New horizons in technology, education and museums
Education has always been a primary goal of museums. Education is more than school excursions and worksheets with set...
Read MoreThrow out a lifeline today!
Cultural organisations often depend on much-needed donations to survive, and as the end of the financial year approaches it’s a...
Read MoreThe future of the Powerhouse’s Regional Services
Museums Australia (MA) Chapter expresses concerns about Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS/Powerhouse Museum) continued support for rural and...
Read MoreArtists fees – a recent discussion
Recently I participated in a panel discussion about artist fees on Michael Cathcart’s Radio National program, Books and Arts Daily....
Read MoreThe strange allure of medical museums
Of all the museum themes, those that deal with human suffering in all its manifestations have enduring popularity. Medical museums...
Read MoreAt Home: Jim Stanley’s painted past
Jim Stanley’s paintings sing us a quiet song; a cradle song, with a calm and soothing refrain. Stanley, one of...
Read MoreServing Country: Centenary & Beyond
NAIDOC, acronym for National Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee, or Day of Commemoration is an annual event which focuses our...
Read MoreSeeing new histories
Strange Histories at Fairfield City Museum & Gallery is one of a new breed of exhibition. Designed to provide a...
Read MoreFrom Bali to Mosman (via Paris)
Mosman Art Gallery’s current exhibitions take the visitor from Bali to Paris, Tangier and around Sydney. Watch the Exhibition Curators...
Read MoreCAN to close
Many will be aware that the Collections Australia Network (CAN) currently hosted by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences...
Read MoreThe future is 3D
Last night, in preparation for the 3D Symposium we are hosting with the Education Studio, Macquarie University M&G attended 3D...
Read MoreVIM victors
Congratulations to all of the museums who have been awarded funding in the first round of the VIM Grants Program...
Read MoreIt’s a RAP and Review
Over the last few weeks here at M&G we’ve been finalising a couple of critical documents. Having successfully completed our...
Read MoreMary Boulton Pioneer Cottage
Mary Boulton lived and worked in the Nambucca district all her life. Her grandfather, Thomas Boulton owned the first hotel...
Read MoreEnergy Efficiency Information project – can you help?
As part of an energy efficiency information project for our sector, we are looking for a community or volunteer-run public...
Read MoreIndustry ‘standards’ for NSW museums
Most large museums and galleries adhere to a set of management principles in order to be accountable, sustainable and...
Read MoreTasty morsels from the MA conference
Recently M&G attended the Museums Australia conference in Launceston. Presentation topics reached far and wide and there were many great...
Read MoreNational Touring Initiative finds People Like Us
Late last year Museums & Galleries of NSW, on behalf of NETS Australia (National Exhibition Touring Support), put out an...
Read MoreMuseum and gallery programs dominate 2014 NSW Local Government Cultural Awards.
On May 26 & 27, as part of Sydney’s Vivid Festival, LGNSW organised their 2014 Cultural Awards & Summit. The...
Read MoreAnd the winner is . . .
On 17 May, as part of the Museums Australia Annual National Conference, the sector came together to celebrate the many...
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