Arts and culture win on Australia Day
The 2016 Governor General’s Australia Day awards recognised the contributions of seven passionate advocates for NSW arts and cultural...
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Eskbank House comes clean on conservation
During January, the team at Eskbank House has been undertaking a conservation-cleaning program of the exhibitions throughout the property. It’s...
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Conservation Resources clearance sale and freebies
Conservation Resources are having a clearance sale and are offering the following conservation grade materials for free to community museums. These products...
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Tribute: Wendy Josephine Hucker 1928 – 2015
At the 2015 IMAGinE Awards Wendy Hucker was honoured with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to women’s...
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Book release: Handling objects with care
Late last year a new book on object handling made its way onto the market. Detailed, illustrated and invaluable...
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2015 Volunteer Museum Grants announced
The second round of the Volunteer Museum Grants for 2015 has been finalised and we’re very happy to announce the...
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For the love of museum selfies
Today marks the third annual Museum Selfie Day. Organised by Culture Themes, anyone can join in on social media using Twitter and...
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Art critic takes aim at management
In his review of Right Here Right Now published in the Sydney Morning Herald (16/01/16)—an exhibition conceived as a celebration...
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Standards Program 2015 – Interviews
The Standards Program is one of M&G’s hallmark activities. It’s designed to assist small to medium museums and galleries to...
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Spotlight on regional galleries
We love to hear good news about the dynamic network of regional galleries in NSW, so we were pretty chuffed...
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Oscar tells it his way
It’s not often that premium content drops into our lap. But the start of 2016 brought us a windfall in...
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Regional Stakeholder Forum 2015 – Online
The annual Regional Stakeholder Forum was held at the Museum of Applied Arts and Science in November 2015. The 2015...
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Freebies: Art packing or storage crates
After an over whelming interest, all the crates have now been taken. Thank you...
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Submit Your Event to the NSW Seniors Festival
List your event for FREE in the NSW Seniors Festival state-wide marketing campaign. Do you have any inspirational arts or...
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What can be seen by lantern light?
On a recent visit to the Murrurundi Historical Society Museum, I was shown a set of four glass slides...
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Sips & Sounds
Driving down the Great Western Highway from Penrith over the river to Emu Plains, you could be forgiven for thinking...
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Toy Story: before Woody and Buzz
Meet Hanna Kim Hong, one of our roving reporters. Mother of a young family and legal advocate with the Arts...
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Silent film wins
Recently M&G NSW was contacted by a 15 year-old film maker and student from the Central Coast NSW named...
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Indigenous military histories published
The Australian War Memorial recently published an online history of Indigenous involvement in military service. It’s a welcome addition to...
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Last museum missive for 2015
As the year comes to a close, and we turn our thoughts to the fat man in red and...
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