Curatorial clout makes Menagerie sing
When you visit Menagerie at the Australian Museum, keep in mind that the collection of extraordinary contemporary sculpture was achieved through…
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Swapping War Stories: The Regional Stakeholders Forum
Each year in November, the Powerhouse Museum, in partnership with the other Cultural Institutions and service agencies, hosts a forum…
State Library war diaries collection online
The State Library of NSW holds over 500 World War One diary and letter collections which have been deposited since…
The show must go on
As an intern with M&G NSW, the IMAGinE Awards was my first look at the hard work done in the…
Better pest management doesn’t mean more chemicals.
For a long time, advice in museum pest control was chemical based and long term perspectives on this oh-so-common problem,…
Chain Reaction
Chain Reaction: Kate Downhill Exhibition is a survey exhibition commemorating the 1950s atomic bomb era and recounting the impact on…
Down in the shed
Last Saturday 9th November I was invited to participate in official proceedings associated with the opening of The Chaff Shed…
At Home: Aboriginal artists of NSW
Welcome to At Home. Launched to coincide with Corroboree Sydney, celebrating culture, country and community, our new column is…
Newcastle Museum celebrating all walks of … life?
For the third year Newcastle Museum is again welcoming the decaying and swaying Zombie population of Newcastle from 2pm…
Vikings disarmed
The Vikings were plundering invaders with horned helmets, right? Popular culture paints an unmistakable picture – big and burly…
Lloyd Rees: Works from the South Coast
Using a variety of techniques and skills, members of the St Georges Basin Creative Craft Group and Nowra Quilters, applied…
Roll out the red carpet
Grammy, Emmy, Toni, Oscar? No, it’s the IMAGinE Awards! The annual IMAGinE awards is the red carpet event of…
Soul mate portrait wins People’s Choice at Tweed
Twin Spirit by Tina Fiveash has been awarded the People’s Choice Winner for the Olive Cotton Award at the Tweed…
Announcing details of 19th Biennale of Sydney
Juliana Engberg, Artistic Director of the 19th Biennale of Sydney, has revealed details for the Asia Pacific’s largest contemporary visual arts…
Gunyah’s windfall
Local museums were the big winners in the recently announced Arts NSW Regional Capital Grant Program. In total $474,656…
New leadership team to reshape Powerhouse
Newly appointed Powerhouse Museum Director Rose Hiscock has announced two key senior appointments to the Museum’s executive team; Dolla Merrillees…
Staring at your killer?
Yesterday I entered a room and thought to myself: ‘something in this room could kill me’. Welcome to the…
Modern Objective
If you are into all things Modernist, you must get along to Object Gallery! What many would see as…
In good hands
Last week two M&G NSW staff members were acknowledged with conservation related awards at the Australian Institute for the Conservation…
Rugby League Museum Expansion
The Heroes and Legends Rugby League Museum is just 14-months old and already Museum manager Frank Puletua, former Penrith…