Chau Chak Wing Museum, Sydney

I created a short audio guide and map, exploring three remarkable objects from the Nicholson Collection that highlight creativity and innovation across ancient cultures. The tour, now publicly available via the museum’s website, features insights from a glass artist working today.

You can find these objects online in the museum's catalogue, or see them in person at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, where they’re featured in the following exhibitions:

• Mediterranean Identities (Level 2): NMR.287 – A miniature glass plaque fragment featuring a theatre mask of an old man

• Pharaonic Obsessions (Level 2): NM84.32 – Ancient grains and seeds preserved in a small vial

• Ancient Cultures of the Middle East (Level 1): NM44.18 – A cuneiform tablet from Mesopotamia

Whether you're visiting the museum or exploring from home, this guide offers a unique perspective on how even the smallest objects can tell big stories.

To access the 8 min tour, click on the link below. You can also search the museum’s catalogue by typing ‘tiny but mighty’ in the search engine.