Music in our Houses
Over the last decade, MHNSW has been exploring the historical music soundscapes of its properties through its musical instruments and scores and sharing them with leading musicians, conservators and the general public.
Join Dr Matthew Stephens as he discusses how we can convert musical museum objects into musical sound.
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Music offers a unique window into our past, and the stories and collections of our properties contain compelling clues about the music played by earlier generations
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Murphy Wallpaper Collection
The recent donation to the Caroline Simpson Library of thousands of wallpapers in the John and Phyllis Murphy Collection means that Museums of History NSW now has the largest holding of historical wallpapers in Australia
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Phyllis Shillito and her colour curriculum 1945–1979
This event focused on the colour curriculum of pioneering Sydney-based colour designer and educator Phyllis Shillito (1895–1980) of the 1940s to the 1970s
The Extraordinary Story of Rose de Freycinet
Hear the story of Rose de Freycinet, the first woman to write an account of a global circumnavigation, with Suzanne Falkiner
Historic colour in the home
The many sources in the Caroline Simpson Library that can bring colour to the homes of past, with Matthew Stephens