Art & Heritage Collections

The most exciting part of Art & Heritage Collections' work is the way in which the nexus between collections, art and culture, and the academic disciplines is utilised to present innovative projects to both the University and the broader community.

To celebrate NAIDOC week, Art & Heritage Collections collaborated with the University Library's Special Collections and the Discipline of Linguistics to present a display on Endangered Languages: disappearing diversity.

This was drawn from the holdings of the Library and personal collections of University academics working in this area.

A symposium discussing the same theme will be held on Thursday 9 July in the Ira Raymond Room, Barr Smith Library.

Projects such as these ensure that University collections play an important part in the cultural landscape of South Australia.

Mirna Heruc, Manager, Art & Heritage Collections

Exhibition: Endangered languages - disappearing diversity

Showcasing language revitalisation by University of Adelaide linguists with endangered speech communities.

When: Open now until Sunday 12 July, during normal Library opening hours
Where: Foyer, Barr Smith Library, North Terrace Campus
Cost: FREE - all welcome

Endangered Languages - public symposium

The University of Adelaide's Discipline of Linguistics presents a symposium on the "Role of the University in Preserving Linguistic Diversity". Featuring sessions on language revival on the Far West Coast, Western Desert and Norfolk Island.

When: 9.30am-4.30pm Thursday 9 July
Where: Ira Raymond Exhibition Room, Barr Smith Library, North Terrace Campus
Cost: Free - all welcome
RSVP: Call +61 8 8303 4031 or email: art.heritage@adelaide.edu.au