Spencer, Gillen and the Native Tribes of Central Australia Museum Victoria and Indigenous Cultures Program Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 October 1999 Prince Philip Theatre University of Melbourne, Parkville http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/lectures/spencer/index.html Museum Victoria and the Indigenous Cultures Program invite you to celebrate and assess the work of two influential anthropologists, Baldwin Spencer and Frank Gillen, at a two day conference being held at University of Melbourne. Spencer & Gillen published their research exactly 100 years ago, in a book entitled The Native Tribes of Central Australia. Today this publication remains an academic and popular classic. Baldwin Spencer is also a former Director of Museum Victoria and we hold many objects and records from his collection. Speakers at the conference include: Ian Anderson, Diane Austin-Broos, Philip Batty, Jenny Green, Barry Hill, Suzy Hutchings, Philip Jones, Dick Kimber, Henrika Kuklick, Howard Morphy, John Morton, John Mulvaney, Alison Petch and Nicolas Peterson. For further information and a registration brochure, please contact Sarah Edwards, Museum Victoria Outreach Services: Phone (03) 9651 6112 Facsimile (03) 9651-6129 Email: [log in to unmask] Or visit our website: http://www.mov.vic.gov.au/lectures/spencer/index.html Payment in advance is required to confirm your booking. Museum Victoria