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Museums and ‘open collections’
Mathew Trinca, National Museum of Australia
Collections 2010 series, 14 May 2010
Mathew Trinca proposes that at the heart of museums lies a deep commitment to the idea that our material lives are worth recording and that our heritage objects provide insights into the circumstances and meaning of human life.
Collections 2010 series
- Caring for collections – welcome and keynote addressDr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum and Louise Douglas, National Museum of Australia
- Reflecting on 30 years in conservationEric Archer, National Museum of Australia
- Remembering the goalMaryanne McCubbin, Museum Victoria
- A curatorial perspectiveJennifer Sanders, Museums Australia
- Access all areas – Powerhouse Discovery Centre case studyChristopher Snelling, Powerhouse Museum
- Centre for the National Museum of Australia CollectionsGreer Gehrt and Eric Archer, National Museum of Australia
- Chasing shadows – acquiring and managing virtual collectionsPoppy Wenham, National Museum of Australia
- Museums and ‘open collections’Mathew Trinca, National Museum of Australia
- A question of significanceRoslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia
- Risk management and light levelsNicki Smith, National Museum of Australia
- Restoring the Royal DaimlerDavid Hallam and Dr Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia
- Reflections on the dayMargy Burn, Michael Crayford and John Greenwood with Louise Douglas
