Melbourne unlocks academic treasure trove

A biennial free festival is unveiling the hidden cultural treasures of one of Australia’s oldest universities.
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Image: Brain Maker plaster model of the brain c. 1900

Rare glimpses of academic and cultural treasures will be open for public viewing when the University of Melbourne opens its doors for the 2014 Cultural Treasures Festival.

Among the treasures to be displayed at the Baillieu Library is a Gutenberg bible, one of only 21 substantially complete copies of the first major book printed in Europe using moveable type. But it is not just books.

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