Nicholson Museum
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The Nicholson Museum is a museum of antiquities at the University of Sydney
. Founded in 1860, it is home to the largest collection of antiquities in both Australia and the Southern Hemisphere . It is one of the three museums and galleries that make up Sydney University Museums.
The museum opened in 1860 to house the collection of Sir Charles Nicholson
.
The Nicholson Museum is situated at the southern end of the Main Quadrangle of the University. Admission is free and open to the public. Hours of admission are 10am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday, and noon to 4pm Sundays. The museum is closed on public holidays.
Previous curators have included William John Woodhouse
(1903-1937) Enoch Powell
(1938), A.D. Trendall
(1938-54) and Alexander Cambitoglou (1962-2000). The current curator is Michael Turner (2005-).
University of Sydney
The University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
. Founded in 1860, it is home to the largest collection of antiquities in both Australia and the Southern Hemisphere . It is one of the three museums and galleries that make up Sydney University Museums.
The museum opened in 1860 to house the collection of Sir Charles Nicholson
Charles Nicholson
Sir Charles Nicholson, 1st Baronet was a British-Australian politician, university founder, explorer, pastoralist, antiquarian and philanthropist...
.
The Nicholson Museum is situated at the southern end of the Main Quadrangle of the University. Admission is free and open to the public. Hours of admission are 10am to 4:30pm Monday to Friday, and noon to 4pm Sundays. The museum is closed on public holidays.
Previous curators have included William John Woodhouse
William John Woodhouse
William John Woodhouse was a classical scholar and author, professor of Greek at the University of Sydney-Early life:...
(1903-1937) Enoch Powell
Enoch Powell
John Enoch Powell, MBE was a British politician, classical scholar, poet, writer, and soldier. He served as a Conservative Party MP and Minister of Health . He attained most prominence in 1968, when he made the controversial Rivers of Blood speech in opposition to mass immigration from...
(1938), A.D. Trendall
Arthur Dale Trendall
Arthur Dale Trendall AC CMG was a New Zealand-born Australian art historian and classical archaeologist whose work on identifying the work of individual artists on Greek ceramic vessels at Apulia and other sites earned him international prizes and a papal knighthood...
(1938-54) and Alexander Cambitoglou (1962-2000). The current curator is Michael Turner (2005-).