International Museum Day 2017

International Museum Day 2017

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Posted 2017-05-05 by Vicky Rae Ellmorefollow

Thu 18 May 2017

International Museum Day is a worldwide celebration of museums that aims to raise awareness of the important role museums play in the development of society. In 2017 it is being celebrated on 18 May and many Melbourne museums are hosting free tours of their facilities to commemorate the day.

The theme of this year's International Museum Day is Museums and contested histories: Saying the unspeakable in museums. It looks at the role museums play in peacefully addressing traumatic histories through mediation, reconciliation and multiple points of view; and promoting peaceful relationships between people.



Free tours being offered by the University of Melbourne's Cultural Collections Unit, which assists in managing the university's museums and collections, this year include:

International Museum Day Tour: Ian Potter Museum of Art
A free tour of In this tour of The Potter's Not As The Songs Of Other Lands exhibition. More info and register to attend here .

International Museum Day Tour: Ian Potter Museum of Art: back of house
Four stores will be included in this free back of the house tour of the Ian Potter Museum of Art: Paper, Paintings, Dec Arts and Classics & Archaeology. More info and register to attend here .

International Museum Day Tour: University of Melbourne Archives Repository
A free tour in which you will see some of the most unusual items in the University of Melbourne's archives. More info and register to attend here .



International Museum Day Tour: Tiegs Zoology Museum
Learn more about this museum and explore the animal kingdom in this free event. More info and register to attend here .

International Museum Day Tour: Rare Books & Rare Music
The rare books you'll get to see on this free tour include an early edition of Shakespeare's works and a medieval manuscript. More info and register to attend here .

International Museum Day Tour: Arts West and the Digital Studio
Learn more about the University of Melbourne's new Arts West building and visit its Cultural Collections display cases, and specialist teaching and research spaces on this free tour. More info and register to attend here .



Internat'l Museum Day Tour: Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy&Pathology
Go on a journey through the human body on this free tour. More info and register to attend here .

International Museum Day Tour: Law Rare Books
The rare law books you'll get to witness on this free tour include a limited addition Magna Carta facsimile of an original held by the British Library. More info and register to attend here .

International Museum Day Tour: VCA Film and Television Archive
Explore an archive of mixed media audio-visual collection of motion picture film and video tape, as well as paper-based production files relating to the films in this free tour. More info and register to attend here .



International Museum Day Tour: Grainger Museum
Be introduced to Percy Grainger and this museum's history and collections on this free tour. More info and register to attend here .

International Museum Day Tour: Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum
See George Washington's dentures and gain insights into the social history of health, the history and development of the dental profession, and the history and development of dental education in Victoria on this free tour. More info and register to attend here .

Wherever your interests lie, you'll find something that interests you in the Cultural Collections Unit's program this International Museum Day. Take the day to expand your mind and support museums and all they do for our society.

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