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EGYPTOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS
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  • The Abbey Museum in Caboolture, Queensland, used to use somebody's homepage at Pegasus Communications (ISP) as a website, but that person no longer seems to deal with them any more. If anyone knows where the page has moved, please tell me!

    Abbey Museum
    "St Michael's"
    Old Toorbul Point Road
    Caboolture QLD 4510

    Telephone: (074) 95 1652 - Facsimile: (074) 99 0081
    Admission charges: Adults $4.50, concession $3.50, Family $10
    Opening hours: 10am-4pm Tues, Thur, Fri, Sat; Mon and Wed by appointment
    Facilities: Wheelchair access; gift shop; library (limited access on request), guided tours.
    Description: The Museum is a single-storey building with display cases showing the development of mankind in Europe, covering the last 500,000 years. The collection begins at the first hunters, the cave artists, and on to the coming of Rome, the Middle Ages, and through to the Victorian Age. A rest area is followed by displays of artefacts from ancient civilisations such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, the Ancient Near East, Ancient Persia, Ancient Americas and Asia (China and Japan).
    Size of collection: Over 4,000 items.

    Here is a picture of a cartonnage mask from the Abbey Museum.

  • Antiquities Museum (Uni of Qld).
    The Antiquities Museum has on display a broad range of ancient artefacts stemming from Western Asia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. The collection provides the only comprehensive survey of ancient Mediterranean antiquities on public view in Queensland. The objects span 3,500 years of history, and consist of a variety of materials including stone, pottery, terracotta, metalware and glass.

    Apart from being put to good use in the teaching and research activities of the Department, the Antiquities Museum enhances the ancient world studies of the many secondary school students who visit it throughout the year.

    The Antiquities Museum
    Department of Classics and Ancient History
    7th Floor, Room 733
    (directly opposite the Departmental Office)
    Michie Building (No. 9)
    St Lucia Campus, University of Queensland.

    Telephone: (07) 3365-2646 (Director), (07) 3365-2643 (Department Office)
    Facsimile: (07) 3365-1399
    Director: Mr Bruce Gollan
    E-mail: B.Gollan@mailbox.uq.edu.au
    Admission charge: Free (there is a charge for groups - see below).
    Opening Hours: Unscheduled visits are welcome from 9.00am to1.00pm and 2.00pm to 5.00pm Monday-Friday, and casual visitors enter free. Group visits require advance bookings (contact Telephone (07) 3365-2643, Facsimile (07) 3365-1399 or Email qaclasic@uqadm.cc.uq.oz.au). A guided tour service is available from a trained team of Education Officers (maximum of 12 per group). A fee per person is charged for guided group visits (includes two souvenir postcards). For groups not requiring a guided tour, a flat booking fee is charged.
    Projects: The Museum is currently developing its own CD-ROM, geared towards students in years 11 and 12 as well the interested general public. The CD-ROM will feature detailed photographic images of the items displayed in the museum as well as video, music, maps, plans, narration and detailed textual material.

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