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Toys, Curios & Fragments of the Past
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Sun 26 Oct 1:30 PM
Representatives Chambers | Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House
Wheelchair
General Admission
60 Mins
October
Objects and records tell tales, spark imagination and are fascinating sources of social history. In Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood, Emily Gallagher explores the history of childhood play and imagination in Australia, with reference to the toys and artefacts that inspired generations growing up between the 1890s and WW2. After thirty years confined within museum walls, Anne-Marie Condé, a restless history curator, steps out for air with The Prime Minister’s Potato and Other Essays. She tours cemeteries, war memorials and junk shops asking fresh questions about the significance of objects and places. A session for those who love hearing about precious objects and the stories they contain. Moderated by Kathryn Favelle.
Emily Gallagher is a historian at the Australian National University. She began her career as a teacher in Sydney before deciding to pursue her passion for history and writing in Canberra. Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood is her first book. She is also a research editor for the Australian Dictionary of Biography and an obsessed soccer player.
Anne-Marie Condé grew up in Hobart and studied history at the University of Tasmania and Monash University. A summer internship at the Australian War Memorial led to a long career as a historian and curator in Canberra, working in three further national cultural institutions. Currently she is a senior curator at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Anne-Marie loves to write about the encounters between people, places and historical artefacts, and her essays appear regularly in the online magazine Inside Story. Her book, The Prime Minister’s Potato and Other Essays was published earlier this year by Upswell Publishing.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.
Emily Gallagher is a historian at the Australian National University. She began her career as a teacher in Sydney before deciding to pursue her passion for history and writing in Canberra. Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood is her first book. She is also a research editor for the Australian Dictionary of Biography and an obsessed soccer player.
Anne-Marie Condé grew up in Hobart and studied history at the University of Tasmania and Monash University. A summer internship at the Australian War Memorial led to a long career as a historian and curator in Canberra, working in three further national cultural institutions. Currently she is a senior curator at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. Anne-Marie loves to write about the encounters between people, places and historical artefacts, and her essays appear regularly in the online magazine Inside Story. Her book, The Prime Minister’s Potato and Other Essays was published earlier this year by Upswell Publishing.
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Concession Tickets apply for children under the age of 16, full-time students, Commonwealth Health Care Card holders, Commonwealth Seniors Card Holders and Commonwealth Pensioner Concession Card holders. Please have your eligible card with you at the venue.