The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at Melbourne Connect showcases displays across seven floors, offering a fascinating journey through the history of the engineering school and its groundbreaking research. These displays combine objects, stories, and multimedia, providing unique insight into 170 years of teaching, learning, and innovation. The collection also honours the deep traditions of Indigenous engineering and knowledge.
Join curator Dr. Richard Gillespie for a guided tour, beginning on Level 7 of Melbourne Connect, and gain a deeper understanding of the engineering and IT landscape that has shaped Melbourne’s legacy.
Dr Richard Gillespie is Senior Curator in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Melbourne. He was previously Head of Humanities at Museums Victoria, working on the development and programming of Scienceworks, Immigration Museum, Melbourne Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building.
An historian of science and technology, he has been a principal research fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies.
