Discover hidden treasures as StGiles unveils private antique and art collections as part of its exhibition Mystery Walls.
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On display at the Queen Victoria Museum at Inveresk, the exhibition showcases 80 significant artworks and items to mark 80 years of the disability support provider.
It took two years for StGiles’ Danielle Blewett and Victoria Bayes to collect the items for the show.
“One of the most exciting elements is items never before seen in public that are on loan from international antiques specialist, John Hawkins, and displayed in the Museum’s highly-prized, colonial cases,” Mrs Bayes said.
Hosting an array of items, including a 10th century Viking sword and platypus knee warmers, the exhibition posed a challenge for curator Dr Malcom Bywaters.
Mrs Blewett said it had been a “very generous” exercise.
“Many works and items have come anonymously from Tasmanian collectors,” she said.
At the unveiling of the exhibition, which will run until June 3, eminent Tasmanian Saul Eslake said StGiles was arguably Tasmania’s most successful and humble innovator and persistent advocate for inclusivity.
Prominent antique specialist John Hawkins will present a floor talk at Queen Victoria Museum on May 26 as part of the StGiles 80th celebrations.
Information about the event is available from society@stgiles.org.au
Tess Brunton
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
I recently returned from across the ditch where I worked at New Zealand Fairfax paper The Timaru Herald and developed a love of mountains. Originally I'm a mainlander from an area known for cheese, the Bega Valley, who also dabbled in radio at ABC RCAFF before finding a place in newspapers. I can often be found hiking, caving or climbing when I'm not cursing at my work computer or technology in general.
