Past Events
April 2020
Victorian Collections Workshop
Please contact the organiser before attending this event in case it has been cancelled. AMaGA presents a hands-on workshop which will guide you through the process of cataloguing on the Victorian Collections system and cover basic principles of collection management, object handling and digitisation AMaGA members $10 Non-members $20
July 2024
Rare Book Week: Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute
An introduction to the Collection Speaker: Ellen Becker Established in central Ballarat in 1859, the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute’s Collection is of historical significance as the largest and most intact repository of material relating to Mechanics’ Institutes in Victoria, with its rare and valuable items demonstrating the tastes and interests of the inhabitants of a major Victorian regional centre. Staff from the Institute and State Library Victoria will showcase unique items from the Collection with stories to match. Friday 26th July,…