Percy Aldridge Grainger (1882-1961) was an internationally renowned Australian-American composer and pianist. His extraordinarily full life also included pioneering work as a folk music collector and arranger, educator, social and musical commentator, clothing designer and Free Music inventor. He was a skilled linguist and became known, in addition to his musical accomplishments, for his forthright opinions on many subjects.
Percy Grainger preserved the evidence of his creative life - his archive, personal library and many of his possessions - in his Museum or 'Past-hoard-house' on the campus of the University of Melbourne, the city of his birth.
Current Grainger Museum brochure
Contact the Grainger Museum:
Email: grainger@unimelb.edu.au Phone: +61 3 8344 5270
Please note that the Grainger Museum is closed for ANZAC Day on Wednesday 25 April.
Life under a shadow: John Harry Grainger architect and civil engineer
The 2012 temporary exhibition in the Grainger Museum investigates the life and prolific works of John Harry Grainger, Percy Grainger’s father. Now almost forgotten, John Grainger was an English-born Australian architect and engineer, who, throughout a relatively short career produced elegantly designed buildings and bridges – his work took him to every state in Australia as well as Auckland in New Zealand and Colombo in Sri Lanka.
Cultural Collections 2012 Projects List
A list of volunteer projects with University of Melbourne Cultural Collections is now online. Among the projects are five volunteer opportunities in the Grainger Museum (Projects 13.1 - 13.5).