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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Even the dots are sacred: buying Aboriginal art ethically
In a recent interview on ABC radio, art historian and curator Dr Vivien Johnson referred to a conversation...
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Five things that make Kempsey Museum kid cool
There are thousands of objects on display at the Kempsey Museum. Here’s a list of five things that caught the...
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Happy 100th birthday Gumnut Babies!
2016 marks the centenary of May Gibbs much-loved first book Gumnut Babies, making it the perfect year for a pilgrimage...
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#MuseumWeek is coming
Museum Week is only two weeks away! It’s a worldwide cultural event that takes place on twitter from 28...
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Imagine a city: 200 years of public architecture in NSW
For 200 years New South Wales has been shaped by the ideas of the NSW Government Architect’s office, whose...
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Meet our new team member
Hi everyone, my name is Conni Lord and I will be taking over from Margot Stuart-Smith as Museum Programs...
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Treasure Trove: why defunding Trove leaves Australia poorer
Author Mike Jones & Deb Verhoeven All swashbuckling pirates (and movie producers) know that if you want to find the treasure...
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Free Showcases
Due to a redevelopment of the site, the Anzac Memorial in Hyde Park has three sets of showcases to give...
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Fellowship, Mentorship and Volunteer Placement Program
The 2016 Mentorship, Fellowship and Volunteer Placement Program is now open and provides professional development opportunities for everybody, whether you’re...
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Destination Sydney
In a unique collaboration, three major Sydney independent public galleries, Manly Art Gallery, Mosman Art Gallery and the National Trust’s...
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Museums Association launches its revised Code of Ethics
The Museums Association (MA) in the United Kingdom has launched its revised Code of Ethics, following an 18 month...
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Arts NSW Aboriginal Arts & Cultural Strategy – launched
So who goes to a mid week evening strategy presentation? Plenty of people as it turns out, when it’s...
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At Home: Mervyn Bishop
Mervyn Bishop is foremost a storyteller. Spurred on by a local Brewarrina amateur photographer and his mother’s passion for photography,...
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Error Strategy
Sitting at the doorstep of the Wollemi National Park in Bilpin is BigCi, a place full of inspiration and...
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