Mukurtu masterclass

Recently Dr Michael Ashley from Mukurtu (pronounced MOOK-oo-too) visited us as part of M&G NSW’s Travelling Places program. Dr. Michael Ashley is CEO...

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Will the real stakeholders please stand up?

We’ve been getting ready for the annual Stakeholder Forum at the Powerhouse Museum, and it occurred to us that in...

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One brazen MAMA and her big day

With so much energy, commitment and vision to burn, Albury City Council’s latest cultural contribution opened to wide community-applause. On...

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Another new museum for Sydney

Sydney University has big news. They have received a $15 million donation from Chinese-Australian entrepreneur and chairman of Kingold...

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Guess who’s going to the Museum?

Museums & Galleries of NSW knows a lot about gallery audiences, having undertaken two major studies, published as Guess Who’s...

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NSW Government Volunteering survey

The NSW Government invites you to a discussion about the future of volunteering The NSW Government recognises the contribution...

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Introducing the Welcome to Country app

Did you know there’s a Welcome to Country iPhone app? Released in July 2015, the app–the first of its...

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Saumarez Homestead develops mobile App

Les Davis from Saumarez Homestead, a National Trust property in Armidale, is a ‘appy man. They’ve just released a new...

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Energy efficient lighting system enhances audience viewing

Museums and galleries are being driven to source alternative lighting technologies as traditional incandescent lighting products phase out and the...

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Standards Secretariat comes to M&G NSW

This year we put our hand up to manage the Secretariat for the National Standards Taskforce. For the last...

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Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act: proposed changes

Last week M&G NSW attended a consultation to learn about the intended changes to the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage...

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All about access

Last week M&G NSW took the lift up to Level 3 in The Arts Exchange to talk to our new...

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Senate Inquiry into federal arts budget decisions

Senate Inquiry into federal budget decisions affecting the Arts As many readers would know on 16 June 2015, the Senate...

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Lessons learnt: Kaldor progress report

It’s been six weeks since our Pilot Regional Engagement Project started and with two weekends of workshops behind us, it’s...

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Museums Australia conference in review

Last week staff from M&G played round-a-bout at the Museums Australia Conference, ducking in and out of sessions, passing tickets...

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Not another broken promise

As Parramatta aspires to be the economic and social powerhouse of the Sydney basin – culture gets tossed again –...

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Our Rivers Our History

Our Rivers Our History is the result of Arts NSW brilliant Regional Museum Networking (RMN) grant, and what a...

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Being perfectly Frank

M&G recently caught up with Frank Howarth to discuss the future of museums in Australia. Here’s what he had to...

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2015 Hazel de Berg Award

2015 Hazel de Berg Award for Excellence in Oral History – nominations now open! The Hazel de Berg Award for...

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Arts NSW release 2016 funding guidelines

The Arts and Cultural Development Program (ACDP) is one of the ways the NSW Government supports museums, galleries, arts, heritage...

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