NMA Audio on Demand system Tue, 19 Jun 2018 00:00 +1000 The National Museum of Australia's audio series explores Australia's social history: Indigenous people, their cultures and histories, the nation's history since 1788, and the interaction of Australians with the land and environment. The series includes talks by curators, conservators, historians, environmental scientists and other specialists. https://www.nma.gov.au/audio © 2007-2019 National Museum of Australia en-au Talks on Australian social history, the National Museum of Australia and its National Historical Collection. Forums, talks, symposiums, conferences and other events held at the National Museum of Australia, exploring Australia's land, nation and people. National Museum of Australia no National Museum of Australia feedback@nma.gov.au 284126 Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/get-up-stand-up-public-forum https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/533337/get-up-stand-up-public-forum-100909.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 10 September 2009. Contemporary forms of Indigenous protest are examined by historian John Maynard, film director Rachel Perkins, elder Martin Ballangarry and hip-hopper Brothablack in a forum coinciding with the Museum's From Little Things Big Things Grow exhibition. Martin Ballangarry, Brothablack, Professor John Maynard and Rachel Perkins culture, society, museums 91:39 no Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/ninety-years-ago-on-a-french-hillside-a-story-of-mont-st-quentin https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529099/ninety-years-ago-on-a-french-310808.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 9 Date recorded: 31 August 2008. The story of one Australian platoon involved in the 1918 battle of Mont St Quentin, as told by historian Peter Stanley, who follows the 12 men throughout their lives. Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 93:46 no Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/research-in-free-choice-learning https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0018/533133/research-in-free-choice-learn-090709.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 9 July 2009. Museum evaluation and learning theory experts Lynn Dierking and John Falk share insights from two current research projects in free-choice learning in museums, at this seminar for museum and gallery professionals. Dr Lynn Dierking and Dr John Falk culture, society, museums 94:08 no Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/investigation-into-the-collections-of-dr-herbert-basedow https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/533425/investigation-into-the-collec-020709.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 2 July 2009. National Museum Friends Foundation Fellow David Kaus outlines his research into Aboriginal artefacts and natural history specimens collected by Herbert Basedow between 1903 and 1928 and now held in institutions across Australia. David Kaus, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 84:24 no Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/vaka-moana-series/stories-of-the-sea-travellers-across-the-pacific https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529403/stories-of-the-sea-travellers-160909.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 6 Date recorded: 16 September 2009. Pacific scholars Deveni Temu, Prue Ahrens and Sioana Faupula explore the personal and historical accounts of lives lived with the sea, from early Indigenous populations and European venturers to contemporary travellers. Deveni Temu, Prue Ahrens and Sioana Faupula culture, society, museums 75:46 no Wed, 27 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/abc-rn-panel-penicillin-to-wi-fi https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/613437/defining-moments-paul-barclay-audio-on-demand.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , Date recorded: 10 October 2018. ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and the panel discuss Australia’s inventive past and imagine its innovative future. Paul Barclay, Genevieve Bell, Rod Lamberts, Geoff McNamara and Michelle Simmons culture, society, museums 71:00 no Wed, 24 Apr 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/susan-mcintyre-tamwoy https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/624905/beyond-buildings-and-sites-archaeology.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, Date recorded: 24 April 2019. Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy discusses what it would mean if Australia ratified the 2003 UNESCO Convention. Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy culture, society, museums 70:12 no Wed, 23 Nov 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-shayne-williams-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/530117/new-encounters-shayne-william-160316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, Date recorded: 16 March 2016. Dharawal man Shayne Williams on Indigenous peoples and museums working together to advance cultural education for all and overcoming tensions around ownership of cultural artefacts in museums. Dr Shayne Williams, Language and Culture Consultant, NSW Aboriginal and Education Consultative Group culture, society, museums 16:08 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/a-history-of-the-1948-expedition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/528814/a-history-of-the-1948-expedit-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 24 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Sally K May provides a historical overview of the Expedition, its planning and execution. Dr Sally K May, Australian National University culture, society, museums 29:54 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/unpacking-the-testimony-of-gerald-blitner-an-indigenous-perspective-on-the-arnhem-land-expedition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528826/unpacking-the-testimony-of-ge-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 23 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Gerald Blitner served as a guide and translator for the Expedition. Here, Martin Thomas explores his oral testimony alongside archival evidence, including observations recorded by the Expedition party, to unpack their intercultural exchanges. Martin Thomas, University of Sydney culture, society, museums 35:09 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/locating-the-expedition-politically-1948-americanaustralian-relations https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528837/locating-the-expedition-polit-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 22 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Kim Beazley situates the 1948 Expedition in the context of postwar international relations. Professor the Hon Kim Beazley AC culture, society, museums 37:22 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/a-robinson-crusoe-in-arnhem-land-howell-walker-national-geographic-and-the-1948-arnhem-land-expedition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528864/a-robinson-crusoe-in-arnhem-l-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 20 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Mark Jenkins explores the role played by the Expedition's primary American sponsor - National Geographic - and its intrepid representative, Howell Walker. Mark Jenkins, writer, editor and historian culture, society, museums 22:30 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/fossicking-memories https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528875/fossicking-memories-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 19 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Expedition botanist Raymond Louis Specht is interviewed by Martin Thomas. Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht and Martin Thomas, University of Sydney culture, society, museums 35:16 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/inside-mountfords-tent-paint-politics-and-paperwork https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528881/inside-mountfords-tent-paint-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 18 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Charles Mountford lacked formal credentials as an anthropologist or scientist, yet he led the largest and most complex scientific expedition to remote Australia. Dr Philip Jones explores Mountford's contribution and the controversy around his leadership. Dr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum culture, society, museums 25:59 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/the-responsibilities-of-leadership-the-records-of-charles-p-mountford https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/528887/the-responsibilities-of-leade-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Suzy Russell describes the Mountford-Sheard collection at the State Library of South Australia, shares insights recorded by Bessie Mountford in a journal she kept during the Expedition, and considers some Expedition controversies. Suzy Russell (paper co-authored by Denise Chapman), State Library of South Australia culture, society, museums 38:53 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/bastard-barks-a-gift-from-the-1948-arnhem-land-expedition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528900/bastard-barks-a-gift-from-the-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 16 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Margo Neale explores Charles Mountford's collection of works on paper, locating them as a useful starting point for reassessing Mountford's reputation as a collector of Aboriginal art and stories. Adjunct Professor Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 25:38 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/appraising-the-legacy-of-the-arnhem-land-expedition-an-insiders-perspective https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/528937/appraising-the-legacy-of-the-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 14 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Raymond Louis Specht, botanist on the 1948 Expedition, reflects on the influence of the Expedition and discusses his botanical investigations. Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht culture, society, museums 43:02 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/the-exciting-thing-was-the-landscape-raymond-specht-a-botanist-in-the-field https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528938/the-exciting-thing-was-the-la-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 13 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Lynne McCarthy explores the work of Raymond Louis Specht, Expedition botanist, and considers his botanical collection as both a process and a product. Dr Lynne McCarthy, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 25:00 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/birds-on-the-wire-colin-simpson-and-the-emergence-of-the-radio-documentary-feature https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528998/birds-on-the-wire-colin-simps-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 11 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Tony MacGregor examines the 1948 ABC radio feature about the Expedition both as a remarkable contemporary account and as a media object of an emerging form - the radio documentary feature. Tony MacGregor, Arts Editor, ABC Radio National culture, society, museums 25:21 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/collecting-australia-at-the-smithsonian-150-years-and-still-going https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529134/collecting-australia-at-the-s-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 9 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Adrienne Kaeppler, Curator of Oceanic Ethnology at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, provides an overview of the museum's Australian collections, focusing on the Arnhem Land collection which comprises more than 400 artefacts. Dr Adrienne L Kaeppler, National Museum of Natural History, United States culture, society, museums 22:42 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/making-a-sea-change-rock-art-archaeology-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-mccarthys-research-on-groote-eylandt https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529168/making-a-sea-change-rock-art-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 8 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Dr Anne Clarke and Ms Ursula Frederick revisit Frederick McCarthy's research in relation to their own more recent analyses of rock art sites on Groote Eylandt, using sites that were not recorded in 1948, and focusing on cross-cultural interaction. Dr Anne Clarke, University of Sydney and Ursula Frederick, Australian National University culture, society, museums 26:48 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/the-forgotten-collection-baskets-reveal-histories https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529293/the-forgotten-collection-bask-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 7 Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Louise Hamby examines the dispersed collection of fibre objects collected by the 1948 Expedition - the objects and the process and politics of their collection. Dr Louise Hamby, Australian National University culture, society, museums 32:02 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/missing-the-revolution!-negotiating-disclosure-on-the-pre-macassans-bayini-in-north-east-arnhem-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529392/missing-the-revolution-negoti-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 6 Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Ian McIntosh examines how Yolngu people negotiated disclosure and concealment in relation to Bayini bark paintings. What did they tell Charles Mountford about it and why? What did they tell other anthropologists and how is that issue significant? Dr Ian McIntosh, Indiana University–Purdue University at Indianapolis, United States culture, society, museums 36:13 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/the-forbidden-gaze-the-1948-wubarr-ceremony-performed-for-the-americanaustralian-scientific-expedition-to-arnhem-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529557/the-forbidden-gaze-the-1948-w-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 5 Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Murray Garde considers the Wubarr ceremony performed in 1948 and examines the tangled cross-cultural politics of non-Aboriginal involvement in secret Aboriginal religious ceremonies in Western Arnhem Land. Dr Murray Garde, University of Melbourne culture, society, museums 27:12 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/from-fish-creek-to-the-mann-river-hunter-gatherer-transformations-in-western-arnhem-land-19482008 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529635/from-fish-creek-to-the-mann-r-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 4 Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Jon Altman describes transformations in the customary economy of Aboriginal people in western Arnhem Land over 60 years - a comparative analysis made possible because of research undertaken by Frederick McCarthy and Margaret McArthur in 1948. Professor Jon Altman, Australian National University culture, society, museums 26:42 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/forget-the-barks!-bring-on-the-string-figures!-the-string-figures-of-yirrkala-activating-a-legacy https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529765/forget-the-barks-bring-on-the-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 3 Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Robyn McKenzie examines Fred McCarthy's celebrated collection of Yirrkala string figures as artefacts of cross-cultural exchange, looking at problems of definition, description, interpretation and analysis. Robyn McKenzie, Australian National University culture, society, museums 25:28 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/yolngu-ways-of-knowing-country-insights-from-the-1948-expedition-to-arnhem-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529910/yolngu-ways-of-knowing-countr-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 2 Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Whereas the 1948 Expedition presented vast collections of plant and animal life classified according to Linnaean taxonomy, Ad Borsboom explores how the Yolngu organise and present knowledge through mythological Dreaming stories. Emeritus Professor Dr Ad Borsboom, Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands culture, society, museums 23:56 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/closing-remarks https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529952/closing-remarks-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 1 Date recorded: 19 November 2009. Closing remarks from the Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium. Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 7:37 no Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/george-reid-a-journey-through-three-parliaments https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529190/george-reid-a-journey-through-130808.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 8 Date recorded: 13 August 2008. Curator Martha Sear discusses objects in the National Historical Collection that once belonged to Sir George Reid, a key figure in Australia's Federation-era political history. Reid's story features in the Australian Journeys gallery. Dr Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 49:39 no Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/history-in-the-baking https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528962/history-in-the-baking-301108.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 12 Date recorded: 30 November 2008. Historian Adele discusses cookbooks as historial resources, drawing on the National Museum's collection in her time as a Visiting Fellow with the Museum's Centre for Historical Research. Dr Adele Wessell, Southern Cross University culture, society, museums 79:54 no Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/introduction-to-the-ae-smith-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529156/introduction-to-the-ae-smith-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 8 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. The AE Smith string quartet held by the National Museum is outlined by conservator Robin Tait. She also discusses the conservation strategy of display and occasional use for functional museum objects. Robin Tait, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 4:51 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/reflections-on-the-history-of-the-national-historical-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/530035/reflections-on-the-history-of-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 1 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Six expert speakers - each involved with shaping the National Historical Collection over time - reflect on their personal experiences with the National Museum of Australia in a discussion with curator Kirsten Wehner. Dr Richard Baker, Dr Don McMichael, Professor John Mulvaney, Peter Pigott, Andrew Reeves and Dr Luke Taylor culture, society, museums 67:44 no Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/an-artist-first-and-foremost https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/529300/an-artist-first-and-foremost-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 7 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. Artist and gallery owner Christopher Hodges, who had a close association with Emily Kame Kngwarreye, affirms her position as an abstract artist and provides insights into how her thinking was reflected in the Emily exhibition in Japan. Christopher Hodges, Utopia Art Sydney culture, society, museums 44:48 no Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/captain-james-cook-series/footprints-in-the-sand-banks-maori-collection,-cooks-first-voyage-1768-1771 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529774/footprints-in-the-sand-banks-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 3 Date recorded: 28 July 2006. Historian Paul Tapsell discusses how artefacts in Joseph Banks' collection from Captain James Cook's first voyage to the Pacific can be viewed as 'taonga', or Maori treasured possessions. Paul Tapsell, Auckland War Memorial Museum, New Zealand culture, society, museums 41:09 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/workfare,-welfare-and-the-hybrid-economy-the-western-arrernte-in-central-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/528888/workfare-welfare-and-the-hybr-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 17 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. A self-proclaimed 'hybrid economy skeptic', Diane Austin-Broos offers some reasons why the Western Arrernte´s Community Development Employment Project became `welfare´ rather than `workfare.´ Diane Austin-Broos, University of Sydney culture, society, museums 31:33 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/unfair-pay-tracing-tracker-wages-in-new-south-wales,-18621950 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528925/unfair-pay-tracing-tracker-wa-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 14 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Hundreds of Aboriginal men were employed as police trackers from 1862. They enjoyed a regular income, but the work was risky and the pay and conditions terrible. Michael Bennett describes the system and makes the case for a compensatory scheme. Michael Bennett, historian, Native Title Service Corp culture, society, museums 17:06 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/necessity-entrepreneurship-within-a-dominant-society https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529047/necessity-entrepreneurship-wi-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Dennis Foley describes two kinds of Indigenous entrepreneur: 'opportunists´ who seize a concept and use their networks to embark on a business venture, and those who lack capital, so out of 'necessity' must adapt to dominant culture to provide the basics. Dennis Foley, University of Newcastle culture, society, museums 25:11 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/social-and-cultural-factors-in-remote-area-indigenous-enterprise-development https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529206/social-and-cultural-factors-i-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 8 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Deirdre Tedmanson uses Foucault´s notion of `governmentality´ to explore impediments to enterprise development in `remote´ homelands and communities on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara lands of South Australia, and ways of overcoming them. Deirdre Tedmanson (paper co-authored by Bobby Banerjee) culture, society, museums 25:08 no Wed, 16 May 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/midawarr-harvest-artist-talk-with-john-wolseley https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/533209/midawarr-harvest-artist-talk-130218.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 February 2018. An exclusive insight into the development of the Midawarr | Harvest exhibition and the remarkable relationship John shared with Yolgnu elder Mulkun Wirrpanda. Artist John Wolseley culture, society, museums 49:17 no Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/john-gores-telescope https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529837/john-gores-telescope-130208.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 3 Date recorded: 13 February 2008. A Dollond achromatic telescope used by Captain John Gore helps to tell remarkable stories about Captain James Cook's Pacific voyages and the development of optics and navigational techniques, according to curator Michelle Hetherington. Michelle Hetherington, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 39:29 no Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/foundation-of-the-aboriginal-arts-board https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529625/foundation-of-the-aboriginal-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 4 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. Former members of the Aboriginal Arts Board describe the years of its establishment under the directorship of Bob Edwards. Carole Johnson, John Moriarty, Chris Fondum and Jenny Isaacs culture, society, museums 53:27 no Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/australian-of-the-year-conversations/michelle-simmons-2018 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/607720/aoty2018-audio-on-demand-25-11-18.mp3 Australian of the Year conversations, Date recorded: 25 November 2018. Quantum physicist and science advocate Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons reflects on her time as Australian of the Year. Dan Bourchier, Michelle Simmons culture, society, museums 63:01 no Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/australian-of-the-year-conversations/scott-rankin-2018 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/611633/scott-rankin-audio-on-demand-15-11-18.mp3 Australian of the Year conversations, Date recorded: 15 November 2018. Scott Rankin is an award-winning writer, director, cultural activist and founder of Big hART, a charity which uses the arts to bring about social justice. As Tasmanian Australian of the Year for 2018, Rankin reveals how Big hART’s long-term collaborations with communities have created positive social outcomes. Rae Frances, Mikelangelo, Scott Rankin culture, society, museums 75:09 no Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/the-last-man-the-making-of-andrew-fisher-and-the-australian-labor-party https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529798/the-last-man-the-making-of-an-251007.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 3 Date recorded: 25 October 2007. Historian and National Museum Director's Fellow David Day argues that Australian prime minister Andrew Fisher should be remembered for social reforms and infrastructure projects, not just committing 'the last man and last shilling' to the First World War. Professor David Day culture, society, museums 65:52 no Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/nomadic-cultures,-journeys-and-coming-home https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/532442/nomadic-cultures-journeys-and-160907.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 2 Date recorded: 16 September 2007. Adventurer and author Robyn Davidson joins desert archaeologist Mike Smith for a discussion about her travels in Australia, India, China and Tibet, and 30 years since the publication of her Making Tracks book. Robyn Davidson and Dr Mike Smith, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 72:34 no Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/the-port-of-aran https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529029/the-port-of-aran-071008.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 10 Date recorded: 8 October 2008. Irish archaeologist Michael Gibbons talks about the history and archaeology of Killeany Harbour, Inis Mor on Aran Island off the coast of Ireland, as part of a broader survey of Irish antiquities. Michael Gibbons culture, society, museums 70:32 no Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/late-style-modernist-a-boundary-rider-view https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529157/late-style-modernist-a-bounda-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 8 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. Indigenous art curator Djon Mundine examines the art of Emily Kame Kngwarreye, drawing parallels with other late-style female artists to deepen the understanding of Emily and her work beyond the local perspective. Djon Mundine, Campbelltown Arts Centre culture, society, museums 27:35 no Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/emily-kame-kngwarreye-her-place-in-australian-art https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529427/emily-kame-kngwarreye-her-pla-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 6 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. Art writer and critic Susan McCulloch discusses the significance of Emily Kame Kngwarreye in twentieth-century Australian art, her contribution to its development and the stylistic breakthroughs of her work. Susan McCulloch culture, society, museums 24:36 no Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/japanese-responses-to-the-ememilyem-exhibition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/532441/japanese-responses-to-the-emi-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 2 Date recorded: 23 August 2008. Art historian Chiaki Ajoika, Aboriginal art consultant Mayumi Uchida and Australian Embassy official Hitomi Toku discuss Japanese responses to the Osaka and Tokyo exhibitions of Emily Kame Kngwarreye's work, with Ronin Films managing director Andrew Pike. Chiaki Ajoika, Hitomi Toku and Mayumi Uchida culture, society, museums 47:19 no Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/animated-conversation-with-geoff-pryor https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/577172/animated-conversation-with-ge-131208.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 14 December 2008. Historian Michael McKernan celebrates the life and work of much admired political cartoonist and Canberra identity Geoff Pryor, who retired after three decades with The Canberra Times. Michael McKernan and Geoff Pryor culture, society, museums 67:42 no Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/inventing-australias-desert-archaeology https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529249/inventing-australias-desert-a-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 7 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. A tribute to pioneering desert archaeologist Dr Mike Smith. Speakers June Ross, John Mulvaney, Barry Cundy, Giles Hamm and Chris Turney reflect on their time teaching and working with Mike, and the developing field of desert archaeology in Australia. June Ross, John Mulvaney, Barry Cundy, Giles Hamm and Chris Turney culture, society, museums 43:53 no Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/a-stratigraphy-of-an-archaeologist https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529563/a-stratigraphy-of-an-archaeol-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 5 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. Dr Mike Smith's former colleagues investigate the layers of Mike's career, discussing digs through which Mike developed his knowledge of the human past in Australia, and how museums have contributed to mainstream knowledge of desert archaeology. Philip Jones, Peter Veth, Anne McConnell and Dick Kimber culture, society, museums 55:51 no Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/museums-mike-and-more https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529693/museums-mike-and-more-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 3 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. This session reflected on the speakers' travels by camels and in four-wheel drives as well as work with Dr Mike Smith in deserts and museums as well as the partnerships Mike formed with artists and Indigenous communities. Libby Robin, Jay Arthur, Allan Whiting, Diana James and Tom Griffiths culture, society, museums 45:00 no Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/open-mike-session https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/530072/open-mike-session-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 1 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. Peter Stanley chairs an open mike session as a tribute to Mike Smith. Short contributions were made from Calogero Santoro, a colleague from Chile, other colleagues and students who have worked with Mike, with the day finishing with comments by Mike Smith. Peter Stanley, Calogero Santoro, Alan Williams, Ingreth McFarlane, John Wilkinson, Jim Bowler, Ann Robb, Isabel McBryde, Marg Friedel, Sue Castrique, Manik Dataar and Dr Mike Smith culture, society, museums 49:30 no Wed, 09 May 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/so-that-you-might-know-each-other-faith-and-culture-in-islam/so-that-you-might-know-each-other https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/581453/so-that-you-might-know-each-o-240418.mp3 ‘So That You Might Know Each Other’: Faith and Culture in Islam, 1 Date recorded: 24 April 2018. Explore the meaning of the exhibition title, 'So That You Might Know Each Other', taken from a verse of the Holy Qur'an. This phrase is a source of inspiration and guidance for the Muslim world and beyond, reminding us of the value of respect and human equality. Muhammed Aksu and Dylan Esteban, Bluestar Intercultural Centre culture, society, museums 60:21 no Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection-of-medals-and-trophies https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/532449/door-to-store-caring-for-your-161112.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 2 Date recorded: 16 November 2012. Listen to members of the Conservation team here at the National Museum give a practical demonstration on how to care to the special medals, trophies and silverware that you have at home. Natalie Ison, Andrew Pearce and Peter Bucke, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 55:58 no Wed, 09 Jan 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/warakurna-all-the-stories-got-into-our-minds-and-eyes-exhibition-opening https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/533067/warakurna-all-the-stories-got-061212.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 6 December 2012. Following a welcome to country, Alisa Duff outlines why Warakurna was so unique as a community and how the paintings and sculptures are not just art, they recreate scenes of everyday life and to tell historical and contemporary stories. Alisa Duff, Agnes Shea and Eunice Porter culture, society, museums 19:44 no Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/collecting-papunya-art https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0015/533013/collecting-papunya-art-030208.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 3 February 2008. Explore the history of the Papunya painting movement and discover the current generation of Papunya artists at a forum held in conjunction with the National Museum's Papunya Painting exhibition. Christopher Hodges, Vivien Johnson and Dr Margo Neale culture, society, museums 69:28 no Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/from-makassar-to-marege-to-the-museum https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529287/from-makassar-to-marege-to-th-070708.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 7 Date recorded: 9 July 2008. Curator Alison Mercieca tells the story of the Macassan trepang, or sea slug, industry. She considers the places connected by the Macassan voyagers from Indonesia and looks at the archaeological traces left on the Arnhem Land coast. Alison Mercieca, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 38:00 no Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/captured-in-staffordshire https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529372/captured-in-staffordshire-110608.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 6 Date recorded: 11 June 2008. Curator Rebecca Nason discusses two Staffordshire figurines of nineteenth-century Irish nationalist, parliamentarian and convict William Smith O'Brien. His story is told in the Australian Journeys gallery. Rebecca Nason, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 21:05 no Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/a-new-ritual-in-contemporary-aboriginal-art https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529441/a-new-ritual-in-contemporary-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 5 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. The art of Emily Kame Kngwarreye and the use of cultural rituals to demonstrate Aboriginal modernity is explored by curator Sally Butler. She also compares Emily's art practices to 1970s and 1980s modernist design techniques. Dr Sally Butler, University of Queensland culture, society, museums 33:25 no Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/guna-kinne-and-her-latvian-national-dress https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529520/guna-kinne-and-her-latvian-na-140508.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 5 Date recorded: 14 May 2008. Curator Karen Schamberger tells the story of Guna Kinne's Latvian national dress, assembled over a period of 20 years in Latvia, Germany and Australia, and now part of the National Museum's National Historical Collection. Karen Schamberger, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 32:04 no Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/the-baden-journals https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529656/the-baden-journals-090408.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 4 Date recorded: 9 April 2008. The lives of a group of young sisters growing up on Baden farm at Grong Grong in country New South Wales around 1912 are revealed in a collection of journals, examined by curator Susannah Helman. Susannah Helman, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 24:42 no Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/emily-kngwarreyes-practice-of-painting-an-international-perspective https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529776/emily-kngwarreyes-practice-of-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 3 Date recorded: 23 August 2008. Art historian Terry Smith explores how Emily Kame Kngwarreye's work operates between the evolution of Indigenous and non-Indigenous art in Australia. He draws comparisons with the achievements of contemporary European artists. Professor Terry Smith, University of Pittsburgh, United States culture, society, museums 49:40 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/a-cast-of-thousands-redevelopment-of-circa https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529089/a-cast-of-thousands-redevelop-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 9 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. National Museum curators and researchers discuss the development of the Museum's introductory Circa rotating theatre. They examine its function and the use of new narratives to explore the National Historical Collection. Bronwyn Dowdall, Dr Martha Sear and Jennifer Wilson culture, society, museums 44:03 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/into-the-light https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529457/into-the-light-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 5 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Conservator Nicola Smith examines the management of exhibition light levels at the National Museum of Australia. She addresses display periods, object replacement and new non-destructive methods of assessing object degradation from light. Nicola Smith, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 16:08 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/eternity-series/conversation-with-peter-cundall https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529804/conversation-with-peter-cunda-020409.mp3 Eternity series, 3 Date recorded: 3 April 2009. Horticulturalist and television personality Peter Cundall shares his unexpected life story, his passion for gardening and his thoughts on life, love and the environment with curator Stephen Munro. Peter Cundall, ABC TV with Stephen Munro, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 60:34 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/review-of-the-national-museum-of-australias-australian-journeys-gallery https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0018/530055/review-of-the-national-museum-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 1 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Historian Michael Cathcart critiques the new Australian Journeys gallery, which traces Australia's interconnections with the world. Exhibition curator Martha Sear responds, in a discussion chaired by museum general manager Louise Douglas. Dr Michael Cathcart, University of Melbourne and Dr Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 72:11 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/introduction-to-the-creating-a-country-gallery https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/530093/introduction-to-the-creating-110309.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 1 Date recorded: 11 March 2009. Curator Kirsten Wehner outlines the themes of the new National Museum of Australia gallery, Creating a Country (now Landmarks). It will look broadly at the history of Australia since European colonisation of the continent in the late eighteenth century. Dr Kirsten Wehner, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 53:10 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/never-enough-grass-and-bowen-downs https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532443/never-enough-grass-and-bowen-080409.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 2 Date recorded: 8 April 2009. The development of the Australian pastoral industry at Bowen Downs in central Queensland, one of four places to be featured in the 'Never enough grass' module of the National Museum's Creating a Country gallery, is outlined by curator George Main. Dr George Main, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 57:08 no Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/endangered-skills-and-trades https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/647808/endangered-skills-trades.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 July 2019. At the Endangered Skills and Trades seminar, artisans share their stories of the joys and challenges of preserving rare skills and trades. Learn how bookbinders, taxidermists and even locksmiths can provide skills and solutions for an innovative future. Danny Dawson, Natalie Delaney-John, David Hallam, Garry McLaughlin, Scott McMillan, Victoria Pearce, Aaron Smith, Robin Tait culture, society, museums 149:24 no Tue, 29 Aug 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/todays-ngunawal-culture-and-country-archaeology-from-an-aboriginal-perspective https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529969/today-s-ngunawal-culture-and-190417.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, 1 Date recorded: 19 April 2017. Wally Bell on keeping cultural and spiritual elements alive when dealing with a very scientific approach to archaeology on his country. Wally Bell, Ngunawal elder culture, society, museums 86:18 no Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/creating-a-colony-the-european-settlement-of-tasmania-18031853 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529377/creating-a-colony-the-europea-141009.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 6 Date recorded: 14 October 2009. Curator Anthea Gunn talks about her research on the colonial settlement of Hobart and the expansion of Van Diemen's Land in the early 1800s, as part of her work on the Creating a Country gallery. Anthea Gunn, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 59:46 no Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/sites-of-memory-symposium/layers-of-significance-reconciliation-place-and-the-acton-peninsula,-canberra https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532497/layers-of-significance-reconc-280809.mp3 Sites of Memory symposium, 1 Date recorded: 28 August 2009. Explores the varying layers of significance of Reconciliation Place and Acton Peninsula in Canberra, both traditional homes of the Ngambri Aboriginal people. The Peninsula was once the site of the Canberra hospital and is now home to the National Museum. Leanne Dempsey, Mandy Doherty, Anne Faris, Professor Amareswar Galla, Paul House, Andrew Smith and Benita Tunks culture, society, museums 148:39 no Tue, 22 Nov 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-from-the-british-museum-lectures/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/533433/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-111016.mp3 A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum, Date recorded: 11 October 2016. What objects from the past reveal about the people who made them and the challenges for museums to preserve and share collections spanning two million years of human history, inspired by the landmark exhibition from the British Museum. British Museum curator Dr Belinda Crerar, author Delia Falconer, author Gideon Haigh and academic and author Clive Hamilton with ABC RN presenter Fran Kelly culture, society, museums 75:18 no Tue, 21 Mar 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/defining-moments-in-postwar-immigration-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532426/defining-moments-in-postwar-i-210916.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , 2 Date recorded: 21 September 2016. How have Australian attitudes toward immigration changed over the decades? In what ways has postwar immigration contributed to and changed Australia? Part of the Defining Moments in Australian History project. Race Discrimination Commissioner Dr Tim Soutphommasane, former immigration minister Amanda Vanstone, media executive Marina Go, cultural consultant Tasneem Chopra and historian Frank Bongiorno with ABC RN presenter Paul Barclay culture, society, museums 70:57 no Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-jim-enote-keynote-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529333/new-encounters-jim-enote-keyn-180316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, 6 Date recorded: 18 March 2016. Zuni tribal member and museum director Jim Enote on his life working in cultural heritage in terms of seasons, and the current flowering of ideas and practices planted many years ago. Jim Enote, Director, A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Centre, New Mexico culture, society, museums 26:12 no Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-public-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529687/new-encounters-public-panel-d-160316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, 3 Date recorded: 16 March 2016. Distinguished First Nations people from Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Australia discuss the negotiation between their traditions and their place in the modern world. What role do museums and artefacts have in this negotiation? Dr Richard West Jr, Professor Paul Tapsell, Dr Dawn Casey, Dr Richard Luarkie and Associate Professor David Garneau with ABC presenter Geraldine Doogue culture, society, museums 49:30 no Tue, 19 Sep 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-from-the-british-museum-lectures/trading-tales-of-the-silk-road https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529646/trading-tales-of-the-silk-roa-181116.mp3 A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum, 4 Date recorded: 18 November 2016. The story of the Silk Roads from prehistory to the Han and Roman empires. Professor Alison Betts, University of Sydney culture, society, museums 53:58 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/bach,-emsuite-no.-4-in-e-flat-major-bwv-1010em-c.-1720 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529322/bach-suite-no-4-in-e-flat-maj-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 7 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays the cello made by AE Smith in Sydney in 1953, one of the National Museum's most treasured musical instruments. Movements played: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gavottes I and II, and Gigue. David Pereira culture, society, museums 20:07 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/peter-sculthorpe,-emthrenodyem-1991 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529376/peter-sculthorpe-threnody-199-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 6 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays the cello made by AE Smith in Sydney in 1953, one of the National Museum´s most treasured musical instruments. Dedicated to Stuart Challender. David Pereira culture, society, museums 7:23 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/arvo-part,-emspiegel-im-spiegelem-1978 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529494/arvo-paert-spiegel-im-spiegel-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 5 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays the cello made by AE Smith in Sydney in 1953, one of the National Museum´s most treasured musical instruments. This piece was originally for violin and piano. David Pereira culture, society, museums 10:25 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/olivier-messiaen,-emquartet-for-the-end-of-timeem-1942 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529623/olivier-messiaen-quartet-for-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 4 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays one of the National Museum's most treasured musical instruments, the AE Smith cello, accompanied by harpist Alice Giles. David Pereira and Alice Giles culture, society, museums 8:47 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/bach,-emsuite-no.-3-in-c-major-bwv-1009em-c.-1720 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529826/bach-suite-no-3-in-c-major-bw-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 3 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays the cello made by AE Smith in Sydney in 1953, one of the National Museum's most treasured musical instruments. Movements played: Prelude, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Bourrees I and II, and Gigue. David Pereira culture, society, museums 19:31 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/david-pereira,-emunity-is-strengthem-2008 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529911/david-pereira-unity-is-streng-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 2 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays a personal composition on the cello made by AE Smith in Sydney in 1953, one of the National Museum´s most treasured musical instruments. Dedicated to Gabrielle Hyslop and the National Museum. David Pereira culture, society, museums 10:23 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ae-smith-instruments-collection/carl-vine,-eminner-world-for-solo-cello-and-electronicsem-1994 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529940/carl-vine-inner-world-for-sol-171108.mp3 AE Smith instruments collection, 1 Date recorded: 17 November 2008. Renowned Australian cellist David Pereira plays the cello made by AE Smith in Sydney in 1953, one of the National Museum´s most treasured musical instruments. This piece was dedicated to David Pereira. David Pereira culture, society, museums 13:23 no Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/sites-of-memory-symposium/what-is-a-memory https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529832/what-is-a-memory-280809.mp3 Sites of Memory symposium, 3 Date recorded: 28 August 2009. Historians Mike Pickering, Paul Pickering and Peter Stanley join psychologist Judith Slee in a discussion about memory, how it is defined, measured and understood, and why it is sometimes contested. Dr Judith Slee, Dr Mike Pickering, Professor Paul Pickering and Dr Peter Stanley culture, society, museums 84:17 no Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/sites-of-memory-symposium/memorials-and-sacred-sites https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/532387/memorials-and-sacred-sites-280809.mp3 Sites of Memory symposium, 2 Date recorded: 28 August 2009. The spiritual significance and memorialisation of place are explored by archaeologist Claire Smith, examining Aboriginal sacred sites, and by historian Peter Stanley's research into the Mont St Quentin battlefield. Professor Claire Smith, Flinders University and Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 62:37 no Tue, 19 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/plain-of-jars-laos https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/612206/plain-of-jars-laos.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, Date recorded: 21 November 2018. Associate Professor Dougald O’Reilly shares insights from his research on the Plain of Jars in central Laos. Dougald O'Reilly culture, society, museums 59:30 no Tue, 18 Dec 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/black-mist-exhibition-symposium https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/595099/20181017-Black-Mist-Forum-TnT.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 17 October 2018. Expert panellists examine the current situation on global security. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Black Mist Burnt Country. Jody Broun, John Carlson, Stephan Fruhling, Humphrey McQueen, Richard Tanter, Ramesh Thakur, Bernhard Zimburg culture, society, museums 146:37 no Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/irish-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/528951/irish-in-australia-150309.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 13 Date recorded: 15 March 2009. Researcher, author and Irishman Richard Reid and photographer Brendon Kelson examine the role of the Irish in Australia, to be featured in a forthcoming National Museum book, The Scattered Children of St Patrick. Dr Richard Reid, National Museum of Australia and Brendon Kelson culture, society, museums 68:21 no Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/environmental-history-beyond-the-ivory-tower https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528997/environmental-history-beyond-291008.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 11 Date recorded: 29 October 2008. Environmental historian Libby Robin talks about the uses of environmental history in museums in Australia and New Zealand as a bridge between the traditions of natural and social history. Dr Libby Robin, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 39:02 no Tue, 17 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/weekend-of-ideas/a-life-in-dictionaries https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/532421/a-life-in-dictionaries-200310.mp3 Weekend of Ideas, 2 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Bruce Moore describes how his life in dictionaries, and in Australian English, began when he was teaching army cadets old and middle English languages. Dr Bruce Moore, Australian National Dictionary Centre culture, society, museums 37:50 no Tue, 17 Apr 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/the-tuggeranong-schoolhouse-museum https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529825/the-tuggeranong-schoolhouse-m-200917.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, 3 Date recorded: 20 September 2017. Archaeological finds and stories from the Tuggeranong Schoolhouse in Canberra's south, from its evolution in the 1870s to its time as private residence and museum. Storyteller and curator Elizabeth Burness culture, society, museums 72:18 no Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/the-hybrid-economy-as-political-project https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/528775/the-hybrid-economy-as-politic-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 38 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Altman introduces his conceptual framework 'the hybrid economy', devised as a means to overcome the binary between market/non-market and to explore alternative ways of understanding and practising 'development'. Professor Jon Altman, Australian National University culture, society, museums 44:39 no Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/indigenous-modes-of-exchange-and-participation-in-the-indonesian-trepang-industry https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528781/indigenous-modes-of-exchange-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 36 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Daryl Guse discusses archaeological research in north-western Arnhem Land that indicates early Indigenous participation in and trade with the Indonesian trepang maritime industry, and the adaptability of Indigenous coastal communities. Daryl Guse, Australian National University culture, society, museums 18:51 no Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/launch-of-emcollecting-culturesem-a-book-about-the-1948-expedition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/528987/launch-of-collecting-cultures-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 12 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Craddock Morton, Director of the National Museum of Australia, introduces, contextualises and launches the book by Sally K May: Collecting Cultures: Myth, Politics and Collaboration in the 1948 Arnhem Land Expedition Craddock Morton, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 15:05 no Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/september-11-museums-spontaneous-memorial-history https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0015/533103/september-11-museums-spontane-130910.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 September 2010. James Gardner discusses museum responses to the spontaneous memorials following the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the US. He looks at tensions between memorialising, collecting and interpreting historic events. Also forthcoming in Grassroots Memorials. James Gardner, National Museum of American History, Washington DC culture, society, museums 80:48 no Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/remembering-fred-hollows https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/533149/remembering-fred-hollows-200516.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 20 May 2016. Recollections of surgeon and humanitarian Fred Hollows and his work to improve health in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, on the 40th anniversary of the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program. David Arnold, Jude Barlow, Gordon Briscoe, Trevor Buzzacott, Brian Doolan, Gabi Hollows, Michael Loebenstein, Ray Martin, Rose Murray culture, society, museums 79:23 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/our-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/752524/17_Our-Land.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 17 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A protest placard used at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 9:24 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/hidden-past https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/752534/18_Hidden-Past.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 18 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A yellow Swansea bicycle used by Darrell Hick on Rottnest Island and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 9:17 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/dan-tre https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/752536/12_Dan-Tre.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 12 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A bamboo musical instrument crafted by Vietnamese migrant Minh Tam Nguyen and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 7:53 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/desperation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/752537/13_Desperation.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 13 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A lifebuoy from the MV 'Tampa' and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 7:55 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/love-and-forgiveness https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/752557/05_Love-and-Forgiveness.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 5 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A small, gold locket with a portrait of boxer Les Darcy and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 7:48 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/song-for-the-road https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/752594/06_Song-For-The-Road.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 6 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. The Museum’s Holden Prototype No. 1 car, its history and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 8:31 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/freds-vision https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/752631/07_Freds-Vision.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 7 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A case of trial frames and lenses used by Professor Fred Hollows, which inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 6:44 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/stolen https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/752728/08_Stolen.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 8 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A gate from the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home and how this object inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 10:14 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/southern-sky https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/752741/03_Southern-Sky.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 3 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. An 1880s Grubb refractor telescope from the National Museum's collection and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 7:02 no Tue, 09 Mar 2021 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/journey-women https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/752742/04_Journey-Women.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 4 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. The 1973 painting 'Story of the Women’s Camp and the Origin of Damper' by Anatjari Tjakamarra and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 7:49 no Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/force-for-good-how-indigenous-australians-have-enriched-football https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/533432/force-for-good-how-indigenous-150909.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 15 September 2009. This is a forum on how Indigenous Australians have enriched Australian Rules football, and the social significance of their participation. Speakers include players, academics and sports commentators. Che Cockatoo-Collins, Dr Sean Gorman, John Harms, and Dr David Headon culture, society, museums 143:57 no Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/aboriginal-treasures-at-the-vatican https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/532890/aboriginal-treasures-at-the-v-011210.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 1 December 2010. Margo talks about the new exhibition of Aboriginal artworks sent from Catholic missions in the north and west of Australia to the Vatican that recently opened at the Vatican's Ethnological Museum and coincided with the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop. Dr Margo Neale, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 46:07 no Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/mutukayi-motor-cars-and-papunya-painting https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/533215/mutukayi-motor-cars-and-papun-021207.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 2 December 2007. The sometimes life-changing, occasionally hilarious and always vital role of the mutukayi - or motor car - in the history of the people of Australia's Western Desert is explored by an expert panel with firsthand Papunya experience. Vivien Johnson, John Kean, Jeremy Long and Dr Peter Thorley culture, society, museums 63:09 no Tue, 07 Sep 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/albert-namatjira,-camels-and-cars-the-evolution-of-indigenous-art-economies-in-central-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528792/albert-namatjira-camels-and-c-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 29 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Alison French considers the role of camels and cars in the evolution of Namatjira's art and the ways they fostered and sustained both the practice of art as well as myths and stereotypes that position artists and the economic values of their art. Alison French, Australian National University culture, society, museums 24:52 no Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/vaka-moana-series/ocean-crossings-the-material-traces-of-voyaging https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529508/ocean-crossings-the-material-260809.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 5 Date recorded: 22 July 2009. Contemporary perspectives on Pacific Islander voyaging, investigating archaeological evidence and museum displays from Pacific scholars Kylie Moloney, Melanie Van Olffen and Matthew Spriggs. Kylie Moloney, Melanie Van Olffen and Matthew Spriggs culture, society, museums 87:39 no Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/recycled-water-discussion-a-nice-drop/the-science-of-recycling-water https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529680/the-science-of-recycling-wate-200310.mp3 Recycled water discussion: a nice drop, 4 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Simon Toze explains various processes for recycling water, the kinds of chemicals that appear in water (such as pharmaceuticals, oestrogen and plasticisers) and makes a case for drinking recycled water. Dr Simon Toze, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation culture, society, museums 13:45 no Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/recycled-water-discussion-a-nice-drop/public-opinion-on-recycled-water https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529708/public-opinion-on-recycled-wa-200310.mp3 Recycled water discussion: a nice drop, 3 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Kelly Fielding gauges the levels of support for and opposition to recycling water for human consumption, and explores the reasons behind each position. Dr Kelly Fielding, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation culture, society, museums 13:06 no Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/recycled-water-discussion-a-nice-drop/the-case-against-recycling-water-for-drinking https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529876/the-case-against-recycling-wa-200310.mp3 Recycled water discussion: a nice drop, 2 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Peter Collignon explains why he believes that recycling water is a bad idea - particularly where there are other options - for various reasons including the health risks. Dr Peter Collignon, Canberra Hospital culture, society, museums 18:42 no Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/recycled-water-discussion-a-nice-drop/tasting-and-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529951/tasting-and-discussion-200310.mp3 Recycled water discussion: a nice drop, 1 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Mark Juddery, National Museum of Australia, facilitates the recycled water taste test and discussion among the panellists and audience. Mark Juddery, Dr Simon Toze, Dr Kelly Fielding and Dr Peter Collignon culture, society, museums 41:21 no Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/water-and-the-spirit https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/533045/water-and-the-spirit-040310.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 4 March 2010. John Archer shares his experience of travelling the world recording the stories, legends, myths and rituals of cultures that revere water. John Archer, writer culture, society, museums 77:15 no Tue, 03 Sep 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/long-journey-home-repatriation-symposium/maori-experience-paul-tapsell https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/616382/6-repatriation-paul-tapsell-nma-may2018.mp3 Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium, Date recorded: 7 May 2018. Paul Tapsell describes the importance of understanding cultural beliefs and practices in attitudes towards ancestral remains. Repatriation reflects a responsibility for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to respect both the deceased and future generations. Paul Tapsell culture, society, museums 52:39 no Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/who-you-callin-urban-forum/these-are-modern-dreamtime-stories! https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/529887/these-are-modern-dreamtime-st-060707.mp3 Who You Callin’ Urban? forum, 2 Date recorded: 6 July 2007. The ways the 'active' Indigenous voice has changed the representation of Indigenous cultures from urban areas in museums and keeping places is explored by Indigenous artist Gordon Syron, poet Sam Wagan Watson and writer Stephen Hagan. Stephen Hagan, Gordon Syron and Sam Wagan Watson culture, society, museums 95:02 no Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/who-you-callin-urban-forum/writing-onto-public-record-our-stories https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0013/530023/writing-onto-public-record-ou-060707.mp3 Who You Callin’ Urban? forum, 1 Date recorded: 6 July 2007. An exploration of the term 'urban', whether it is an appropriate reference for Indigenous people living in Australian cities, and the many ways Indigenous culture is expressed in these environments. Michael Aird, Stephen Hagan, Christine Hansen and Professor Peter Read culture, society, museums 96:49 no Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/who-you-callin-urban-forum/who-you-callin-urban https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532488/who-you-callin-urban-060707.mp3 Who You Callin’ Urban? forum, 3 Date recorded: 6 July 2007. An examination of the expression of Indigenous culture and identity by a dynamic group of contemporary artists and authors. Explores the impact the 'art' movement has had on Indigenous people and how cultural material can be 'read' as documentary text. Vernon Ah Kee, Bronwyn Bancroft, Richard Bell, Wesley Enoch and Dr Anita Heiss culture, society, museums 153:05 no Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/captain-james-cook-series/encounters-with-wondrous-things-the-historical-significance-of-the-cook-forster-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529316/encounters-with-wondrous-thin-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 7 Date recorded: 28 July 2006. The historical significance of the Cook-Forster ethnographic collection of the University of Göttingen in Germany is examined by historian Paul Turnbull. Professor Paul Turnbull, Griffith University culture, society, museums 51:17 no Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/captain-james-cook-series/discovering-cook-georg-forster-and-the-image-of-captain-cook https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529348/discovering-cook-georg-forste-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 6 Date recorded: 28 July 2006. Curator Nigel Erskine discusses the official account of Captain James Cook's third Pacific voyage, particularly the introductory essay by German naturalist and fellow voyager Georg Forster. Nigel Erskine, Australian National Maritime Museum culture, society, museums 37:37 no Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/captain-james-cook-series/to-attempt-some-new-discoveries-in-that-vast-unknown-tract https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529495/to-attempt-some-new-discoveri-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 5 Date recorded: 28 July 2006. Anthropologist Adrienne Kaeppler outlines the research that has gone into reconstructing the ethnographic collections from Captain James Cook's three Pacific voyages. Professor Adrienne Kaeppler, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, United States culture, society, museums 43:37 no Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/captain-james-cook-series/brushed-with-fame-museological-investments-in-the-cook-voyage-collections https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/530078/brushed-with-fame-museologica-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 1 Date recorded: 28 July 2006. Historian Lissant Bolton considers the nature of Captain James Cook's fame in a museological context and discusses how difficult it is to present artefacts from the Pacific in an exhibition without reference to Cook's three voyages. Lissant Bolton, British Museum, United Kingdom culture, society, museums 42:47 no Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-june-oscar-keynote-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529608/new-encounters-june-oscar-key-170316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, 4 Date recorded: 17 March 2016. Bunuba woman and Indigenous leader June Oscar on the new relationship between Indigenous people and museums and the spirit of reconciliation reawakened by equal partnerships in the exchange of historical truths. June Oscar AO, CEO, Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women’s Resource Centre culture, society, museums 40:45 no Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-richard-west-jr-keynote-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532444/new-encounters-richard-west-j-160316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, 2 Date recorded: 16 March 2016. Cheyenne Arapaho citizen and museum director Richard West Jr on the impact of repatriation legislation on museums and Native communities in the United States and what that experience suggests for museums in the 21st century. Dr Richard West Jr, CEO, Autry Museum of the American West; Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian culture, society, museums 27:02 no Thu, 31 Oct 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/adulation,-fame-and-money-sport-and-celebrity-in-1913 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529065/adulation-fame-and-money-spor-081013.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 10 Date recorded: 8 October 2013. In 1913, just like today, Australia loved its sporting heroes. Victor Trumper, Dally Messenger and Snowy Baker were celebrities and entrepreneurs as well as elite athletes who were starting to realise that sporting glory could be financially rewarding. Dr Guy Hansen, National Library of Australia culture, society, museums 47:23 no Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/songlines-audio-journey https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0015/530124/songlines-audio-journey-150917.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, Date recorded: 15 September 2017. Connect with the Seven Sisters as they travel across the land pursued by a mischievous shape-shifter in this audio tour originally developed for the Songlines exhibition. Contains sexual references. Ursula Yovich, Alison Page and Duncan Smith culture, society, museums 37:45 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/charles-darwin-symposium-welcome-and-introduction https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/528986/charles-darwin-symposium-welc-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 12 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Museum director Craddock Morton launches a symposium for examining and understanding the life and times of Charles Darwin, the impact of his published work and his scientific legacy. Includes an introduction by ABC Radio National science broadcaster Robyn Craddock Morton, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 11:32 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/a-lunatic-idea-british-science-and-evolution-on-the-eve-of-darwins-emorigin-of-speciesem https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529027/a-lunatic-idea-british-scienc-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 11 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Historian Iain McCalman explores the dominant scientific attitudes to ideas of evolution in Britain in the years before Darwin's Origin is published. He explains why evolution was widely regarded as a lunatic theory and was resisted so fiercely. Professor Iain McCalman, University of Sydney culture, society, museums 26:05 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/charles-darwin-his-character-and-convictions https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529037/charles-darwin-his-character-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 10 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Historian Tom Frame explores Charles Darwin's personal profile and describes the impact of his scientific views, his attitudes and opinions on religion. Professor Tom Frame, Charles Sturt University and St Mark's National Theological Centre culture, society, museums 18:58 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/darwins-experiences-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529082/darwins-experiences-in-austra-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 9 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Frank Nicholas from the School of Veterinary Science outlines Charles Darwin's visit to Australia on the HMS Beagle in 1836. What Darwin saw contributed to the wealth of evidence he assembled from around the world showing that species have evolved. Professor Frank Nicholas, University of Sydney culture, society, museums 22:27 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/a-theory-to-work-with-emon-the-origin-of-speciesem-and-its-contemporary-reception https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529234/a-theory-to-work-with-on-the-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 8 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Historian Paul Turnbull summarises Charles Darwin's arguments in Origin, its diverse reception in British and European circles from 1860 to 1900, and how the natural history of humanity came to be envisaged in Darwinian terms. Professor Paul Turnbull, Griffith University culture, society, museums 22:40 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/social-reactions-to-emoriginem https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529254/social-reactions-to-origin-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 7 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Historian Barry Butcher explores the work of four Australians who contributed to the growing corpus of Darwinian science from the 1860s to the 1890s: William Edward Hearn, Robert David Fitzgerald, Walter Baldwin Spencer and Alexander Sutherland. Dr Barry Butcher, Deakin University culture, society, museums 18:38 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/darwin-and-social-darwinism-the-political-use-and-abuse-of-natural-selection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529365/darwin-and-social-darwinism-t-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 6 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Historian Tony Barta examines to what extent Charles Darwin's ideas were misused by others and discusses the tragic effect of Darwinian eugenics in Australia and Germany. Tony Barta, La Trobe University culture, society, museums 20:41 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/human-evolution-fossils-surprising,-fossils-predicted https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529509/human-evolution-fossils-surpr-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 5 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Archaeologist Colin Groves outlines the fossil history of human evolution. He examines how some parts of the human fossil record appear to depict gradual change, while others seem better interpreted by the model of punctuated equilibria. Professor Colin Groves, Australian National University culture, society, museums 30:01 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/evolution-and-creationism https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529584/evolution-and-creationism-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 4 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Theologian Neil Ormerod examines debates over creationism, creation science and intelligent design, and how they muddied the waters of what was held in the Catholic Encyclopedia over 100 years ago regarding the theory of evolution. Professor Neil Ormerod, Australian Catholic University culture, society, museums 19:05 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/evolutionary-change-agriculture-past-present-future https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529720/evolutionary-change-in-agricu-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 3 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. The impact of adaptation and evolution on the development of modern agricultural crops and the use of genetically modified technologies is outlined by evolutionary biologist Jeremy Burdon. Dr Jeremy Burdon, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation culture, society, museums 24:04 no Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/charles-darwin-symposium-closing-address https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529933/charles-darwin-symposium-clos-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 2 Date recorded: 26 February 2009. Science journalist and broadcaster Robyn Williams presents a humorous summary of proceedings from the Charles Darwin symposium. Robyn Williams, ABC Radio National culture, society, museums 12:15 no Thu, 29 Jun 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/defining-moments-1967-referendum-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/532487/defining-moments-1967-referen-240517.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , 3 Date recorded: 24 May 2017. Fifty years after this landmark event, has change truly come for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, or is it coming still? Member for Barton Linda Burney, Prof John Maynard from the University of Newcastle, NPY Women’s Council chief executive Andrea Mason and Aboriginal rights activist Ray Peckham with ABC RN presenter Paul Barclay culture, society, museums 74:08 no Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/afghans-and-aborigines-in-central-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/528793/afghans-and-aborigines-in-cen-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 28 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Philip Jones explores the relations between Aboriginal people and 'Afghans', whose camel trains linked Central Australian outposts with supply centres and markets in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Philip Jones, South Australian Museum culture, society, museums 25:09 no Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/between-locals-interpersonal-histories-and-the-papunya-art-movement https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/528832/between-locals-interpersonal-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 23 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Thorley and Greenslade consider Papunya Tula during the 1970s, as Indigenous art became recognised as fine art, and remote markets developed, shaping the art movement. But local markets persisted, and their effect on the movement warrants further study. Peter Thorley and Andy Greenslade, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 22:58 no Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/small-aboriginal-community-incorporations-on-shifting-ground-a-perspective-from-ltyentye-apurte-community,-santa-teresa https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528848/small-aboriginal-community-in-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 21 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Judy Lovell describes Keringke Arts Aboriginal Incorporation and the effect of the 'Emergency Response' and government reforms; and Ntwerle Aboriginal Incorporation, a new initiative promoting and hosting whitefella leadership training programs. Judy Lovell, University of Canberra (paper co-authored by Camille Dobson and Veronica Dobson) culture, society, museums 24:42 no Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/long-journey-home-repatriation-symposium/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-experiences https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/616357/repatriation-sumner-david-carter-nma-may-2018.mp3 Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium, Date recorded: 7 May 2018. Neil Carter, Lui Ned David and Major Sumner share their histories and experiences, identifying regional differences and similarities in repatriation activities. They state the importance of helping and learning from each other in their work. Neil Carter, Lui Ned David, Major Sumner culture, society, museums 76:05 no Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/long-journey-home-repatriation-symposium/native-hawaiian-experience https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/616362/repatriation-edward-halealoha-ayau-nma-may2018.mp3 Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium, Date recorded: 7 May 2018. Edward Halealoha Ayau talks about the importance of appreciating the spiritual guidance of the ancestors in approaching the repatriation of remains. He discusses the importance of recognising Native Hawaiian cultural values in repatriation activities, and describes some of the positive and negative experiences he has encountered in dealing with collecting institutions. Edward Halealoha Ayau culture, society, museums 32:48 no Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/long-journey-home-repatriation-symposium/ainu-experience-interpretation-by-jeffry-gayman https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/616372/4-repatriation-yuji-shimizu-tsuguo-kuzuno-daiki-kuzuno-nma-may2018.mp3 Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium, Date recorded: 7 May 2018. Elders of the Ainu of Hokkaido in northern Japan, Yuji Shimizu and Tsuguo Kuzuno describe the Ainu experience of having ancestral remains stolen and their fight to have them returned. Tsuguo Kuzuno, Yuji Shimizu culture, society, museums 44:37 no Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/long-journey-home-repatriation-symposium/maori-experience https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/616377/5-repatriation-amber-aranui-nma-may2018.mp3 Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium, Date recorded: 7 May 2018. Amber Aranui discusses the potential for conflict between Maori cultural values and practices and those of Western systems. Aranui describes the emotional experiences for Maori in pursuing the return of ancestral remains and cultural objects. Amber Aranui culture, society, museums 44:35 no Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/long-journey-home-repatriation-symposium/welcome-to-country-and-museum-executive-welcome https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/616387/1-repatriation-symposium-welcome-nma-may2018.mp3 Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium, Date recorded: 7 May 2018. Local Ngunnawal elder, Jude Barlow, provides the Welcome to Country address followed by Mathew Trinca’s opening address. Welcome to Country is a traditional practice in which visitors are both welcomed and given permission to be on the traditional lands of local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people. Jude Barlow, Matthew Trinca culture, society, museums 15:49 no Thu, 29 Aug 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/long-journey-home-repatriation-symposium/general-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/616392/7-repatriation-symposium-general-discussion-may2018.mp3 Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium, Date recorded: 7 May 2018. The Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium ends with a general discussion among the forum’s speakers. Amber Aranui, Edward Halealoha Ayau, Neil Carter, Lui Ned David, Tsuguo Kuzuno, Yuji Shimizu, Major Sumner, Paul Tapsell culture, society, museums 15:02 no Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/future-proofing-arts https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/612363/Songlines-literature-and-art.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 3 Date recorded: 23 February 2018. This session from the Living Songlines symposium explores the relationship between Indigenous storytelling and the ancient stories of other cultures, and the potential for future-proofing songlines. Paola Balla, Paul Collis, Lisa Fuller, Ian McLean, Margo Neale, Matt Poll, Una Rey, Lisa Slade and Jen Webb culture, society, museums 103:06 no Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/future-proofing-technology https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/612364/Songlines-technology.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 2 Date recorded: 23 February 2018. This session from the Living Songlines symposium explores the possibilities of digitising the Dreaming and how songlines work virtually through digital storytelling. Sarah Kenderdine, Margo Neale, Cornel Ozies, Curtis Taylor and Lynette Wallworth culture, society, museums 59:33 no Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/future-proofing-case-studies https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/612365/Songlines-story-case-studies.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 1 Date recorded: 23 February 2018. This session from the Living Songlines symposium begins with the Songlines/em> exhibition and its relationship to future-proofing songlines, and continues to explore these questions in detail. John Bradley, Scott Cane, Kim Mahood, Margo Neale and Mathew Trinca culture, society, museums 118:10 no Thu, 28 Feb 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/conversation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/612366/Songlines-symposium-questions.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 4 Date recorded: 23 February 2018. The Living Songlines symposium ends with a Question and Answer session between panellists and the audience that teases out the key themes and issues of the day’s discussion. John Bradley, Ian McLean, Margo Neale, Matt Poll and Lynette Wallworth culture, society, museums 49:47 no Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/early-curatorial-career-at-the-south-australian-museum https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529328/early-curatorial-career-at-th-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 7 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. Highlights from Bob Edwards' fieldwork, collecting Aboriginal stone tools and documenting rock art and engravings, and his time at the South Australian Museum in the 1960s-70s. Dr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum culture, society, museums 20:36 no Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/exhibition-launch-emnot-just-ned-a-true-history-of-the-irish-in-australiaem https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/529986/exhibition-launch-not-just-ne-160311.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 1 Date recorded: 16 March 2011. Author Tom Keneally officially launches the National Museum's new exhibition about the Irish contribution to Australia. Includes a performance by the Alan Kelly Quartet and speeches by the Federal Arts Minister and new Irish children's minister. Daniel Gilbert, Simon Crean, Frances Fitzgerald, Tom Keneally and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 37:47 no Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/inside-life-in-childrens-homes-series/life-inside-westbrook-childrens-home,-from-the-perspective-of-a-survivor https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/532406/life-inside-westbrook-childre-010911.mp3 Inside: Life in Children’s Homes series, 2 Date recorded: 1 September 2011. Al Fletcher discusses with Adele Chynoweth his experiences at Westbrook as told to Cheryl Jorgensen in Brutal: surviving Westbrook Boys Home. His story is one of many that will be included in the upcoming exhibition Inside: Life in Children's Homes. Alfred Fletcher and Adele Chynoweth culture, society, museums 55:34 no Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/exhibition-launch-a-new-horizon-contemporary-chinese-art https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/533272/exhibition-launch-a-new-horiz-290911.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 29 September 2011. Fan Di'an, Director of the National Art Museum of China, Chen Yuming, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China and Dennis Richardson, Secretary to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, open the exhibition that examines Chinese art since 1949. Fan Di'an, Chen Yuming, Dennis Richardson and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 44:11 no Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-dr-sue-packer-am https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528926/landmark-women-dr-sue-packer-171014.mp3 Landmark Women, 14 Date recorded: 17 October 2014. Paediatrician Sue Packer talks about her work to improve the lives of children and her role chairing the Mr Fluffy asbestos expert reference group. Dr Sue Packer AM, Child at Risk Assessment Unit, Canberra Hospital culture, society, museums 59:53 no Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/between-the-lines https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529306/between-the-lines-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 7 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. Warlpiri Drawings curator Melinda Hinkson discusses the portrait sketches in Andrew Sayers' book and explains how they signify moments of intimacy and cross-cultural relationships. Dr Melinda Hinkson, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University culture, society, museums 25:04 no Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/spearing-fish,-turtle-and-swan https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529458/spearing-fish-turtle-and-swan-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 5 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. Andrew revisits how the book came into being and discusses some new questions in relation to artist Tommy McRae. Andrew Sayers, AM, author of Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century culture, society, museums 21:33 no Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/panga-a-paakantye-draughtsman-on-the-paroo-in-the-1870s https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529657/panga-a-paakantye-draughtsman-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 4 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. David talks about the collections of pastoralist Frederic Bonney, including the remarkable drawings of Panga, whose work is a valuable record of life on the Paroo River from an Indigenous stationhand with traditional knowledge. Dr David Hansen, Senior Researcher, Sotheby's Australia culture, society, museums 18:51 no Thu, 27 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/drawing-life-warlpiri-lines-on-a-changing-world https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/533262/drawing-life-warlpiri-lines-o-151014.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 15 October 2014. Anthropologist and curator Melinda Hinkson reflects on the process of introducing an important collection of crayon drawings, six decades after they were made, to the descendants of their makers in the Northern Territory. Dr Melinda Hinkson, School of Archaeology and Anthropology, Australian National University culture, society, museums 61:33 no Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/the-national-museum-of-ireland-an-ideological-history https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529349/the-national-museum-of-irelan-010711.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 6 Date recorded: 1 July 2011. Pat Cooke discusses the history and evolution of the National Museum of Ireland in the context of the material culture of Ireland in modern times. Pat Cooke, School of Art History and Cultural History, National University of Ireland culture, society, museums 71:50 no Thu, 24 May 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/in-conversation-with-the-hon-john-howard https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/579639/in-conversation-with-the-hon-070318.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , Date recorded: 7 March 2018. A reflection on the history of liberalism in Australia, from prime minister Alfred Deakin to prime minister John Howard, and a discussion on Defining Moments in Australian history. Former prime minister John Howard, Howard Library director Professor Tom Frame and National Museum director Mathew Trinca culture, society, museums 61:20 no Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/beneath-the-billabongs-the-scientific-legacy-of-robert-rush-miller https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/528912/beneath-the-billabongs-the-sc-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 15 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Robert Rush Miller was one of the youngest members of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land. Miller's son, Gifford Miller, and son-in-law, Robert Cashner, provide insight into his life and work. Gifford Miller and Robert Cashner culture, society, museums 34:52 no Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/gallery-launch-landmarks-people-and-places-across-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/533327/gallery-launch-landmarks-peop-030611.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 3 June 2011. Senior Curator Kirsten Wehner introduces the new National Museum gallery exploring a broad history of Australia through stories of places and their peoples. Dr Kirsten Wehner, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 14:17 no Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-david-garneau-keynote-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529266/new-encounters-david-garneau-180316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, 7 Date recorded: 18 March 2016. Métis artist and academic David Garneau's 'From artefact necropolis to living rooms: Indigenous and at home in non-colonial museums', on the importance of First Nation peoples working in museums to influence how they are understood and represented. Associate Professor David Garneau, Fine Arts, University of Regina, Saskatchewan culture, society, museums 35:22 no Thu, 22 Sep 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/defining-moments-in-sports-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532498/defining-moments-in-sports-pa-180816.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , 1 Date recorded: 18 August 2016. What Australia's love of sport says about us a nation, how it has shaped our culture and whether sport is a vehicle for social change. Part of the Defining Moments in Australian History project. Wallaroo rugby union player Louise Burrows, author John Harms, Australian Rugby League Commissioner Dr Chris Sarra, former Matildas player Sally Shipard and Olympic swimmer Christian Sprenger with ABC RN presenter Paul Barclay culture, society, museums 88:01 no Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/a-few-of-my-favourite-things-some-objects-from-the-emnot-just-nedem-exhibition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529613/a-few-of-my-favourite-things-010711.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 4 Date recorded: 1 July 2011. Richard Reid, senior curator of the Not Just Ned exhibition, tells some stories and presents a few of his favourite objects from the exhibition to open the 18th Australasian Irish Studies conference: The Irish in Australia 1788 to the present. Dr Richard Reid and Andrew Sayers, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 71:12 no Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/platform-conversations/how-ethical-is-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529932/how-ethical-is-australia-150711.mp3 Platform conversations, 2 Date recorded: 15 July 2011. Peter Singer is Australia´s best-known philosopher. Once labelled the most dangerous man on the planet, in this lecture facilitated by Jenny Brockie, he examines how well Australia is performing as a global citizen. Peter Singer culture, society, museums 103:50 no Thu, 22 Jan 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/spirited-exhibition-lecture-series/equitation-science-understanding-how-horses-think-and-learn https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/529788/equitation-science-understand-141114.mp3 Spirited lecture series, 3 Date recorded: 14 November 2014. International Society for Equitation Science co-founder Paul McGreevy discusses his approach to understanding how horses think and learn, as well as his work as a scientific adviser in the development of the exhibition Spirited: Australia's horse story. Professor Paul McGreevy, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney culture, society, museums 60:40 no Thu, 21 May 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-felicity-packard https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/528876/landmark-women-felicity-packa-170415.mp3 Landmark Women, 18 Date recorded: 17 April 2015. Felicity talks about her personal journey producing the Anzac Girls television series and the many unknown great deeds of women in the Great War. Felicity Packard, screenwriter and lecturer, University of Canberra culture, society, museums 60:30 no Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/archaeology-of-lake-george https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529515/archaeology-of-lake-george-151117.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, 5 Date recorded: 15 November 2017. Anthropologist Amy Way examines the human occupation and environmental prehistory of Lake George, a massive, resource-rich, upland freshwater lake that is unique in Australia, in an attempt to discover more about prehistoric foraging. Amy Way culture, society, museums 57:52 no Thu, 21 Dec 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/failures,-disasters,-fractures-and-lithic-technology https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529618/failures-disasters-fractures-181017.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, 04 Date recorded: 18 October 2017. The lessons learnt from shipwrecks, collapsed buildings and disasters such as the Avianca air crash are surprisingly useful for understanding how prehistoric artisans produced flaked stone tools. Archaeologist Dr Oliver Macgregor culture, society, museums 98:44 no Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/bob-edwards-museums-and-archaeology https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529541/bob-edwards-museums-and-archa-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 5 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. An esteemed panel discusses Bob Edwards' impact in the fields of archaeology, anthropology, museums and museum management. John Mulvaney, Mike Smith, Dick Kimber, Nic Peterson, Robin Hirst and Dr Philip Jones culture, society, museums 79:33 no Thu, 19 Dec 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-caring-for-your-watercolours-and-paintings https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529174/door-to-store-caring-for-your-151113.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 8 Date recorded: 15 November 2013. Vicki Humphrey, Head of Conservation at the National Museum of Australia, shares best practice techniques in working with and handling watercolour and oil-based paintings. Vicki Humphrey, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 47:54 no Thu, 18 Nov 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/the-melbourne-cup-150-years-of-history https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529009/the-melbourne-cup-150-years-o-101110.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 11 Date recorded: 10 November 2010. The first Tuesday in November this year sees the running of the 150th Melbourne Cup. Curator Isa Menzies gives an insight into the race that stops the nation: from the glitz and glamour to the seamy underside of horseracing in Australia. Isa Menzies, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 28:19 no Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-michelle-hetherington https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/528919/landmark-women-michelle-hethe-211114.mp3 Landmark Women, 15 Date recorded: 21 November 2014. Curator Michelle Hetherington discusses her life and her work researching and developing major exhibitions for the National Library of Australia and National Museum of Australia. Michelle Hetherington, Senior Curator, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 49:39 no Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/janet-on-the-spot https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528980/janet-on-the-spot-230808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 12 Date recorded: 23 August 2008. Renowned art collector Janet Holmes à Court discusses the deeply moving work of Aboriginal artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye with National Museum curator Margo Neale. Janet Holmes à Court and Dr Margo Neale culture, society, museums 71:49 no Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/charles-darwin-series/darwin-exhibition-opening https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/530077/darwin-exhibition-opening-091208.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 1 Date recorded: 9 December 2008. Writer, lawyer and former science minister Barry Jones opens the Charles Darwin exhibition at the National Museum of Australia. Dr Barry Jones culture, society, museums 31:22 no Thu, 16 Apr 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-heather-reid-am https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528889/landmark-women-heather-reid-a-200315.mp3 Landmark Women, 17 Date recorded: 20 March 2015. Heather talks about the evolution of women's involvement in soccer, her childhood in the Snowy Mountains and almost 40 years working in sports administration. Heather Reid, chief executive officer of the ACT Football Federation and Canberra United Football Club culture, society, museums 53:52 no Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/matthew-spriggs-archaeology-dna-pacific-peoples https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0015/615300/canberra-archaeological-society-matthew-spriggs-audio-on-demand.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, Date recorded: 20 February 2019. Professor Matthew Spriggs talks about the ancient DNA ‘revolution’ and how it is rapidly changing our understanding of past human movements. Matthew Spriggs culture, society, museums 96:28 no Thu, 14 Mar 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/so-that-you-might-know-each-other-faith-and-culture-in-islam/sam-bowker-islamic-art-lecture https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0018/616050/islamic-art-sam-bowker-audio-on-demand.mp3 ‘So That You Might Know Each Other’: Faith and Culture in Islam, Date recorded: 5 July 2018. Lecturer in art history and visual culture at Charles Sturt University, Dr Sam Bowker outlines some of the complications that situate 'Islamic' art as a challenging and global field. Sam Bowker culture, society, museums 58:15 no Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/a-portrait-of-mike-smith https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529422/a-portrait-of-mike-smith-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 6 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. Artist Jo Bertini talks about her portrait of her friend and colleague, desert archaeologist Dr Mike Smith. Jo also outlines Mike's great passion for desserts, and presents a book of dessert recipes compiled by his friends. Jo Bertini culture, society, museums 7:08 no Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/paintings-by-mandy-martin https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529636/paintings-by-mandy-martin-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 4 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. Artist Mandy Martin reflects on her work with desert archaeologist Dr Mike Smith. Mandy and Mike worked together in multi-disciplinary teams studying the Puritjarra rock shelter in the Northern Territory and Paruku, or Lake Gregory, in north-eastern Austr Mandy Martin culture, society, museums 6:27 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/a-sum-of-many-parts-the-history-of-the-national-historical-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529113/a-sum-of-many-parts-the-histo-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 9 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Curator Guy Hansen traces the history of the National Museum's National Historical Collection. He argues that the collection is eclectic - that there is no single story but many stories, with various collectors bringing different perspectives. Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 24:52 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/weird-and-wonderful-the-first-objects-of-the-national-historical-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529207/weird-and-wonderful-the-first-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 8 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Libby Robin tells the story of the zoological specimens, collected by Sir Colin MacKenzie, that were among the first objects in the National Museum of Australia's National Historical Collection. Dr Libby Robin, Australian National University culture, society, museums 23:45 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/professionals-and-amateurs-different-histories-of-collecting-in-the-national-ethnographic-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529273/professionals-and-amateurs-di-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 7 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Curator David Kaus provides an overview of the Aboriginal material in the National Museum of Australia's National Historical Collection. David Kaus, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 24:40 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/australias-official-papuan-collection-sir-hubert-murray-and-the-how-and-why-of-a-colonial-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529434/australias-official-papuan-co-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 6 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Sylvia Schaffarczyk reconstructs the history of the Official Papuan collection at the National Museum of Australia and examines Australian collecting in Papua during a key period in the development of anthropology and Australia's colonial interests. Sylvia Schaffarczyk, Australian National University culture, society, museums 19:59 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/life-and-art-relocating-aboriginal-art-and-culture-in-the-museum https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529507/life-and-art-relocating-abori-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 5 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Historian Angela Philp explores Aboriginal art and culture, and the tensions between aesthetics, history and politics that have been critical in the institutional histories of the National Museum of Australia and the National Gallery of Australia. Angela Philp, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies culture, society, museums 35:29 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/singular-or-plural-social-history-and-national-collections https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529585/singular-or-plural-social-his-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 4 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Historian Ian McShane analyses social history as museum theme and practice from 1981 to 2000. Ian McShane, Swinburne University of Technology culture, society, museums 21:37 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/collecting-for-the-future-a-collections-development-plan-for-the-national-historical-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529848/collecting-for-the-future-a-c-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 3 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. Collections and Content General Manager Mathew Trinca outlines the National Museum of Australia's Collections Development Plan, designed to support collecting efforts for five years. Mathew Trinca, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 23:14 no Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2006-series/springfield-transformed-family-collection-into-national-treasure https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529909/springfield-transformed-famil-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 2 Date recorded: 21 March 2006. The history of the Springfield collection, more than 2000 objects from a major rural property near Sydney, is outlined by registrar Carol Cooper. She explores the remarkable family who cared for it and the Museum's work to make this collection available. Carol Cooper, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 31:07 no Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/exhibition-launch-bipotaim-stories-from-the-torres-strait https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/533282/exhibition-launch-bipotaim-st-130911.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 September 2011. Pedro Stephen, mayor of the Torres Shire Council, opens the exhibition of photographs by David Callow complemented by objects from the National Museum's collections that share stories about the lives, culture and identity of Torres Strait Islanders. Pedro Stephen, Agnes Shea, Alisa Duff and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 30:46 no Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/a-tribute-to-dr-robert-edwards-ao-welcome-and-keynote-address https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529219/a-tribute-to-dr-robert-edward-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 8 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. A welcome by Andrew Sayers followed by Neil MacGregor's reflections on Bob Edwards as museum curator, anthropologist and archaeologist, founding director of the Aboriginal Arts Board and exhibitions wheeler and dealer. Andrew Sayers, Director, National Museum of Australia and Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum culture, society, museums 33:01 no Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/bringing-the-worlds-heritage-to-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529843/bringing-the-worlds-heritage-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 3 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. Former National Gallery of Australia director Betty Churcher and art scholar Dr Caroline Turner discuss Bob Edwards' contribution to persuading overseas gallery directors to allow exhibitions of masters to come to Australia. Betty Churcher and Dr Caroline Turner culture, society, museums 29:11 no Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/contributions-from-friends-and-colleagues https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529975/contributions-from-friends-an-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 1 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. The man of the moment, Bob Edwards, responds to messages from friends and colleagues who paid tribute to his work. John Bannon, Michael Treloar, Howard Morphy, Bob Edwards and Peter Stanley culture, society, museums 33:17 no Thu, 12 May 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/a-portrait-of-bob-edwards https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532416/a-portrait-of-bob-edwards-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 2 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. A discussion on John Elliott's portrait of Bob Edwards at the National Portrait Gallery and how it portrays elements of Bob's character, including his cultural diplomacy and advocacy for Australia's Indigenous people. Doug Hall, Commissioner for the Venice Biennale and former Director, Queensland Art Gallery culture, society, museums 14:10 no Thu, 12 Mar 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-julie-nichols-and-rachel-evangelou https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/528901/landmark-women-julie-nichols-200215.mp3 Landmark Women, 16 Date recorded: 20 February 2015. Handmade Canberra founders Julie Nichols and Rachel Evangelou discuss their creative passions and the business and markets they inspired. Julie Nichols and Rachel Evangelou, Handmade Canberra culture, society, museums 49:12 no Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/mabo-20-years-on-a-celebration https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/533139/mabo-20-years-on-a-celebratio-300512.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 30 May 2012. Members of the community and politicians celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Mabo High Court decision on 3 June 1992 which recognised that Eddie Koiki Mabo and others held native title to land on Mer (Murray Island) in the Torres Strait. Gail Mabo, Tom Calma, Leah Armstrong, Rod Little, Agnes Shea, Jenny Macklin and Samantha Faulkner culture, society, museums 36:56 no Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/weekend-of-ideas/living-language https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/530056/living-language-200310.mp3 Weekend of Ideas, 1 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Susan Butler and Roly Sussex discuss the idea that a living Australian English is all about change and infiltration by 'multiple, parallel streams' as spoken by Aboriginal people, Southern European migrants, English-speakers in other countries and so on. Susan Butler, Macquarie Dictionary, and Roly Sussex, University of Queensland culture, society, museums 53:27 no Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/public-conversation-bowled-over-by-gideon-haigh https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/533179/public-conversation-bowled-ov-200610.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 20 June 2010. Journalist, acclaimed cricket historian and devoted club cricketer Gideon Haigh and sportswriter John Harms explore the changing value of the baggy green and its significance as a symbol of Australia. Gideon Haigh and John Harms culture, society, museums 92:12 no Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/symbols-of-australia-public-forum-with-rod-quantock https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/533389/symbols-of-australia-public-f-040610.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 4 June 2010. Join comedian Rod Quantock, historians and other writers for an entertaining, provocative and controversial look at Australia's best-loved symbols -- from the quirky to the official, and those with the power to make a nation. Melissa Harper, Shino Konishi, Rod Quantock, Peter Spearritt, Linda Thompson and Richard White culture, society, museums 111:00 no Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/the-identity-game-or-how-irish-is-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529255/the-identity-game-or-how-iris-020711.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 7 Date recorded: 2 July 2011. Shane begins by singing lyrics about Ned Kelly written to the The Patriot Game that he wrote for the centenary of the Ned Kelly's execution in which he drew a connection between that event, Armistice Day and the dismissal of the Whitlam government. Shane Carmody, State Library of Victoria culture, society, museums 61:01 no Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/contemporary-chinese-art https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/532967/contemporary-chinese-art-300911.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 30 September 2011. Fan Di'an, a leading figure in Chinese contemporary art, provided an introduction to the A New Horizon exhibition and discussed Chinese art over the past 60 years, including significant artists and movements. Fan Di'an, Director, National Art Museum of China culture, society, museums 81:55 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2008-series/showcases-ii-examples-of-material-culture-research-in-museums https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529859/showcases-ii-examples-of-mate-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 2 Date recorded: 30 May 2008. Curators outline examples of material culture research in Australian museums through objects including a wall-hanging crafted in a refugee camp, a military jacket, a wool collection, mining models and Australian Inland Mission Frontier Fête material. Matthew Churchward, Dr Ian Coates, Erika Dicker, Karen Schamberger and Craig Wilcox culture, society, museums 93:05 no Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/platform-conversations/constitutional-recognition-so-what https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529953/constitutional-recognition-so-080711.mp3 Platform conversations, 1 Date recorded: 8 July 2011. The inaugural Platform Conversations event was a provocative panel discussion facilitated by David Speers debating whether recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the Australian Constitution will make a meaningful difference to Indigenous Mal Brough, Professor Garth Nettheim and Alison Page culture, society, museums 97:56 no Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/always-anangu-always-enterprising https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/528787/always-anangu-always-enterpri-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 32 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Alan O'Connor examines Anangu involvement in economic life from early records pre-contact, through the establishment of the mission Ernabella, in 1937, when dingo scalps were traded for flour, tea and sugar, to the enterprises that emerged in the 1970s. Alan O'Connor, University of South Australia culture, society, museums 14:44 no Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/remembering-the-goal https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529071/remembering-the-goal-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 10 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Maryanne McCubbin discusses the development of three strands of collection workers over the past 30 years: curators, collection managers and conservators. Maryanne McCubbin, Museum Victoria culture, society, museums 11:37 no Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/access-all-areas-powerhouse-discovery-centre-case-study https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529185/access-all-areas-powerhouse-d-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 8 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Christopher Snelling provides a case study on how the Powerhouse Discovery Centre and collection stores at Castle Hill have been developed and opened to the public. Christopher Snelling, Powerhouse Museum culture, society, museums 24:03 no Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/centre-for-the-national-museum-of-australia-collections https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529317/centre-for-the-national-museu-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 7 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Greer Gehrt and Eric Archer discuss the development of a business case for a new Centre for the National Museum of Australia Collections that balances passive design and collection management needs. Greer Gehrt and Eric Archer, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 21:57 no Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-julia-newton-howes https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529055/landmark-women-julia-newton-h-270614.mp3 Landmark Women, 10 Date recorded: 27 June 2014. Julia discusses her life and work around themes of poverty, aid and development, gender equality and women's empowerment, and her pursuit of data and evidence as a trained scientist. Dr Julia Newton-Howes AM, Chief Executive Officer, CARE Australia culture, society, museums 52:24 no Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-imagination-series/the-natural-world-as-a-character https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529875/the-natural-world-as-a-charac-240607.mp3 Historical imagination series, 2 Date recorded: 24 June 2007. Environmental historian Libby Robin and novelist Nicholas Drayson share an interest in nature and the history of science and discovery. They explore the dynamic relationship between historical evidence, recollections and the reconstruction of the past. Nicholas Drayson, novelist and Dr Libby Robin, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 82:31 no Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/what-the-melbourne-cup-means-to-me https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529849/what-the-melbourne-cup-means-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 2 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. Hear what the Melbourne Cup means to the owner of a cup winner, the first female trainer to win both the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups, the grandson of the inaugural Melbourne Cup winning trainer, and a former jockey who has won the Melbourne Cup twice. Wendy Green, Sheila Laxon, Mark de Mestre and John Letts in conversation with Bryan Martin culture, society, museums 78:15 no Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/australian-art-and-artists-in-1913 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529670/australian-art-and-artists-in-300413.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 4 Date recorded: 30 April 2013. This lecture highlights the new directions being explored by important Australian artists around 1913 - many of whom are little-known today - and examines the role of arts and crafts in 1913 society and Australian reactions to new art movements in Europe. Andrew Sayers with introduction by Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 54:33 no Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-eleanor-bourke-and-rodney-carter-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/530097/new-encounters-eleanor-bourke-180316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, Date recorded: 18 March 2016. Wergaia woman Eleanor Bourke and Dja Dja Wurrung man Rodney Carter on the rights and responsibilities of traditional owners in Victoria and the fight for the return of cultural materials including a bark etching on show in Encounters. Professor Eleanor Bourke and Rodney Carter, Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council members culture, society, museums 33:52 no Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-greg-lehman-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/530102/new-encounters-greg-lehman-pr-160316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, Date recorded: 16 March 2016. A descendant of the Trawulwuy people of Tasmania, Greg gives a history of the visual representation of Tasmanian Aboriginal people by colonial artists and examines JS Prout's portraits of Aboriginal people at Wybalenna on Flinders Island. Gregory P Lehman, Senior Lecturer, Institute for Koorie Education, Deakin University culture, society, museums 13:13 no Thu, 09 Feb 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-sandy-osullivan-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/530112/new-encounters-sandy-o-sulliv-170316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, Date recorded: 17 March 2016. Wiradjuri academic Sandy O'Sullivan on her research into effective representation and engagement of First Peoples in national museums and the difficulties that some museums have with ideas about identity. Dr Sandy O’Sullivan, Director of the Centre for Collaborative First Nations’ Research, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory culture, society, museums 25:05 no Thu, 08 May 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-carolyn-forster https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529288/landmark-women-carolyn-forste-280314.mp3 Landmark Women, 7 Date recorded: 28 March 2014. Carolyn Forster talks about her work in the Federal Parliament, and with organisations the Children's Medical Research Institute, ACT Heritage Festival and Friends of the National Museum of Australia. Carolyn Forster OAM, Museum Friend and fundraiser culture, society, museums 44:40 no Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/parliament-for-the-people https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/529102/parliament-for-the-people-120510.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 9 Date recorded: 12 May 2010. Curator Jennifer Wilson tells us how Australia's first purpose-built home for the Commonwealth Parliament was opened with suitable pomp and ceremony in Canberra on 9 May 1927. Jennifer Wilson, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 50:16 no Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/barbados-more-than-a-beach https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532993/barbados-more-than-a-beach-150910.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 15 September 2010. Roslyn Russell takes us on a journey through the history of Barbados, from its first parliament in 1639, through the dark days of slavery to the present days. Learn why, with its rich history and culture, Barbados is certainly 'more than a beach'. Roslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 52:28 no Thu, 07 Nov 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-elizabeth-reid https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529593/landmark-women-elizabeth-reid-181013.mp3 Landmark Women, 4 Date recorded: 18 October 2013. Elizabeth is a development practitioner, feminist and academic with a distinguished career in national and international public service and was appointed the world's first advisor on women's affairs by the Labor Government of Gough Whitlam in 1973. Elizabeth Reid AO, Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia culture, society, museums 69:18 no Thu, 06 Dec 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/reflecting-on-anthropocene-day https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/596157/Anthropocene-EDIT-TnT.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 16 July 2018. Panellists discuss a proposed Anthropocene Day on 16 July to reflect on a new geological epoch in which humans now dominate the Earth system. Saul Cunningham, Bradley Opdyke, Joan Leach, Libby Robin, Martha Sear, Will Steffen culture, society, museums 88:33 no Thu, 06 Apr 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-patsy-cameron-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/530107/new-encounters-patsy-cameron-160316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, Date recorded: 16 March 2016. Patsy Cameron grew up on Flinders Island and traces her Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage through her mother's line to four ancestral grandmothers. She examines JS Prout's portraits of Aboriginal people at Wybalenna, Flinders Island, in 1845. Patsy Cameron, artist, writer, Aboriginal Elder and Inaugural member for Tasmania on the National Aboriginal Education Committee culture, society, museums 9:18 no Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/spotlight-conversations-lets-talk-about-ethics https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/811816/spotlight-conversation-ethics.mp3 Uncategorised, Join Egyptologist Dr Melanie Pitkin, bioarchaeologist Professor Ronika Power, and Egyptologist and exhibition curator Dr Daniel Soliman in conversation with National Museum of Australia senior curator Craig Middleton on ethics: coming to terms with the past and collecting for the future. culture, society, museums 86:56 no Thu, 05 Sep 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-louise-page https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/532393/landmark-women-louise-page-160813.mp3 Landmark Women, 2 Date recorded: 16 August 2013. Soprano Louise Page, one of Australia's most highly regarded singers, talks about her work in opera, cabaret, recitals and broadcasts, as well as bringing up her family in Canberra. Louise Page, soprano culture, society, museums 41:29 no Thu, 05 Nov 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-christine-waring https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528827/landmark-women-christine-wari-231015.mp3 Landmark Women, 23 Date recorded: 23 October 2015. Christine describes her love of hats, learning and teaching millinery, opening her studio and working in Australia and overseas. Includes an appraisal of the latest fashion hats and accessories. Christine Waring, milliner culture, society, museums 43:45 no Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/cycling-in-australia-series/is-cycling-normal-the-past,-present-and-future-of-the-bicycle-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529815/is-cycling-normal-the-past-pr-210215.mp3 Cycling in Australia series, 3 Date recorded: 21 February 2015. Curator and cyclist Daniel Oakman explores the history of the bicycle and the resurgence of cycling in Australia and across the world. Daniel Oakman, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 60:47 no Thu, 05 Jul 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/travelling-the-silk-road-public-conversation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0014/533003/travelling-the-silk-road-publ-220612.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 22 June 2012. Ken Parry, ancient history scholar and Silk Road expert, and Sydney Morning Herald journalist Joyce Morgan, co-author of Journeys on the Silk Road, discuss the splendour and history of the Silk Road from before Genghis Khan to today. Dr Ken Parry, Joyce Morgan and Dr Mike Pickering culture, society, museums 69:57 no Thu, 05 Dec 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-ruth-pearce https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529526/landmark-women-ruth-pearce-151113.mp3 Landmark Women, 5 Date recorded: 15 November 2013. Ruth speaks about her diverse and challenging international life as an Australian diplomat that included postings as Australian ambassador to the Solomon Islands, Russia along with accreditation to 12 former Soviet republics, the Philippines and Poland. Ruth Pearce, former Australian diplomat culture, society, museums 67:11 no Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/the-state-of-photography-in-1913-with-historian-helen-ennis https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529387/the-state-of-photography-in-1-250613.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 6 Date recorded: 25 June 2013. Photographic curator, historian and author Helen Ennis discusses the rise of photography in 1913 and its use by professionals, amateurs, ethnographers and scientific explorers, as well as exploring similarities and differences in 100 years of portraiture. Helen Ennis, Australian National University School of Art culture, society, museums 57:48 no Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection-of-hats-and-shoes https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529473/door-to-store-caring-for-your-140313.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 5 Date recorded: 14 March 2013. Techniques for handling, storing and conserving precious textile objects, with demonstrations based on 1913-era hats and shoes, in conjunction with the exhibition Glorious Days: Australia 1913. Kerryn Wagg, Carmela Mollica and Michelle Newton-Edwards, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 44:16 no Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/cycling-in-australia-series/the-human-motor-sir-hubert-opperman-and-endurance-cycling-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529981/the-human-motor-sir-hubert-op-210313.mp3 Cycling in Australia series, 1 Date recorded: 21 March 2013. Hubert Opperman (1904-1996), or 'Oppy' as he was known, was one of the greatest cyclists of his time. Curator Daniel Oakman reflects on why Opperman became a national hero and how his cycling feats transformed popular understandings of human endurance. Daniel Oakman and Kirsten Wehner, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 56:57 no Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/off-the-walls-art-from-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-affairs-agencies-1967-2005-exhibition-launch https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/533077/off-the-walls-art-from-aborig-271011.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 27 October 2011. Peter Yu opens Off the Walls: Art from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Agencies 1967-2005, an exhibition about Indigenous art and the politics and history of a time of great change in Indigenous affairs. Andrew Sayers, Paul House and Peter Yu culture, society, museums 25:13 no Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/australia-speaks/growing-australias-cultural-inheritance https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/778151/australia-speaks-rupert-myer.mp3 Australia Speaks, culture, society, museums 88:43 no Thu, 03 Mar 2022 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/australia-speaks/noel-pearson https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/778161/australia-speaks-noel-pearson.mp3 Australia Speaks, 2 culture, society, museums 72:25 no Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/question-and-answer-session-with-archie-roach-and-friends https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/533169/question-and-answer-session-w-220111.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 22 January 2011. Songman Archie Roach, former AFL star and Indigenous activist Michael Long, and Bill Johnson, whose Indigenous son Louis died tragically, with curator Stephen Munro, answer questions from the audience following the screening of the film Liyarn Ngarn. Bill Johnson, Archie Roach, Michael Long and Stephen Munro culture, society, museums 31:03 no Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/old-masters-exhibition-lecture-series/individual-inspiration-and-social-connection-in-western-arnhem-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529737/individual-inspiration-and-so-050614.mp3 Old Masters lecture series, 3 Date recorded: 5 June 2014. Anthropologist and author Luke Taylor examines how the different schools of bark painting in western Arnhem Land on show in the Old Masters exhibition transformed the way that Yolngu people represent their world. Dr Luke Taylor, Australian National University, with an introduction by Genevieve Jacobs, 666 ABC Canberra culture, society, museums 56:02 no Thu, 03 Jan 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-caring-for-the-saw-doctors-wagon https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0015/530007/door-to-store-caring-for-the-091112.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 1 Date recorded: 9 November 2012. Listen to members of the National Museum Registration team discuss the documentation, photography, uplift and transport that was needed to make the Saw Doctor's wagon, now on display in the Main Hall, a part of the Museum's collection. Sara Kelly, Karen Peterson, George Serras and Ian Cramer, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 57:19 no Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/the-melbourne-cup-is-it-all-about-the-gamble https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529536/the-melbourne-cup-is-it-all-a-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 5 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. Dr Chris McConville combines his great interest in horse racing with his expertise on the history of gambling in Australia to talk the Melbourne Cup from a gambling point of view. Dr Chris McConville, social historian culture, society, museums 24:30 no Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/in-memory-of-malawan-presented-by-ian-dunlop https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/533379/in-memory-of-malawan-presente-050811.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 5 August 2011. Following a screening of In Memory of Malawan, film-makers Ian Dunlop and Pip Deveson discuss the filming of the rituals for the funeral of Aboriginal clan leader Malawan over a two-week period in the early 1970s. Ian Dunlop, Pip Deveson and Dr Peter Thorley culture, society, museums 38:50 no Thu, 01 May 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/old-masters-exhibition-lecture-series/meaning-in-yolngu-bark-paintings https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/532382/meaning-in-yolngu-bark-painti-030414.mp3 Old Masters lecture series, 2 Date recorded: 3 April 2014. Anthropologist Howard Morphy explores the cultural patterns and multi-layered meanings behind the bark paintings on show in Old Masters. Professor Howard Morphy, Australian National University with an introduction by Genevieve Jacobs, 666 ABC Canberra culture, society, museums 57:41 no Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/inside-life-in-childrens-homes-series/eminside-life-in-childrens-homes-and-institutionsem-exhibition-launch https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/530012/inside-life-in-childrens-home-151111.mp3 Inside: Life in Children’s Homes series, 1 Date recorded: 15 November 2011. Actor Jack Thompson makes an impassioned plea for continuing recognition at the Inside exhibition launch, followed by Minister Jenny Macklin and a performance of Eagles Wings written and sung by Christine Harms. Jack Thompson, the Hon. Jenny Macklin, Shane Mortimer, Christine Harms and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 33:44 no Sat, 16 Dec 2023 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/curators-in-conversation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/808834/curators_in_conversation_20231216_edit.mp3 Uncategorised, Join visiting exhibition curator and Egypt expert Dr Daniel Soliman of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities and National Museum of Australia curator Craig Middleton, as they chat with award-winning journalist Emma Macdonald. Dr Daniel Soliman, Craig Middleton, Emma Macdonald culture, society, museums 83:31 no Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/captain-james-cook-series/cook,-his-mission-and-indigenous-australia-a-perspective-on-consequence https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529912/cook-his-mission-and-indigeno-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 2 Date recorded: 28 July 2006. Curator Doreen Mellor examines the life-changing consequences for Australian Indigenous peoples of Captain James Cook's first Pacific journey, and subsequent European settlement, as the background to the story of the Stolen Generations. Doreen Mellor, National Library of Australia culture, society, museums 43:33 no Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/sorting-out-the-irish-immigrants-of-colonial-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529468/sorting-out-the-irish-immigra-010711.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 5 Date recorded: 1 July 2011. Eric Richards examines the reciprocal relationship between Ireland and the Australian colonies and looks at such questions as what characteristics and qualities did Irish immigrants embody and how selectively did the colonies draw on these immigrants. Eric Richards, Flinders University, Adelaide culture, society, museums 64:02 no Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/caring-for-collections-welcome-and-keynote-address https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/528969/caring-for-collections-welcom-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 12 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Philip Jones delivers 'From curation to management: reflections on museum objects', a consideration of how the traditional curatorial role has changed. Dr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum and Louise Douglas, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 28:40 no Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/chasing-shadows-acquiring-and-managing-virtual-collections https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529393/chasing-shadows-acquiring-and-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 6 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Poppy Wenham looks at some of the issues in adapting museum practice to the challenges of born-digital collection material and asks what we need to do to work effectively with virtual collections. Poppy Wenham, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 19:23 no Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/museums-and-open-collections https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529463/museums-and-open-collections-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 5 Date recorded: 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. Mathew Trinca, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 22:10 no Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/a-question-of-significance https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529681/a-question-of-significance-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 4 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Roslyn Russell examines the development of the Significance publication and suggests that the preservation of an object's function in the conservation process is important where the function is an integral part of the object's significance. Roslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 19:11 no Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/restoring-the-royal-daimler https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529860/restoring-the-royal-daimler-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 2 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Conservator David Hallam and curator Guy Hansen discuss the process of restoring the Royal Daimler. David Hallam and Dr Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 17:59 no Mon, 31 Mar 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-catherine-carter https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529359/landmark-women-catherine-cart-140214.mp3 Landmark Women, 6 Date recorded: 14 February 2014. Catherine talks about running the ACT Property Council's operations, policy development and public affairs, and working with people from bureaucrats to builders in a male dominated industry. Catherine Carter, ACT Executive Director, Property Council of Australia culture, society, museums 63:43 no Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/into-the-desert https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529974/into-the-desert-050907.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 1 Date recorded: 5 September 2007. Desert archaeologist Mike Smith on his expedition into the remote southern Simpson Desert in South Australia. Mike recalls the thrill of discovering ancient fossil remains, working with camels and a helicopter rescue for an injured expeditioner. Dr Mike Smith, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 48:35 no Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/clash-of-the-codes-rugby-union-vs-rugby-league https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/533039/clash-of-the-codes-rugby-unio-020308.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 2 March 2008. The relative merits of rugby union and rugby league football are debated by ABC Canberra sports reporter Tim Gavel, Brumbies media manager Nick Smith, Canberra Raiders media manager Ben Pollock and National Museum curator Guy Hansen. Tim Gavel, Guy Hansen, Ben Pollock and Nick Smith culture, society, museums 82:27 no Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/welcome-to-the-heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup-symposium https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529129/welcome-to-the-heart-of-austr-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 9 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. MC for the day Bryan Martin provides a brief background to the Melbourne Cup and Andrew Sayers, the new Director of the National Museum, outlines why the Museum recently declined to lend Phar Lap's heart to Melbourne for the horse's re-assembly. Bryan Martin, racing broadcaster and Andrew Sayers, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 13:31 no Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/150th-running-of-the-melbourne-cup-special-events https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529235/150th-running-of-the-melbourn-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 8 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. Rod Fitzroy, Chairman of the Victoria Racing Club, outlines events taking place during 2010 to mark the 150th Melbourne Cup race, including the launch of a commemorative coin set struck by the Royal Australian Mint and three legacy projects. Rod Fitzroy, Victoria Racing Club culture, society, museums 8:04 no Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/the-melbourne-cup-what-it-means-to-me-and-what-it-means-to-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529323/the-melbourne-cup-what-it-mea-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 7 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. Former Australian political leader and statesman, Andrew Peacock talks about 'chasing a dream' of winning a Melbourne Cup and from his experience describes how, unlike the Melbourne Cup, other great horses race around the world don't stop any nation. Andrew Peacock, co-owner of Leilani, winner of the 1974 Caulfield Cup culture, society, museums 15:03 no Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/where-does-the-melbourne-cup-belong-in-australian-culture-and-why-has-it-endured https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529435/where-does-the-melbourne-cup-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 6 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. To introduce this session Louise Douglas talks about not only Phar Lap's heart but also many other objects associated with the Melbourne Cup in the National Museum of Australia's National Historical Collection. Louise Douglas and Carol Cooper, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 8:56 no Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/the-melbourne-cup-why-has-it-endured-into-the-twenty-first-century-good-luck-or-good-management https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529641/the-melbourne-cup-why-has-it-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 4 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. Rod Fitzroy discusses how it's a little bit of good luck and a lot of good management that has delivered for a century and a half an annual event that so commands the attention of the whole nation as does the Melbourne Cup. Rod Fitzroy, Chairman, Victoria Racing Club culture, society, museums 17:12 no Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/the-melbourne-cup-why https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529726/the-melbourne-cup-why-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 3 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. Having researched written three volumes covering the social and political history of Australian racing, Andrew Lemon has been working as a consultant historian with the Victoria Racing Club and talks about why the Melbourne Cup. Dr Andrew Lemon, Victoria Racing Club culture, society, museums 39:17 no Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/eternity-series/conversation-with-jenny-kee https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529980/conversation-with-jenny-kee-190807.mp3 Eternity series, 1 Date recorded: 19 August 2007. Fashion designer Jenny Kee, whose story features in the National Museum, explains how her chance survival in the Granville Train Crash in Sydney in 1977 became a catalyst for her art, in a conversation with curator and historian Roslyn Russell. Jenny Kee and Roslyn Russell culture, society, museums 60:24 no Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/walyja-family-and-art-history-in-the-canning-stock-route-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/533057/walyja-family-and-art-history-220910.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 22 September 2010. The Canning Stock Route, combined with the concept of Walyja (family), acts as a prism through which it is possible to trace both the human and the subsequent artistic movements that characterised the far Western Desert region in the 20th century. John Carty, The Australian National University culture, society, museums 68:48 no Mon, 29 Jun 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/home-front-exhibition-lecture-series/emthe-water-divinerem-screen-to-page https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529893/the-water-diviner-screen-to-p-110615.mp3 Home Front exhibition lecture series, 2 Date recorded: 11 June 2015. Andrew and Meaghan discuss the inspiration for The Water Diviner, their book which inspired the 2014 film about Gallipoli and grief. With an introduction from Kylie about the Museum's exhibition The Home Front: Australia during the First World War. Andrew Anastasios and Dr Meaghan Wilson-Anastasios, authors, with Kylie Carman-Brown, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 59:02 no Mon, 29 Jul 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/joy-flights-feats-disasters-aviation-national-historical-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/532436/joy-flights-feats-and-disaste-180713.mp3 Uncategorised, 2 Date recorded: 18 July 2013. Curator Jennifer Wilson shares the stories of some rarely-seen aviation objects, from plane parts to photos, to illustrate the realities and romanticism of the foundation-era of Australian aviation. Jennifer Wilson, National Museum of Australia with introduction by Kirsten Wehner culture, society, museums 67:17 no Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/surveyors-at-the-snowline-surveying-the-act-nsw-border-1910-15 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529742/surveyors-at-the-snowline-sur-120413.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 3 Date recorded: 12 April 2013. Canberra historian Matthew Higgins tells a story of adventure and discovery by three young men, Percy Sheaffe, Harry Mouat and Freddie Johnston, working in Australia's rugged mountain country to mark the national capital and its surrounding territory. Matthew Higgins with introduction by David Arnold culture, society, museums 57:47 no Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/critical-undercurrents-a-one-river-symposium/welcome-and-introduction-to-critical-undercurrents-a-emone-riverem-symposium https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529579/welcome-and-introduction-to-c-250813.mp3 Critical Undercurrents a One River symposium, 4 Date recorded: 25 August 2013. Robyn outlines how she conceived One River as a means to recognise and explore Canberra's status as the largest city in the Murray-Darling Basin and then Kirsten outlines how One River has been flowing through the National Museum of Australia. Dr Kirsten Wehner, National Museum of Australia, and Robyn Archer, Creative Director, Centenary of Canberra culture, society, museums 32:37 no Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/stirring-the-pot-women-in-the-business-of-food https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/533415/stirring-the-pot-women-in-the-060311.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 6 March 2011. Women are strongly represented in Australia's food industry as producers, chefs, cookbook authors and creative writers. Chef Janet Jeffs, novelist Marion Halligan and food historians Adele Wessell and Donna Lee Brien explore women's stories about food. Donna Lee Brien, Marion Halligan, Janet Jeffs and Dr Adele Wessell culture, society, museums 105:47 no Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/matthew-flinders-in-the-recherche-archipelago https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529135/matthew-flinders-in-the-reche-140410.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 8 Date recorded: 14 April 2010. Matthew Flinders sailed through the Recherche Archipelago in 1802 and 1803 on board the Investigator. Curator Pip McNaught shares her work developing a Landmarks' exhibit and talks about Matthew Flinders and his cat, Trim. Pip McNaught, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 38:22 no Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/reflections-on-the-day https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0014/530024/reflections-on-the-day-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 1 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Margy Burn from the National Library of Australia, Michael Crayford from the National Maritime Museum and John Greenwood from the University of Canberra review the themes discussed during the day with Louise Douglas from the National Museum of Australia. Margy Burn, Michael Crayford and John Greenwood with Louise Douglas culture, society, museums 60:34 no Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/wrap-up-and-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/530045/wrap-up-and-discussion-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 1 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Ian Keen provides a brief, broad view of the discussions over the two-day conference, its themes and its significance, covering hybrid models, empirical studies and the links between research and practice. Ian Keen, anthropologist culture, society, museums 4:20 no Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/emily-as-located-historian-the-camel-lady-narrates-a-history-of-discovery-without-1788 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529624/emily-as-located-historian-th-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 4 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. Historian Ann McGrath discusses paintings as agents of history, bringing history into the present. She looks at the work of Emily Kame Kngwarreye to investigate how paintings tell different stories depending on where they are presented. Professor Ann McGrath, Australian National University culture, society, museums 40:19 no Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/new-directions https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/530044/new-directions-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 1 Date recorded: 23 August 2008. Chrischona Schmidt examines Emily Kame Kngwarreye's role as painter in the community of Utopia and Gwen Horsfield looks at Australia's participation at the Venice Biennale 1978-2007, where Emily was one of the featured Australian artists. Gwen Horsfield and Chrischona Schmidt, Australian National University culture, society, museums 23:51 no Mon, 27 Aug 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/why-we-love-our-gardens-by-hugh-mackay https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532957/why-we-love-our-gardens-by-hu-110712.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 11 July 2012. Social researcher and author Hugh Mackay explains not only why we become so attached to our gardens but also why we need them in our lives. In this lecture Hugh talks about how gardens and gardening satisfy seven of our most basic human desires. Hugh Mackay, Helen Stevens and Carolyn Forster culture, society, museums 66:34 no Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/settler-economies-and-indigenous-encounters2 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528776/settler-economies-and-indigen-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 37 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Christopher Lloyd explores and discusses the development, meaning, use, and usefulness of the concepts of `conquest´, `hybridity´, and `production regimes´ in the field of research into the history of settler/Indigenous relations and their consequences. Christopher Lloyd, University of New England culture, society, museums 22:45 no Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/animal-spirits-in-the-dreaming-and-the-market-the-economic-development-of-caring-for-country https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529603/animal-spirits-in-the-dreamin-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 4 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Are the Dreaming and the Market mutually exclusive? In economics as in anthropology, 'animal spirits' are understood to influence outcomes. Geoff Buchanan explores the hybrid economy (customary, market and state) in the context of caring for country. Geoff Buchanan, Australian National University culture, society, museums 18:34 no Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/how-can-museums-help-history-teachers https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/533347/how-can-museums-help-history-310310.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 31 March 2010. Dr Peter Stanley, the head of the National Museum's Research Centre, asks teachers 'How can museum historians and curators best support history teachers?' Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 43:01 no Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/the-pigott-inquiry-and-country-museums-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/533083/the-pigott-inquiry-and-countr-131010.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 October 2010. In 1974 a committee, to be chaired by Peter Pigott, was set up to inquire into the state of museums in Australia and in particular the development of small country museums. Anne-Marie will talk about her research into the Pigott committee records. Anne-Marie Condé, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 29:53 no Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/design-inspirations-behind-the-museum-building https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/533246/design-inspirations-behind-th-290409.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 29 April 2009. Sue Dove provides an insight into the design of the National Museum of Australia, discussing the building's aim and function, the influence of other international buildings, contentious design aspects, and the expression of major Australian themes. Sue Dove, Coffey Projects culture, society, museums 33:44 no Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/spirited-exhibition-lecture-series/emspiritedem-behind-the-scenes https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/530018/spirited-behind-the-scenes-180914.mp3 Spirited lecture series, 1 Date recorded: 18 September 2014. Senior curator Martha Sear shared behind the scenes about the two years' work in the making of the National Museum exhibition Spirited: Australia's Horse Story. Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 58:11 no Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/spirited-exhibition-lecture-series/body-and-spirit-australian-horse-welfare https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/532411/body-and-spirit-australian-ho-161014.mp3 Spirited lecture series, 2 Date recorded: 16 October 2014. Curator Jennifer Wilson on the history of horse health and welfare in Australia in conversation with Karen Hood, president of the Heavy Horse Heaven rescue organisation, and Tammy Ven Dange, chief executive officer of the RSPCA in Canberra. Jennifer Wilson, Karen Hood and Tammy Ven Dange with introduction by Martha Sear culture, society, museums 60:09 no Mon, 24 May 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/the-sunshine-harvester https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/529301/the-sunshine-harvester-100310.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 7 Date recorded: 10 March 2010. For many decades, Sunshine Harvester Works was a significant landmark in Sunshine, a suburb in Melbourne's industrial west. Museum curator Leah Bartsch explores research into the stories and objects of Sunshine. Leah Bartsch, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 49:14 no Mon, 23 Sep 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-catriona-jackson https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/530067/landmark-women-catriona-jacks-190713.mp3 Landmark Women, 1 Date recorded: 19 July 2013. Science and Technology Australia chief executive officer Catriona Jackson speaks about her career in politics, public affairs, tertiary education and journalism, in this Friends of the National Museum series. Catriona Jackson, Science and Technology Australia culture, society, museums 72:49 no Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-imagination-series/history-meets-poetry https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529753/history-meets-poetry-041107.mp3 Historical imagination series, 3 Date recorded: 4 November 2007. Poet and writer Sam Wagan Watson, historian and Indigenous biographer Peter Read and National Museum curator Margo Neale discuss Indigenous issues and the intersection between historical research and imagination. Dr Margo Neale, Professor Peter Read and Sam Wagan Watson culture, society, museums 69:57 no Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/fall-of-singapore-symposium/fall-of-singapore-session-one-museums-and-memory https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529782/fall-of-singapore-session-one-301017.mp3 Fall of Singapore symposium, 3 Date recorded: 30 October 2017. Mat Trinca on 'The partnership between the National Museum of Singapore and the National Museum of Australia', Joan Beaumont on 'From 'inexecusable betrayal' to Changi; Australian memories of the fall of Singapore, Priscilla Chua on 'Remembering the fall National Museum of Australia Director Dr Mathew Trinca, historian Professor Joan Beaumont, National Museum of Singapore curator Priscilla Chua and historian Professor Frank Bongiorno culture, society, museums 107:36 no Mon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/fall-of-singapore-symposium/fall-of-singapore-session-two-personal-stories https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532398/fall-of-singapore-session-two-301017.mp3 Fall of Singapore symposium, 2 Date recorded: 30 October 2017. Janda Gooding on 'Broken families: British evacuees to Australia 1941-42' and Garth Connell on 'The blue birds are calling me back home: Aboriginal Australian prisoners of war in Singapore' National Museum of Australia Deputy Director Janda Gooding and Australian War Memorial curator Garth O'Connell culture, society, museums 59:19 no Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/reflecting-on-30-years-in-conservation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529014/reflecting-on-30-years-in-con-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 11 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Eric Archer reflects on the achievements in the conservation professions and the incorporation of conservators into mainstream collections management structures. He also raises the issue of how to open up objects in non-displayed collections. Eric Archer, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 8:37 no Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/a-curatorial-perspective https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529084/a-curatorial-perspective-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 9 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Jennifer Sanders looks at seven themes in the history of curatorial practice: farewell the keepers, age of managerialism, out of the silos into the world, tipping the iceberg, curating in a digital world, telling stories and go beyond the walls. Jennifer Sanders, Museums Australia culture, society, museums 15:41 no Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/photographer-richard-daintrees-glass-plates https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529898/photographer-richard-daintree-101007.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 2 Date recorded: 10 October 2007. A set of ten rare glass plates depicting people and places in north Queensland in the mid-1800s reveal much about pioneering geologist and photographer Richard Daintree and life in the colony, according to curator Martha Sear. Dr Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 52:25 no Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/the-dan-tre-a-musical-migration-story https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/530017/the-dan-tre-a-musical-migrati-080807.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 1 Date recorded: 10 October 2007. An original bamboo musical instrument made by Minh Tam Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee to Australia, illustrates a meeting of European and Asian traditions and a life changed by war, explains curator Jennifer Wilson. Jennifer Wilson, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 20:54 no Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/sinners-saints-and-settlers-book-launch https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/533189/sinners-saints-and-settlers-b-070910.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 7 September 2010. Ms Orla Tunney from the Embassy of Ireland in Canberra launched Sinners, Saints and Settlers: A journey through Irish Australia, a book co-authored by Dr Richard Reid of the National Museum of Australia and photographer Brendon Kelson. Ms Orla Tunney, Brendon Kelson, Dr Richard Reid and Mathew Trinca culture, society, museums 32:02 no Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/stories-of-sadness-and-loss https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529026/stories-of-sadness-and-loss-130609.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 11 Date recorded: 13 June 2009. Collector Peter Lane and curators Laina Hall and Susannah Helman discuss three stories from the Australian Journeys gallery: the emotional drama of convict tokens, Alexander Mussen's redemption on the goldfields and Muriel McPhee's secret trousseau. Laina Hall, Peter Lane and Susannah Helman culture, society, museums 92:06 no Mon, 19 Sep 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-jennifer-kramer-keynote-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529531/new-encounters-jennifer-krame-170316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, 5 Date recorded: 17 March 2016. Jennifer Kramer on 'Indigenous cultural belongings in the museum and the work of figurative repatriation', where museums and First Nations peoples work together to share custodianship of cultural materials. Dr Jennifer Kramer, Curator of the Pacific Northwest, Museum of Anthropology and Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver culture, society, museums 34:55 no Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/landmarks-behind-the-scenes-with-conservators https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/528957/landmarks-behind-the-scenes-w-201011.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 12 Date recorded: 20 October 2011. Following a background to the Landmarks gallery by Daniel Oakman, three of the Museum's conservators shared the techniques and process used to prepare, treat and install the Kenya station windmill, one of the Springfield dresses, and Phar Lap's heart. Ainslie Greiner, Carmela Mollica, Nicki Smith and Daniel Oakman culture, society, museums 76:59 no Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/from-barter-to-award-wages-aboriginal-labour-and-methodist-missions-in-arnhem-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/528895/from-barter-to-award-wages-ab-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 16 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Gwenda Baker traces the history of Aboriginal labour on Methodist missions in Arnhem Land, where award wages led to fewer jobs. While resenting the low wages, some Aborigines see their work on the missions as a highlight of enterprise and achievement. Gwenda Baker, Monash University culture, society, museums 18:55 no Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/the-196869-introduction-of-equal-wages-for-aboriginal-pastoral-workers-in-the-kimberley https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/528913/the-1968-69-introduction-of-e-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 15 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Challenging the idea that equal wages caused mass eviction and unemployment for Aboriginal people, Fiona Skyring looks at other factors such as how government investigations in 1965 and 1966 discouraged station owners from appropriating pension payments. Fiona Skyring, consultant historian culture, society, museums 20:49 no Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/demand-responsive-services-and-culturally-sustainable-enterprise-in-remote-aboriginal-settings https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529076/demand-responsive-services-an-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 9 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. In a good-practice study of where the Dreamtime meets the market, Paul Memmott discusses the Myuma Group (of three Aboriginal corporations) in far west Queensland, which successfully manages the interplay between demand for and supply of service. Paul Memmott, University of Queensland culture, society, museums 22:16 no Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/options-for-developing-a-natural-resource-based-economy-in-arnhem-land-payments-for-environmental-services https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529558/options-for-developing-a-natu-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 5 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Payments for Environmental Services (PES) are used to simultaneously tackle poverty and environmental degradation. Using data from two field sites, Nanni Concu talks about the potential of PES to promote a natural-resource-based economy in Arnhem Land. Nanni Concu, Australian National University culture, society, museums 24:39 no Mon, 19 Aug 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/gone-to-navy-defending-australia,-1913 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529256/gone-to-navy-defending-austra-300713.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 7 Date recorded: 30 July 2013. A lively look at the way Australia gained its navy in 1913, with historians Peter Stanley and David Stevens revealing how the acquisition was much more than just a collection of warships. Dr Peter Stanley, University of New South Wales Canberra, and Dr David Stevens, Sea Power Centre Australia culture, society, museums 66:07 no Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/no-presence-in-the-case-looking-for-tahiti-in-world-museums https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0018/529020/no-presence-in-the-case-looki-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 11 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. The presence of objects from Tahiti in museums across the world is examined by historian Jenny Newell. She discusses the representations of Tahiti over the years and suggests how museums might renew Tahitian exhibitions and collections. Dr Jenny Newell, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 19:56 no Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/objects-to-stories-using-thematic-studies-to-develop-exhibitions-at-volunteer-museums-in-the-port-macquarie-hastings-region https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529167/objects-to-stories-using-them-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 8 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Curator Liz Gillroy discusses the development of exhibitions at volunteer museums in northern New South Wales. She examines methodologies, education, training and support from the wider museum sector. Liz Gillroy, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council culture, society, museums 13:39 no Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/hidden-for-60-years-the-motion-picture-films-of-the-americanaustralian-scientific-expedition-to-arnhem-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529048/hidden-for-60-years-the-motio-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 10 Date recorded: 18 November 2009. Josh Harris describes the rediscovery in the archives of The National Geographic Society of 12,000 feet of film shot by Howell Walker during the 1948 Expedition and the in-depth steps that were taken to preserve and bring the footage back to life. Josh Harris (paper read by Mark Jenkins) culture, society, museums 17:07 no Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/bob-edwards-a-tribute/bob-edwards-from-orchardist-to-ethnographer https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529408/bob-edwards-from-orchardist-t-220311.mp3 Bob Edwards: A tribute, 6 Date recorded: 22 March 2011. Childhood friend Dick Richards provides an insight into Bob Edwards' early years, from growing up on family farms on the Adelaide Plains, to market gardening, the Royal Geographic Society and his anthropological studies. Dick Richards culture, society, museums 10:30 no Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/the-future-of-museum-multimedia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/533302/the-future-of-museum-multimed-260810.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 26 August 2010. This forum, sponsored by Museums Australia ACT branch, outlines the multimedia used in the National Museum of Australia's Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition as part of a broader discussion on the future of museum multimedia. Carol Cartwright, Nicole Ma, Michael Hill and Tikka Wilson culture, society, museums 97:38 no Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/violent-ends https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/533051/violent-ends-the-arts-of-envi-110609.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 11 June 2009. Fears around global warming are explored through different mediums by a group of artists, poets, dancers, singers, scientists, film makers, historians, creative writers and cultural theorists. Professor Deborah Bird Rose, William Fox, Professor Tom Griffiths, Roger Hillman, Mandy Martin, Kate Rigby, Dr Libby Robin, Professor Will Steffen, Dr Carolyn Strange, Thom Van Dooren culture, society, museums 124:40 no Mon, 16 Oct 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/womens-defining-moments-in-australian-history https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529483/womens-defining-moments-in-au-260817.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , 5 Date recorded: 26 August 2017. What role have women played in defining Australian culture and identity? Are we progressing as a nation or are there still areas for improvement in closing the gender gap? Recorded as part of the Canberra Writers Festival. Writer, broadcaster and social commentator Jane Caro; journalist, broadcaster and author Julia Baird; historian Michelle Arrow; and lawyer and constitutional reform expert Shireen Morris; with ABC RN presenter Paul Barclay culture, society, museums 64:48 no Mon, 16 May 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/collectorfest-a-right-royal-celebration https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/532973/collectorfest-a-right-royal-c-130211.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 February 2011. Curator Guy Hansen and passionate royal memorabilia collector Professor Peter Spearritt discuss Australia's fascination with royalty and then showcase five items belonging to collectors from the audience. Guy Hansen and Professor Peter Spearritt culture, society, museums 64:21 no Mon, 16 Jul 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/menagerie-contemporary-indigenous-sculpture-exhibition-opening https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/533093/menagerie-contemporary-indige-120712.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 12 July 2012. Australian Museum director Frank Howarth opens this Object Gallery and Australian Museum touring exhibition, which exposes the richness and breadth of contemporary Indigenous sculpture in Australia through sculptural works depicting a variety of animals. Frank Howarth, Agnes Shea, Alisa Duff and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 28:27 no Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/weekend-of-ideas/bendable-learnings https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529343/bendable-learnings-200310.mp3 Weekend of Ideas, 6 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Don Watson looks at the triumph of modern management-speak and how those who favour the deliberately obscure and the falsely scientific are driving us all nuts. Don Watson, writer culture, society, museums 64:23 no Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/weekend-of-ideas/the-language-of-power-and-persuasion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529793/the-language-of-power-and-per-200310.mp3 Weekend of Ideas, 3 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Julian Burnside reflects on the importance of words in his life as a barrister, an activist, and a writer. Julian Burnside, barrister, activist and writer culture, society, museums 41:15 no Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/the-big-wet-history-art-science-and-community-in-the-desert-channels https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/533357/the-big-wet-history-art-scien-221010.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 22 October 2010. Artist Mandy Martin, historian Libby Robin and zoologist Chris Dickman join Guy Fitzhardinge from Desert Channels Queensland for an insightful discussion that explores partnerships, art and writings about conservation around our desert rivers. Mandy Martin, Libby Robin, Chris Dickman and Guy Fitzhardinge culture, society, museums 78:14 no Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/writing-captain-cook-symposium https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528911/writing-captain-cook-symposiu-170509.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 16 Date recorded: 17 May 2009. Leading writers and historians discuss their recent books on Captain James Cook and explore Australia's continuing fascination with the explorer. Professor Geoffrey Blainey, Jackie French, Susan Hall, Dr Maria Nugent and Martin Terry culture, society, museums 107:04 no Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/before-the-badges,-before-the-t-shirts,-before-the-flag https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0018/532404/before-the-badges-before-the-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 2 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Curator Jay Arthur on the creation of an exhibition on the struggle for Indigenous civil rights from 1920 to 1970 for the National Museum. She examines the notion of the 'untold' story and the challenge in assembling objects to tell this story. Dr Jay Arthur, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 14:03 no Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/part-of-the-feast-the-life-and-legacy-of-val-plumwood https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/533221/part-of-the-feast-the-life-an-070513.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 7 May 2013. In 1985 the Australian environmental philosopher Val Plumwood was almost killed by a saltwater crocodile as she canoed in Kakadu National Park. This forum talks about Plumwood's work and how it helps us understand our place in the world. Gregg Borschmann, Grahame Webb, George Main, Lorraine Shannon, Deborah Bird Rose, Kate Rigby and Kirsten Wehner culture, society, museums 86:03 no Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/word-pictures-cultural-stories-by-william-barak https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529703/word-pictures-cultural-storie-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 3 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. Carol discusses the life and cultural stories of artist William Barak and tries to match the words of Barak to his drawing to recognise his storytelling intent. Carol Cooper, Senior Curatorial Fellow, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 23:27 no Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/remembering-barak https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529865/remembering-barak-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 2 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. As the great-great-niece of William Barak, Aunty Joy is in a unique position to talk about his life and continue his journey through the drawings in Andrew Sayers' book. Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, senior Wurundjeri elder of the Kulin nation in Victoria culture, society, museums 24:50 no Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-diane-kargas-am https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528821/landmark-women-diane-kargas-a-201115.mp3 Landmark Women, 24 Date recorded: 20 November 2015. Diane on family, community, philanthropy, tackling homelessness, supporting carers and charities and making a difference. Diane Kargas, General Manager, Philanthropy Matters culture, society, museums 62:14 no Mon, 14 Dec 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-robyn-hendry https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528854/landmark-women-robyn-hendry-210815.mp3 Landmark Women, 21 Date recorded: 21 August 2015. Robyn on business, tourism, the growth of the capital over 30 years and Canberra career women hitting their stride. Robyn Hendry, Chief Executive Officer, Canberra Business Chamber culture, society, museums 53:53 no Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/into-the-west-torres-strait-islander-railway-workers,-migration-and-belonging https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0018/529200/into-the-west-torres-strait-i-280808.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 8 Date recorded: 28 August 2008. Historian Shino Konishi explores the experiences in the 1960s of young Torres Strait Islander men who moved from the Torres Strait to the Australian mainland to work on railway construction. Dr Shino Konishi, Australian National University culture, society, museums 45:34 no Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/moving-stories-womens-lives,-british-women-and-the-postwar-australian-dream https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529286/moving-stories-womens-lives-b-090708.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 7 Date recorded: 9 July 2008. Oral historian Alistair Thomson explores the experience of migration to Australia in the 1950s and 1960s, through the eyes and life stories of four British women, during his time as a Director's Fellow at the National Museum of Australia. Professor Alistair Thomson, Monash University culture, society, museums 41:47 no Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/100-years-of-rugby-league-in-australia-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/533431/100-years-of-rugby-league-in-110508.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 11 May 2008. The great and controversial moments of 100 years of rugby league in Australia are discussed by sports historians Ian Heads, Sean Fagan and Geoff Armstrong and National Museum curator Guy Hansen. Geoff Armstrong, Guy Hansen, Ian Heads and Sean Fagan culture, society, museums 70:03 no Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/the-art-of-cutting-stone-aboriginal-convict-labour-in-19th-century-new-south-wales-and-van-diemens-land https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528782/the-art-of-cutting-stone-abor-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 35 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. In the first half of the 19th century, at least sixty Aboriginal men from New South Wales were transported as convicts. Kristyn Harman discusses their labours within the convict system, the rationale for putting them to work, and the outcomes. Kristyn Harman, University of Tasmania culture, society, museums 17:58 no Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/weekend-of-ideas/language-and-identity https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529568/language-and-identity-200310.mp3 Weekend of Ideas, 4 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. Jeanie Bell, a Jagera and Dulingbara woman, talks about the importance of language to Indigenous identities, the impact of the forcible loss of language and culture, and the attempts to revive Indigenous languages. Jeanie Bell, Batchelor Institute for Indigenous Tertiary Education culture, society, museums 30:50 no Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2010-series/risk-management-and-light-levels https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529715/risk-management-and-light-lev-140510.mp3 Collections 2010 series, 3 Date recorded: 14 May 2010. Following on from last year's presentation on light levels, Nicki Smith examines the latest developments in risk management and light levels. Nicki Smith, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 22:13 no Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/policy-mismatch-and-aboriginal-art-centres-the-tension-between-economic-independence-and-community-development https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529870/policy-mismatch-and-aborigina-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 2 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Gretchen Stolte talks about Aboriginal art centres, arguing that a centre should be funded in accordance with its engagement with the community, because the more community-building it does, the less money it can make. Gretchen Stolte, Australian National University culture, society, museums 20:13 no Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/love-tokens-performance-and-talk-with-elena-kats-chernin https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/533123/love-tokens-performance-and-t-130510.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 May 2010. Listen to part of Elena Kats-Chernin's 2009 composition Garden of Dreams, inspired by the convict love tokens held in the Museum's collection, performed in the Australian Journeys gallery. Elena Kats-Chernin, composer and performer culture, society, museums 21:08 no Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/kimberley-points-performance-and-talk-with-elena-kats-chernin https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/533236/kimberley-points-performance-130510.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 May 2010. Listen to part of Elena Kats-Chernin's 2009 composition Garden of Dreams, inspired by the Kimberley points display, performed in the First Australians gallery. Elena Kats-Chernin, composer and performer culture, society, museums 28:12 no Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/emterra-incognitoem-no-more-reflecting-on-change https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528808/terra-incognito-no-more-refle-161109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 25 Date recorded: 16 November 2009. At the time of this 'last great expedition', many plants, animals, aspects of human culture were unknown to science. Robyn Williams launches the symposium Barks, Birds and Billabongs with a broad-ranging talk on science since 1948. Robyn Williams, science journalist, presenter and author culture, society, museums 50:32 no Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/the-age-of-stupid-film-screening-and-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/533373/the-age-of-stupid-film-screen-100410.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 10 April 2010. Dr Jenny Newell hosts a public screening of Franny Armstrong's drama documentary about climate change, The Age of Stupid. This audio consists of her introductions and the ensuing discussion led by a climate change scientist and a science communicator. Julian Cribb, Julian Cribb and Associates Science Communicators, and Professor Will Steffan, Australian National University culture, society, museums 56:06 no Mon, 11 Oct 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/exploration-and-endeavour-the-royal-society-of-london-and-the-south-seas-exhibition-launch https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/533292/exploration-and-endeavour-the-140910.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 14 September 2010. Professor Penny Sackett opens the Exploration and Endeavour: The Royal Society of London and the South Seas exhibition to commemorate the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society, the world's oldest scientific academy in continuous existence. Professor Penny Sackett, Chief Scientist, and Andrew Sayers, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 14:37 no Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/critical-undercurrents-a-one-river-symposium/one-river-artists-talks-facilitated-by-dr-george-main https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/572851/one-river-artists-talks-facil-250813.mp3 Critical Undercurrents a One River symposium, 4 Date recorded: 25 August 2013. George Main, a senior curator in the Museum's People and the Environment team, facilitates a second session of talks given by artists who participated in the One River project. Andrew Hull, Vic McEwan and Bill Marsh with Dr George Main culture, society, museums 70:45 no Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/what-was-it-like-a-perspective-on-history-in-museums https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/528950/what-was-it-like-a-perspectiv-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 13 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Museum consultant Brian Crozier considers how material culture might be interpreted by museums for popular rather than academic audiences. He examines the cultural contributions that museums may make in the study of history. Brian Crozier, Crozier Schutt Associates culture, society, museums 17:19 no Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/guna-kinne-and-carmelo-mirabellis-stories https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/529031/guna-kinne-and-carmelo-mirabe-310109.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 10 Date recorded: 31 January 2009. Guna Kinne and Carmelo Mirabelli's stories feature in the National Museum's Australian Journeys gallery. They join curator Karen Schamberger and broadcaster Sylvie Stern in a discussion about their lives in Europe and Australia. Arturs and Guna Kinne, Carmelo Mirabelli, Karen Schamberger and Sylvie Stern culture, society, museums 32:04 no Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/from-flat-things-big-things-grow! https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529428/from-flat-things-big-things-g-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 6 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Elspeth Wishart outlines the challenges facing the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in exhibiting important two-dimensional artefacts. She relates how the museum must balance the needs of visitors with the care of these artefacts, a letter and a flag. Elspeth Wishart, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery culture, society, museums 12:04 no Mon, 11 Jun 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/pride-and-prejudice-the-history-of-lgbtqia-politics-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/576178/pride-and-prejudice-the-histo-010618.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , Date recorded: 1 June 2018. Forty years after the first Sydney mardi gras and months after Australia achieved marriage equality, we consider whether Australia has reached the end of the rainbow. Or has the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights just begun? Michael Kirby AC CMG, Robyn Laverack, Jordan Raskopoulos, Dr Shirleene Robinson, Cathy Van Extel culture, society, museums 86:28 no Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/irish-immigrants-from-australian-records-the-real-keys-to-finding-them-in-ireland https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529760/irish-immigrants-from-austral-290611.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 3 Date recorded: 29 June 2011. In the genealogical rush to return to Ireland and where our ancestors were from, records of their lives in Australia were sometimes overlooked. Perry will outline key documents which provide clues to finding ancestral spots in Ireland. Dr Perry McIntyre, historian and genealogist culture, society, museums 73:58 no Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/ancestry.com.au-where-do-we-start https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532399/ancestrycomau-where-do-we-sta-160611.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 2 Date recorded: 16 June 2011. Brad outlines what's on the Ancestry.com.au website and how to get the best out of it. He'll also talk about other free online databases that could enhance your family history research without breaking the bank. Brad Argent, Ancestry.com.au culture, society, museums 83:48 no Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/a-way-through-a-forum-for-rick-farley https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/532931/a-way-through-a-forum-for-ric-230812.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 23 August 2012. Celebrate activist Rick Farley's contribution to Australian environmental and political thought in this forum with friends, colleagues and the authors of his biography, A Way Through: The Life of Rick Farley. Susan Boden, Penny Spoelder, John Kerin, Mick Dodson, Phillip Toyne, Nicholas Brown and Alex Sloan culture, society, museums 91:35 no Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/telling-the-story-of-songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529747/telling-the-story-of-songline-011217.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 3 Date recorded: 1 December 2017. Behind the scenes stories of travelling with Aboriginal artists and recording and telling their stories in the lead up to the Songlines exhibition. Sita McAlpine and Christiane Keller, curators, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 50:56 no Mon, 09 Apr 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/the-enigmatic-mr-deakin https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/533256/the-enigmatic-mr-deakin-280218.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 28 February 2018. An exploration of the political achievements and the inner spiritual life of early Australian prime minister Alfred Deakin. Judith Brett, award-winning author, leading political thinker and Emeritus Professor of politics at La Trobe University culture, society, museums 55:01 no Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/why-do-those-fellas-paint-like-me-emily-kame-kngwarreye-symposium-welcome-and-introduction https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529019/why-do-those-fellas-paint-lik-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 11 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. The National Museum's Margo Neale and Dennis Grant welcome participants to the Emily Kame Kngwarreye symposium, for the exchange of cultural perspectives by Australian and Japanese speakers. Includes a welcome by Ngunnawal elder Agnes Shea. Dennis Grant, Dr Margo Neale and Aunty Agnes Shea culture, society, museums 23:45 no Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/the-impossible-modernist-an-outsider-view https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529070/the-impossible-modernist-an-o-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 10 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. Museum director and Emily Kame Kngwarreye exhibition curator Akira Tatehata explores the ironies of 'the impossible modernist' from another cultural space, as a Japanese man steeped in his own culture and an international art curator and academic. Professor Akira Tatehata, National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan culture, society, museums 20:29 no Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/the-possible-modernist-an-insider-view https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529081/the-possible-modernist-an-ins-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 9 Date recorded: 22 August 2008. Art historian Ian McLean offers a view based on the Australian post-colonial experience, arguing that Emily Kame Kngwarreye's form of modernism is different from international modernism in both source and history. Dr Ian McLean, University of Western Australia culture, society, museums 24:47 no Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/captain-james-cook-series/looking-across-the-beach-emem-both-ways https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529592/looking-across-the-beach-both-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 4 Date recorded: 28 July 2006. Historian Greg Dening examines the cultural achievements of the Sea of Islands or Pacific peoples with a particular focus on Tupaia, a priest of Oro, who joined Captain James Cook on the Endeavour. Professor Greg Dening, Australian National University culture, society, museums 41:47 no Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/yalangbara-art-of-the-djangkawu-exhibition-launch https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/532880/yalangbara-art-of-the-djangka-091210.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 9 December 2010. After introductions by Andrew Sayers and Dr Margo Neale and a welcome to country by Matilda House, Mawalan 2 Marika speaks on behalf of the Marika family, followed by Franchesca Cubillo, senior Indigenous art curator at the National Gallery of Australia. Mawalan 2 Marika, Matilda House, Franchesca Cubillo, Dr Margo Neale and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 38:24 no Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/life-on-the-home-front-symposium/censorship,-suffering,-and-shellshock-in-world-war-i-reporting https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529452/censorship-suffering-and-shel-070815.mp3 Life on the Home Front symposium, 5 Date recorded: 7 August 2015. Janda Gooding introduced the theme of this session before Fay Anderson discussed Australian war correspondents who reported on and also experienced physical and psychological trauma. She also looked at the relationship between truth and censorship. Dr Fay Anderson, Monash University; Dr Janda Gooding, National Museum of Australia; with an introduction by Dr Mathew Trinca, Director of the National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 47:50 no Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/life-on-the-home-front-symposium/internment-during-world-war-i-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529598/internment-during-world-war-i-070815.mp3 Life on the Home Front symposium, 4 Date recorded: 7 August 2015. Nadine Helmi (author of The Enemy At Home: German internees in WW 1 Australia) and curator Jono Lineen discussed internment in general and the internment of Germans in particular during the First World War in Australia. Nadine Helmi, author; Jono Lineen, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 45:22 no Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/life-on-the-home-front-symposium/war-and-peace-on-the-home-front https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529820/war-and-peace-on-the-home-fro-070815.mp3 Life on the Home Front symposium, 3 Date recorded: 7 August 2015. Melanie Oppenheimer discussed the role of volunteers and in particular the Australian Red Cross during the First World War. Bart Ziino discussed the conscription debate and people's anxiety about their loved ones at the front. Dr Melanie Oppenheimer, Flinders University, and Dr Bart Ziino, Deakin University culture, society, museums 43:56 no Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/life-on-the-home-front-symposium/the-shattered-anzac https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529899/the-shattered-anzac-070815.mp3 Life on the Home Front symposium, 2 Date recorded: 7 August 2015. Katy Mutton discussed her artwork on the history of the soldier settlements in Red Cliffs, Victoria. Elizabeth Roberts-Pedersen examined the notion of the shattered Anzac through the lens of military psychiatry and post-traumatic stress disorder. Katy Mutton, visual artist; Dr Elizabeth Roberts-Pedersen, University of Western Sydney culture, society, museums 43:25 no Mon, 07 Sep 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/life-on-the-home-front-symposium/the-august-offensives-on-gallipoli-and-their-echoes-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529934/the-august-offensives-on-gall-070815.mp3 Life on the Home Front symposium, 1 Date recorded: 7 August 2015. Senior historian and curator Brad Manera gave the keynote address re-examining some of the key battles at Gallipoli, and how information about the fate of casualties was conveyed to family members back in Australia. Brad Manera, Executive Manager of the Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney culture, society, museums 55:57 no Mon, 07 May 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/australian-of-the-year-conversations/in-conversation-with-alan-mackay-sim,-australian-of-the-year-2017 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532380/in-conversation-with-alan-mac-261017.mp3 Australian of the Year conversations, 2 Date recorded: 26 October 2017. Global authority on the biology of nasal cells Professor Alan Mackay-Sim reflects on his time as Australian of the Year. He received the top national award for his research into the use of nasals cells in the treatment of spinal cord injury. Biomedical scientist Alan Mackay-Sim with ABC presenter Jane Hutcheon culture, society, museums 54:55 no Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/the-economy-of-shells-a-history-of-aboriginal-women-at-la-perouse-making-shellwork-for-sale https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/528838/the-economy-of-shells-a-histo-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 22 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Maria Nugent explores the 130-year-long practice of shell-working by Aboriginal women at La Perouse in Sydney´s south, and how the makers have been able to create or find new markets by adapting their products to appeal to new customers. Maria Nugent, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 28:53 no Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/a-financial-scandal https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528992/a-financial-scandal-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 12 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. For seven decades the Queensland government intercepted Aboriginal people's wages, child endowment, pensions, inheritances. It controlled their bank accounts, deducted fees, restricted withdrawals. This was wrong. What are the avenues for redress? Ros Kidd, historian and consultant culture, society, museums 25:48 no Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/country-memory-and-art-understanding-indigenous-art https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532911/country-memory-and-art-unders-081210.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 8 December 2010. Anthropologists Howard Morphy and John Carty, and senior curator Mike Pickering, discuss Indigenous art from the Western Desert and Arnhem Land, and how art from both regions reflects concepts of Country, family and memory. Howard Morphy, John Carty and Dr Michael Pickering culture, society, museums 62:19 no Mon, 06 Jan 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/cycling-in-australia-series/australians-dream-of-speed https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532381/australians-dream-of-speed-051213.mp3 Cycling in Australia series, 2 Date recorded: 5 December 2013. Can you imagine a city where the car isn't the dominant mode of transport? Listen to a challenging talk about how to re-imagine our cities in ways that use bicycles to make them convenient, inclusive, efficient and fast! Professor Angelina Russo, University of Canberra, and Dr Steven Fleming, University of Tasmania, with introduction by Dr Daniel Oakman, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 47:26 no Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/creating-child-friendly-cities-lessons-from-monstropolis https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/532905/creating-child-friendly-citie-271007.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 27 October 2007. Geographer Paul Tranter critiques the movie Monsters, Inc. in an entertaining examination of the serious issue of making cities safe, fun and connective for kids. He suggests changes to urban form and transport, neighbourhood design and social values. Dr Paul Tranter, Australian Defence Force Academy culture, society, museums 44:23 no Mon, 05 Jul 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/before-the-mission-station-the-incorporation-of-settlers-into-a-seasonal-economy https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528882/before-the-mission-station-th-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 18 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Exploring intercultural relations in the period of pastoral expansion, John White says that working relationships based on reciprocity enabled Aboriginal people to factor settlers into their seasonal movements and carve out a niche in the settler economy. John White, Australian National University culture, society, museums 21:09 no Mon, 05 Feb 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/creating-and-curating-songlines https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/530002/creating-and-curating-songlin-271017.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 1 Date recorded: 27 October 2017. The fascinating story of how the exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters came into being, over a period of more than five year as told by the lead curator. Dr Margo Neale, Indigenous Advisor to the Director, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 63:49 no Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/not-just-ned-irish-in-australia-series/emnot-just-nedem-what-sort-of-history-of-the-irish-in-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529213/not-just-ned-what-sort-of-his-020711.mp3 Not Just Ned: Irish in Australia series, 8 Date recorded: 2 July 2011. Symposium chaired by Orla Tunney, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, with short contributions from other speakers giving their opinions on the Not Just Ned exhibition. Pat Cooke, Shane Carmody, Vale Noone, Keira O'Toole and Orla Tunney culture, society, museums 50:44 no Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-caring-for-your-family-history-documents https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529295/door-to-store-caring-for-your-110713.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 7 Date recorded: 11 July 2013. Are you keen to know where your family history came from or how to record history for the next generation? Learn how to search for your past using family history documents and how to maintain the documents you have so that they last for years to come. Tania Riviere and Jess Wignell, National Museum of Australia, and Jenny Higgins, National Library of Australia culture, society, museums 52:38 no Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/emrugged-beyond-imagination-stories-from-an-australian-mountain-regionem https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528918/rugged-beyond-imagination-sto-150409.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 15 Date recorded: 15 April 2009. Curator Matthew Higgins talks about his book Rugged Beyond Imagination, which explores how people including stockmen, skiers, scientists and surveyors have shaped and been shaped by the Australian alpine environment. Matthew Higgins, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 53:41 no Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/food-and-space-the-australian-nation-in-the-british-empire https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/528924/food-and-space-the-australian-060409.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 14 Date recorded: 6 April 2009. Historian Adele Wessell uses cookbooks to draw conclusions about Australian political and social life at the turn of the century, examining British diet and food preferences that were maintained and transformed in colonial Australia. Dr Adele Wessell, Southern Cross University culture, society, museums 65:41 no Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/a-load-of-old-rubbish-displaying-archaeology-of-the-modern-city https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528979/a-load-of-old-rubbish-display-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 12 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Curator Charlotte Smith outlines the development of an exhibition at Museum Victoria based on urban archaeology. She discusses the challenges in interpreting the 'rubbish' and creating a snapshot of life in nineteenth-century Melbourne. Dr Charlotte Smith, Museum Victoria culture, society, museums 19:05 no Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/dead-museum-animals-from-order-of-nature-to-chaos-of-culture https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/529030/dead-museum-animals-from-orde-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 10 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Libby Robin looks at the use of dead animal collections in museums. She examines the scientific precedents behind these collections and how they are evolving from representations of science to components of social history and art studies. Dr Libby Robin, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 16:49 no Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/flora-pell-australias-first-domestic-goddess https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529271/flora-pell-australias-first-d-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 7 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Alison Wishart examines the challenges of displaying rare cookery books in museums. She focuses on Flora Pell's Our Cookery Book, published in 1916, and suggests display methods to allow better visitor interaction. Alison Wishart, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 12:08 no Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/victoria-police-museum-collecting-crime https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529573/victoria-police-museum-collec-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 4 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Collections manager Liz Marsden outlines the objectives of the Victoria Police Museum, examines its exhibitions and how the presentation of stories can create challenges in regard to the emotional 'charge' experienced by some visitors. Liz Marsden, Victoria Police Museum culture, society, museums 15:19 no Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/online-exhibitions https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529709/online-exhibitions-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 3 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Mary-Elizabeth Andrews examines an online exhibition about war brides at the Australian National Maritime Museum. She considers the use of objects, access, technical and moral concerns and how museums can reconnect with communities. Mary-Elizabeth Andrews culture, society, museums 11:25 no Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/heavens-above! https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/529754/heavens-above-300509.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 3 Date recorded: 30 May 2009. The National Museum's rare 1883 Grubb refractor telescope, used in early Australian astronomical observing programs and returned to working condition, is discussed by curator Kirsten Wehner, astronomer Vince Ford and astronomical engineer Hermann Wehner. Vince Ford, Hermann Wehner and Dr Kirsten Wehner culture, society, museums 73:45 no Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-from-the-british-museum-lectures/wires,-wi-fi-and-the-future https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529552/wires-wi-fi-and-the-future-091216.mp3 A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum, 5 Date recorded: 9 December 2016. The co-founders of wi-fi on its creation and how it has changed the way we think, work, live and play. Dr John O'Sullivan, former CSIRO engineer; Dr Terry Percival, former CSIRO research scientist culture, society, museums 59:09 no Mon, 02 Sep 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/leisure-time,-1913 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529180/leisure-time-1913-270813.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 8 Date recorded: 27 August 2013. Historian Professor Jill Julius Matthews surveys magazines and movies from 1913 to look at how people in Australia spent their leisure time a century ago. Professor Jill Julius Matthews, Australian National University culture, society, museums 54:56 no Mon, 02 Jun 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-kaarin-anstey https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/529201/landmark-women-kaarin-anstey-110414.mp3 Landmark Women, 8 Date recorded: 11 April 2014. Kaarin talks about her research into ageing and the prevention of cognitive decline and dementia, and how personal experience influenced her career. Kaarin Anstey, Director, Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing culture, society, museums 58:44 no Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/the-chinese-in-bendigo https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529032/the-chinese-in-bendigo-090610.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 10 Date recorded: 9 June 2010. Curator Anne-Marie Conde shares her work developing an exhibit on Bendigo as part of the gold module for the Landmarks: People and Places across Australia gallery, covering in particular the development of the Chinese community from the 1850s. Anne-Marie Conde, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 34:09 no Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/weekend-of-ideas/love-of-language https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529521/love-of-language-200310.mp3 Weekend of Ideas, 5 Date recorded: 20 March 2010. David Malouf talks about the importance of language and literacy, and his love of language, but also laments its overuse and debasement. David Malouf, writer culture, society, museums 50:29 no Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/curating-australian-histories https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532921/curating-australian-histories-310310.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 31 March 2010. What can objects tell us about the past? Kirsten Wehner talks to history teachers about the nature of exhibitions as histories. Dr Kirsten Wehner, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 66:47 no Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2008-series/viewpoints-on-material-culture https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529591/viewpoints-on-material-cultur-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 4 Date recorded: 30 May 2008. Archaeologist Mike Smith, curator Guy Hansen, historian Margaret Anderson and anthropologist Fred Myers reflect on the way their four different disciplines have approached physical evidence at the 2008 National Museum Collections Symposium. Margaret Anderson, Guy Hansen, Professor Fred Myers and Dr Mike Smith culture, society, museums 103:01 no Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2008-series/showcases-i-examples-of-material-culture-research-in-museums https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529731/showcases-i-examples-of-mater-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 3 Date recorded: 30 May 2008. Four National Museum of Australia curators provide examples of material culture research into a boomerang, tools used by Hmong gardeners, a dress worn at the opening of Parliament House in 1927 and objects from the Snowy Hydro-Electric Scheme. Christine Hansen, Susannah Helman, Matthew Higgins and Alison Mercieca culture, society, museums 76:38 no Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2008-series/collections-used-to-interpret-the-past-panel-and-audience-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529958/collections-used-to-interpret-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 1 Date recorded: 30 May 2008. Leading historians reflect on the ways in which collections can be used to interpret the past, and the issues and problems faced in doing so, in wrapping up the National Museum's Collections 2008 symposium on material histories and objects as sources. Professor Graeme Davison, Professor Paula Hamilton, Philip Jones and Dr Maria Nugent culture, society, museums 49:20 no Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/australians-in-the-himalayas https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/532941/australians-in-the-himalayas-111009.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 11 October 2009. Leading Australian mountaineers reflect on their Himalayan and broader climbing experiences, on the 25th anniversary of the first Australians climbing Mount Everest. Professor Ken Baldwin, Geoff Bartram, Duncan Chessell, Patrick Cullinan, Lincoln Hall, Greg Mortimer and Zac Zaharias culture, society, museums 109:22 no Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/defining-moments-protest-and-action https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/719318/defining-moments-protest-action.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , culture, society, museums 88:15 no Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/love-token https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/752739/01_Love-Token.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 1 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. Explore the history of the convict love token from the National Museum's collection, which inspired this composition by the Grigoryan Brothers. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 7:59 no Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/grigoryan-brothers-this-is-us-series/deep-time https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/752740/02_Deep-Time.mp3 Grigoryan Brothers – This is Us series, 2 Date recorded: 2 March 2021. A piece of haematite (ochre) from the Madjedbebe rock shelter in Arnhem Land and how this important object inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic culture, society, museums 8:16 no Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/the-smithsonians-participation-in-the-arnhem-land-expedition https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/528853/the-smithsonians-participatio-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 21 Date recorded: 17 November 2009. Paul Taylor offers some historical context for the Smithsonian Institution's participation in the Expedition, especially in light of prior Smithsonian partnerships, involvements, and sponsorships of domestic and international scientific expeditions. Paul Taylor (paper read by Martin Thomas) culture, society, museums 14:41 no Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/emily-kame-kngwarreye-series/emily-the-impossible-modernist https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/528949/emily-the-impossible-modernis-280908.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 13 Date recorded: 28 September 2008. ABC journalist Virginia Trioli discusses the work of artist Emily Kngwarreye with Sydney Morning Herald art critic John McDonald and National Museum curator Margo Neale. Does Emily's work compare with modernism? Is it considered abstract expressionist? John McDonald and Dr Margo Neale with Virginia Trioli culture, society, museums 59:34 no Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-australian-journeys-series/the-making-of-australian-journeys https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529107/the-making-of-australian-jour-071008.mp3 Behind the scenes – Australian Journeys series, 9 Date recorded: 8 October 2008. Curator Martha Sear examines the evolution of the National Museum's Australian Journeys gallery. She provides a comprehensive overview of the stories and the objects in this gallery, which looks at Australia's connections to the world over time. Dr Martha Sear, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 54:59 no Fri, 31 May 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/historical-expression-of-chinese-art https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/627285/historical-expression-chinese-art.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 29 March 2019. Visiting curator Yan Zheng shares valuable insights into the Emperor Qianlong’s Southern Inspection Tour scroll from the exhibition The Historical Expression of Chinese Art: Calligraphy and Painting from the National Museum of China. The lecture is conducted in Chinese and translated by a live interpreter. Yan Zheng culture, society, museums 94:55 no Fri, 31 Jul 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-dr-jennifer-gall https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/528859/landmark-women-dr-jennifer-ga-170715.mp3 Landmark Women, 21 Date recorded: 17 July 2015. Jennifer describes the rich musical history of Mugga Mugga Homestead, Lanyon Homestead and Calthorpe's House in the Canberra, and demonstrates works from different eras on her violin. Dr Jennifer Gall, musicologist, National Film and Sound Archive culture, society, museums 48:52 no Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/robe-is-not-famous-for-robes https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529488/robe-is-not-famous-for-robes-080709.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 5 Date recorded: 8 July 2009. Curator Jennifer Wilson talks about her research into the fishing port of Robe in South Australia in the late nineteenth century, as an example of a place where people endeavoured to create a just society with equality of opportunity and participation. Jennifer Wilson, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 61:52 no Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/behind-the-scenes-landmarks-series/the-spirit-of-inquiry-in-port-macquarie https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529669/the-spirit-of-inquiry-in-port-100609.mp3 Behind the scenes – Landmarks series, 4 Date recorded: 13 June 2009. Curator and historian Roslyn Russell talks about the work of amateur scientists, including astronomer WJ Macdonnell, in the New South Wales coastal town of Port Macquarie, as part of her research for the Creating a Country gallery. Roslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 37:06 no Fri, 29 May 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/in-the-shadow-of-ebola-film-screening-and-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/533409/in-the-shadow-of-ebola-film-s-120515.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 12 May 2015. Environmental and medical historian and film director Gregg Mitman talks about his work in Liberia, which resulted in the 2015 film In the Shadow of Ebola. Professor Gregg Mitman, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and chaired by Libby Robin, Senior Research Fellow, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 29:16 no Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/mr-squiggle-and-the-creative-legacy-of-norman-hetherington https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/823008/SpotlightConversationSquiggle-final-v1.mp3 Uncategorised, Delve into the life of the gentle and hardworking man behind the puppet with a pencil for a nose. Rebecca Hetherington, Tom Hetherington-Welch, Danielle Cassar and Alex Sloan AM culture, society, museums 21:58 no Fri, 28 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/following-the-line-establishing-south-east-artists-practice https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529145/following-the-line-establishi-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 8 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. Jonathan discusses his research to define a wider Koori artistic movement and outlines the striking similarities better the work of artists in the nineteenth century such as Tommy McRae and contemporary artists such as Roy Kennedy. Jonathan Jones, Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi artist and independent curator culture, society, museums 23:50 no Fri, 27 Sep 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/true-crime https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/676458/defining-moments-true-crime.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , Date recorded: 24 August 2019. ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and expert panel discuss true crime and popular culture. Paul Barclay, Hedley Thomas, Rachel Franks, Felicity Packard, Hedley Thomas culture, society, museums 59:25 no Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/understanding-indigenous-enterprise-on-palm-island-is-resilience-more-than-a-metaphor https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/529004/understanding-indigenous-ente-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 11 Date recorded: 10 November 2009. Erin Bohensky applies resilience theory to a proposal for an aquaculture farm as a sustainable enterprise on Palm Island, North Queensland, and adds historical analysis and empirical insights from interviews and photographic surveys. Erin Bohensky (paper co-authored by Yiheyis Maru, James Butler, Thomas Stevens, and Kostas Alexandridis) culture, society, museums 29:01 no Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/inside-life-in-childrens-homes-series/inside-childrens-homes-forum-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529501/inside-childrens-homes-forum-140212.mp3 Inside: Life in Children’s Homes series, 5 Date recorded: 14 February 2012. Panellists discuss life since the National Apology to the Forgotten Australians and Former Child Migrants. Frank Golding, Bonney Djuric, Derek Moriarty, Caroline Carroll and Adele Chynoweth culture, society, museums 66:33 no Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-amanda-whitley https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/528870/landmark-women-amanda-whitley-150515.mp3 Landmark Women, 19 Date recorded: 15 May 2015. Amanda talks about the importance of family, and her 'winding career path' - from running a citrus marketing lobby group - to moderating the Mamamia website and setting up the HerCanberra website. Amanda Whitley, founder and director of the HerCanberra website culture, society, museums 60:51 no Fri, 23 Oct 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-dr-judy-west https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/528843/landmark-women-dr-judy-west-180915.mp3 Landmark Women, 22 Date recorded: 18 September 2015. Judy talks about her love of the country and her work as a botanist across Australia and at CSIRO and the Australian National Botanic Gardens. Dr Judy West, Executive Director, Australian National Botanic Gardens culture, society, museums 67:11 no Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/home-front-exhibition-lecture-series/the-making-of-emthe-home-front-australia-during-the-first-world-warem https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529996/the-making-of-the-home-front-070515.mp3 Home Front exhibition lecture series, 1 Date recorded: 7 May 2015. A behind-the-scenes look at researching and staging this National Museum exhibition. Includes the favourite featured stories from two of the curators. Joanne Bach and Jonathan Lineen, curators, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 52:26 no Fri, 22 Dec 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/behind-the-technology-creating-the-dome https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529913/behind-the-technology-creatin-171117.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 2 Date recorded: 17 November 2017. The latest technology behind the digital dome on show in the Songlines exhibition, with an outline of the artworks and film featured in the Walinynga (Cave Hill) and Seven Sisters experiences. Dr Peter Morse, Fulldome Artist, Hobart, Tasmania culture, society, museums 58:21 no Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-alex-sloan https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/528939/landmark-women-alex-sloan-260914.mp3 Landmark Women, 13 Date recorded: 26 September 2014. Popular 666 ABC radio host Alex Sloan reflects on growing up in the country, her work at the national broadcaster and her life in the Canberra region. Alex Sloan, Australian Broadcasting Corporation culture, society, museums 58:54 no Fri, 21 Nov 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-susie-beaver https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528999/landmark-women-susie-beaver-180714.mp3 Landmark Women, 11 Date recorded: 18 July 2014. Susie Beaver has worked in the arts with various community organisations across the country. Susie and her husband Martin run Beaver Galleries, Canberra's largest commercial gallery, tirelessly promoting contemporary Australian artists. Susie Beaver, owner, Beaver Galleries culture, society, museums 37:17 no Fri, 21 Apr 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-from-the-british-museum-lectures/cradle-of-civilisation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529991/cradle-of-civilisation-141016.mp3 A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum, 1 Date recorded: 14 October 2016. An insight into the early cities and civilisations of the first millenniums. Dr Stephen Bourke, University of Sydney and Dr Luis Siddall, University of London and Macquarie University culture, society, museums 57:16 no Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/inside-life-in-childrens-homes-series/inside-childrens-homes-forum-discussion-with-dr-joanna-penglase https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/572858/inside-childrens-homes-forum-140212.mp3 Inside: Life in Children’s Homes series, Date recorded: 14 February 2012. Dr Joanna Penglase, author of Orphans of the living and co-founder of CLAN, discusses her research into the history of the Forgotten Australians and looks at where we are today. Dr Joanna Penglase, Care Leavers Australia Network (CLAN) culture, society, museums 66:33 no Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/outback-archive-unorthodox-historical-records https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529440/outback-archive-unorthodox-hi-040608.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 6 Date recorded: 4 June 2008. Historian Darrell Lewis discusses his research on 'the outback archive,' unorthodox historical records from pre-European times to the present, concentrating on marked water tanks and trees along the Murranji Track in the Northern Territory. Dr Darrell Lewis, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 55:24 no Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/in-the-national-interest-the-national-museum-of-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/533399/in-the-national-interest-the-160311.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 16 March 2011. In this National Press Club address Andrew Sayers talks about how the ideas that have shaped us as a nation, and continue to shape our thinking, can be illuminated and debated in the National Museum of Australia. Audio courtesy of the National Press Club Andrew Sayers, Director, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 55:38 no Fri, 17 Sep 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/heart-of-australian-racing-the-melbourne-cup/on-the-punt-chance,-racing-and-the-horse-in-australian-life-and-culture https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529964/on-the-punt-chance-racing-and-130810.mp3 Heart of Australian racing: The Melbourne Cup, 1 Date recorded: 13 August 2010. Hear a racing administrator, the author of The Horse in Australia, a bookie and a sports publisher discuss the public fascination with the Cup as not only a day of fashion, socialising, networking and fun but also a time to chance their luck with a bet. Bob Charley, Fiona Carruthers, Alan Eskander and Geoff Slattery in conversation with James Warden culture, society, museums 67:32 no Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/introduction-and-welcome-to-country https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/530039/introduction-and-welcome-to-c-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 1 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. A Welcome to Country by Aunty Susan and introduction by Mat, who invites people to reflect on the Aboriginal artists and their work that inspired Andrew's book Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century. Mathew Trinca, Director, National Museum of Australia and Aunty Susan Barry, Ngunnawal elder culture, society, museums 8:41 no Fri, 16 Sep 2016 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/new-encounters-communities-collections-and-museums-conference/new-encounters-mathew-trinca-keynote-presentation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0013/530050/new-encounters-mathew-trinca-160316.mp3 New Encounters: communities, collections and museums, 1 Date recorded: 16 March 2016. Museum director Mathew Trinca on the strength and potency of objects in the Encounters exhibition, their impact on Indigenous and non-Indigenous people today and how museums can empower Indigenous communities to manage collections. Dr Mathew Trinca Director, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 23:59 no Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/inside-life-in-childrens-homes-series/rachael-romero-on-emin-the-shadow-of-edenem https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529710/rachael-romero-on-in-the-shad-291111.mp3 Inside: Life in Children’s Homes series, 3 Date recorded: 29 November 2011. Following the Australian premiere of her film In the Shadow of Eden, independent filmmaker and Forgotten Australian Rachael Romero joins visitors for a question and answer session via video link from New York. Rachael Romero, Jay Arthur and Adele Chynoweth culture, society, museums 36:37 no Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/mick-gooda-joins-the-conversation https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/533199/mick-gooda-joins-the-conversa-281011.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 28 October 2011. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda will share his views on Indigenous governance and representation, and the provision of services to the community following the closure of ATSIC. Mick Gooda, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner culture, society, museums 85:11 no Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/award-winning-urban-farmers https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/532983/award-winning-urban-farmers-101013.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 10 October 2013. To coincide with Floriade, three award-winning urban farmers give advice on how to grow award-winning produce. They explore ways in which contemporary gardeners understand and practise food production and share valuable tips and techniques. Melissa Dede, Chris Hunter and Brett King culture, society, museums 55:42 no Fri, 15 May 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/collections-2009-series/from-collections-to-exhibitions-welcome-and-keynote-address https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/528936/from-collections-to-exhibitio-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 14 Date recorded: 27 March 2009. Peter Stanley welcomes guests to the 2009 National Museum Collections Symposium and key speaker Howard Morphy delivers 'Perspectives on exhibiting collections,' looking at the significance of artefacts and the stories they can tell. Professor Howard Morphy, Australian National University and Dr Peter Stanley, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 36:45 no Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/photographs-by-peter-eve https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529904/photographs-by-peter-eve-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 2 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. Photographer Peter Eve reflects on an expedition into the remote southern Simpson Desert that he shared with archaeologist Dr Mike Smith. Peter praises Mike's ability to bring the buried landscapes and humanities of deep time to life. Peter Eve culture, society, museums 2:41 no Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/glorious-days-australia-1913-exhibition-opening https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/529959/glorious-days-australia-1913-060313.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 1 Date recorded: 6 March 2013. The Governor-General highlighted the role of women in Australia and the importance of Indigenous culture as portrayed in the exhibition as she took a retrospective look at where we have come from in 100 years and where we may go in the next 100 years. Her Excellency Quentin Bryce, Agnes Shea and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 25:00 no Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-registration-and-the-springfield-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529630/door-to-store-registration-an-180113.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 4 Date recorded: 18 January 2013. An overview of the work required bring a rich collection of hundreds of objects from a family museum at an historic grazing property into the National Historical Collection. Sara Kelly, Patrick Baum and Anne Kelly, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 44:11 no Fri, 15 Feb 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection-of-paper-and-textiles https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529755/door-to-store-caring-for-your-110113.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 3 Date recorded: 11 January 2013. Our Museum conservators outline principles to help you care for your own items such as photo albums and wedding dresses. These principles include stable, suitable environmental conditions, good handling practices and correct physical storage for items. Kerryn Wagg and Carmela Mollica, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 53:47 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/overview-of-the-national-museum-of-australias-purchase-of-the-leichhardt-nameplate https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529054/overview-of-the-national-muse-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 10 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Curator Matthew Higgins outlines the work undertaken to establish the authenticity of a small brass nameplate, the first object with a corroborated provenance from explorer Ludwig Leichhardt's lost 1848 expedition. Matthew Higgins, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 9:32 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/he-nearly-made-it-leichhardts-grand-plan-of-1848 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529083/he-nearly-made-it-leichhardts-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 9 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Darrell Lewis examines German explorer Ludwig Leichhardt's intended route for his attempted east-west crossing of Australia. Lewis argues that Leichhardt followed his plan and managed to cross two-thirds of the continent. Dr Darrell Lewis, Australian National University culture, society, museums 36:26 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/scientific-analysis-of-the-leichhardt-plate https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529179/scientific-analysis-of-the-le-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 8 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Conservator David Hallam outlines the metal and corrosion analysis which helped to authenticate the Leichhardt nameplate. The plate is the only known artefact from Ludwig Leichhardt's lost 1848 Australian expedition with a corroborated provenance. David Hallam, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 36:00 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/ludwig-leichhardt-a-loss-to-science-and-australian-culture https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529546/ludwig-leichhardt-a-loss-to-s-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 5 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Scientist Henry Nix argues that had explorer Ludwig Leichhardt lived, he could have published the results of his scientific observations and joined the company of peers including Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin. Professor Henry Nix, Australian National University culture, society, museums 33:43 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/deepening-the-mystery-the-1938-south-australian-government-leichhardt-search-party https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529686/deepening-the-mystery-the-193-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 4 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Historian Philip Jones re-examines evidence found in the Simpson Desert in 1938, which prompted a search for the Ludwig Leichhardt's lost expedition. He argues the search party may have discovered an Aboriginal burial site. Dr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum culture, society, museums 26:58 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/a-very-tolerable-addition-leichhardts-mapping-of-the-balonne-river https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529692/a-very-tolerable-addition-lei-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 3 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Curator Martin Woods examines a rare map drawn by Ludwig Leichhardt. Woods says the map of the Balonne and Condamine rivers in Queensland raised hopes of an expanded Darling Downs farming district and funded Leichhardt's final journey. Dr Martin Woods, National Library of Australia culture, society, museums 31:49 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/leichhardt-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0020/530066/leichhardt-panel-discussion-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 1 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Alice Springs historian Dick Kimber proposes an alternative theory for the fate of Ludwig Leichhardt's expedition, arguing that it was lost in the Simpson Desert, in a closing discussion with earlier symposium speakers. Dr Tom Darragh, David Hallam, Matthew Higgins, Professor Rod Home, Dr Philip Jones, Dick Kimber, Dr Darrell Lewis, Dr Susan Martin, Professor Henry Nix and Dr Martin Woods culture, society, museums 59:30 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/leichhardt-the-motivations-of-an-explorer https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/530096/leichhardt-the-motivations-of-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Professor Rod Home looks at Ludwig Leichhardt's family background, financial situation and formal scientific training to argue the explorer was also a perceptive naturalist with a well defined research agenda in Australia. Prof. Rod Home, University of Melbourne culture, society, museums 31:42 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/leichhardt-as-scientist-and-diarist https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0013/530122/leichhardt-as-scientist-and-d-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, Date recorded: 15 June 2007. Dr Tom Darragh uses Ludwig Leichhardt's diaries to show the skill and accuracy with which the explorer recorded information about plants and geological specimens and his scientific observations, using terminology which is still used today. Dr Tom Darragh, Museum Victoria culture, society, museums 36:37 no Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ludwig-leichhardt-series/leichhardt-in-australian-literature https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/532374/leichhardt-in-australian-lite-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 2 Date recorded: 15 June 2007. The fascination of Australian writers with explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, including Patrick White´s Voss, earlier elegiac poems and Lemurian novels, is examined by English lecturer Susan Martin. Dr Susan Martin, La Trobe University culture, society, museums 35:55 no Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/defining-moments-fire https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/628535/defining-moments-fire-audio-on-demand.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , Date recorded: 23 May 2019. ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and expert panel examine how fire has shaped Australia for hundreds of thousands of years and how our relationship with it has changed significantly. Defining Moments: Fire culture, society, museums 89:59 no Fri, 14 Jun 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/over-rainbow-charles-w-clark https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/628570/over-rainbow-charles-w-clark-audio-on-demand.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 26 May 2019. Atomic, molecular and optical physicist, Dr Charles W Clark demonstrates invisible light and discusses how ultraviolet influences the science of physics, astronomy and climate change. Charles W Clark culture, society, museums 71:02 no Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/big-objects-and-museum-workshop-exhibition-opening https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/533029/big-objects-and-museum-worksh-241012.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 24 October 2012. This event launched two new exhibitions: the display of big objects from the Museum's collection in the Hall and Museum Workshop which showcases the work of three of the Museum's conservation teams. Dick Smith, Shane Mortimer and Andrew Sayers culture, society, museums 25:37 no Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/vaka-moana-series/tattoos,-lashing,-house-and-canoe-building https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529939/tattoos-lashing-house-and-can-160609.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 1 Date recorded: 16 June 2009. Siosiua FP Tofua'ipangai, also know as Lafitani, examines significant Tongan cultural practices, discussing the techniques of tattoos, lashing, house and canoe building over time. Siosiua FP Tofua'ipangai culture, society, museums 47:26 no Fri, 14 Aug 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/vaka-moana-series/in-coral-seas-ships,-cargo-and-people-in-the-south-pacific-1930-to-1960 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/532392/in-coral-seas-ships-cargo-and-220709.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 2 Date recorded: 22 July 2009. The history of trade, shipping, tourism and migration between the Pacific islands and Australia is explored by historian Jonathan Ritchie as part of Voyages of the Pacific Ancestors: Vaka Moana exhibition. Jonathan Ritchie, Deakin Unversity culture, society, museums 31:49 no Fri, 13 Oct 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/canberra-archaeological-society/the-cultural-riches-of-ancient-south-east-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/532471/the-cultural-riches-of-ancien-150317.mp3 Canberra Archaeological Society, 2 Date recorded: 15 March 2017. Human occupation, artefacts, plants and animals including bogong moths in a history of archaeological excavations in the south-eastern highlands of the ACT and NSW, from Cloggs Cave, to Birrigai and Bogong Cave. Archaeologist Dr Josephine Flood culture, society, museums 71:01 no Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/songlines-the-foundational-australian-story https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529668/songlines-the-foundational-au-161117.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, 4 Date recorded: 16 November 2017. Defining and understanding Aboriginal songlines as epic foundational stories and part of the dreaming, Jukurrpa, using modern digital storytelling. Indigenous scholar and designer Alison Page, Big hART creative director Scott Rankin, filmmaker and Martu man Curtis Taylor, Songlines lead curator Dr Margo Neale, with ABC RN presenter Paul Barclay culture, society, museums 78:11 no Fri, 13 Apr 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/songlines-tracking-the-seven-sisters/word-for-word-songlines https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/530095/word-for-word-songlines-040218.mp3 Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, Date recorded: 4 February 2018. Explore the languages of Australia's first peoples and how words that often defy translation into English carry knowledge, culture and a way of being in the world. Musician and Gamilaraay language teacher Nardi Simpson, linguist and Western Desert language expert Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis, author and Aboriginal educator Dr Paul Collis, and Indigenous policy expert Sarah Burr culture, society, museums 57:07 no Fri, 12 Oct 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/marion-mahony-griffin-annual-lecture-2012 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/533159/marion-mahony-griffin-annual-300812.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 30 August 2012. Listen to conservation planner Sheridan Burke reflecting on Canberra in the centenary year of the Griffins winning the design competition for Canberra. It is timely to consider whether the city plan for Canberra has outstanding universal value? Sheridan Burke culture, society, museums 69:10 no Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/understanding-and-representing-trauma-conversation/understanding-and-representing-trauma-speaker-presentations https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/529882/understanding-and-representin-051010.mp3 Understanding and Representing Trauma conversation, 2 Date recorded: 5 October 2010. Museums and kindred institutions that are serious about reflecting human life are often compelled to confront the dark side of human experience we might prefer not to face. But if we are to be truthful, we must do so. Dr Joanna Sassoon, Dr Adele Chynoweth, Dr Jay Arthur, Dr Geoffrey Megargee and Dr Mike Pickering culture, society, museums 45:43 no Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/understanding-and-representing-trauma-conversation/question-and-answer-session-from-understanding-and-representing-trauma https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/530094/question-and-answer-session-f-051010.mp3 Understanding and Representing Trauma conversation, 1 Date recorded: 5 October 2010. Discussion amongst the panellists and questions from the audience. Museum curators and researchers with experience representing traumatic experiences in museums share their expertise. Dr Joanna Sassoon, Dr Adele Chynoweth, Dr Jay Arthur, Dr Geoffrey Megargee and Dr Mike Pickering culture, society, museums 41:54 no Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/letter-readings-from-the-voyages-of-discovery https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0016/533113/letter-readings-from-the-voya-201010.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 20 October 2010. Actor Rhys Muldoon, joined by the Director of the National Museum of Australia, Andrew Sayers, and curator of the Exploration and Endeavour exhibition bring to life the letters from the voyages of discovery to Australia. Rhys Muldoon, Andrew Sayers and Michelle Hetherington culture, society, museums 35:21 no Fri, 12 Jul 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/door-to-store-caring-for-your-collection/door-to-store-caring-for-your-photographic-collection https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529429/door-to-store-caring-for-your-090513.mp3 Door to store: Caring for your collection, 6 Date recorded: 9 May 2013. Learn about the importance of photos in the National Museum's collection and the best ways for managing, storing and protecting your digital and printed photographs at home. Michelle Hetherington, Kerryn Wagg, George Serras, Jason McCarthy and Lisa O'Brien culture, society, museums 69:13 no Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/aboriginal-artists-of-the-nineteenth-century-a-celebration/without-the-aid-of-a-master-the-emdawn-of-artem-drawings-and-their-artists https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529354/without-the-aid-of-a-master-t-300914.mp3 Aboriginal Artists of the Nineteenth Century: a celebration, 6 Date recorded: 30 September 2014. Philip provides some background to the development of Andrew Sayers' book and outlines new developments since the book's publication, focusing on the Dawn of Art drawings and their artists. Dr Philip Jones, Senior Curator, Department of Anthropology, South Australian Museum culture, society, museums 25:57 no Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/barks-birds-and-billabongs-symposium/book-launch-emexploring-the-legacy-of-the-1948-arnhem-land-expeditionem https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528803/book-launch-exploring-the-leg-170611.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 26 Date recorded: 17 June 2011. The book, co-edited by Martin Thomas and Margo Neale, extends on the papers presented at the 'Barks, Birds and Billabongs: Exploring the legacy of the 1948 American-Australian Scientific Expedition to Arnhem Land' Symposium held in November 2009. Andrew Sayers, Shane Mortimer, Martin Thomas, Anne McGrath, Professor Mandy Thomas and Margo Neale culture, society, museums 67:40 no Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/australias-place-in-the-world-1913-lecture https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/532375/australias-place-in-the-world-260313.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 2 Date recorded: 26 March 2013. Historian Dr Nicolas Brown reflects on the emerging world of modernity of Australia in 1913, and the world lost to looming international pressures and the threat of war. Nicholas Brown with introduction by Michelle Hetherington, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 52:36 no Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-marion-le-am https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0007/528865/landmark-women-marion-le-am-190615.mp3 Landmark Women, 20 Date recorded: 19 June 2015. Marion talks about growing up in New Zealand, her passion for teaching and multiculturalism and her continuing work with migrants and refugees. Marion Le AM, human rights advocate and lawyer culture, society, museums 81:29 no Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-imagination-series/examining-the-intersections-of-historical-research-and-fictional-writing https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/530001/examining-the-intersections-o-200507.mp3 Historical imagination series, 1 Date recorded: 20 May 2007. The convergence of history and fiction and the power of archives and objects to inform their work on Australian women and the League of Nations is explored by political historian Lenore Coltheart and author Frank Moorhouse. Dr Lenore Coltheart, political historian, and author Frank Moorhouse culture, society, museums 71:36 no Fri, 10 Feb 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/australian-of-the-year-conversations/in-conversation-with-david-morrison,-australian-of-the-year-2016 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529946/in-conversation-with-david-mo-201116.mp3 Australian of the Year conversations, 1 Date recorded: 20 November 2016. Tough-as-nails former Chief of Army David Morrison reflects on his time as Australian of the Year. He received the top national award for his commitment to gender equality, diversity and inclusion. Equality advocate and former army chief David Morrison AO with ABC presenter Jane Hutcheon culture, society, museums 45:05 no Fri, 10 Aug 2012 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/welcome-to-menagerie https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/533019/welcome-to-menagerie-260712.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 26 July 2012. Award-winning artist Danie Mellor and Object: Australian Design Centre curator Nicole Foreshew discuss the development of and ongoing interest in this exhibition of contemporary Indigenous sculpture depicting a variety of native Australian animals. Nicole Foreshew, Danie Mellor and Alisa Duff culture, society, museums 65:01 no Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/defining-moments-in-australian-history/defining-moments-millennials-panel-discussion https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529651/defining-moments-millennials-260717.mp3 Defining Moments in Australian History , 4 Date recorded: 26 July 2017. Are millennials history or history in the making? What does their future hold for these young people who have grown up in the final decades of the 20th century and what will be their legacy? Writer André Dao, businesswoman and young entrepreneur Holly Ransom, historian Frank Bongiorno, author Dr Jennifer Rayner and Yuin and Ngarigo woman Tamika Townsend with ABC RN presenter Paul Barclay culture, society, museums 75:15 no Fri, 08 Sep 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-from-the-british-museum-lectures/before-the-new-world https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529838/before-the-new-world-131116.mp3 A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum, 3 Date recorded: 13 November 2016. The great civilisations before the arrival of Columbus. Discover the stories of the Incas, Aztecs and the colonisation of Peru and New Spain (Mexico). Dr Claudia Haake, La Trobe University; Dr John Minns, Australian National University culture, society, museums 68:46 no Fri, 08 Nov 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/critical-undercurrents-a-one-river-symposium/emone-riverem-artists-talks-facilitated-by-barbara-paulson https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/530079/one-river-artists-talks-facil-250813.mp3 Critical Undercurrents a One River symposium, 1 Date recorded: 25 August 2013. Barbara Paulson, an assistant curator with the Museum’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program, facilitates this session of talks given by artists who participated in the One River project. Jude Roberts, Carmel Wallace, John Shortis and Major Sumner with Barbara Paulson culture, society, museums 70:45 no Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/compleat-archaeologist-mike-smith-desert-archaeology-and-museums/a-tribute-to-dr-mike-smith-am https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529229/a-tribute-to-dr-mike-smith-am-080213.mp3 Compleat archaeologist: Mike Smith, desert archaeology and museums, 8 Date recorded: 8 February 2013. An introduction to the work of pioneering desert archaeologist Dr Mike Smith by Andrew Sayers, Director of the National Museum of Australia, followed by a reading by Mark O'Connor of his poem 'Desert Archaeology'. Andrew Sayers and Mark O'Connor culture, society, museums 20:43 no Fri, 07 Jun 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/role-of-australians-in-antarctica-in-1913 https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/529442/role-of-australians-in-antarc-280513.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 5 Date recorded: 28 May 2013. Professor Griffiths tells the story of the young Australians who set out to explore the frozen continent in the name of scientific curiosity and how 1913 was an unexpected year. It was a year of trauma and waiting, and of nightmares more than dreams. Professor Tom Griffiths, Australian National University, with introduction by Anthea Gunn, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 61:16 no Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/eternity-series/conversation-with-lindy-chamberlain-creighton https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0019/532405/conversation-with-lindy-chamb-141007.mp3 Eternity series, 2 Date recorded: 14 October 2007. Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton recounts events since her daughter Azaria was taken from a tent in Australia's Northern Territory in 1980. She speaks about the National Museum´s Chamberlain collection and the public's fascination with the case. Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton and Sophie Jensen, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 105:13 no Fri, 06 May 2011 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/flora-pell-the-cook-and-her-turbulent-career https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0017/533312/flora-pell-the-cook-and-her-t-130411.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 13 April 2011. Curator Alison Wishart, together with food historian Dr Adele Wessell, has enjoyed researching the life and contributions of one of Australia's pioneering and political cookery educators and authors, Flora Pell. Alison Wishart, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 55:20 no Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-mary-jane-mountain https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/529119/landmark-women-mary-jane-moun-160514.mp3 Landmark Women, 9 Date recorded: 16 May 2014. Mary-Jane talks about her 57 years as an archaeologist covering her experiences both teaching at universities in the United Kingdom, Papua New Guinea and Australia and conducting fieldwork while completing her PhD in a remote PNG village. Dr Mary-Jane Mountain, retired archaeologist culture, society, museums 60:34 no Fri, 05 Sep 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-elizabeth-truswell https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0008/528974/landmark-women-elizabeth-trus-150814.mp3 Landmark Women, 12 Date recorded: 15 August 2014. Geologist Dr Truswell has combined her love of botany and geology with the study of palynology (the study of fossil and living pollen grains and plant spores). Her interest in deep-sea drilling has helped to create art works which have been exhibited in C Dr Elizabeth Truswell, visiting fellow at the Research School of Earth Sciences, Australian National University culture, society, museums 52:41 no Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/glorious-days-australia-1913/women-in-white-australia https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0004/529114/women-in-white-australia-240913.mp3 Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 9 Date recorded: 24 September 2013. Throughout Australia, the women of 1913 were fighting to have their voices heard. Professor Rae Frances tells their story and outlines how women pursued their dreams of equality between the sexes. Professor Rae Frances, Monash University culture, society, museums 64:45 no Fri, 04 Oct 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/landmark-women/landmark-women-daryl-karp https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/529805/landmark-women-daryl-karp-270913.mp3 Landmark Women, 3 Date recorded: 27 September 2013. Daryl is an internationally recognised, award-winning executive with a passion for science media. In addition to her role as director of MOAD, she is director of the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) Australia and the Children's Television Foundation. Daryl Karp, Director, Museum of Australian Democracy (MOAD) culture, society, museums 47:05 no Fri, 04 May 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/fall-of-singapore-symposium/fall-of-singapore-session-three-an-enduring-legacy https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0014/530123/fall-of-singapore-session-thr-301017.mp3 Fall of Singapore symposium, Date recorded: 30 October 2017. 'After the fall: commissioning and creating contemporary art in response to historic events' Australian War Memorial curator Dr Anthea Gunn and visual artist Angela Tiatia culture, society, museums 54:50 no Fri, 04 Apr 2014 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/old-masters-exhibition-lecture-series/seeing-barks https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0015/530061/seeing-barks-050314.mp3 Old Masters lecture series, 1 Date recorded: 5 March 2014. Indigenous art expert Wally Caruana explores the visual language of the bark paintings on show in the exhibition Old Masters: Australia's Great Bark Artists, and provides insights into the culture of the people who created these works. Consultant curator Wally Caruana, with an introduction by Genevieve Jacobs, 666 ABC Canberra culture, society, museums 64:40 no Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/indigenous-participation-in-australian-economies-conference/evidently-not! https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0005/528809/evidently-not-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 24 Date recorded: 9 November 2009. Museum collections exaggerate the traditional lives of Indigenous Australians. Here, Mike Pickering seeks to expand Indigenous history to include items that, though the product of western industry, were mostly used by Indigenous workers. Mike Pickering, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 25:35 no Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/if-it-wasnt-for-them-remembering-the-activists-of-the-1920s-and-1930s https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0009/533367/if-it-wasnt-for-them-remember-090708.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 9 July 2008. Historian John Maynard leads an informal discussion with some of the original political activists from the Indigenous protests of the 1920s and 1930s, as part of the National Museum's celebration of the 70th anniversary of the 1938 Day of Mourning. June Barker, Esther Carroll, Olive Campbell, Barbara McDonogh, Suzanne Ingram, Professor John Maynard, Barbara Nicholson and Dianne O'Brien culture, society, museums 110:38 no Fri, 02 Jun 2017 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects-from-the-british-museum-lectures/rise-of-the-empires https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0006/529854/rise-of-the-empires-161016.mp3 A History of the World in 100 Objects from the British Museum, 2 Date recorded: 16 October 2016. From Alexander to Augustus: how Greece and Rome conquered the known world. Dr Paul Donnelly, Sydney University Museums; Professor Elizabeth Minchin, Australian National University; Dr Lily Withycombe, National Museum of Australia culture, society, museums 74:50 no Fri, 02 Aug 2019 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/uncategorised/tracking-apollo-50-years-since-moon-landing https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0011/652493/tracking-apollo-moon-landing.mp3 Uncategorised, Date recorded: 19 July 2019. Andrew Tink, author of Honeysuckle Creek: The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong’s First Step, and a panel of Apollo trackers tell the story of how a little dish at Honeysuckle Creek near Canberra was behind the global broadcast of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon. Mike Dinn, John Saxon, Gillian Schoenborn, Bryan Sullivan, Andrew Thomas, Andrew Tink culture, society, museums 89:48 no Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/critical-undercurrents-a-one-river-symposium/panel-discussion-led-by-malcolm-mckinnon https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0012/529698/panel-discussion-led-by-malco-250813.mp3 Critical Undercurrents a One River symposium, 3 Date recorded: 25 August 2013. Panel discussion with artists, activist, author and Ngarrindejeri elder about the Murray-Darling Basin and their involvement in the One River project. Dr Daniel Connell, Sarah Moles, Major Sumner and Kim Chalmers with Malcolm McKinnon culture, society, museums 110:42 no Fri, 01 Jun 2018 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/so-that-you-might-know-each-other-faith-and-culture-in-islam/silk,-gold-and-sublime-artistry-the-inimitable-world-of-islamic-textiles https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/581475/silk-gold-and-sublime-artistr-090518.mp3 ‘So That You Might Know Each Other’: Faith and Culture in Islam, Date recorded: 9 May 2018. Textiles play a central role in Islamic society, and reflect the enduring richness of Islamic culture. This lecture draws on textile artefacts displayed in the exhibition, 'So That You Might Know Each Other'. Christina Sumner OAM, weaver, teacher and former curator at the Powerhouse Museum culture, society, museums 58:58 no Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/a-market-for-memories-understanding-public-history-at-the-mindil-beach-site-in-darwin https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0010/529489/a-market-for-memories-underst-270508.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 5 Date recorded: 27 May 2008. Historian Mickey Dewar talks about her research into Mindil Beach, Darwin and the ways in which a cultural site intersects with a complex community history and memory, as part of her time with the National Museum's Centre for Historical Research. Dr Mickey Dewar culture, society, museums 31:21 no Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00 +1000 https://www.nma.gov.au/audio/historical-interpretation-series/all-along-the-line https://www.nma.gov.au/__data/assets/audio_file/0003/529662/all-along-the-line-250508.mp3 Historical interpretation series, 4 Date recorded: 25 May 2008. American writer and scholar William Fox discusses his research into how humans transform land into landscape, terrain into territory, and space into place, during his time as a Visiting Fellow at the National Museum's Centre for Historical Research. William Fox culture, society, museums 62:11 no