Library
Exhibitions: 2000
- ARTS100 Student Art Exhibition
- The Games of the Gods
- A Nation For A Continent: Australia Federated 1901.
29 May - 30 June 2000
ARTS100: Student Art Exhibition
An exhibition of paintings and three-dimensional objects by Macquarie University students enrolled in ARTS100. Co-ordinated by Monica Allan, Macquarie University.
15 September - 4 October 2000
The Games of the Gods
An exhibition examining how sport and religion combined in ancient Greece to create festival games in honour of various gods. The history and context of the games were not simply limited to those held at Olympia and Nemea to celebrate the king of their gods, Zeus Olympia. Sporting festivals were also held at Isthmia, near Corinth, for Poeidon; at Delphi and the island of Delos for Apollo; and at Athens for Athena Polias. Games for women contestants only were celebrted at Olympia for Hera, and at Brauron for Artemis. This exhibition includes descriptive wall panels, photographs, books and artefacts to reveal the rich legacy and tradition of sporting festivals in ancient Greece - and its links to the current year 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and the planned 2004 Games in Athens.
16 November - 14 December 2000
A Nation For A Continent: Australia Federated 1901.
An examination of the historical roots, personalities and circumstances ofthe movement towards the federation of the Australian states in the 1890's - culminating in the establishment of a constitutionally independent nation: Australia. Photographs, books, posters and memorabilia from the Australian History Museum. Macquarie University.
Co-curated by Professor Duncan Waterson, Macquarie University, and Valda Rigg, Curator/Manager, The Australian History Museum, Macquarie University.