All cultures on earth, just like individuals, have distinct modes of existence. Creation stories are something they all have in common in a logical attempt to rationalize the presence of humans on earth.

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The Bibliotheca Alexandrina, or new library of Alexandria was inspired by the enormous repository of knowledge lost when the ancient library caught on fire during a battle with Roman General Julius Caesar and burned to the ground. This all-new library of Alexandria opened its physical doors to the world in 2002. Since then it has become an important focal point for the sharing of knowledge as a practical means of aiding an understanding between world cultures.

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When I was in Sydney recently for the antique fair I also visited the Redfern Municipal Electric Light Station a smart Sydney establishment where Martyn Cook Antiques displays an amazing selection of the rare and wonderful for collectors and connoisseurs to consider. It was an unusual box, known as a tea caddy that caught my eye.

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Professor David O’Connor and Professor Andrew Wallace-Hadrill have spent a great deal of time excavating and conserving the sites of Abydos in Egypt and Herculaneum in Italy respectively. Both continue to yield spectacular discoveries invaluable to classical historians and the world at large.

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So what is the test of a great portrait? Is it empathy, the power of the artist to enter into the sitter’s emotions and convey their feelings so that we may also experience empathy?

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The survey starts with the emergence of ancient societies discussing the development of architecture gardens and costume. We highlight the ancient Egyptians who were pioneers in the art of adornment, especially the creation of jewellery.

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