July–December 2008
| Date/Program | Title/Description | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2008 Public talk |
'If it wasn't for them ...': Aboriginal protesters of the 1920s and 1930s | Professor John Maynard (activist Fred Maynard's grandson), University of Newcastle; Mike Pickering; Dianne and Barbara O'Brien; Barbara Nicholson; Susan Ingram and June Barker |
| 9 July 2008 Friends curator's talk |
From Makassar to Marege' to the Museum | Alison Mercieca, National Museum of Australia |
| 10 July 2008 Friends exhibition preview |
A Different Time: The Expedition Photographs of Herbert Basedow 1903–1928 | David Kaus, National Museum of Australia |
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14 July 2008 |
Who are the Jews? | Dr Ian 'Pete' Griffith, atheistic theist, in association with the Canberra Skeptics Inc. |
| 18 July 2008 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Moya Simpson, singer, actor and comedian, and one-half of duo, Shortis and Simpson |
| 24 July 2008 Friends talk |
Museums of the world — Korea | His Excellency Dr Kim Woo Sang, Korean Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Korea |
| 6–8 August 2008 Conference |
Recovering Lives: The Australian National University Conference | Speakers included Professor Kevin Bales, founder of Free the Slaves; and Professor Ross Gibson, exponent and theorist of digital media |
| 8 August 2008 Symposium |
Story: A Powerful Tool for Community Development | Speakers included Paul Adcock, Deb Wybron and Jenni Savigny |
| 13 August 2008 Friends curator's talk |
Behind the scenes | Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia |
| 13 August 2008 Public talk |
High-level nuclear waste disposal: Is safety guaranteed? | Nick Ware, microanalyst, in association with Canberra Skeptics Inc. |
| 15 August 2008 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Margaret Reid, former senator |
| 22–23 August 2008 Symposium |
Emily: 'Why Do Those Fellas Paint Like Me ...?' | Speakers included Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia; Professor Akira Tatehata, Director, National Museum of Art, Osaka; Dr Ian McLean, University of Western Australia; Djon Mundine, Indigenous art curator; Christopher Hodges, Utopia Art Sydney; Susan McCulloch, art critic and writer; Dr Sally Butler, University of Queensland; Professor Ann McGrath, The Australian National University; Professor Terry Smith, University of Pittsburgh; Associate Professor Rex Butler; Andrew Pike, film historian and documentary filmmaker; Chiaki Ajoika, art historian and curator; Hitomi Toku, Cultural Officer, Australian Embassy, Tokyo; Mayumi Uchida; Professor Roger Benjamin; Gwen Horsfield, PhD candidate, The Australian National University; Tess Allas, University of New South Wales |
| 23 August 2008 Public talk |
Janet on the spot | Janet Holmes à Court, art collector |
| 29–30 August 2008 Public talk |
Greasy rider | Todd Malcolmson, artist |
| 31 August 2008 Public talk |
Ninety years ago on a French hillside: A story of Mont St Quentin | Dr Peter Stanley, Director, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia |
| 1 September 2008 Forum |
Museums Australia Spring Futures Forum | Speakers included Patricia Sabine, President, Museums Australia; Alex Marsden, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet; Dr Des Griffin AM, Gerard Krefft Memorial Fellow and former Director, Australian Museum, Sydney; Bernice Murphy, National Director, Museums Australia |
| 8–12 September 2008 Workshop for postgraduate students |
Using Lives | Dr Nicholas Brown, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia |
| 12 September 2008 Public talk |
Fundamentalists — every religion has them! | Dr Paul Collins, historian, broadcaster and writer, in association with Canberra Skeptics Inc. |
| 13 September 2008 Workshop |
Shoot the Museum | Thirty-five photographers taking photos in the Hall, permanent galleries and Garden of Australian Dreams |
| 17 September 2008 Ceremony |
Citizenship ceremony | Senator Chris Evans, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Mr Andrew Metcalfe, Secretary, Department of Immigration and Citizenship; Mr Craddock Morton, Director, National Museum of Australia |
| 21 September 2008 Public talk |
Emily in Japan | Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia; Andrew Pike OAM, Director/Producer, Ronin Films |
| 23 September 2008 Museums Australia tour and talk |
Utopia: The Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia |
| 25 September 2008 Friends talk |
Museums of the world — China | Mr Yanshan Fu, Cultural Attaché, Embassy of the People's Republic of China |
| 28 September 2008 Public talk |
Emily: The impossible modernist | Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia; John McDonald, art critic, Sydney Morning Herald; Virginia Trioli, ABC journalist |
| 29–30 Sept 2008 Conference |
Disability, Disadvantage and Development in Asia and the Pacific | Speakers included Graeme Innes, Australian Human Rights and Disability Discrimination Commissioner; The Hon Bob McMullan MP, Parliamentary Secretary for International Development Assistance; The Hon Bill Shorten MP, Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services; Maria Veronica Reina, Executive Director, Global Partnership on Disability and Development; Ken Baker, Chief Executive Officer, National Disability Services; Frederick Miller, Disability Coordination Officer, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat; Tewai Halatau, Co-chair, Pacific Disability Forum, and General Manager, Vision Pacific Trust, New Zealand; Margaret Gadd, National Disability Services; Professor Lesley Chenoweth, Griffith University; Senator Gary Humphries, Member, Senate Community Affairs Committee; Sainimili Tawake, Convenor, Women with Disabilities Pasifika Network; Daniel Stubbs, President, Australian Pacific Islands Disability Support; Andonia Piau Lynch, National Coordinator, Disability Promotion and Advocacy Association, Vanuatu; Dr Pamela Thomas, The Australian National University; Laurie Dunn, Assistant Director General, Operations, Policy and Support, AusAID; Megan McCoy, Disabilities Section, NZAID; Dr Kirsty Thompson, CBM Australia; Debra Perry, Senior Specialist in Disability Inclusion, ILO, Geneva; Setareki Macanawai, CEO, Pacific Disability Forum; Robyn Hunt, Human Rights Commissioner, New Zealand; Professor Andrew Byrnes, Associate Dean, Law School, University of New South Wales; Alastair Wilkinson, Regional Adviser, Social Development and Planning, UN-ESCAP, Suva; Angeline Chand, Program Officer, Pacific Disability Forum |
| 5 October 2008 Public talk |
My top three: What are the most sensitive and intriguing ethnographic photos in history? | Christine Hansen, National Museum of Australia; Dr Jane Lydon, historical archaeologist; David Kaus, National Museum of Australia; Wayne Quilliam, freelance photographer; Joanne Sassoon, State Records Office of Western Australia |
| 8 October 2008 Friends talks and tours |
The making of Australian Journeys | Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia |
| 7, 9, 10 October 2008 Workshop |
Emily music workshops for people with disabilities | Vivienne Winther, Artistic Director, Music For Everyone, Ainslie Arts Centre, Canberra |
| 9–10 October 2008 Workshop |
Emily dementia art workshops | Holly Edworthy |
| 13 October 2008 Public talk |
Anomalistic psychology | Dr Krissy Wilson, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Tasmania, in association with Canberra Skeptics Inc. |
| 17 October 2008 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Pip Buining, Artistic Director, Canberra Youth Theatre |
| 23 October 2008 Friends talk |
Museums of the world — Brazil | Mr Paulo de Tarso Jardim, Counsellor, Embassy of the Federative Republic of Brazil |
| 25 October 2008 Film festival |
Little Big Shots: International Film Festival for Kids | |
| 8, 15, 22 November 2008 Workshop |
Imaginary lives: A series of workshops in historical fiction writing | Craig Cormick, author and science journalist |
| 12 November 2008 Tour and talk |
Behind the scenes of Australian Journeys | Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia |
| 13 November 2008 Public talk |
The use and misuse of statistics | Professor Terry Hull, demographer, The Australian National University |
| 17 November 2008 Performance |
David Pereira plays the AE Smith cello | David Pereira, renowned Australian cellist |
| 21 November 2008 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Genevieve Jacobs, 666 ABC presenter |
| 24 November 2008 Book launch |
Written in the Land | Book launch by Jenny Macklin, Minister for Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| 27 November 2008 Friends talk |
Museums of the world — Mexico | Her Excellency, Mrs Martha Ortiz de Rosas, Ambassador of Mexico |
| 30 November 2008 Workshop |
History in the baking | Dr Adele Wessell, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia |
| 7 December 2008 Panel discussion |
In the trenches | Genevieve Jacobs, journalist, ABC 666; James Massola, journalist, Canberra Times; Mark Riley, journalist, Channel 7; David Pope, cartoonist; Dennis Grant, Director of Public Affairs, National Musem of Australia |
| 13 December 2008 Public talk |
Animated conversation with Geoff Pryor | Geoff Pryor, cartoonist; Michael McKernan, writer and historian |
| 15 December 2008 Public talk |
Drinking our own waste: Change we can believe in? | Professor Peter Collignon, microbiologist, The Australian National University, and Director of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology for ACT Health |
January–June 2009
| Date/Program | Title/Description | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2009 Workshop |
Cartooning the news | Pat Campbell, cartoonist |
| 31 January 2009 Public talk |
Special stories from the Australian Journeys gallery | Carmelo Mirabelli; Guna Kinne; Karen Schamberger, National Museum of Australia; Sylvie Stern |
| 11 February 2009 Friends talk |
Tombs that talk: Cemetery architecture and symbolism | Kenneth W Park, writer and tour leader |
| 15 February 2009 Workshop |
Quick draw | Elisa Crossing, artist |
| 20 February 2009 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Karen Middleton, Chief Political Correspondent and Canberra Bureau Chief, SBS TV |
| 26 February 2009 Symposium |
Charles Darwin Symposium | Robyn Williams AM, science communicator; Nicholas Drayson, novelist and nature writer; Professor Iain McCalman, University of Sydney; Professor Tom Frame, Charles Sturt University; Emeritus Professor Frank Nicholas, University of Sydney; Dr Libby Robin, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia; Professor Paul Turnbull, Griffith University; Dr Barry Butcher, Deakin University; Tony Barta, La Trobe University; Dr Bernadette Hince, Visiting Fellow, The Australian National University; Professor Colin Groves, The Australian National University; Professor Neil Ormerod, Australian Catholic University; Dr Jeremy Burdon, CSIRO |
| 6–7 March 2009 Conference and workshop |
Selling Yarns II: Innovation for Sustainability | Speakers included Margie West, curatorial consultant and Emeritus Curator of Aboriginal Art, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory; Brian Parkes, Associate Director, Object Gallery; Nicole Foreshew, Assistant Curator, Object Gallery; Carly Davenport Acker, Project Manager for Canning Stock Route Project |
| 11 March 2009 Friends talks and tours |
Behind-the-scenes — Creating a Country | National Museum of Australia curators |
| 15 March 2009 Public talk |
The Irish in Australia | Dr Richard Reid, researcher and author; Brendon Kelson, photographer |
| 20 March 2009 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Annette Ellis MP, Federal Member for Canberra |
| 26 March 2009 Friends talk |
Museums of the world — Israel | Mr Dor Shapira, cultural attaché, Embassy of Israel |
| 27 March 2009 Symposium |
From Collections to Exhibitions | Speakers included Kirsten Wehner and Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia; Jenny Newell and Libby Robin, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia; Howard Morphy, The Australian National University; Michael Cathcart, historian and broadcaster |
| 3 April 2009 Public talk |
Eternity series: Peter Cundall | Peter Cundall, gardener and ABC presenter |
| 6 April 2009 Seminar |
Food and space: The Australian nation in the British Empire | Adele Wessell, Visiting Fellow, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia |
| 15 April 2009 Friends talk |
Mountain days, mountain ways | Matthew Higgins, National Museum of Australia |
| 17 April 2009 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Janet Jeffs, Director, Ginger Catering |
| 29 April 2009 Talk |
Ludwig Leichhardt and his Australian diaries | Rod Fensham, Queensland Herbarium |
| 1 May 2009 Talk |
Conspiracy of silence: The colouring of Australian history, the killing-times on the 19th-century Queensland frontier | Dr Timothy Bottoms, independent scholar, Cairns |
| 13 May 2009 Friends talk |
Behind the scenes — Creating a Country | National Museum of Australia curators |
| 15 May 2009 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Libby Lloyd, former President, UNIFEM |
| 17 May 2009 Public talk |
Writing Captain Cook | Geoffrey Blainey, historian and author; Maria Nugent, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia; Jackie French, author; Martin Terry, National Library of Australia; Mathew Trinca, National Museum of Australia; Susan Hall, National Library of Australia |
| 29 May 2009 Conference |
Australia, Asia and the Pacific: Imaginaries, Histories And Futures | Speakers included Associate Professor John Stephens, Acting Director, CASAAP; Peter Stanley, Director, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia |
| 30 May 2009 Lecture and workshop |
Heavens above! | Kirsten Wehner, National Museum of Australia; Hermann Wehner, astronomer; David Hallam, National Museum of Australia |
| 11 June 2009 Conference |
Violent Ends | Speakers included Carolyn Strange, Research School of Humanities, The Australian National University; Libby Robin, Centre for Historical Research, National Museum of Australia, and Fenner School, The Australian National University; William Fox, Center for Art and Environment, Nevada Museum of Art; Tom Griffiths, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian National University |
| 13 June 2009 Public talk |
Australian Journeys: Special stories | Peter Lane, collector; Laina Hall and Susannah Helman, National Museum of Australia |
| 16 June 2009 Public talk |
Tattoos, lashing, house and canoe building | Siosiua Lafitani-Tofua'ipangai, Phoenix Performing Arts |
| 19 June 2009 Friends talk |
Women's voices | Chris Faulks, CEO, Canberra Business Council |
