A curator’s dilemma!
Dates
Thursday 17 August | 5pm - 6pm
Arrive 4.45pm for a 5pm start.
Standard | $10
Concession | $8
Junior | $8
Membership
Friend Members receive 15% off ticket pricing for this event.
Do you know a sycamore box, an alabaster ointment jar and mummified objects were part of the first ancient Egyptian objects that came into the Museum back in 1897?
Dr Moya Smith Curator, Anthropology & Archaeology, discusses these objects in detail along with other items from the collection. Hear about the first Director of the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery, Bernard Woodward and how he collected these objects and the legacy they leave curators.
Learn the fascinating process of how curators accurately identify items and trace their provenance which can sometimes be very complex when objects arrive.
Meet the Museum
Are you curious to find out more about what goes on behind the scenes at the Museum?
This monthly program delves into the less visible part of the Museum’s work, as our scientists, researchers, historians and curators share their expertise and passions.
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