Uncover the Case of the Empire Fancy Dress

Join us as we uncover the Case of the Empire Fancy Dress with WA Museum's Head of History, Erica Boyne.

Sometimes it’s obvious. Sometimes it’s hidden, waiting to be found, in the smallest of markings or a distant memory.

Join Erica Boyne, head of History at the Western Australian Museum's Collection and Research team, as she reveals the detective work happening behind the scenes to uncover the intriguing stories behind the objects you see on display.

With a background in public history and a focus on oral and American cultural history, Erica brings over ten years of experience in researching and sharing Western Australia’s unique stories. 

Don’t let her American accent fool you—she’s passionate about uncovering WA’s abundant history!

Discover the stories behind an unusual 1909 child’s costume, ‘Little Miss Britain’, and how curators are constantly working to improve our knowledge and understanding of our collections. WA Museum's Head of History, Erica Boyne, uses Rita Lloyd’s Empire Fancy Dress as a case study to demonstrate how curators discover, enhance, and even correct our understanding of social history collections through digital archival research.

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To register for event, please email Manning Senior Citizens Centre.

Limited places available.