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Uni hosts guided tours for History Week

Thursday, 18 May 2006

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide will feature guided tours of six of its 29 heritage-listed properties next week as part of .

All properties are on the North Terrace campus: The Hartley Building, Bonython Hall, Mitchell Building, Elder Hall, the Barr Smith Library Reading Room and the Union Building.

Separate tours will be held of the Mitchell Gates, Victoria Drive and Frome Road fences.

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is a major sponsor for this year's event, which runs from May 20-28 and incorporates a record 270-plus events across the state.

The range of activities include family history research, open days, seminars, special exhibitions and events, guided walks and much more.

With such a large number of heritage-listed properties spread over its four Adelaide campuses, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ is an ideal partner for the History Trust of SA.

It is also fitting that the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s History discipline, which celebrated its centenary in 2002, has been at the forefront of history departments in ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ since the turn of the last century.

The department has produced some outstanding graduates in the past 104 years, including ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s most successful fantasy author (aka Sara Douglass).

The public is invited onto the North Terrace campus during SA History Week to learn about the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s history through its heritage buildings, laboratories and fences.

For more information on the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide tours, phone Mirna Heruc, Manager Art and Heritage Collections on (08) 8303 4031.

A full program of activities for SA History Week is available from the History Trust of South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, or on-line at Printed copies are available statewide at libraries, councils and visitor information centres.

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