Week of Events
KALEIDOSCOPE
This exhibition is biography imagined through the lens of a Kaleidoscope. The viewer is offered fragments of the lives represented here. There is no linear narrative. Each time the kaleidoscope turns, a different story emerges. There are repeating patterns but different emphases and new ways of seeing, new reflections, new refractions. No one story dominates and one story does not fit all.
An exhibition – Glen Eira Historical Society 50 years 1972-2022
Since its formation in 1972 the Glen Eira Historical Society has collected over 5000 items; documents, photographs, ephemera, maps and more. To commemorate 50 years we dipped into our collection and uncovered some gems, including member’s favourites, objects large and small and some of the first donations received. This exhibition will be held in the
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Family History Social Group
Do you enjoy friendly conversation and family history? Share your knowledge and skills with other group members in a friendly and supportive environment while making use of the many resources available at the PMI Victorian History Library. Whether you are just starting out with your family history research or have many years experience you are
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Early Cold War Migration and its Impact on Australia
The Robert Menzies Institute is proud to host Professor Mark Edele for a talk exploring early Cold War migration and its impact on Australia. In the aftermath of the Second World War and as the Iron Curtain fell down on Eastern Europe, many people migrated to Australia in search of a new life. Eastern European
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Gender Inequality, Gender Norms, and Australia’s Convict Past
2022 Griffin Economic History Public Lecture Gender Inequality, Gender Norms, and Australia’s Convict Past Presented by Professor Pauline Grosjean, School of Economics, UNSW Professor Pauline Grosjean will discuss the relationships between gender inequality and norms about gender roles, such as beliefs about the appropriate way women and men should behave. She will discuss her research
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