Museums Australia

The Photography Special Interest Group

The Photography SIG aims to provide a forum to facilitate discussion of issues relating to photography collections in museums, galleries, libraries, archives and historical societies.

The SIG aims to:

Create a network connecting those who work with or are interested in photography collections. The network is cross-disciplinary, including professionals from across the museum field such as curators, collection managers, conservators, public programmers, publishers and others. The network is intended to draw on professionals from regional, metropolitan and national museums.
Provide a forum for asking and answering questions, circulating research, sharing knowledge, debating issues, and promoting collections, exhibitions and publications relating to photography.
Facilitate the building of a more critical discourse about photographic collections, their preservation, interpretation and use.
Tap into local and international developments to establish best practice standards amongst Australian collecting institutions.
Encourage interest and research in photographic collections and disseminate research results through workshops and seminars.

Contacts:

Convener: Kirsten Wehner
Senior Curator, Gallery Development
National Museum of Australia
GPO Box 1901Canberra, ACT, 2601
Ph: 02 6208 5408
Fax: 02 6208 5148
k.wehner@nma.gov.au

Secretary: Fiona Kinsey
Curator of Domestic and Community Life
Museum Victoria
GPO Box 666E Melbourne 3001
Ph: 03 8341 7254
Fax 03 8341 7722
fkinsey@museum.vic.gov.au

Treasurer: Geoff Barker
Consultant
Blacktent Photographic and Image Archiving Services
Ph: 02 9798 6141
Mob: 0422 142 309
geoff@blacktent.com.au

Like to join this group? Please contact the Museums Australia national office to find out how to join this Special Interest Group. Please note that, in accordance with the Museums Australia Constitution and By-Laws, all members of Museums Australia Special Interest Groups must be current members of Museums Australia.