‘till you drop’: free
exhibition celebrating shopping at the State Library of Victoria
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‘til
you drop: shopping – a Melbourne history is a free exhibition running from 11
December 2009 until 31 October 2010 at the State Library of Victoria.
Fashionistas
and shopaholics will get a buzz out of this exciting new exhibition which
delves into the history of Melbourne as a shopping mecca.
Items
on display range from a 19th-century cash register to ephemera such as
wartime ration cards and Buckley & Nunn shopping receipts. Many classic
photographs evoke Melbourne’s changing style over the last century.
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Other highlights include:
- a
short film that explores contemporary Melbourne’s hottest shopping spots
- images
of ultra-modern 1970s suburban home décor
- iconic
Wolfgang Sievers photographs of Collins Street in the 1960s
- superbly
illustrated fashion catalogues from Foy & Gibson
- original
design sketches of 1920s flapper fashions, for Manton’s department store
- early
colour postcards of famous shopping streets such as Bourke, Collins, Smith
and Chapel
- persuasive
advertisements for everything from luxury cosmetics to Ovaltine
‘til
you drop is complemented by a range of events, including talks and tours.
Visit
the website of the State Library of Victoria (new
window) for more information.
Opening Hours
Friday 11 December 2009–Sunday 31 October 2010
10am–5pm
daily (to 9pm Thursdays)
Admission
Free
’til
you drop: shopping – a Melbourne history
State
Library of Victoria (Keith Murdoch Gallery)
328
Swanston Street, Melbourne