Nicholson Museum
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The Nicholson Museum represents the University of Sydney's collection of antiquities, one of the largest in the Southern Hemisphere. It is located at the southern entrance to the Quadrangle of the Main Campus of the University of Sydney.
The Nicholson Museum was created in 1860 and was originally known as the 'Museum of Antiquities of Sydney University'. From 1888, the collection became known as the 'Nicholson Museum' in honour of its first and greatest benefactor, Sir Charles Nicholson, Provost (Chancellor) of the University from 1854 - 1862.
The Museum primarily houses artifacts from the Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome and forms the research and teaching collection of the University's Department of Archaeology.
The Nicholson Museum is freely open to the public weekdays during most of the year.
External links
- The Nicholson Museum (http://www.usyd.edu.au/nicholson/) - University of Sydney home page for the collection