Royal Historical Society of Victoria

Exhibition: CARLO CATANI Visionary, Creator, Genius
2018-11-20 - 2019-03-23 | Museo Italiano, 199 Faraday Street, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia
CO.AS.IT. is proud to present Carlo Catani: Visionary, Creator, Genius the first exhibition of its type dedicated to one of Victoria’s greatest civil engineers and a key figure in the development of the State of Victoria from 1876 to 1917.
Catani dedicated over 41 years of his life to public service and helped shape our State into what it is today. This special bi-lingual exhibition explores his wide-ranging accomplishments through unique images and objects and showcases his talent, dedication and enduring legacy to Victoria.

Siren to Siren: Football and Victoria
2018-12-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-04 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-07 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-10 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-11 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-12 09:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Melbourne) and 6 more dates | RHSV, Cabinet of Curiosities Downstairs, 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
About the Exhibition
Curator: Ashley Smith
Date: Until Friday 21 December, 2018
Time: 9AM – 5PM, Monday to Friday
Cost: Free
This tiny exhibition is housed in the RHSV’s Cabinet of Curiosities.
Ashley Smith has curated the current engaging exhibition on the history of VFL. The RHSV collection revealed many gems and this has been augmented by the loan of material from avid VFL/AFL professional ephemera collector, Francis Doherty, of Around the Grounds Football.

Putting it Out There: Melbourne in the 1970s
2018-12-03 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-04 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-05 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-06 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-07 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-10 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-11 09:00 - 17:00, 2018-12-12 09:00 - 17:00 and 6 more dates | RHSV, Gallery Downstairs, 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
About the Exhibition
Date: 14 September 2018 – 17 January 2019
Time: 9AM – 5PM, Monday to Friday
Cost: Free
Curator, Zoe Henderson, has grounded this exhibition in the domestic arena of 1970s Melbourne. We reflect on and explore the ways in which the life of the city and society were shaped by the changing ideas and actions of its citizens. The 70s were a turbulent decade driven by increasing social awareness and cultural diversity. Nothing reflects this better than the slide from the confronting political slogan in the early years of the decade – It’s Time – to the slightly defeated plea, Get Australia Working, by 1977.
Whilst some of the concerns which led Melburnians to demonstrate were global – remember Portuguese East Timor? – some were distinctly Melbourne – hello F-19 and the freeways! In between there was a tsunami of old and newly defined political and social causes which reached and touched all Melburnians. This played out against a backdrop of political and social division brought about by the Vietnam War moratoriums, the Dismissal, the economic instability of the Oil Crisis and escalating local unemployment. Ordinary Melburnians took part in community groups, activist associations, consciousness raising, political parties. The young might identify themselves as Sharpie or Surfie, take courage to redefine their sexual identity, or simply enjoy being young and cool, growing their hair, wearing flares, beads and platform shoes. Whatever your take on Melbourne in the 70s, come and re-live the energy of the decade.

Legacies of the ‘70s Gay Liberation Movement
2018-12-06 17:30 - 19:30 | RHSV ZOOM by Invitation, Australia
About this talk
Speakers:
Dr Graham Willett, History Fellow. University of Melbourne
Dr Kathy Sport & Gary Jaynes, Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives
This promises to be a fascinating evening, covering amongst other things, an overview of the significant events of the decade, the social and cultural contributions of activism, and the influence of feminism and liberation politics. We will also hear about the establishment of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives. The speakers will present an insiders’ view of this pivotal and tumultuous decade for gay liberation.
