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Museums Australia responds
MA welcomes debate about a Public Galleries peak body.
The art of reinvention
Summit rethinks arts advocacy and leadership.
Dobell Exhibition Grant launched
Supporting exhibition development over six years.
Free to a good home
Great deal - artwork storage racks for free!
Arts sense and art cents
What's being said about international arts funding.
This week's news round-up
Need-to-know stuff.
Another wet museum dries out
Gunyah Green Museum is on dry land!
20 year and $20 billion infrastructure vision
Arts infrastructure in a nutshell.
Big things for Albury in 2015
Can Bilbao be replicated in regional NSW?
We’ve got new standards!
How do your Standards measure up to ours?
Submit Your Event to the NSW Seniors Festival
List your event for FREE in the NSW Seniors Festival.
Berrima Museum's new extension
A Southern Highlands first.
We have moved!
After 16 years M&G has left The Gunnery.
Meet your Peers for 2015
Peer at our peers.
A future for Western Sydney
Western Sydney arts research published by Deloitte.
2015 NSW Creative Achievement Awards
Recognising the best and the upcoming.
Tweed Museum reopens!
Move over Margaret Olley, there's a new kid on the block!
Let them know you're there
Promotion basics from the LGA Tourism conference.
After the Nimbin Museum fire: How to model cultural recovery?
MA-NSW President talks Nimbin and saving local heritage.
Funding Dhiiyaan’s future
Good news for Moree Indigenous culture.
We are one
Happy birthday M&G NSW website.
Join in: Community engagement and museums
A UWS study into community engagement work and participatory practice in museums.
Arts NSW release 2016 funding guidelines
New funding guidelines and programs announced.
Zero to Herodotus
Win $500 with Public History Prize.
Nominate now!
Do you know a volunteer that deserves some well-earned recognition?
IMAGinE: a well kept secret
There's a cone of silence around the winners.
Conference carry-out
Conference frenzy round-up.
Australian Small Business Champion Awards
Now open for museums and galleries!
Our Rivers Our History
Your chance to vist the mid-north coast!
Museums Australia conference in review
Conference highlights from M&G.
Got the write stuff?
If you do, then write to us.
New Monies: New Partnership
Museums working together to achieve a mutual beneficial outcome.
NSW Government announces funding for museums
The Minister of the Arts announces grants.
Your Most Obedient Servant
Australian Museum collection and visual art exhibition to tour.
Frank Howarth to depart Australian Museum
The Australian Museum is set to lose Frank Howarth from the helm
RPG at the Art Gallery
RPG + AGNSW + Future Directions.
Is risk-taking in art dead?
Provocative art making under the microscope.
5 more reasons to IMAGinE
Still not sure? Here's 5 more reasons.
2015 Hazel de Berg Award
for Excellence in Oral History - nominations now open!
Down in the shed
Opening of the Chaff Shed draws big crowds.
Current call outs
Standards and Seniors Week need you now.
Practical tips on our Practical Guide
Your feedback is needed.
Arts NSW Cultural Policy discussion update
Where is the discussion going currently?
New Director for ACP
Suzanne Buljan to take the helm.
Artist for Venice Biennale announced
Fiona Hall AO selected for Venice Biennale 2015.
New leadership team to reshape Powerhouse
Museum Director Rose Hiscock announces appointments.
Making sense of the M&G census
An up-to-date snapshot of our industry.
Have your say
NSW Arts and Cultural Policy Discussion Closes soon
Finding our direction
Museums turn towards participating in the future of society.
Museum Studies MOOC
Join the revolution - free online learning!
Your two-cents worth
Celebrate and debate: Remote, regional and community call out.
Being perfectly Frank
M&G talks to Frank Howarth, President of Museums Australia.
Museum thefts make misery
Museum theft in Lithgow.
Lessons learnt: Kaldor progress report
News from Kaldor's project with the Dubbo kids.
A new home for the Tweed Regional Museum
Tweed Museum rebuild runs on schedule.
New Museum Director steps up
High calibre female director takes the helm.
Harvesting the Value of Tourism
Find out about the 2014 Local Government NSW Tourism Conference.
The Arts & Cultural Development Program
A new program will be introduced from 2015.
Newcastle public meeting called
Next chapter in the Newcastle story: public meeting called
Newcastle’s saga continues
Meeting attracts 300 people in support of staff and sculpture.
M&G opens a Panel of Peers
Are you an industry expert? We need you!
And the winner is . . .
Congratulations to the MAPDA and MAGNA winners.
Energy Efficiency Information project – can you help?
Help us help you become more efficient!
The future is 3D
What does 3D mean for museums and galleries?
Not another broken promise
A new cultural precinct disregarded for Parramatta.
Artists fees – a recent discussion
If artists are to be paid fairly we need the public gallery network.
IMAGinE 2014 nominations closed
2014 IMAGinE noms have officially closed.
Senate Inquiry into federal arts budget decisions
Changes to arts funding and impact on NETS.
All about access
M&G talks to Accessible Arts.
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.
Energy efficient lighting system enhances audience viewing
Good news for all art-on-walls in Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery.
Saumarez Homestead develops mobile App
Smartphone and mobile apps can enhance and attract new audiences.
Introducing the Welcome to Country app
Be Welcomed to Country wherever you go.
NSW Government Volunteering survey
Sign up to the Statement of Principles for the Recognition of Volunteers.
Guess who’s going to the Museum?
The 'who', 'what', 'where' and 'why' of museum audiences.
Another new museum for Sydney
Sydney Uni receives generous donation.
One brazen MAMA and her big day
Murray Art Museum Albury opens.
Will the real stakeholders please stand up?
Calling all regional partners, collaborators, contributors and cultural custodians.
Mukurtu masterclass
Need to know more about Mukurtu and the Travelling Places program? Listen up.
Upping our Standards
Changes to the NSW Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries program.
Collapse borders, build partnerships
Carriageworks brings us more under new partnership.
Offer: gallery frames
Ideal for small galleries or museums.
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.
Catalyst for what?
Catalyst arts funding under the microscope.
Free showcases on offer
Display cases for free!
Lismore Regional Gallery hits the jackpot
Luck at last for Lismore's gallery.
Art critic takes aim at management
Michael Rolfe broadens perpective.
For the love of museum selfies
Guest writer Alli Burness reflects on identity in Museum Selfie Day.
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.
Destination Sydney
Why has this exhibition drawn such massive crowds?
Hambledon Cottage – 50th anniversary celebration
Recognised as an influential model for many historical societies in NSW.
Imagine a city: 200 years of public architecture in NSW
Interview with the curator, Charles Pickett.
#MuseumWeek is coming
Are you ready for this worldwide cultural event?
Are you ready for Heritage Week?
Australian Heritage week is about to kick off across the country.
Museum Managers meet
NSW Local Government Museum Managers Round Table
LGNSW Arts and Culture Forum
Local government in an atmosphere of significant change.
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.
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
NSW Health and the Arts Framework launched
Supporting collaboration between local health services and the arts sector.
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.
MAMA seeks new team to continue success
Director Jacqui Hemsley and Curator Bianca Acimovic are departing.
Ask A Curator Day
Ask a Curator Day is a worldwide Twitter Q&A with a variety of participating museums and galleries.
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.
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
MAMA appoints a new Director
AlburyCity has announced the appointment of Bree Pickering as the new Director of Murray Art Museum Albury.
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.
The National
The initial selection of nine artists for the inaugural exhibition of The National have been released.
ARTLANDS a huge success
Michael Rolfe takes a look at Artlands, the hugely successful regional arts conference recently held in Dubbo.
Museums Association publishes a Manifesto for Tolerance and Inclusion
A statement on ethical values and practical actions for museums in a changing political landscape.
Bringing it everywhere, all the time
Do we need to change how we think about art/culture in regional and metropolitan NSW
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.
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.
Catalyst axed - and the arguments move on
There is ongoing cause for concern.
Australian Heritage Festival
Communities across NSW are invited to share their stories and recognise the many narratives that have shaped NSW.
Champagne Cracked on the Bow
Friends of Orange Regional Museum launched.
International Museum Day 2017
The worldwide community of museums will celebrate International Museum Day on and around 18 May 2017.
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.
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.
National Trust Heritage Awards 2017 winners
Congratulations to all winners and highly commendeds
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!
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).
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.
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.
Register a History Week event
Time is running out to register your event for History Week 2017:
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