ANTIQUITIES
The Museum's Togo Salmon Gallery has been rededicated as a space to showcase exclusively McMaster's collection of antiquities. The inaugural exhibition—co-curated by Owen Phillips and Dr. Spencer Pope, both in the Department of Classics at McMaster University—features a wide variety of objects from the ancient Mediterranean dating from c. 1400 BC to c. 300 AD.
ANTIQUITIES & NUMISMATICS TALK by Dr. Spencer Pope and Owen Phillips: September 18, 12:30 pm
(Lifelong Learning Week event)

Patrick Mahon, Voyager 1, 2013, approx 180 x 180 cm, ink on wood (pattern extractions from William Hogarth)

VOYAGER: Albrecht Dürer, William Hogarth, and Patrick Mahon with Stowaways
27 August 2013 – 25 January 2014
The art of Patrick Mahon, alongside works Mahon has selected by historical artists (from McMaster’s collection) Albrecht Dürer and William Hogarth, and contemporary artists including David Merritt, Sky Glabush, Jamelie Hassan, Colette Urban (1952-2013) and Jeannie Thib.

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RECEPTION: September 19th, 6 – 8 pm
ARTIST’S TALK by PATRICK MAHON: October 8, 12:30– 1:20 pm 

Thelma Rosner: Homeland installation view at Museum London, 2012. photo: John Tamblyn

THELMA ROSNER: HOMELAND
29 August – 14 December 2013
Curator: Cassandra Getty
New and recent work by London-based artist Thelma Rosner, focusing on aspects of geographic place, culture, and notions of ‘home’.  Rosner’s recent series, Border, Dictionary, and Homeland, make reference to Israeli and Palestinian communities connected by customs and histories despite being divided by continuing conflict.
An exhibition catalogue produced in collaboration with Museum London is avaiilable.

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RECEPTION: September 19th, 6 – 8 pm
ARTIST’S TALK by THELMA ROSNER: October 2nd, 1:30 – 2:20

John Noestheden, Burnham Volume One, 2013, acrylic, titanium, carborundum and “stardust” on canvas, 243.8 x 213.4 cm

JOHN NOESTHEDEN: sterrenstof
27 August – 14 December 2013
sterrenstof, the Dutch word for “stardust,” is an installation of new work by senior Canadian artist John Noestheden, now based in Hamilton. It continues his interest in the cosmos and origins. His collaborative work with Shuvinai Ashoona was shown at the 2012 Biennale of Sydney, and at the National Gallery of Canada, 2013.

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RECEPTION: September 19th, 6 – 8 pm
ARTIST’S TALK by JOHN NOESTHEDEN: October 23rd, 2:30 – 3:20

Unknown (Flemish, 17th century), after Alexander Adriaenssen (1587–1661), 
detail of Still Life with Oysters, c.1630s, oil on panel, 39.3 x 44.5 cm, Gift of Herman Levy Esq., O.B.E..  photo: John Tamblyn

WORLDLY POSSESSIONS: Visualizing Ownership in the Age of the Baroque
27 August 2013 – 25 January 2014            
Curator: Gregory Davies, Assistant Professor

with McMaster University students: Adam Carter, Ariel de Aguiar, Taithleach Gillettsmyth, Mira Qamar and Anna Wisniowski
This exhibition examines 17th century society and attitudes about ownership and possession through a selection of Baroque still life paintings, portraits and genre scenes from the Museum’s collection.
Exhibition Blog
Introductory Video
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RECEPTION: September 19th, 6 – 8 pm
CURATORS’ TALK by Professor Gregory Davies:  September 20 at 12:30 pm
(Hamilton Lifelong Learning Week event)
GUIDED TOURS:  September 27 & 28 at 12:30 pm
(National Culture Days events)

The Vishniac Coin Collection

Numismatic Traditions from Antiquity to Present

Curated by Dr. Spencer Pope

Ongoing

This is an exhibition of of twenty-two coins, mostly from the Roman Republic, dating back to Alexander the Great. They are significant for both their value to McMaster’s Teaching Collection and their provenance. The Collection was generously gifted to McMaster University by McMaster astronomy professor Ethan Vishniac, who inherited it from his grandfather, renowned photographer Roman Vishniac.

Image: Vishniac 12: Roman Orichalcum Coin of Emperor Galba (AD 68-69)
OBVERSE: Laureate head of Galba, facing right, "IMP SER GALBA CAES AUG TR P".
REVERSE: Libertas (deity representing Liberty) standing left, holding pileus and rod, "LIBERTAS PUBLICA SC".

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