Is there a Museum in the House? 31 May

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers,

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Culture Heritage Seminar Series 2017

Is there a museum in the house?
Linda Young (Deakin University)

Wednesday 31 May 2017
5.00pm-6.15pm

Why and how do certain historic houses become museums? Dr Linda Young launches her new book Historic House Museums in the United States and the United Kingdom: A History with many strange, funny, embarrassing and inspiring stories about the museumisation of houses. Australia and NZ get a mention too.

Note: This event is part of the Australian Heritage Festival organised by the National Trust Australia.

Date: Wednesday 31 May 2017

Time: 5.00pm

Venue: Deakin Downtown, 727 Collins St, Tower 2, Level 12

Venue Tip: Deakin’s new city centre campus is between Southern Cross Station and Docklands, on tram routes 11 and 48 (Stop D15). Entry is via Tower Two. The reception desk directs you to an escalator to a bank of lifts and Deakin Downtown is on Level 12.

http://www.deakin.edu.au/locations/deakin-corporate-centres/deakin-downtown

For further enquiries:

Steven Cooke: [email protected]