Illuminating Minds | Professor Margaret Manion and the Making of Art History
Illuminating Minds - Professor Margaret Manion and the Making of Art History at the University of Melbourne.
Illuminating Minds will close 28 November 2025 before reopening 23-27 February 2026 for University O-Week.
Illuminating Minds celebrates the legacy of Professor Emerita Margaret Manion IBVM, AO, FAHA (1935-2024), Herald Chair Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne from 1979 to 1995, and internationally recognised expert in the field of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.
This exhibition highlights her extraordinary contribution to art history and to the study of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, with a focus on research, teaching and advancements in the study of art history.
The exhibition also explores Professor Manion's contributions to the humanities and public life through objects and texts sourced from the University's Archives and Special Collections, the Visual Culture Research Centre, and the Loreto Archives of the Sisters of Loreto Australia and South East Asia.
Curated by University of Melbourne researchers Associate Professor Christopher Marshall, Dr Callum Reid, Dr Alice Helme and Dr Alison Inglis AM from the Art History and Art Curatorship Program of the Faculty of Arts in collaboration with the University's Potter Museum of Art.
Location
Old Quad (Building 150)
The University of Melbourne, Parkville
Admission
Free
Wheelchair Accessible
Opening Hours
Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm.
❊ When ❊
Date/s: Monday 23rd February 2026 - Friday 27th February 2026
Time: 10am - 5pm
❊ Where ❊
Old Quad: University of Melbourne View Venue
Building 150, The University of Melbourne, Parkville Victoria 3052 Map
❊ Web Links ❊
Advertiser:
potter-museum.unimelb.edu.au
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