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The Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney is home to the largest collection of antiquities in both Australia and the southern Hemisphere. Founded in 1860, the collection spans the ancient world with primary collection areas including Greece, Italy, Egypt, Cyprus, and the Near East.〔http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections/nicholson.shtml〕 The Museum gallery is located in the main quadrangle of the University and is open to the public Monday to Friday from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm as well as the first Saturday of every month from 12 to 4 pm. Admission is free. == Introduction == The Nicholson Museum is named after its founder, Sir Charles Nicholson. In 1856-57, Nicholson traveled throughout Egypt and then Italy where he acquired the first thousand or so primarily Egyptian, Greek, South Italian and Etruscan artefacts.〔Turner, M. 2012. ‘Sir Charles Nicholson: Who Do You Think You Are?’, in ''50 Objects 50 Stories: Extraordinary Curiosities from the Nicholson Museum''. Sydney: The University of Sydney, p. 108-117.〕 These he donated to the University in 1860. The museum’s collection has grown exponentially since this founding donation. Individual benefaction, donations, sponsored archaeological projects and curatorial acquisition have all contributed to the wealth of material now housed by the Nicholson Museum.〔http://sydney.edu.au/museums/collections/nicholson.shtml〕 The museum currently has a mixture of permanent and temporary exhibition areas within its gallery. (Permanent or ongoing exhibitions ) include: Egyptians, Gods and Mummies: Travels with Herodotus, Aphrodite's Island: Australian Archaeologists in Cyprus; The Etruscans: A Classical Fantasy; Tombs, Tells and Temples: Excavating the Near East as well as a permanent display of artefacts from the Greek and Italian Classical world. (Temporary exhibitions ) include: LEGO Pompeii, featuring a large scale model of the site of Pompeii in LEGO and 50 Objects, 50 Stories – scheduled to close July 2015.〔http://sydney.edu.au/museums/events_exhibitions/nicholson_exhibitions.shtml〕 The Nicholson Museum, along with its sister institutions, the Macleay Museum and the University Art Gallery, were united under a single director, David Ellis, in 2003 to form Sydney University Museums.〔Bonham, B. “New Director of University Museums” in ''Sydney University Museums Newsletter'' vol. 1. p.2, November 2003〕 In 2005, Michael Turner was appointed Senior Curator. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nicholson Museum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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