Exhibitions
If you missed out on seeing a history related exhibition or want to know if a current one is worth visiting, check below for blog posts about historical exhibitions. Memoirs of a Teapot loves visiting museums and learning more about the past, so these posts share the highlights of each exhibition.
Bligh: Hero or Villain
Bligh: Hero or Villain is an exhibition currently on display at the Australian National Maritime Museum. But who is Bligh? He is a part of Sydney’s colonial past but what is generally known about him really doesn’t cast him in…
Songs of Home Highlights II
Recently, the Museum of Sydney held an exhibition called Songs of Home fall about Australian musical traditions. I found that I had so many interesting artefacts and songs to share with you from the exhibition that I split my blog…
Songs of Home I
A couple of weeks ago I visited Songs of Home (2019) an exhibition held at the Museum of Sydney. It has now finished but I have so many pictures and stories to share with you from it. Songs of Home…
Rome: City and Empire Exhibition
Last weekend I headed out to the National Museum of Australia, Canberra to check out their new exhibition Rome: City and Empire. I studied ancient Roman history back at uni so as soon as I saw this advertised I’d put…
Underworld at the Museum of Sydney
What was Sydney like in the 1920’s? The decade following the Great War was known as the Roaring Twenties and books like the Great Gatsby epitomise the opulence and new freedom found by many during the period. I immediately think…
Winterfest 2017
At the beginning of July, Hawkesbury Showground Sydney plays host to a medieval fair called Winterfest. Running over the weekend from 10 am till 5 pm, this fair is suitable for the entire family and for a range of medieval…
Pompeii Rescue: Object Highlights
Pompeii Rescue: Navy, Empire, Catastrophe is currently on at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Darling Harbour. It is a relatively small exhibition with internationally sourced objects from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples as well as the Pompeii and…
Medieval Sports: The Jousting Tournament
Today, extreme sports like sky diving, snow boarding and white water rafting are incredibly popular. But when considering what sport you would like to try next, have you ever considered jousting? I can’t say I’d try it myself, but it…
The St Ives’ Medieval Faire
On a drizzling September day two years ago, I headed to the St Ives’ Medieval Faire. Crazy medieval enthusiast? Yes, yes I am. But I will note for the record that I did not dress up – although I certainly…
‘Versailles: Treasures from the Palace’ Exhibition
5 words I’d use to describe ‘Versailles: Treasures of the Palace’: Enticing. Beautiful. Sensory. Informative. Dazzling. I really enjoy a good history exhibition, so when I saw the ‘Versailles: Treasures from the Palace’ advertised a while back, I took a…
