The Nicholson Collection of Antiquities

The Nicholson Middle East Collection

In this episode we talk to Deputy Director of the Chau Chak Wing Museum, Dr Paul Donnelly: Archeologist and honorary associate of the Department of Archaeology and founding member and vice president of the Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation. He is also a governor of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens, both at the University of Sydney. “The collection is representative of [...] Read More... from The Nicholson Middle East Collection [https://wp.eastsidefm.org/podcast/the-nicholson-middle-east-collection/]

State of Play with the Parthenon Marbles

In this episode we speak to Professor Vrasidas Karalis, Sir Nicholas Laurantus Professor of Modern Greek and Byzantine Studies at the University of Sydney, about the return of the Parthenon Marbles to Athens Greece to the purpose built Acropolis Museum, which opened its doors in 2009.For the last 20 years, Professor Karalis’ main area of research has been in Modern [...] Read More... from State of Play with the Parthenon Marbles [https://wp.eastsidefm.org/podcast/state-of-play-with-the-parthenon-marbles/]

The Nicholson Greek Collection

We continue our exploration of the Nicholson Collection at University of Sydney’s Chau Chak Wing Museum. Deputy Director at the Museum, Dr. Paul Donnelly, guides us through the Greek Collections. The Greek collection contains artefacts representative of the material culture of the Greek mainland, Islands and surrounding regions – from the Bronze Age to the [...] Read More... from The Nicholson Greek Collection [https://wp.eastsidefm.org/podcast/the-nicholson-greek-collection/]

The Nicholson Italian Collection

Archeologist and Assistant Curator, Candace Richards takes us on an amazing journey through the Chau Chak Wing Museum’s ancient Italian Collection. [...] Read More... from The Nicholson Italian Collection [https://wp.eastsidefm.org/podcast/the-nicholson-italian-collection/]

The Nicholson Egyptian Collection

Join us on this podcast as we continue our incredible journey through the Nicholson Collection of antiquities. This time we explore the ancient civilisation of Egypt. You can hear the story of how Charles Nicholson collected ancient artefacts from the land of the Pharaohs. He chose items specifically for teaching purposes at a tertiary level, [...] Read More... from The Nicholson Egyptian Collection [https://wp.eastsidefm.org/podcast/the-nicholson-egyptian-collection/]