Capital history in the news
War memorial and Remembrance Day news
Glass artist Kirstie Rea creates intimate artwork for Remembrance Day | Canberra artist Kirstie Rea has created a series of glass artworks to commemorate Remembrance Day. A Field of Poppies is an intimate design inspired by the war cemeteries of Europe. The limited-edition artworks can be pre-ordered at canberraglassworks.com.
National heritage body opposes War Memorial redevelopment | The Australian Heritage Council has made a submission on the redevelopment plans for the Australian War Memorial, arguing that potential alternatives to the expansion have not been adequately considered and that the project would have “a serious impact” on the memorial’s heritage values.
Anniversaries, 50th and 40th year
The Gardens turn 50 this month | Originally opened on 20 October 1970, the Australian National Botanic Gardens turn 50 this month, and is celebrating in a subdued fashion due to COVID-19.
The Australian National Botanic Gardens marks its 50th anniversary in a year like no other | More about the history of the Australian National Botanic Gardens in this article recognising its 50 year anniversary.
The misty moment I'll never forget | Tim the Yowie Man writes about his personal history with the Australian National Botanic Gardens with a focus on the Rainforest Gully, a favourite respite from the Summer heat.
Return of the Archive at Megalo Print Gallery celebrates 40 years of the print workshop | This year Megalo Print Gallery turns 40 and as part of its anniversary celebrations its launching an exhibition that examines some of the highlights of its four decades. See it at Megalo Print Gallery, 21 Wentworth Avenue, Kingston. Until November 30, 2020.
Rebuilding historic huts
Concern history will 'slip through our fingers' | Canberra based volunteers of the Kosciuszko Huts Association (KHA) are concerned history “will slip through our fingers” because of the inability to rebuild historic huts destroyed in the 2020 Orroral Valley Bushfires.
Reconciliation news
Why looking back is the only way forward: COVID-19, the Federation, and the chance of genuine reconciliation | On Monday 19 October, Professor Mark Kenny (Australian Studies Institute, ANU) delivered the Henry Parkes Oration 2020 - Why looking back is the only way forward: COVID-19, the Federation, and the chance of genuine reconciliation. He called for a permanent monument to First Nations peoples to be built at the centre of Canberra's symbolic axis, in recognition of their contribution to the modern Australian nation.
Capital woman remembered
Verity would have approved: fresh new tastes for historic laneway location | Verity Hewitt who opened one of Canberra’s first bookstores upstairs in the Sydney Building in 1938 has been remembered in the naming of the Verity Lane Market food hall.
Acknowledgement: The Australian Heritage Council have expressed concerns that the redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial may impact seriously on its heritage values. The striking image above is an aerial view from the South East of the official opening ceremony of the Memorial in 1941. The short path at centre left leads from Limestone Avenue to the Lone Pine tree. It comes from the Australian War Memorial. Full details here.
Please share. Let’s get the past and present talking.
