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SUMMARY:Day Tours of the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute - Each Tuesday
DESCRIPTION:150 Years of Botanical Communication 				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n		\n			August 7\n\n	\n\n	  @  \n\n\n6:00 pm\n\n		\n\n\n\n	\n	  -  \n\n7:00 pm\n\n\n\n	\n				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n					\n$15 				\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									Lending Library  								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Before digital databases and photography\, how did we learn about the natural world? 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n									This Biodiversity Week\, discover the BMI’s rare set of Ferdinand von Mueller’s Educational Collections of Victorian Plants (1874–1876). 								\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Designed to “diffuse information on the native vegetation” across Victoria\, this historic herbarium and book collection reveals how early scientific communication cultivated local observers—and how it can inspire us to protect our regional ecosystems today. Tickets can also be purchased from the BMI Library There is no allocated seating for this event. 								\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n												\n																					Specimen 'Helichrysum Obtusifolium'\, renamed 'Argentipallium Obtusifloium'\, commonly known as 'Blunt Everlasting'\n										\n									\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Conservation of the von Mueller Collection 								\n				\n							\n					\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n									Speaker: Ellen Becker 								\n				\n												\n																					Ellen Becker\, BMI Heritage Collection Curator\n										\n									\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									Ellen Becker is a museum and cultural heritage professional\, currently working as the Heritage Collections Curator at the Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute\, as well as Property Coordinator of Old Melbourne Gaol and Polly Woodside at the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).  								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n							\n						\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n									$15 Book on-line or contact Rosemary at the Libary via email library@ballaratmi.org.au or phone (03) 5331 3042 								\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n										\n						\n									Get Tickets\n					\n					\n								\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n							\n			\n						\n		\n						\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n							\n		\n					\n		\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n						\n					\n			\n						\n																														\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n									This event takes place on Wadawurrung Country. Ballaarat Mechanics’ Institute acknowledges the Wadawurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work\, learn and create. Always Was\, Always Will Be\, Aboriginal Land.
URL:https://ballaratmi.org.au/event/day-tours-ballarat-26/
LOCATION:Library Ground Floor\, Sturt Street\, Ballarat Central\, VIC\, 3350\, Australia
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