This was a day of culture. I had been wanting to visit the Chau Chak Wing Museum at Sydney University for a while, but had not given it a lot of priority. So I thought it about time to change this. WhenI looked a the website, I found that on Sundays, it opens at Noon, so that left a spot in the morning, and I thought a visit to the nearby White Rabbit Gallery would be good. Both venues were very worthwhile.
On the way to the White Rabbit Gallery in Camperdown, I passed the Mortuary Station –
And there was some street art –
The White Rabbit Gallery is on four levels and has a focus on contemporary Chinese art. Some of the art is confronting, some quite sexual, but most of what I saw was creative and interesting. Entry is free.
This is a mosaic of hundreds of photos of a wetland in Wuhan –
For the one below, you had to look through small holes in plywood –
I then walked to Broadway via Camperdown Green.
And on the way to the Chau Chak Museum at Sydney University, I passed the Cheese Grater Building at UTS.
And then past the old Grace Brothers Buildings –
Then into Victoria Park –
I can remember Lake Northam from my student days. The water seems a lot better now. I can recall that it was once drained and in the mud were hundreds of umbrellas.
The Chau Chak Wing Museum at Sydney University is opposite the main building, and consolidates some of the older museums and galleries at the University.
Chau Chak Wing Museum
Entry is free and it is open 7 days a week. It is a fascinating place.
This is a roam bust of the emperor Claudius –
More busts –
Here is a model of Pompei made out of lego –
The museum has a lot of ancient Greek pots –
and toys –
Then i visited the Ancient Egyptian section.
And then some Natural History –
More antiquities –
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This panel is from Ninevah –
And this panel is from Ur –
Museums can never have too many jugs –
And now upstairs to the art gallery parts –
The museum has a big collection of of artworks by J W Power –
And a few Sid Nolan’s –
