RHSV, Gallery Downstairs
Exhibition launch: Cold War Games
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaIn 1956, an Olympic year, the world was beset with Cold War anxieties. Would the Melbourne Olympic Games be remembered as the “friendly” Games or would they become a victim of the Cold War?
Curator’s Talk
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaJoin us for a lunch-time curator talk and conversation with the team from Way Back When consulting historians and the MFB Director of Culture and Transformation, Dr Corinne Manning, about the making of this exhibition, Celebrating 35 Years of Operational Women in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Curator’s Talk, Wednesday 13 February at 12:30pm. RHSV Gallery
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Curator’s talk: Celebrating 35 years of operational women at MFB
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaJoin us for a lunch-time curator talk and conversation with the team from Way Back When consulting historians and the MFB Director of Culture and Transformation, Dr Corinne Manning, on Wednesday 13 February about the making of this exhibition. Celebrating 35 years of operational women at MFB examines the challenges and achievements of the pioneering
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Celebrating 35 Years of Operational Women at MFB
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOur first major exhibition in 2019 will celebrate 35 years since the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) first opened its doors to operational women and pays tribute to their important contribution to Victoria’s fire and rescue service. The new exhibition features photos, interviews and historical research to capture the stories of just some of the
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Celebrating 35 Years of Operational Women at MFB
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaOur first major exhibition in 2019 will celebrate 35 years since the Melbourne Metropolitan Fire Brigade (MFB) first opened its doors to operational women and pays tribute to their important contribution to Victoria’s fire and rescue service. The new exhibition features photos, interviews and historical research to capture the stories of just some of the
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Putting it Out There: Melbourne in the 1970s – Exhibition Closes
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaWe reflect on and explore the ways in which the life of the city and society were shaped by the changing ideas and actions of its citizens. The 70s were a turbulent decade driven by increasing social awareness and cultural diversity. Nothing reflects this better than the slide from the confronting political slogan in the early years of the decade – It’s Time – to the slightly defeated plea, Get Australia Working, by 1977.
Putting it Out There: Melbourne in the 1970s
RHSV, Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett Street, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaWe reflect on and explore the ways in which the life of the city and society were shaped by the changing ideas and actions of its citizens