“A History of the World in 100 Objects”: UWA Institute of Advanced Studies Free Public Lectures (April-May, 2016)

The UWA Institute of Advanced Studies is pleased to be a co-sponsor of a series of events as part of the A History of the World in 100 Objects exhibition. The presentation of this exhibition is a collaboration between the British Museum, the Western Australian Museum and the National Museum of Australia. It will be on display at the Western Australian Museum from 13 Feb 2016 – 18 Jun 2016. Visit museum.wa.gov.au/museums/perth/history-world-100-objects for details.

The Beginning of String

A public lecture by Associate Professor Jane Balme, Archaeology Discipline Chair, UWA.

This lecture will cover the first 30,000 years of people’s use of string and how they used it to change the world.

When: 6 April 2016, 6pm-7pm
Location: Theatre Auditorium, University Club UWA
Cost: Free, but RSVP required.
Details and Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/balme


A History of Emotions in 100 Objects

A public lecture by Susan Broomhall, Future Fellow, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions, UWA.

This lecture will explore a story of changing emotional expressions and practices across time through selected objects in the WA Museum’s A History of the World in 100 Objects exhibition from the British Museum.

When: 5 May 2016, 6pm-7pm
Location: Theatre Auditorium, University Club UWA
Cost: Free, but RSVP required.
Details and Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/broomhall


A Short History of Images in Islamic Art

A public lecture by Dr Stefano Carboni, Director, Art Gallery of Western Australia and Adjunct Professor of Islamic Art, UWA.

This lecture will cover a period of 1300 years, from the development of Islamic art in the late 7th Century AD, to the work of contemporary artists, and will address one of the most common misconceptions about Islamic art – that it is inherently iconoclastic and no images of living beings are permitted to be represented.

When: 19 May 2016, 6pm-7pm
Location: Theatre Auditorium, University Club UWA
Cost: Free, but RSVP required.
Details and Bookings: www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/carboni