Sydney, Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney

Current name(s) of destination(s): 
Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
Country: 
Australia
Destination category: 
Institution
Institutional history: 

In 1860 Sir Charles Nicholson (Chancellor of the University of Sydney 1864-1862) founded the Nicholson Museum with a donation from his private collection from Egypt, Europe and the Middle East. Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Nicholson Museum subscribed to the Egyptian Exploration Fund through which it acquired a number of finds from the excavations led by Sir Flinders Petrie.

Notes on distribution: 

In the 1970s, the Australian Museum placed a portion of its Egyptian collection, including objects obtained from British-led excavations, on permanent loan to both the University of Sydney and Macquarie University, Sydney. In particular, some finds from the 1906-07 Deir el-Bahari excavations obtained by the Australian Museum, Sydney were placed on permanent loan to the Nicholson Museum, University of Sydney. These include a wall relief fragment from the temple of Thutmose III (XVIII Dynasty) and a limestone head of a high official (XXVI Dynasty).

Related Documents: 
PDF icon EEF distribution list transcription for Sydney University
Relevant publications: 

Richards, C., Vokes, R., Inall, Y., Lowry, V. and Oreskovich, J. 2021. Egypt in Australia. Report produced for the Australian Embassy in Egypt, Cairo. 

Sowada, K. N. and Ockinga, B. G. 2006. Egyptian Art in the Nicholson Museum, Sydney. Sydney: Meditarch.

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Excavations from which artefacts are distributed: 
Tags: 
Australia
Sydney
Australian Museum
Nicholson Museum University of Sydney
Museum of Ancient Cultures Macquarie University