Toys, Curios & Fragments of the Past with Emily Gallagher

Canberra Writers Festival presents

Objects and records tell tales, spark imagination and are fascinating sources of social history. In Playtime: A History of Australian Childhood, Emily Gallagher explores the history of childhood play and imagination in Australia, with reference to the toys and artefacts that inspired generations growing up between the 1890s and WW2. After thirty years confined within museum walls, Anne-Marie Condé, a restless history curator, steps out for air with The Prime Minister’s Potato and Other Essays. She tours cemeteries, war memorials and junk shops asking fresh questions about the significance of objects and places. A session for those who love hearing about precious objects and the stories they contain. Moderated by Kathryn Favelle.