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Exhibitions

A variety of exhibitions are hosted each year in the exhibition area located on level one of the Sir Louis Matheson Library on the Clayton campus.

The purpose of exhibitions is to showcase the breadth and quality of the library's collections. Fragile and valuable materials from the Rare Books Collection are most often featured.

Exhibitions are supported by the Friends of the Library.

 

Current exhibition

Swift and Defoe

Jonathan Swift autograph memorandum

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) Autograph memorandum, signed, concerning St. Patrick’s Cathedral, 21 May 1729.

Swift and Defoe
When Monash University began in 1961, one of the earliest major purchases was of a collection of Swift items. The Library has continued to add early editions and manuscripts to the Swift collection and material relating to Swift’s contemporaries, of whom the greatest is Daniel Defoe.

Exhibition opening:
Speaker: Professor Clive Probyn, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, Faculty of Arts.
When:1pm, Wednesday 10th June 2009
Where: Level 1, ISB wing, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Clayton campus

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Past exhibitions

Recent acquisitions 5
This exhibition is focussed on material recently acquired for the Rare Books Collection, mainly dating from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. Items of popular culture and Australian history and literature are of particular interest.
Southerly Busters Southerly Busters: an exhibition of Australian Literature
Celebrating publication of the fourth volume of Bibliography of Australian Literature, this exhibition highlights the holdings of the Rare Books Collection in Australian literature.
Fifty books from fifty years Fifty books from fifty years: celebrating a half century of collecting
To mark the University’s fiftieth anniversary, fifty Monash researchers have chosen significant items from the Rare Books Collection.
The Pacific The Pacific
This exhibition covers European discovery and exploration of the Pacific.  Items displayed originated in the period early eighteenth century to early twentieth century.
Australian women writers 1900-1950
An exhibition of material from the Monash University Library Rare Books Collection.

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