The A.D. Trendall Research Centre for Ancient Mediterranean Studies
Crn Plenty Road & Kingsbury Drive Bundoora, 3086
Plenty Rd & Kingsbury Dr, Bundoora VIC 3086, Australia
Bundoora
Victoria
-37.7206671
145.04841399999998
Description
In 1969, as the Modernist buildings of La Trobe rose from the paddocks of Bundoora, the new university welcomed its first Resident Fellow, the internationally renowned Classical Art historian A.D. (Dale) Trendall. An apartment at the top of Menzies College was specially designed for Trendall by architect Robin Boyd, to be his workplace as well as his home. It contained not only his significant private library but also his photographic archive of some 40,000 images of ancient painted vases. It was here that Trendall produced most of his ground-breaking studies of the art and culture of ancient Southern Italy and Sicily. Trendall bequeathed his library and other collections to La Trobe University upon his death in 1995. Today, the apartment houses the Trendall Research Centre and is a major research resource for both Australian and international scholars. The apartment retains not only the structural and interior features of Boyd’s design, but also Trendall’s personal effects, including his extensive range of Fler furniture (one of Boyd’s preferred designers) and collections of modern art, antiquities, and antiquarian books.
Arrive at least 30 mins prior to your tour start time.
All visitors must register at Open House Melbourne Desk at the Library – central Agora, La Trobe University (Map grid reference G7)
Age Restrictions: 12 years and above
Access: Limited mobility
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