Albrecht Dürer’s Material Renaissance Exhibition 

<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><em>Curators:</em> <em>Jenny Spinks, Matthew Champion, Shannon Gilmore Kuziow and Charles Zika</em></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Through a close examination of Renaissance Nuremberg’s artistic and print culture and the work of leading artist Albrecht Dürer, the exhibition explores themes including music and dance, weaponry and conflict, fashion, bodies and social relations, religious piety and persecution, and daily life in Renaissance households. More than eighty items from the University’s Special Collections alongside loans from State Library Victoria include some of the most important books and prints of this period.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Open Mon-Fri 10:00am-4:00pm, 22 July to 29 November 2024.</strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong><mark class="has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color">Update: there will be a special Rare Books Week weekend opening on Sat 27 July, 10:00am-4:00pm.</mark></strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Free Entry. No Bookings Required</strong></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Information: Hansen Associate Professor Jenny Spinks – <a href="mailto:jspinks@unimelb.edu.au">jspinks@unimelb.edu.au</a></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --></p>