is Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition. The day’s events celebrate this theme and the rich history that International Museum Day acknowledges more broadly.

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Old Quad heritage renovations
12.00pm to 12.30pm
Meeting point: North Entrance, Old Quad (facing Union House)

Law Rare Book Collection
12.15pm to 12.45pm
Meeting point: Law Library Service Desk, Level 3, Law School

University of Melbourne Herbarium
‘Discovering biodiversity: Research initiatives in the University of Melbourne Herbarium’
12.30pm to 1.00pm
Meeting point: University of Melbourne Herbarium, Room 119, BioSciences 3 (Building 143)

Science Gallery Melbourne hard hat tour
12.30pm to 1.00pm, please arrive 5-10 mins before tour to sign in
Meeting point: Site Office, Lendlease, Level 7, 96 Grattan St, Carlton

Grainger Museum
‘Discovering musical culture at the Grainger’
12.30pm to 12.55pm
Meeting point: Grainger Museum, Royal Parade

Science Gallery Melbourne hard hat tour
1.10pm to 1.40pm, please arrive 5-10 mins before tour to sign in
Meetingpoint: Site Office, Lendlease, Level 7, 96 Grattan St, Carlton

Law Rare Book Collection
‘Malcolm Fraser Book Collection and Archive’
1.15pm to 1.45pm
Meeting point: Law Library Service Desk, Level 3, Law School

Rare Book Room and Music behind-the-scenes tour
1.10pm to 1.50pm
Meeting point: Meet in Foyer, Baillieu Library

Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology
1.30pm to 2.00pm
Meeting point: Level 3, East Wing, Medical Building

University of Melbourne Archives
‘University records: The weird, the wonderful and the obscure’
3.00pm to 4.00pm
Meeting point: University of Melbourne Archives Repository, 120 Dawson Street Brunswick (506 bus from Sydney Rd, 58 tram along Flemington Rd)