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View Archives' Exhibitions Online
Primary Sources: 50 stories from 50 years of the Archives
Baillieu Library: 8 December 2010 to 25 February 2011
Current Exhibitions
La Mama Theatre
Baillieu Library, Ground Floor, 14 February 2012 to 8 April 2012
La Mama, named after the off-Broadway theatre in New York, was established in Carlton, Melbourne by Betty Burstall in 1967. La Mama was established as a venue for avant-garde theatre, music, poetry readings, improvisations and screenings of new films. Liz Jones has been artistic director and administrator of the theatre since 1977. The display of items from the La Mama Collection, held at the University of Melbourne Archives, will showcase the unique place La Mama holds in Australian theatre. The vital energy both on stage and behind the scenes is seen in correspondence, play appraisals, and photographs relating to performances by Cate Blanchett and Stelarc, the scripts of David Williamson, and linocut posters by Tim Burstall.
Previous Exhibitions
Leigh Scott Gallery, Baillieu Library, 27 May-7 August 2009
Missionaries of Civilisation: The Commercial Travellers' Association of Victoria (4.2 Mb)
Curated by Brian Allison and Loretta Shepherd, in association with Helen McLaughlin. Leigh Scott Gallery, Baillieu Library, 3 Jul-5 October 2007
The Architecture of Arthur Purnell on the Culture Victoria web site
Leigh Scott Gallery, Baillieu Library, 4 October 2006-30 January 2007
Speak Out! Social change through community activism in the arts (2.3 Mb)
A photographic exhibition by John Ellis, curated by John Ellis and Chris Bond, coordinated by Jason Benjamin. Counihan Gallery, Brunswick, April-May 2006
Keys to the Past: An Illustrated History of the University to Mark Its 150th Anniversary
Text by Dr Carolyn Rasmussen and Dr Mark Richmond; Web presentation by Bruce Smith, 2003
Inscribing the Daily: An Exhibition Of and About Diaries (3 Mb)
Curated by Michael Piggott, June-August, 2002
Your Greatest Challenge: An Exhibition to Mark the 60th Anniversary of the Second World War
Curated by Dr Mark Richmond, August-September, 1999