Press release - ICOM Deutschland
Press release - ICOM Deutschland
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King Cottage Museum<br />
Collection of Artefacts from Early Australian History (10am-4pm)<br />
Openings, collection of artefacts.<br />
The King Cottage Museum will <strong>release</strong> their exhibit that focuses on the history of Western Australia from<br />
1880s to 1920s.<br />
Contact : Ms. Anne Chapple<br />
Phone : 61 08 9427 2270<br />
Email: anne.chapple@museums.wa.gov.au<br />
Address: Forrest Avenue, Bunbury, WA Australia<br />
Western Australian Maritime Museum<br />
Batavia Lecture Series: Shipwreck and Salvation (18:00)<br />
Educational programme.<br />
The wooden-hulled three- masted Austro-Hungarian barque Stefano is one of the most significant of all the<br />
colonial era wrecks in Western Australia. Professor John Melville-Jones and Dr. Michael McCarthy will<br />
collaborate and give a talk about the historical and social importance of the shipwreck.<br />
National Archaeology Week 2011: Behind the Scenes - Acid Reflux! Determination problems facing the iconic<br />
Batavia and Vasa shipwrecks (11:00)<br />
Educational programme.<br />
These two shipwrecks found over four years ago underwent many years of conservation in order to stabilize<br />
the wooden hulls. They now stand proudly on display in museums at opposite ends of the earth. Recently,<br />
however, acid formation within the timbers now threatens the integrity of these iconic shipwrecks. Come and<br />
join Vicki Richards as she highlights these problems and discusses wats in which scientists and conservators<br />
are working towards solving these acid issues.<br />
Contact: Ms. Anne Chapple<br />
Phone: 61 08 9427 2270<br />
Email: anne.chapple@museums.wa.gov.au<br />
Address: Peter Hughes Drive, Fremantle, WA Australia<br />
New Zealand<br />
Whanganui Regional Museum<br />
Memory and Music (5 performances during month of May)<br />
In collaboration with International Museum Day’s focus on memory and New Zealand Music Month the<br />
Whanganui Regional Museum extends an invitation to honour the power of music to bring the past into the<br />
present in a series of concerts.<br />
- OUR SOUNDS: Join us to experience the sounds of our heritage instruments in the Atrium of the Museum.<br />
- SOUNDS ON OUR SHORES: We present an evening to celebrate the rich musical traditions that have arrived<br />
on our shores. From bagpipes to bamboo flutes, Chinese opera to Irish reels, Kapa haka to Pacifica<br />
performances we will explore the music, memories and meanings that lie at the heart of our diverse musical<br />
culture.<br />
- LETTERS HOME: Wartime tunes symbolise the power of music to express our sorrows and remind us to hope.<br />
From comically defiant songs to haunting ballads our repertoire of music will be interspersed with readings of<br />
letters sent home by those who served overseas maintaining fragile contact with loved ones. These Letters are<br />
now treasures in our archival collection.<br />
Contact: Louise Follett (External Relations Coordinator)<br />
Phone: 6 349 1110<br />
Email: info@museum.queenspark.org.nz<br />
Address: Watt Street – 4540 Whanganui, New Zealand<br />
Website: www.wanganui-museum.org.nz<br />
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