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NSW Government announces funding for museums
The Minister of the Arts announces grants.
New Monies: New Partnership
Museums working together to achieve a mutual beneficial outcome.
Down in the shed
Opening of the Chaff Shed draws big crowds.
Arts NSW Cultural Policy discussion update
Where is the discussion going currently?
New Director for ACP
Suzanne Buljan to take the helm.
New leadership team to reshape Powerhouse
Museum Director Rose Hiscock announces appointments.
A new home for the Tweed Regional Museum
Tweed Museum rebuild runs on schedule.
Have your say
NSW Arts and Cultural Policy Discussion Closes soon
Frank Howarth to depart Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is set to lose Frank Howarth from the helm
Artist for Venice Biennale announced
Fiona Hall AO selected for Venice Biennale 2015.
Newcastle’s saga continues
Meeting attracts 300 people in support of staff and sculpture.
The Arts & Cultural Development Program
A new program will be introduced from 2015.
Museum thefts make misery
Museum theft in Lithgow.
New Museum Director steps up
High calibre female director takes the helm.
Making sense of the M&G census
An up-to-date snapshot of our industry.
Harvesting the Value of Tourism
Find out about the 2014 Local Government NSW Tourism Conference.
Finding our direction
Museums turn towards participating in the future of society.
Newcastle public meeting called
Next chapter in the Newcastle story: public meeting called
The future is 3D
What does 3D mean for museums and galleries?
Tweed Museum reopens!
Move over Margaret Olley, there's a new kid on the block!
Artists fees – a recent discussion
If artists are to be paid fairly we need the public gallery network.
And the winner is . . .
Congratulations to the MAPDA and MAGNA winners.
Is risk-taking in art dead?
Provocative art making under the microscope.
IMAGinE 2014 nominations closed
2014 IMAGinE noms have officially closed.
Energy Efficiency Information project – can you help?
Help us help you become more efficient!
Another wet museum dries out
Gunyah Green Museum is on dry land!
After the Nimbin Museum fire: How to model cultural recovery?
MA-NSW President talks Nimbin and saving local heritage.
20 year and $20 billion infrastructure vision
Arts infrastructure in a nutshell.
Free to a good home
Great deal - artwork storage racks for free!
This week's news round-up
Need-to-know stuff.
Zero to Herodotus
Win $500 with Public History Prize.
Arts sense and art cents
What's being said about international arts funding.
Conference carry-out
Conference frenzy round-up.
Big things for Albury in 2015
Can Bilbao be replicated in regional NSW?
M&G opens a Panel of Peers
Are you an industry expert? We need you!
Your Most Obedient Servant
Australian Museum collection and visual art exhibition to tour.
The art of reinvention
Summit rethinks arts advocacy and leadership.
We are one
Happy birthday M&G NSW website.
IMAGinE: a well kept secret
There's a cone of silence around the winners.
Your two-cents worth
Celebrate and debate: Remote, regional and community call out.
5 more reasons to IMAGinE
Still not sure? Here's 5 more reasons.
Australian Small Business Champion Awards
Now open for museums and galleries!
We’ve got new standards!
How do your Standards measure up to ours?
Current call outs
Standards and Seniors Week need you now.
Berrima Museum's new extension
A Southern Highlands first.
Join in: Community engagement and museums
A UWS study into community engagement work and participatory practice in museums.
Museum Studies MOOC
Join the revolution - free online learning!
2015 NSW Creative Achievement Awards
Recognising the best and the upcoming.
Let them know you're there
Promotion basics from the LGA Tourism conference.
Museums Australia responds
MA welcomes debate about a Public Galleries peak body.
Funding Dhiiyaan’s future
Good news for Moree Indigenous culture.
Got the write stuff?
If you do, then write to us.
A future for Western Sydney
Western Sydney arts research published by Deloitte.
We have moved!
After 16 years M&G has left The Gunnery.
Being perfectly Frank
M&G talks to Frank Howarth, President of Museums Australia.
RPG at the Art Gallery
RPG + AGNSW + Future Directions.
Nominate now!
Do you know a volunteer that deserves some well-earned recognition?
Dobell Exhibition Grant launched
Supporting exhibition development over six years.
2015 Hazel de Berg Award
for Excellence in Oral History - nominations now open!
Not another broken promise
A new cultural precinct disregarded for Parramatta.
Art critic takes aim at management
Michael Rolfe broadens perpective.
Museums Australia conference in review
Conference highlights from M&G.
Are you ready for Heritage Week?
Australian Heritage week is about to kick off across the country.
Our Rivers Our History
Your chance to vist the mid-north coast!
Submit Your Event to the NSW Seniors Festival
List your event for FREE in the NSW Seniors Festival.
Lessons learnt: Kaldor progress report
News from Kaldor's project with the Dubbo kids.
Hambledon Cottage – 50th anniversary celebration
Recognised as an influential model for many historical societies in NSW.
Senate Inquiry into federal arts budget decisions
Changes to arts funding and impact on NETS.
Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act: proposed changes
Important collection legislation is being reviewed.
Standards Secretariat comes to M&G NSW
'Standards' news for museums and galleries.
All about access
M&G talks to Accessible Arts.
Energy efficient lighting system enhances audience viewing
Good news for all art-on-walls in Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery.
Introducing the Welcome to Country app
Be Welcomed to Country wherever you go.
Saumarez Homestead develops mobile App
Smartphone and mobile apps can enhance and attract new audiences.
Destination Sydney
Why has this exhibition drawn such massive crowds?
Arts NSW release 2016 funding guidelines
New funding guidelines and programs announced.
Practical tips on our Practical Guide
Your feedback is needed.
Meet your Peers for 2015
Peer at our peers.
One brazen MAMA and her big day
Murray Art Museum Albury opens.
Another new museum for Sydney
Sydney Uni receives generous donation.
NSW Government Volunteering survey
Sign up to the Statement of Principles for the Recognition of Volunteers.
Will the real stakeholders please stand up?
Calling all regional partners, collaborators, contributors and cultural custodians.
Guess who’s going to the Museum?
The 'who', 'what', 'where' and 'why' of museum audiences.
Catalyst for what?
Catalyst arts funding under the microscope.
Upping our Standards
Changes to the NSW Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries program.
Museum 2.0 Call Out
Nina Simon needs your stories.
NSW Visual Arts (Emerging) Fellowship announced
Heath Franco was awarded the prestigious emerging artist fellowship.
Lismore Regional Gallery hits the jackpot
Luck at last for Lismore's gallery.
Mukurtu masterclass
Need to know more about Mukurtu and the Travelling Places program? Listen up.
Collapse borders, build partnerships
Carriageworks brings us more under new partnership.
For the love of museum selfies
Guest writer Alli Burness reflects on identity in Museum Selfie Day.
Offer: gallery frames
Ideal for small galleries or museums.
Planting Dreams: Shaping Australian Gardens
To mark the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, the State Library of NSW is staging two fascinating exhibitions that showcase the rich story of gardens and garden‐making in Australia
Free showcases on offer
Display cases for free!
Museum Managers meet
NSW Local Government Museum Managers Round Table
National Day of Action
Stop the Attack on the Arts: National Day of Action
Submissions open for NSW state inquiry
Is there enough funding and support for NSW museums and galleries? Have your say
Arts and culture win on Australia Day
Advocates for NSW arts and cultural heritage honoured.
Museums Association launches its revised Code of Ethics
The revised code sets out three essential principles: public engagement and public benefit; stewardship of collections; and individual and institutional integrity.
Imagine a city: 200 years of public architecture in NSW
Interview with the curator, Charles Pickett.
LGNSW Arts and Culture Forum
Local government in an atmosphere of significant change.
#MuseumWeek is coming
Are you ready for this worldwide cultural event?
MAMA appoints a new Director
AlburyCity has announced the appointment of Bree Pickering as the new Director of Murray Art Museum Albury.
The defunding of the NETS Australia Network shocks public galleries nationally
The Australia Council’s funding decision will result in reduced capacity for the NETS network and have an ongoing effect on Australia’s regional gallery sector.
Champagne Cracked on the Bow
Friends of Orange Regional Museum launched.
Bringing it everywhere, all the time
Do we need to change how we think about art/culture in regional and metropolitan NSW
NSW Health and the Arts Framework launched
Supporting collaboration between local health services and the arts sector.
International Museum Day 2017
The worldwide community of museums will celebrate International Museum Day on and around 18 May 2017.
New Director appointed to oversee the new Orange Regional Museum and Orange Regional Gallery
Orange City Council has announced Brad Hammond will take on the new role of Gallery & Museum Director.
ARTLANDS a huge success
Michael Rolfe takes a look at Artlands, the hugely successful regional arts conference recently held in Dubbo.
Ask A Curator Day
Ask a Curator Day is a worldwide Twitter Q&A with a variety of participating museums and galleries.
MAMA seeks new team to continue success
Director Jacqui Hemsley and Curator Bianca Acimovic are departing.
The National
The initial selection of nine artists for the inaugural exhibition of The National have been released.
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences appoints two new Directors
New curatorial and programs directors have been announced by the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.
Launch of Di'van | A Journal of Accounts - Art, Culture, Theory
Conceived to offer critical interpretations of contemporary visual art and its broader art historical, theoretical and socio-political contexts.
A Cultural Plan for Parramatta
A new cultural discussion paper and plan that sets out a roadmap for Parramatta to strengthen the cultural and social fabric of the region.
Museums Discovery Centre opens up the states great collections
The rich collections of three of the states leading museums will be housed in one facility and on permanent display to the public.
Museums Association publishes a Manifesto for Tolerance and Inclusion
A statement on ethical values and practical actions for museums in a changing political landscape.
The economics of Australia’s small-to-medium visual arts sector
Australia’s small to medium visual arts organisations are expected to do about double the work for less than half the funding, according to a new research report launched by NAVA.
Change of Leadership for NAVA
After twenty-two years, Tamara Winikoff has announced her resignation as Executive Director of the National Association for the Visual Arts (NAVA).
New museum for Western Sydney
Register your interest to be involved in the consultation process for a new arts and cultural facility in Western Sydney.
National Trust Heritage Awards 2017 winners
Congratulations to all winners and highly commendeds
Australian Heritage Festival
Communities across NSW are invited to share their stories and recognise the many narratives that have shaped NSW.
Catalyst axed - and the arguments move on
There is ongoing cause for concern.
Goulburn Regional Art Gallery appoints a new Director
Goulburn Mulwaree Council has announced the appointment of Gina Mobayed as the new Director of Goulburn Regional Art Gallery.
Bundanon Trust reveal a Masterplan design for Riversdale property
The Masterplan design includes a creative learning centre, a contemporary visitor hub, accommodation and a contemporary art gallery – partially buried into the landscape.
Talking Machines - the machines that transformed Australia, brought to life.
The two-year project to capture the Riverina region’s rural past from 11 Museums is now complete!
Biennale of Sydney appoints a new Director and CEO
The Biennale of Sydney has announced the appointment of Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker as their new Director and Chief Executive Officer.
The Australian Centre for Photography appoints a new curator
The ACP has announced the appointment of Dr. Allison Holland as Curator.
Creative country: 98% of Australians engage with the arts
The arts play a role in the lives of 98% of the Australian population, according to a new Australia Council survey.
Ask A Curator Day
Ask a Curator Day is a worldwide Twitter Q&A with a variety of participating museums and galleries, taking place on Wednesday 13 September 2017.
Register a History Week event
Time is running out to register your event for History Week 2017:
Presenting contemporary Filipino art across Sydney
The Bayanihan Philippine Art Project is one of the most significant explorations of Filipino art ever presented in Australia.
The new MAAS Museum public consultation
Community consultation is an important element of the business case being developed and you are invited to be part of the conversation.
Community and Culture: LGNSW research into Arts, Culture and Heritage
A qualitative study undertaken by LGNSW which identifies how councils deliver arts, culture and heritage services.
The Art Documentary - Call out for participants
Want to star in a new arts documentary?
Artstate Lismore, first speakers & preliminary program announced
A four-day event aiming to build conversations, partnerships and opportunities for regional artists and arts organisations.
M&G NSW supports same-sex marriage
M&G NSW believes the sector has a duty to back up its audience embrace of everyone and that's why we publicly support the same-sex marriage proposal.
NAVA announces Esther Anatolitis as its next Executive Director
Esther’s experience, profile and intellect makes her ideal to lead NAVA through its next chapter.
State Library to begin work on new galleries and learning centre
The $15 million transformation of the State Library’s historic Mitchell building is about to get underway.
Alan Sisley Memorial Fellowship 2017 recipient announced
RPG NSW has announced Curator, Ingrid Hedgcock of Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre as the 2017 fellowship recipient.
Museums & Galleries of NSW
(M&G NSW) provides programs and services improving the visitor experience in small to medium museums, galleries and Aboriginal cultural centres across NSW.
@MGNSW: Earybird discount extended for Artstate Lismore 2017. https://t.co/WcqjqHg1qS
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