Engaging with Classics and Ancient World Studies: Museum Learning and the Between Artefact and Text Exhibition
(2015) IRIS — Vol. 27, n° 1, p. 57-61 (2015)
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Van de Ven, Annelies 
- Abstract
- The ‘Between Artefact and Text’ exhibition in the Classics and Archaeology gallery at the University of Melbourne’s Ian Potter Museum of Art provides an engaging space for teachers and students interested in Classics and ancient world studies. The objects featured in this exhibition are situated against the backdrop of four great literary works from the ancient world: the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, the Egyptian Tale of Sinuhe, Homer’s Iliad from ancient Greece and Virgil’s Aeneid from ancient Rome. The installation combines ancient literature with over 70 objects serving as a useful study aid to schools teaching ancient history, classical studies, ancient Greek and Latin; and particularly for VCE students reading Homer and Virgil.
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Van de Ven, A. (2015). Engaging with Classics and Ancient World Studies: Museum Learning and the Between Artefact and Text Exhibition. IRIS, 27(1), 57-61. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/213685 (Original work published 2015)