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History in a Coffee Cup - The Stories Objects Tell

Name: History in a Coffee Cup - The Stories Objects Tell
Start: 2026-04-02T10:00:00.000+08:00
End: 2026-04-02T11:30:00.000+08:00
Location: Claremont Museum

Date

Thursday 2 April 2026 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM | (UTC+08)

Location

Claremont Museum

66 Victoria Avenue, Claremont, Western Australia, 6010

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Discover the stories behind an unusual 1909 child's costume, 'Little Miss Britain', and how curators are constantly working to improve their knowledge and understanding of Museum collections. WA Museum Boola Bardip's Head of History Erica Boyne, uses Rita Lloyd's Empire Fancy Dress as a case study to demonstrate how curators discover, enhance and even correct our understanding of social history collections through digital archival research.

Stay for FREE morning tea and chats after the talk.