International Museum Day 2016

Get your party hats ready. On 18 May 2016 the worldwide museum community will come together to celebrate International...

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The National: New Australian Art

Australian Perspecta was a biennial exhibition started by the Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1981 to showcase Australian contemporary...

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Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries

Everyone loves a good crime story—and stories about art fraud, theft or a master forger always make compelling reading. A...

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Heritage Week in the swing of things

Did you know its Australian Heritage Week? An initiative of the Australian Government to coincide with UNESCO’s International Day for...

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Imagine a city

Last week, while visiting Biennale venues, we stopped off at Imagine a City: 200 years of public architecture in...

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A night at the museum anyone?

Ever wondered what it would be like to spend a night in a museum? What really happens when the doors...

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Premier’s Volunteer Recognition Program 2016

The Premier’s Volunteer Recognition Program celebrates volunteering and acknowledges the desire to take part in community life across all ages....

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Are you ready for Heritage Week?

Australian Heritage week is about to kick off across the country. If you haven’t got involved yet, don’t panic,...

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Calling volunteer educators

Do you have a passion for history and heritage? Do you love teaching and talking with young people? Or...

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Free Showcases

The City of Canada Bay Museum has a number of showcases to give away. Showcase 1: 91mm wide x...

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Michael Lynch – Keynote Address

Michael Lynch addresses Arts Funding in an Age of Disruption at the recent Regional & Public Galleries NSW Conference. ...

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Interview – Susi Muddiman, Director, Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre

The second in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors. In-between her duties as host at the...

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Museums Australia Conference 2017 topics survey

The 2017 Museums Australia (QLD) Conference Organising Committee invites input into the development of themes and topics for the...

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David Attenborough’s Virtual Reality experiences at the Australian Museum

The Australian Museum (AM) will be the first venue outside of the UK to host David Attenborough’s First Life...

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Interview – Lisa Loader, Director, Orange Regional Gallery

The first in our series of interviews with regional and public gallery directors. We recently grabbed a moment with Lisa...

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Sustainable environments: call for information

You might remember back in March 2014 the Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material (AICCM) released some new...

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REMINDER: volunteer museum grants are open

Round One for Small Grants is currently open and you have until midnight April 10 to get your application in....

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Tribute: Graham Clegg

Graham Clegg died on the 2 March 2016 at the Crookwell Hospital. Graham is well-known in rural museum circles across...

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Mike Parr – Burning Down the House

At the launch of the Embassy of Disappearance at Carriageworks, Mike Parr performed an action in the carpark outside titled...

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Red Poppies and White Waratahs

Opened on International Women’s Day, Wollondilly Heritage Centre’s newest exhibition Her War presents the history of WWI through the eyes of local...

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