(Jul. 11) – The Trobe University of Victoria, Australia, in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture and Istituto Cultura Sicilia-Australia, organizes a conference on the ancient Mediterranean marine cultural heritage. The conference will run between 17th and 21st July 2012 at the Museo Italiano located in the heart of Melbourne’s Italian precinct. This inter-disciplinary conference – with keynote address by Sebastiano Tusa, Professor of Palaeontology at the University Suor Orsola Benincasa of Naples- will focus on the movement of people and interactions of culture in the Mediterranean region of Southern Italy and Sicily from antiquity until the present by fostering critical analysis of geographical and chronological interconnections in Southern Italy and Sicily. The program will include exhibitions at the Hellenic Museum and the Museo Italiano of ancient Greek vases from Southern Italy and Sicily as well as other pieces from the collection of the Trendall Research Centre along with a tour of the world-class resources held at the A.D. Trendall Research Centre at La Trobe University. (Red)
