Ellie McFadyen has worked in Australian museums for the last 25 years.  She was a conservator at the Powerhouse Museum, The Australian Museum, The National Museum of Australia, and the National Archives of Australia.  Her main focus was exhibitions and preventive conservation. 

 

Ellie has also been a presenter at Working Spaces for the last three years. She retired from full time work three years ago. Ellie has always enjoyed working with regional museums and she has recently begun working as a volunteer at the Queanbeyan Museum.

 

Ellie, since retiring, has done more travelling through rural Australia and particularly enjoys visiting local museums.  She has a very good appreciation of the efforts that country people have taken to tell their stories and preserve the heritage of their region.

 

Ellie’s message to new Standards Participants:

I enjoy providing support and encouragement to regional museums.  I look forward to working with the wide variety of interesting people active in regional museums. I intend that my efforts will support your ability to preserve the heritage and tell the stories of your people and your region.