Join us on this podcast as we continue our incredible journey through the Nicholson Collection of antiquities. This time we explore the ancient civilisation of Egypt. You can hear the story of how Charles Nicholson collected ancient artefacts from the land of the Pharaohs. He chose items specifically for teaching purposes at a tertiary level, including human mummies and coffins, animal mummies, masks, sculptures, ceramics and preserved items of clothing.
Arts Wednesday talks to Candace Richards, the assistant curator of the Nicholson Collection who has been part of the Sydney University Museums team for more than 15 years. Candace’s research interests bring together ancient world studies with contemporary museum practice to re-evaluate how and why collections were formed and explore the ways archaeology and antiquities collections can offer new insights into human endeavour.
