victor melder lecture Sunday 30 April, 3pm-4pm – Clayton Hall, 264 Clayton Road
Lecture Topic: Collecting Antiquarian Ceylon Books
Sri Lankan-born Hugh Karunanyake is a collector of unique antiquarian books about Sri Lanka, and has established an extensive personal library that extends to maps, prints and old postcards. For Hugh, the collecting of knowledge and ephemera has never been purely about acquisition, but also about the sharing of knowledge.
With a B.A. in Sociology from Peradeniya University in Sri Lanka, Hugh has worked across both public and private sectors. He was the founding president of the Ceylon Society of Australia and is a prolific writer about all things Ceylon and Sri Lanka.
The Victor Melder Lecture honours the work of Victor Melder and the extensive library of books, journals and magazines relating to Sri Lanka that he established in 1968.
Hugh’s lecture will explore his experience and purpose of collecting antiquarian Ceylon books, and why he believes it is important.
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This event will be presented in partnership between Monash Public Library Service and Sri Lankan Australians Inc.
