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Cultural Diversity Collection
Image: Cambodian Figurine - Campanologist
Source: Museum Victoria
The Cultural Diversity Collection is a cross-collection of objects encompassing all of the History and Technology collections, both conceptually and practically, and considers cultural diversity in its broadest sense.
The only specific collections belonging to this wider collection are those not the current focus of other History and Technology collections. Some of the most important are gay and lesbian material, youth culture, ageing, homelessness, cultural affirmation and discrimination, sociology and social work, and volunteerism.
Cultural diversity encompasses all individual or community variations in our society, relating to self-definition and the definitions applied by others. It includes ethnicity, nationality, race, descent or ancestry, physical appearance and ability, language, age, health, location, political belief or activity, economic status, employment, industrial activity, gender and gender identity, sexual activity, marital status, religious belief or activity, ideologies and personal associations.
Significant items
- Australian Children's Folklore Collection, regarded as one of the largest and most significant of its kind in the world.
- Psychiatric Services Collection, including more than 800 objects recording the history of pre-1950s psychiatric institutions in Victoria.
- Pentridge Prison collection, including 182 objects documenting the prison's structure and functions; and collections from several manufacturing organisations.
- Immigration and Artistic Practice Collection.
- Cambodian figurine collection.
- Italian Historical Society Collection.
- Cohen and Steinberg retail collections.
- Immigration documents.
- Postwar Hungarian community objects.
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Negative - View of Port Said from the MV Fairsea, Egypt, 1957
View of Port Said from the deck of MV Fairsea, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara and John Woods migration to Australia as as ...
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Negative - View of Port Said from the MV Fairsea, Egypt, 1957
View of Port Said from the deck of MV Fairsea, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara and John Woods migration to Australia as as ...
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Negative - Barbara, John & Rose Woods on Front Porch, Little Missenden, England, 1957
Barbara and John Woods standing in a door way on the day they departed the United Kingdom, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara ...
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Negative - Barbara, John & Rose Woods on Front Porch, Little Missenden, England, 1957
Barbara and John Woods standing in a door way on the day they departed the United Kingdom, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara ...
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Negative - View of London from Train, England, 1957
A view of London taken from a train, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara and John Woods migration to Australia as assisted migr ...
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Negative - View of London from Train, England, 1957
A view of London taken from a train, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara and John Woods migration to Australia as assisted migr ...
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Negative - Crossing the Equator Ceremony, MV Fairsea, 1957
A man taking part in a crossing the equator ceremony onboard MV Fairsea, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara and John Woods mi ...
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Negative - Crossing the Equator Ceremony, MV Fairsea, 1957
A man taking part in a crossing the equator ceremony onboard MV Fairsea, 1957. 12 black and white photographs and 30 black and white copy negatives depicting Barbara and John Woods mi ...
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Photograph - Elizabeth Cohen in the Old Lolly Shop, Carlton North, circa 1950
Black and white image of Elizabeth Cohen in her milk bar in North Carlton. The milk bar was called The Old Lolly Shop, it was opened and run by Elizabeth and Henry Cohen at 314 Rathdown ...
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Postcard - 'Afghan Camel Rider, South Australia', South Australia, 1900-1920
Postcard featuring black and white image of man wearing turban, seated on camel, made circa 1900 - 1920.
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