The State Library of NSW and the National Maritime Museum are offering a selection of FREE video conferences for Stage 2-6 students as part of History Week from 6-14 September. These virtual excursions will cover topics including migration, art in the trenches of World War 1, diaries from World War 1 and content curation in museum/library spaces, and provide a wonderful opportunity for students to connect with curators and other experts in the field of History.
State Library of NSW History Week VC
Life Interrupted: WW1 Exhibition Curation with Curator Elise Edmonds
Monday 8 September 2014, 12:45pm-1:15pm, Stage 5 & 6
How is public history created and conveyed and what methodology is employed to do this? Join Elise Edmonds, curator of our latest exhibition ‘Life Interrupted: Personal Diaries from WWI’ for this special History Week VC and explore these questions with your Senior History students.
Sketches from the Trenches with Mitchell Librarian Richard Neville
Wednesday 10 September 2014, 12pm-12.30pm, Stage 5 & 6
In December 1916 Australia’s first war artist was commissioned and Lieutenant William Dyson joined Australian troops on the Western Front. His drawings provide a unique insight into the conflict.
In this interactive video conference Richard Neville, the Mitchell Librarian will showcase images created by William Dyson and reveal the man behind the pencil.
A Collection in a Suitcase with Manager of Learning Services Megan Perry
Thursday 11 September 2014, 10am-10.30am, Stage 2 & 3
The State Library of NSW has more than 5 million collection items, but how do these collections come to the State Library? In this special exclusive history week video conference Megan Perry, Manager, Learning Services, will reveal the contents of a suitcase containing items from World War I and 2, recently received by Learning Services. Join us as Megan unpacks this treasure trove of memorabilia and help us uncover the details of this intriguing collection.
Australian National Maritime Museum History Week VC
Unlock Migration with Curator Kim Tao
10 and 11 September 10am-10.45am, Stage 3, 4 & 5
With ANMM unlocked series, go behind the scenes at the museum and direct to our experts.
For History Week in September we offer the opportunity to go behind the scenes as Migration History curator Kim Tao discusses the role of a curator, the process taken for the collection of artefacts and how the stories are told. Kim will use artefacts from the collection that reflect migration stories.