Support UNEMA
UNEMA welcomes donations and bequests of artefacts that enhance the Museum’s collections, and the University is a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) for tax purposes. UNEMA’s acceptance of artefacts is governed by Part B “Managing Collections” of the UNE University Collections Policy Guidelines: (14) UNEMA “will only acquire items that enrich learning, teaching, research and outreach and are acquired through ethical collecting practices recognising relevance, provenance, and clear legal title.” (17a) UNEMA “has the right to refuse (or seek external advice about) donations, gifts, or other offers of collectable items when accession standards are not able to be met.” Donations are accepted on the understanding that they become the property of the University of New England and may not be claimed back at a later date. The Museum does not accept gifts as long term loans. The location, retention, preservation, and other considerations relating to the use and disposal of artefacts are at the discretion of the Museum. Gifts may not be accepted if the donor wishes to place limitations or restrictions on their use or disposal. To donate artefacts to the museum please use the inquiry form below or contact the UNEMA Collections Manager: Dr Bronwyn Hopwood ph: 6773 2216 email: CuratorUNEMA@une.edu.au UNEMA is very grateful for all its benefactors and supporters, and every donation makes a difference. Information on how to make tax deductible donations to support UNEMA can be found below or on the Giving to UNE webpage, where you can support an existing named UNEMA Fund, or create one of your own. By tradition, significant funds established in support of UNEMA’s collections are named after the generous benefactors who make them, to recognise and honour the vital support they have provided to UNEMA. Naming rights are available for donations of $50,000 or more and donors are welcome to specify the specific need that they would like to support. All inquiries about creating a named fund are warmly welcomed by UNEMA’s Curator, Dr Bronwyn Hopwood. UNEMA currently has no named funds supporting Exhibitions, Projects, or Infrastructure. About the McCreadys Alfred Glen McCready (1916-1996) graduated from the University of Queensland in 1940 with first class honours in Classics and the Univeristy Gold Medal. From 1940-1941 Mr McCready held the poisition of tutor, before undertaking War service. After the War, he resumed teacing Classics at the University of Queensland as a Junior Lecturer (1946-1948), and at All Souls School in Charters Towers as Senior Classics Master (1949-1958). On 9th June 1958 “Mac” was appointed to a lectureship in Classics at the University of New England. Promoted to Senior Lecturer in 1968, he remained at UNE until his retirement in 1976. An outstanding philologist and versatile in numerous languages, “Mac” taught himself Heiroglyphs and provided invaluable advice to the Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA) on its Egyptian Collection. Together with his wife Irene (1926-2003), herself a formidable Classicist and recipient of a Gold Medal for Classics, “Mac” travelled widely in Greece and Egypt, pursuing their interests in both classical antiquity and Egypt from the Pharaonic period through the Greek, Roman, and Coptic eras. “Mac” and Irene were major benefactors of UNEMA, and established a fund for the promotion of Egyptology at the Museum. Purpose of the Fund The AG & IC McCready Fund was established to promote Egyptology in the UNE Museum of Antiquities. The interest accrued by the McCready Fund may be used by UNEMA to facilitate the purchase of Egyptian antiquities, conservation of UNEMA’s existing Egyptian Collection, and support Egyptology lectures and exhibitions hosted by UNEMA. About The Preibish Family André Preibish (1923-2010) was born in Poland to Leon and Anna Preibish. His father Leon was a pharmacist. His mother Anna lost her life in the Warsaw uprising. André, having survived internment in a German prisoner of war camp in World War Two, began his career in 1957 as a librarian in Australia. Over the course of twenty-eight years, he worked in libraries in four countries on three continents, starting with Dixson Library at the University of New England in the 1960’s. He later emigrated to Canada, where he served in the libraries of the University of Toronto, York University, and University of British Columbia, before joining the staff of the National Library of Canada in 1972, and becoming Director of Collections for the Collections Development Branch in 1973. André was general editor of the pioneer series ‘Research Collections in Canadian Libraries,’ and published more than two monographs and twenty articles in various journals. He retired from the National Library of Canada on 4th October 1984, and passed away suddenly in 2010. Purpose of the Fund The UNEMA Leon & Anna Preibish Fund was established by André Preibish in memory of his parents and promote Classical Antiquities in the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). The interest accrued by the Preibish Fund may be used by UNEMA to facilitate the purchase of artefacts for the Museum’s Classical Antiquities Collections (Cyprus, Egypt, Italia, Greece, Near East, and Rome), and to assist with the conservation of artefacts held in UNEMA’s Classical Antiquities collections. About Bruce Reuman The UNEMA Bruce Reuman Ethnographic Collections Acquisition Fund was established to support the Ethnographic Collections of the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). The interest accrued by the fund may be used by UNEMA to facilitate the purchase of artefacts for its established ethonographic collections (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania, and Oriens), and to assist with the conservation of artefacts held in UNEMA’s existing ethnographic collections. About Bruce Reuman The UNEMA Bruce Reuman Collections Conservation Fund was established to support the cleaning and conservation of all artefacts formally accessioned in the UNE Museum of Antiquities’ (UNEMA) collections of Classical Antiquities and Ethnography. The interest accrued by the fund may be used by UNEMA to facilitate the professional cleaning, conservation, and restoration of artefacts accessioned in UNEMA’s Classical Antiquities Collections (Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italia, Near East, and Rome), and Ethnographic Collections (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania and Oriens). About Maurice Kelly Dr Maurice Nugent Kelly (1919-2011), MA (Syd), PhD (Laval), was appointed to the University of New England in 1954, where he had particular responsibility for Greek. In 1959 he established the Classics Department Museum, which later became the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). Dr Kelly retired in 1979, but remained an active supporter of the Museum until his death in 2011 In 2016, this dark blue core-formed glass alabastron with white and turquoise trailing was purchased to commemorate Associate Professor Maurice Kelly’s vision, enthusiasm, and energy in founding the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA) in 1959. Purpose of the Fund The Maurice Kelly Lecture Fund supports the annual public lecture of the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). Established in 1997, and named in honour of Maurice Kelly, the annual lecture has as its aim the wider dissemination of research undertaken on museum objects, especially (but not exclusively) those held at the UNE Museum of Antiquities. The scope of the lecture series encompasses discussion of the conservation, exhibition, ethical, and educational roles of museums and collecting institutions, and their engagement with the wider community. The interest accrued by the fund enables UNEMA to invite distinguished speakers to Armidale to deliver the Maurice Kelly Annual Lecture. Charles Richard Montague Ede (1921-2002), saw service in World War Two in the Royal Tank Regiment at the seige of Malta, and in Palestine, Egypt and Italy, before transferring to the British Intelligence Corps. Returning from the war, he registered with the London School of Printing, and in 1947 established the Folio Society. His dream was to make handcrafted, quality edition books available to all. In 1971 he sold his share in the Folio Society and established Charles Ede Ltd, a highly successful firm dealing in Ancient Art and Classical and Pre-Classical Antiquities from Cyprus, Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East. Purpose of the Fund The UNEMA Charles Ede Prize was established by James Ede in memory of his father. The interest accrued by the UNEMA Charles Ede Fund supports an annual prize for the best written work submitted by a UNE student on an artefact or aspect of the collections or history of the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA). About the Fund General donations to UNEMA are currently held in the UNE Museum of Antiquities (UNEMA) Fund (“UNEMA Fund”). The funds donated are used to support the development of UNEMA’s exhibitions, project equipment, and display needs - (physical and virtual).
In 2005 this Attic Red-Figure Plate was purchased to serve as a memorial to Mrs Irene McCready and mark the 50th Anniversary in 2004 of the autonomy of the University of New England.
In 2016 this alabaster portrait bust of the god Serapis was purchased by Mr & Mrs Lam, life-long friends of the McCreadys and long-time supporters of UNEMA, to celebrate the centenary of the birth of A.G. “Mac” McCready.
Born on the 16th December 1945, Bruce Reuman lived in the New England of the United States before emigrating to the New England of Australia. He was an unassuming man, who throughout his life served in many roles, including as a member of the Peace Corps, as a staff member for an Ohio mental hospital, in the raising and selling livestock, and for over thirty years as a teacher for Tafe, NSW. Bruce’s curiosity took him around the world, and his compassion saw him take an interest in many causes, including ethical micro-lending to the poor and underprivileged, scholarships for higher education students, and community museums and cultural collections. Bruce travelled widely in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Indian Subcontinent. On his travels, he sought to support local craftsmen, artists, and charitable institutions that were producing handicraft items for sale using traditional methods. Following his retirement to Lismore, Bruce remained an avid traveller until 2019. After a brief fight with cancer, he passed away on 1st April 2021, aged 75 years.
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Born on the 16th December 1945, Bruce Reuman lived in the New England of the United States before emigrating to the New England of Australia. He was an unassuming man, who throughout his life served in many roles, including as a member of the Peace Corps, as a staff member for an Ohio mental hospital, in the raising and selling livestock, and for over thirty years as a teacher for Tafe, NSW. Bruce’s curiosity took him around the world, and his compassion saw him take an interest in many causes, including ethical micro-lending to the poor and underprivileged, scholarships for higher education students, and community museums and cultural collections. Bruce travelled widely in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Indian Subcontinent. On his travels, he sought to support local craftsmen, artists, and charitable institutions that were producing handicraft items for sale using traditional methods. Following his retirement to Lismore, Bruce remained an avid traveller until 2019. After a brief fight with cancer, he passed away on 1st April 2021, aged 75 years.
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About Charles Ede
