Illuminating Minds – Professor Margaret Manion and the Making of Art History at the University of Melbourne

Illuminating Minds is presented at the Old Quad located inside the University's Parkville Campus.

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Illuminating Minds celebrates the legacy of Professor Emerita Margaret Manion IBVM, AO, FAHA (1935-2024), Herald Chair Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Melbourne from 1979 to 1995, and internationally recognised expert in the field of medieval and Renaissance manuscripts.

This exhibition highlights her extraordinary contribution to art history and to the study of medieval and Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, with a focus on research, teaching and advancements in the study of art history.

The exhibition also explores Professor Manion’s contributions to the humanities and public life through objects and texts sourced from the University’s Special Collections and Archives, the Visual Culture Research Centre, and the Loreto Archives of the Sisters of Loreto Australia and South East Asia.

Curated by University of Melbourne researchers Associate Professor Christopher Marshall, Dr Callum Reid, Dr Alice Helme and Dr Alison Inglis AM from the Art History and Art Curatorship Program of the Faculty of Arts in collaboration with the University's Potter Museum of Art.  

Supporters

Illuminating Minds is generously supported by The Nossal Family and Dr Alison Inglis AM. We extend our thanks to Newman College and St Mary’s College for their support of the opening event.