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Books by Michael Turner FSA FLS

Alpha & Omega: Tales of Transformation. The twenty-four letters of the Greek alphabet introduce ... more Alpha & Omega: Tales of Transformation.
The twenty-four letters of the Greek alphabet introduce twenty-four stories of transformation and metamorphosis from Greek and Roman history and mythology. Each story is illustrated with one or more object from across the collections of the University of Sydney held in the Nicholson Museum, the Macleay Museum and the University Art Gallery.
In 2018, these same three collections will themselves be transformed into the new Chau Chak Wing Museum.
This final Nicholson Museum exhibition represents the beginning and the end, the alpha and omega of what has been and what will be.

50 Objects 50 Stories is a celebration of storytelling. Fifty objects from the Nicholson Museum's... more 50 Objects 50 Stories is a celebration of storytelling. Fifty objects from the Nicholson Museum's collection have been chosen, not for their archaeological significance or for their aesthetic beauty, but for the often fascinating story that they have to tell.
The Nicholson Museum, founded in 1860, is home to the largest collection of antiquities in Australia, with artefacts coming from Greece, Italy, Egypt, Cyprus, Northern Europe and the Middle East.
50 Objects 50 Stories is also the celebration of a man, and of the museum he founded, Sir Charles Nicholson.

This is the second Australian fascicule of the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. It comprises sixty-six ... more This is the second Australian fascicule of the Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum. It comprises sixty-six whole pots and fragments from the South Italian collection of Lucanian, Campanian, Paestan, Sicilian and Gnathia pottery in the Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney.
The volume includes six pots donated by the museum’s founder Sir Charles Nicholson in 1860, purchased in Italy in 1856-57, as well as thirty-three pots acquired by Dale Trendall, both during his years as curator of the museum (1939-1954) and following his move to Canberra in 1954.
The volume has been written by Michael Turner, Senior Curator of the Nicholson Museum and Alexander Cambitoglou, Director of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens.

The University of Sydney has some of the largest and richest cultural heritage collections of any... more The University of Sydney has some of the largest and richest cultural heritage collections of any university in Australia. The breadth of the collections is breathtaking, a result of widespread use of artefacts and specimens in teaching and research at the University and 150 years of collecting, benefaction and purchase.
More than 700,000 works are held in the university's Nicholson Museum, Macleay Museum and University Art Collection. With collections dating from the dawn of time to the modern day, from every continent and including cultural, artistic and natural material, they form a significant part of Australia's national heritage.
Into the light is published on the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Nicholson Museum, the first University museum in Australia. Lavishly illustrated, with essays and captions written by curatorial staff and experts in their field, Into the Light provides a glimpse into these collections and some of the ways they interconnect across disciplinary boundaries.