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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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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