MANSW Symposium Updates 2011

Place, Space and Identity: New Directions of NSW Museums, Macqaurie University 18-19 April 2011

MANSW Symposium Updates will be distributed by various channels before the symposium and are published here for the convenience of delegates.

MA NSW SYMPOSIUM UPDATE NO 5

With apologies to Shirley Temple: get on board http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1rEZ9TzD34

In our final update for the MA NSW symposium, Place, Space and Identity: New Directions for NSW Museums, Macquarie University 18-19 April 2011, we draw your attention to practical matters and side attractions.

Dinner

The symposium dinner, a three course meal with beverages and side of objects, will be held at the Macquarie Graduate School of Management at 7.30pm on 18 April. Guests will find interesting and unusual "mystery objects" from the collections of Macquarie University's campus museums on each table. Fabulous prizes will be awarded for the most creative object interpretations delivered to your fellow dinner guests on the evening. It will be a great showcase for the imagination of museum people! Partners and other guests are welcome. The cost of the dinner, including beverages is $100. Please book by contacting Paul Bentley at pbentley@idx.com.au by 13 April

Getting to the symposium venues

Details of symposium venues have now been added to our website. To download the map, go to http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/nswbranchconference.php

Side dishes

We also draw your attention to events on offer during the symposium week at http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/sateliite_events_2011.php. Delegates travelling from the regions may also want to note the opening of the Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW on 16 April.

To register

To ensure your spot in the symposium, please register at http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/page103.php.

MA NSW SYMPOSIUM UPDATE NO 4

Multi-touch with a touch of spice

This week, we draw your attention to an opportunity to experience new multi-touch technology for museums, galleries and educators. At the Museums Australia (NSW) symposium Place, Space & Identity: New Directions for NSW Museums at Macquarie University 18-19 April, Object Consulting and Red & Robin will demonstrate multi-touch  technology throughout the symposium using the example of the exhibition A Touch of Spice: Indian Sydney, with photography by Effy Alexakis and research by historian Leonard Janiszewski. Multi-touch refers to a broad category of devices that allow interaction from multiple users at once. The featured technology will be Microsoft Surface – a 360 degree computing table – which has been has been hailed as the next revolutionary device for teaching and learning. For the latest program details and to register check the symposium site  http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/nswbranchconference.php

Paul Bentley, Executive Officer
Museums Australia (NSW)
PO Box 2421 Bondi Junction NSW 1355
Phone 02 9387 7307 Mobile 0416 121 347
Email: pbentley@idx.com.au

MA NSW SYMPOSIUM UPDATE NO 3

Renaissance, Reformation and Reinventing the Wheel

Alec Coles, CEO of Western Australian Museum, is among three keynote speakers who have joined the list of presenters in the Museums Australia (NSW) symposium Place, Space, and Identity: New Directions for NSW Museums, 18-19 April.

In his presentation, Renaissance, Reformation and Reinventing the Wheel: Seeking an Integrated Solution to Museum Provision, Alec will draw on his experiences in the UK and particularly the evolution, development of the Renaissance in the Regions program, to consider the relationships between national, state, regional and local museums; between public and private museums; between the volunteer and professional curators. How can these work best without turf-wars, duplication or jealousy? What are the structures that can enhance provision - and which get in the way? And as we invent and reinvent our structures, does anyone remember about the public?

Museums and multiculturalism

Professor Amareswar Galla, Chairperson of the ICOM Cross Cultural Task Force, Paris, and Director, Pacific Asia Observatory for Cultural Diversity in Human Development, UNESCO Project, in ‘End of Multiculturalism’ – Myth and Reality: Curatorship & Community Engagement at the Crossroads, will address the transformations of curatorship and community engagement in the complex environment of multiculturalism.

A National Indigenous Cultural Authority

And Terri Janke, Solicitor Director, Terri Janke and Company Pty Ltd, in Beyond Guarding Ground, will put forward a proposal for a National Indigenous Cultural Authority.

Further information

For the latest program details and to register check the symposium site. Early bird rates close Friday 1 April.

MA NSW SYMPOSIUM UPDATE NO 2

Program developments and a reminder that the deadline for bursary applications for regional delegates is Friday 25 March.

Program developments

Program details for Place, Space and Identity: New Directions for NSW Museums, Macquarie University 18-19 April, continue to be fleshed out at http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/program2011.php

In our panel discussion Advocacy: Getting the Pitch Right, Dr Gene Sherman AM, Chairman and Executive Director of Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation and Andrew Simpson, Director Museums Studies Program, Macquarie University will  join Dr Dawn Casey, Director Powerhouse Museum, Katharine Brisbane AM, Chair and Executive Director, Currency House, Gay Hendriksen, Curator at Parramatta Heritage and Visitor Information Centre, and Liz Gillroy, Regional Museums Coordinator at The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie.

Kylie Winkworth, in her presentation, More on the Museum Diet: Ten Strategies for Sustainable Museums and Collections in NSW, will argue that Australia has an unsustainable number of museums and collections. Chris Winter from the ABC’s Innovation Division will explore opportunities for increasing capacity and impact in the work of broadcasters and museums. And Professor David Throsby will outline how economics can contribute to decision-making in the cultural heritage field, and discuss some practical applications.

Also added to the program is a tour of Macquarie University museums and galleries, which include Macquarie University Art Gallery, the Australian History Museum, the Aboriginal Technology and Bio-resources Collection, the Biological Sciences Museum, The Downing Herbarium, the Earth Sciences Museum, and the Museum of Ancient Cultures.

Bursaries - Deadline this Friday 25 March

To apply for the bursaries please download the PDF at http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/nswbranchconference.php and return to Paul Bentley by 25 March.  

Registration

Early bird rates close 1 April. To join the dialogue and opportunity for networking, go to http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/nswbranchconference.php

MA NSW SYMPOSIUM UPDATE NO 1

Program details updated. Early bird rates extended to 1 April. Apply for bursaries by 25 March.

Program

The latest program details for Place, Space and Identity: New Directions for NSW Museums, Macquarie University 18-19 April, have been published on the conference website at http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/program2011.php. Abstracts and speaker details will be added soon.

Early bird rates

The organising committee has extended the early bird rates to 1 April.

Bursaries - Deadline25 March

Arts NSW and the Powerhouse Museum have generously provided financial support to assist regional participation. To apply for the bursaries please download the PDF at http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/nswbranchconference.php and return to Paul Bentley by 25 March.  

Museums and Galleries NSW also invites people to apply for Museums and Galleries NSW leg-up grants (http://mgnsw.org.au/grants/museum_grants/). 

Registration

For further information and to register, go to http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/nswbranchconference.php