2003
This exhibition displayed some of the little-known items from the collection of the City of Melbourne. It comprised unusual items from Melbourne's past, such as the brick collected in 1888 from one of Melbourne's first European houses, as well as items representing the city's highpoints, such as the 1956 Olympic Games.
It included the rarely-exhibited Lord Mayor of Melbourne's robes and chains, and early architectural plans of Victorian buildings, as well as a selection of numismatic items marking various significant events.
Curated by Emma Willoughby
Emma Willoughby has a BA (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and an MA in gallery and museum studies from Monash University. She now lives in the United States, where is working on her doctorate in history at Cornell University.
Emma worked as a curator at Museum Victoria and for the Anniversary of Federation, and as a curator and consultant at the City of Melbourne. Her research ranges from a study of the 1907 Women's Work Exhibition to 18th-century American captivity narratives.