Hear from Candace Richards, Assistant Curator, Nicholson Collection, as she discusses a collection of rare and important photographs that captured Greek landscapes, archaeological sites and village life between 1890 and 1910.

The Nicholson Collection at the Chau Chak Wing Museum maintains an incredibly rare and significant archive of glass plate negatives that capture the landscapes, archaeological sites and village life of Greece between 1890 and 1910, taken by former curator William J Woodhouse.

When traversing the mountain passes of Aetolia, visiting the monasteries of Meteora, surveying the ancient remains of the Peloponnese or enjoying Easter festivities on the Pynx at Athens, Woodhouse always had his camera at the ready. This lecture will explore the archive, Woodhouse’s legacy at the Nicholson and reflect on the ongoing Flickr project to document the collection.

About the speaker: Candace Richards is assistant curator of the Nicholson Collection, and has been part of the Sydney University Museums team for more than 10 years. Her work is currently focused on the development of new research projects and exhibitions of the Nicholson's archaeology and antiquities collections for the Chau Chak Wing Museum. Candace is an archaeologist interested in Mediterranean and Balkan archaeology and has worked on several research and commercial excavations in Europe and Australia.

This talk is presented as part of the 2023 Greek Festival of Sydney program.

When: 6.30pm, Thursday 18 May 2023

Where: Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney, University Place, Camperdown NSW 2006

To register: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/impressions-of-greece-historic-photography-tickets-518444660937

For more information: https://www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-on/talks-and-events/impressions-of-greece--historic-photography.html