NMA Audio on Demand system Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 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. http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/ © 2007-2010 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 Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-economy-of-shells-a-history-of-aboriginal-women-at-la-perouse-making-shellwork-for-sale/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-economy-of-shells-a-histo-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 22 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 culture, society, museums 00:28:53 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/wrap-up-and-discussion/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/wrap-up-and-discussion-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 1 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 culture, society, museums 00:04:19 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/unfair-pay-tracing-tracker-wages-in-new-south-wales-1862-1950/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/unfair-pay-tracing-tracker-wa-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 14 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 culture, society, museums 00:17:05 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/options-for-developing-a-natural-resource-based-economy-in-arnhem-land-payments-for-environmental-services/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/options-for-developing-a-natu-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 5 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 culture, society, museums 00:24:39 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/between-locals-interpersonal-histories-and-the-papunya-art-movement/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/between-locals-interpersonal-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 23 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 culture, society, museums 00:22:57 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-1968-69-introduction-of-equal-wages-for-aboriginal-pastoral-workers-in-the-kimberley/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-1968-69-introduction-of-e-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 15 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 culture, society, museums 00:20:49 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/social-and-cultural-factors-in-remote-area-indigenous-enterprise-development/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/social-and-cultural-factors-i-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 8 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 00:25:08 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/evidently-not/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/evidently-not-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 24 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 culture, society, museums 00:25:34 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/from-barter-to-award-wages-aboriginal-labour-and-methodist-missions-in-arnhem-land/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/from-barter-to-award-wages-ab-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 16 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 culture, society, museums 00:18:54 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/keeping-up-appearances-reading-intimacy-and-interdependency-into-the-history-of-the-giles-meteorological-weather-station/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/keeping-up-appearances-readin-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 34 Using photographs taken by Native Patrol Officers and weather station staff, Pam McGrath considers their close relationships with Ngaanyatjarra, Pintupi and Pitjantjatjara families – despite the government policy of social and economic separatism. Pam McGrath culture, society, museums 00:20:12 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/demand-responsive-services-and-culturally-sustainable-enterprise-in-remote-aboriginal-settings/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/demand-responsive-services-an-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 9 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 culture, society, museums 00:22:15 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/always-anangu-always-enterprising/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/always-anangu-always-enterpri-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 32 Allan 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. Allan O'Connor culture, society, museums 00:14:44 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-sunshine-harvester/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-sunshine-harvester-100310.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Creating a Country series, 7 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 culture, society, museums 00:49:13 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/workfare-welfare-and-the-hybrid-economy-the-western-arrernte-in-central-australia/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/workfare-welfare-and-the-hybr-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 17 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 culture, society, museums 00:31:33 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/necessity-entrepreneurship-within-a-dominant-society/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/necessity-entrepreneurship-wi-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 10 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 culture, society, museums 00:25:10 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/afghans-and-aborigines-in-central-australia/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/afghans-and-aborigines-in-cen-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 28 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 culture, society, museums 00:25:08 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/before-the-mission-station-the-incorporation-of-settlers-into-a-seasonal-economy/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/before-the-mission-station-th-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 18 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 culture, society, museums 00:21:08 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/understanding-indigenous-enterprise-on-palm-island-is-resilience-more-than-a-metaphor/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/understanding-indigenous-ente-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 11 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 00:29:01 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/policy-mismatch-and-aboriginal-art-centres-the-tension-between-economic-independence-and-community-development/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/policy-mismatch-and-aborigina-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 2 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 culture, society, museums 00:20:12 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/small-aboriginal-community-incorporations-on-shifting-ground-a-perspective-from-ltyentye-apurte-community-santa-teresa/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/small-aboriginal-community-in-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 21 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 (paper co-authored by Camille Dobson and Veronica Dobson) culture, society, museums 00:24:41 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-financial-scandal/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-financial-scandal-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 12 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 culture, society, museums 00:25:47 no Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/animal-spirits-in-the-dreaming-and-the-market-the-economic-development-of-caring-for-country/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/animal-spirits-in-the-dreamin-101109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 4 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 culture, society, museums 00:18:34 no Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-hybrid-economy-as-political-project/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-hybrid-economy-as-politic-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 38 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 culture, society, museums 00:44:38 no Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/settler-economies-and-indigenous-encounters/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/settler-economies-and-indigen-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 37 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 culture, society, museums 00:22:44 no Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/indigenous-modes-of-exchange-and-participation-in-the-indonesian-trepang-industry/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/indigenous-modes-of-exchange-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 36 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 culture, society, museums 00:18:50 no Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-art-of-cutting-stone-aboriginal-convict-labour-in-19th-century-new-south-wales-and-van-diemen-s-land/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-art-of-cutting-stone-abor-091109.mp3 Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference, 35 In the first half of the 19th century, at least sixty Aboriginal men from New South Wales were transported as convicts. Krystyn Haruman discusses their labours within the convict system, the rationale for putting them to work, and the outcomes. Krystyn Harman culture, society, museums 00:17:58 no Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/terra-incognito-no-more-reflecting-on-change/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/terra-incognito-no-more-refle-161109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 25 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 culture, society, museums 00:50:31 no Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/launch-of-collecting-cultures-a-book-about-the-1948-expedition/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/launch-of-collecting-cultures-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 12 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 culture, society, museums 00:15:05 no Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/force-for-good-how-indigenous-australians-have-enriched-football/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/force-for-good-how-indigenous-150909.mp3 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 02:23:57 no Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-smithsonians-participation-in-the-arnhem-land-expedition/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-smithsonians-participatio-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 21 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 00:14:41 no Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/hidden-for-60-years-the-motion-picture-films-of-the-american-australian-scientific-expedition-to-arnhem-land/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/hidden-for-60-years-the-motio-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 10 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 00:17:06 no Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/beneath-the-billabongs-the-scientific-legacy-of-robert-rush-miller/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/beneath-the-billabongs-the-sc-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 15 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 00:34:52 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/fossicking-memories/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/fossicking-memories-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 19 Expedition botanist Raymond Louis Specht is interviewed by Martin Thomas. Raymond Louis Specht, Martin Thomas culture, society, museums 00:35:16 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-exciting-thing-was-the-landscape-raymond-specht-a-botanist-in-the-field/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-exciting-thing-was-the-la-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 13 Dr Lynne McCarthy explores the work of Raymond Louis Specht, Expedition botanist, and considers his botanical collection as both a process and a product. Lynne McCarthy culture, society, museums 00:25:00 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-forgotten-collection-baskets-reveal-histories/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-forgotten-collection-bask-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 7 Dr Louise Hamby examines the dispersed collection of fibre objects collected by the 1948 Expedition – the objects and the process and politics of their collection. Louise Hamby culture, society, museums 00:32:02 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/closing-remarks/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/closing-remarks-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 1 Closing remarks from the Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium. Peter Stanley culture, society, museums 00:07:37 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/missing-the-revolution-negotiating-disclosure-on-the-pre-macassans-bayini-in-north-east-arnhem-land/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/missing-the-revolution-negoti-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 6 Dr Ian S 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? Ian McIntosh culture, society, museums 00:36:13 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-robinson-crusoe-in-arnhem-land-howell-walker-national-geographic-and-the-1948-arnhem-land-expedition/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-robinson-crusoe-in-arnhem-l-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 20 Writer, editor and historian Mark Jenkins explores the role played by the Expedition’s primary American sponsor – National Geographic – and its intrepid representative, Howell Walker. Mark Jenkins culture, society, museums 00:22:30 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/unpacking-the-testimony-of-gerald-blitner-an-indigenous-perspective-on-the-arnhem-land-expedition/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/unpacking-the-testimony-of-ge-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 23 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 culture, society, museums 00:35:09 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/from-fish-creek-to-the-mann-river-hunter-gatherer-transformations-in-western-arnhem-land-1948-2008/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/from-fish-creek-to-the-mann-r-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 4 Professor 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. Jon Altman culture, society, museums 00:26:42 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/forget-the-barks-bring-on-the-string-figures-the-string-figures-of-yirrkala-activating-a-legacy/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/forget-the-barks-bring-on-the-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 3 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 culture, society, museums 00:25:27 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/inside-mountfords-tent-paint-politics-and-paperwork/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/inside-mountfords-tent-paint-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 18 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. Philip Jones culture, society, museums 00:25:58 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/yolngu-ways-of-knowing-country-insights-from-the-1948-expedition-to-arnhem-land/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/yolngu-ways-of-knowing-countr-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 2 Whereas the 1948 Expedition presented vast collections of plant and animal life classified according to Linnaean taxonomy, Emeritus Professor Dr Ad Borsboom explores how the Yolngu organise and present knowledge through mythological Dreaming stories. Ad Borsboom culture, society, museums 00:23:56 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/bastard-barks-a-gift-from-the-1948-arnhem-land-expedition/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/bastard-barks-a-gift-from-the-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 16 Adjunct Professor 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. Margo Neale culture, society, museums 00:25:38 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/collecting-australia-at-the-smithsonian-150-years-and-still-going/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/collecting-australia-at-the-s-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 9 Dr 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. Adrienne L Kaeppler culture, society, museums 00:22:42 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/locating-the-expedition-politically-1948-american-australian-relations/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/locating-the-expedition-polit-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 22 Professor Kim Beazley situates the 1948 Expedition in the context of postwar international relations. Kim Beazley culture, society, museums 00:37:22 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-responsibilities-of-leadership-the-records-of-charles-p-mountford/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-responsibilities-of-leade-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 17 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) culture, society, museums 00:38:52 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-history-of-the-1948-expedition/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-history-of-the-1948-expedit-171109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 24 Sally K May provides a historical overview of the Expedition, its planning and execution. Sally K May culture, society, museums 00:29:53 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/making-a-sea-change-rock-art-archaeology-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-mccarthys-research-on-groote-eylandt/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/making-a-sea-change-rock-art-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 8 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. Anne Clarke and Ursula Frederick culture, society, museums 00:26:47 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/appraising-the-legacy-of-the-arnhem-land-expedition-an-insiders-perspective/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/appraising-the-legacy-of-the-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 14 Emeritus Professor Raymond Louis Specht, botanist on the 1948 Expedition, reflects on the influence of the Expedition and discusses his botanical investigations. Raymond Louis Specht culture, society, museums 00:43:01 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/birds-on-the-wire-colin-simpson-and-the-emergence-of-the-radio-documentary-feature/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/birds-on-the-wire-colin-simps-181109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 11 Arts Editor for Radio National, 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 culture, society, museums 00:25:21 no Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-forbidden-gaze-the-1948-wubarr-ceremony-performed-for-the-american-australian-scientific-expedition-to-arnhem-land/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-forbidden-gaze-the-1948-w-191109.mp3 Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium, 5 Dr 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. Murray Garde culture, society, museums 00:27:11 no Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/creating-a-colony-the-european-settlement-of-tasmania-1803-1853/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/creating-a-colony-the-europea-141009.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Creating a Country series, 6 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 00:59:45 no Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/memorials-and-sacred-sites/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/memorials-and-sacred-sites-260809.mp3 Sites of Memory symposium, 2 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 01:02:37 no Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/layers-of-significance-reconciliation-place-and-the-acton-peninsula-canberra/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/layers-of-significance-reconc-260809.mp3 Sites of Memory symposium, 1 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 02:28:39 no Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/australians-in-the-himalayas/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/australians-in-the-himalayas-111009.mp3 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 01:49:22 no Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/what-is-a-memory/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/what-is-a-memory-260809.mp3 Sites of Memory symposium, 3 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 01:24:17 no Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/stories-of-the-sea-travellers-across-the-pacific/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/stories-of-the-sea-travellers-160909.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 6 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 01:15:46 no Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/ocean-crossings-the-material-traces-of-voyaging/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/ocean-crossings-the-material-260809.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 5 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 01:27:38 no Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/get-up-stand-up-public-forum/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/get-up-stand-up-public-forum-100909.mp3 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 01:31:38 no Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/violent-ends-the-arts-of-environmental-anxiety/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/violent-ends-the-arts-of-envi-110609.mp3 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 02:04:39 no Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/tattoos-lashing-house-and-canoe-building/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/tattoos-lashing-house-and-can-160609.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 1 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 00:47:26 no Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/in-coral-seas-ships-cargo-and-people-in-the-south-pacific-1930-to-1960/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/in-coral-seas-ships-cargo-and-220709.mp3 Vaka Moana series, 2 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 00:31:48 no Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/if-it-wasnt-for-them-remembering-the-activists-of-the-1920s-and-1930s/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/if-it-wasnt-for-them-remember-090708.mp3 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 01:50:37 no Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/robe-is-not-famous-for-robes/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/robe-is-not-famous-for-robes-080709.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Creating a Country series, 5 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 01:01:51 no Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/investigation-into-the-collections-of-dr-herbert-basedow/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/investigation-into-the-collec-020709.mp3 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 01:24:24 no Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/stories-of-sadness-and-loss/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/stories-of-sadness-and-loss-130609.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 11 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 01:32:06 no Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/research-in-free-choice-learning/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/research-in-free-choice-learn-090709.mp3 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 01:34:08 no Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-spirit-of-inquiry-in-port-macquarie/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-spirit-of-inquiry-in-port-100609.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Creating a Country series, 4 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 00:37:05 no Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/heavens-above/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/heavens-above-300509.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Creating a Country series, 3 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 01:13:45 no Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/writing-captain-cook-symposium/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/writing-captain-cook-symposiu-170509.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 16 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 01:47:03 no Mon, 25 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/design-inspirations-behind-the-museum-building/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/design-inspirations-behind-th-290409.mp3 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 00:33:43 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/bach-suite-no-3-in-c-major-bwv-1009-c-1720/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/bach-suite-no-3-in-c-major-bw-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 3 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 00:19:30 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/carl-vine-inner-world-for-solo-cello-and-electronics-1994/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/carl-vine-inner-world-for-sol-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 1 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 00:13:23 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/bach-suite-no-4-in-e-flat-major-bwv-1010-c-1720/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/bach-suite-no-4-in-e-flat-maj-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 7 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 00:20:07 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/olivier-messiaen-quartet-for-the-end-of-time-1942/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/olivier-messiaen-quartet-for-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 4 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 00:08:47 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/arvo-paert-spiegel-im-spiegel-1978/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/arvo-paert-spiegel-im-spiegel-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 5 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 00:10:24 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/david-pereira-unity-is-strength-2008/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/david-pereira-unity-is-streng-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 2 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 00:10:23 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/peter-sculthorpe-threnody-1991/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/peter-sculthorpe-threnody-199-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 6 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 00:07:23 no Tue, 19 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/introduction-to-the-ae-smith-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/introduction-to-the-ae-smith-171108.mp3 AE Smith Instruments collection, 8 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 00:04:51 no Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/conversation-with-peter-cundall/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/conversation-with-peter-cunda-020409.mp3 Eternity series, 3 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 01:00:34 no Tue, 12 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/guna-kinne-and-carmelo-mirabellis-stories/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/guna-kinne-and-carmelo-mirabe-310109.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 10 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 00:32:03 no Thu, 07 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/rugged-beyond-imagination-stories-from-an-australian-mountain-region/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/rugged-beyond-imagination-sto-150409.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 15 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 00:53:41 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/food-and-space-the-australian-nation-in-the-british-empire/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/food-and-space-the-australian-060409.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 14 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 01:05:40 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/never-enough-grass-and-bowen-downs/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/never-enough-grass-and-bowen-080409.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Creating a Country series, 2 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 00:57:08 no Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/introduction-to-the-creating-a-country-gallery/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/introduction-to-the-creating-110309.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Creating a Country series, 1 Curator Kirsten Wehner outlines the themes of the new National Museum of Australia permanent gallery, Creating a Country. 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 00:53:10 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/into-the-light/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/into-the-light-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 5 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 00:16:08 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-cast-of-thousands-redevelopment-of-circa/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-cast-of-thousands-redevelop-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 9 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 00:44:02 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/dead-museum-animals-from-order-of-nature-to-chaos-of-culture/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/dead-museum-animals-from-orde-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 10 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 00:16:48 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/what-was-it-like-a-perspective-on-history-in-museums/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/what-was-it-like-a-perspectiv-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 13 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 00:17:19 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/flora-pell-australias-first-domestic-goddess/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/flora-pell-australias-first-d-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 7 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 00:12:08 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/from-flat-things-big-things-grow/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/from-flat-things-big-things-g-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 6 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 00:12:03 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/online-exhibitions/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/online-exhibitions-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 3 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 00:11:24 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/objects-to-stories-using-thematic-studies-to-develop-exhibitions-at-volunteer-museums-in-the-port-macquarie-hastings-region/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/objects-to-stories-using-them-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 8 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 00:13:39 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/before-the-badges-before-the-t-shirts-before-the-flag/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/before-the-badges-before-the-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 2 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 00:14:02 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/victoria-police-museum-collecting-crime/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/victoria-police-museum-collec-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 4 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 00:15:18 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/review-of-the-national-museum-of-australias-australian-journeys-gallery/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/review-of-the-national-museum-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 1 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 01:12:10 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/from-collections-to-exhibitions-welcome-and-keynote-address/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/from-collections-to-exhibitio-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 14 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 00:36:45 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/no-presence-in-the-case-looking-for-tahiti-in-world-museums/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/no-presence-in-the-case-looki-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 11 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 00:19:55 no Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-load-of-old-rubbish-displaying-archaeology-of-the-modern-city/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-load-of-old-rubbish-display-270309.mp3 Collections 2009 series, 12 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 00:19:04 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-theory-to-work-with-on-the-origin-of-species-and-its-contemporary-reception/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-theory-to-work-with-on-the-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 8 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 00:22:40 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/charles-darwin-his-character-and-convictions/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/charles-darwin-his-character-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 10 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 00:18:58 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/charles-darwin-symposium-welcome-and-introduction/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/charles-darwin-symposium-welc-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 12 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 Williams. Craddock Morton and Robyn Williams culture, society, museums 00:11:32 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/human-evolution-fossils-surprising-fossils-predicted/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/human-evolution-fossils-surpr-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 5 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 00:30:00 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/darwin-and-social-darwinism-the-political-use-and-abuse-of-natural-selection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/darwin-and-social-darwinism-t-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 6 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 00:20:41 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-lunatic-idea-british-science-and-evolution-on-the-eve-of-darwins-origin-of-species/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-lunatic-idea-british-scienc-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 11 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 00:26:05 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/evolutionary-change-in-agriculture-the-past-present-and-future/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/evolutionary-change-in-agricu-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 3 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 00:24:03 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/darwins-experiences-in-australia/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/darwins-experiences-in-austra-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 9 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 00:22:27 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/irish-in-australia/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/irish-in-australia-150309.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 13 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 01:08:20 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/social-reactions-to-origin/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/social-reactions-to-origin-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 7 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 00:18:37 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/evolution-and-creationism/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/evolution-and-creationism-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 4 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 00:19:05 no Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/charles-darwin-symposium-closing-address/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/charles-darwin-symposium-clos-260209.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 2 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 00:12:14 no Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/these-are-modern-dreamtime-stories/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/these-are-modern-dreamtime-st-060707.mp3 Who You Callin’ Urban? forum, 2 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 01:35:02 no Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/writing-onto-public-record-our-stories/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/writing-onto-public-record-ou-060707.mp3 Who You Callin’ Urban? forum, 1 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 01:36:49 no Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/who-you-callin-urban/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/who-you-callin-urban-060707.mp3 Who You Callin’ Urban? forum, 3 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 02:33:04 no Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/animated-conversation-with-geoff-pryor/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/animated-conversation-with-ge-131208.mp3 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 01:07:41 no Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/darwin-exhibition-opening/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/darwin-exhibition-opening-091208.mp3 Charles Darwin series, 1 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 00:31:21 no Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/history-in-the-baking/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/history-in-the-baking-301108.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 12 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 01:19:53 no Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/environmental-history-beyond-the-ivory-tower/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/environmental-history-beyond-291008.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 11 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 00:39:02 no Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/emily-the-impossible-modernist/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/emily-the-impossible-modernis-280908.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 13 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 00:59:34 no Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-port-of-aran/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-port-of-aran-071008.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 10 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 01:10:31 no Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/george-reid-a-journey-through-three-parliaments/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/george-reid-a-journey-through-130808.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 8 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 00:49:38 no Tue, 21 Oct 2008 23:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-making-of-australian-journeys/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-making-of-australian-jour-071008.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 9 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 00:54:58 no Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/outback-archive-unorthodox-historical-records/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/outback-archive-unorthodox-hi-040608.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 6 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 00:55:24 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/why-do-those-fellas-paint-like-me-emily-kame-kngwarreye-symposium-welcome-and-introduction/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/why-do-those-fellas-paint-lik-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 11 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 Agnes Shea culture, society, museums 00:23:44 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/japanese-responses-to-the-emily-exhibition/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/japanese-responses-to-the-emi-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 2 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 00:47:18 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/emily-as-located-historian-the-camel-lady-narrates-a-history-of-discovery-without-1788/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/emily-as-located-historian-th-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 4 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 00:40:19 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/emily-kngwarreyes-practice-of-painting-an-international-perspective/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/emily-kngwarreyes-practice-of-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 3 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 00:49:40 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-possible-modernist-an-insider-view/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-possible-modernist-an-ins-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 9 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 00:24:46 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-new-ritual-in-contemporary-aboriginal-art/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-new-ritual-in-contemporary-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 5 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 00:33:24 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-impossible-modernist-an-outsider-view/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-impossible-modernist-an-o-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 10 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 00:20:29 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/late-style-modernist-a-boundary-rider-view/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/late-style-modernist-a-bounda-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 8 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 00:27:35 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/an-artist-first-and-foremost/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/an-artist-first-and-foremost-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 7 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 00:44:47 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/ninety-years-ago-on-a-french-hillside-a-story-of-mont-st-quentin/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/ninety-years-ago-on-a-french-310808.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 9 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 01:33:46 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/new-directions/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/new-directions-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 1 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 00:23:51 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/janet-on-the-spot/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/janet-on-the-spot-230808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 12 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 01:11:48 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/into-the-west-torres-strait-islander-railway-workers-migration-and-belonging/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/into-the-west-torres-strait-i-280808.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 8 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 00:45:34 no Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/emily-kame-kngwarreye-her-place-in-australian-art/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/emily-kame-kngwarreye-her-pla-220808.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series, 6 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 00:24:35 no Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/showcases-ii-examples-of-material-culture-research-in-museums/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/showcases-ii-examples-of-mate-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 2 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 01:33:05 no Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/showcases-i-examples-of-material-culture-research-in-museums/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/showcases-i-examples-of-mater-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 3 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 01:16:38 no Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/viewpoints-on-material-culture/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/viewpoints-on-material-cultur-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 4 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 01:43:00 no Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/collections-used-to-interpret-the-past-panel-and-audience-discussion/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/collections-used-to-interpret-300508.mp3 Collections 2008 series, 1 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 00:49:20 no Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/captured-in-staffordshire/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/captured-in-staffordshire-110608.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 6 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 00:21:04 no Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/moving-stories-womens-lives-british-women-and-the-postwar-australian-dream/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/moving-stories-womens-lives-b-090708.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 7 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 00:41:47 no Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/from-makassar-to-marege-to-the-museum/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/from-makassar-to-marege-to-th-070708.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 7 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 00:37:59 no Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-market-for-memories-understanding-public-history-at-the-mindil-beach-site-in-darwin/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-market-for-memories-underst-270508.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 5 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 Historial Research. Dr Mickey Dewar culture, society, museums 00:31:20 no Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/all-along-the-line/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/all-along-the-line-250508.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 4 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 01:02:11 no Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/guna-kinne-and-her-latvian-national-dress/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/guna-kinne-and-her-latvian-na-140508.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 5 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 00:32:03 no Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/100-years-of-rugby-league-in-australia-panel-discussion/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/100-years-of-rugby-league-in-110508.mp3 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 01:10:02 no Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/clash-of-the-codes-rugby-union-vs-rugby-league/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/clash-of-the-codes-rugby-unio-020308.mp3 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 01:22:27 no Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-baden-journals/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-baden-journals-090408.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 4 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 00:24:42 no Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/cook-his-mission-and-indigenous-australia-a-perspective-on-consequence/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/cook-his-mission-and-indigeno-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 2 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 00:43:32 no Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/footprints-in-the-sand-banks-maori-collection-cooks-first-voyage-1768-1771/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/footprints-in-the-sand-banks-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 3 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 00:41:09 no Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/encounters-with-wondrous-things-the-historical-significance-of-the-cook-forster-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/encounters-with-wondrous-thin-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 7 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 00:51:17 no Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/brushed-with-fame-museological-investments-in-the-cook-voyage-collections/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/brushed-with-fame-museologica-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 1 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 00:42:47 no Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/looking-across-the-beach-both-ways/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/looking-across-the-beach-both-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 4 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 00:41:47 no Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/discovering-cook-georg-forster-and-the-image-of-captain-cook/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/discovering-cook-georg-forste-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 6 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 00:37:37 no Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/to-attempt-some-new-discoveries-in-that-vast-unknown-tract/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/to-attempt-some-new-discoveri-280706.mp3 Captain James Cook series, 5 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 00:43:37 no Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/mutukayi-motor-cars-and-papunya-painting/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/mutukayi-motor-cars-and-papun-021207.mp3 Emily Kame Kngwarreye series 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 01:03:09 no Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/collecting-papunya-art/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/collecting-papunya-art-030208.mp3 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 01:09:28 no Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/into-the-desert/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/into-the-desert-050907.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 1 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 00:48:34 no Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/john-gores-telescope/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/john-gores-telescope-130208.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 3 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 00:39:29 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/deepening-the-mystery-the-1938-south-australian-government-leichhardt-search-party/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/deepening-the-mystery-the-193-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 4 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 00:26:58 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/he-nearly-made-it-leichhardts-grand-plan-of-1848/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/he-nearly-made-it-leichhardts-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 9 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 00:36:25 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/leichhardt-in-australian-literature/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/leichhardt-in-australian-lite-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 2 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 00:35:55 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/leichhardt-as-scientist-and-diarist/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/leichhardt-as-scientist-and-d-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 6 Tom Darragh uses Ludwig Leichhardt’s diaries to show the skill and accuracy with which the explorer and naturalist recorded scientific observations and information about plants and geological specimens, in terminology which is still used today. Dr Tom Darragh, Museum Victoria culture, society, museums 00:00:00 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/ludwig-leichhardt-a-loss-to-science-and-australian-culture/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/ludwig-leichhardt-a-loss-to-s-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 5 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 00:33:42 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/scientific-analysis-of-the-leichhardt-plate/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/scientific-analysis-of-the-le-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 8 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 00:36:00 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/leichhardt-panel-discussion/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/leichhardt-panel-discussion-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 1 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 00:59:30 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/overview-of-the-national-museum-of-australias-purchase-of-the-leichhardt-nameplate/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/overview-of-the-national-muse-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 10 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 00:09:32 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-very-tolerable-addition-leichhardts-mapping-of-the-balonne-river/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-very-tolerable-addition-lei-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 3 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 00:31:48 no Fri, 22 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/leichhardt-the-motivations-of-an-explorer/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/leichhardt-the-motivations-of-150607.mp3 Ludwig Leichhardt series, 7 Historian 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. Professor Rod Home, University of Melbourne culture, society, museums 00:00:00 no Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-dan-tre-a-musical-migration-story/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-dan-tre-a-musical-migrati-080807.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 1 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 00:20:54 no Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/history-meets-poetry/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/history-meets-poetry-041107.mp3 Historical Imagination series, 3 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 01:09:56 no Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/nomadic-cultures-journeys-and-coming-home/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/nomadic-cultures-journeys-and-160907.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 2 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 01:12:34 no Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/conversation-with-lindy-chamberlain-creighton/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/conversation-with-lindy-chamb-141007.mp3 Eternity series, 2 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 01:45:12 no Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/photographer-richard-daintrees-glass-plates/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/photographer-richard-daintree-101007.mp3 Behind the Scenes – Australian Journeys series, 2 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 00:52:25 no Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-last-man-the-making-of-andrew-fisher-and-the-australian-labor-party/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-last-man-the-making-of-an-251007.mp3 Historical Interpretation series, 3 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 01:05:51 no Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/creating-child-friendly-cities-lessons-from-monstropolis/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/creating-child-friendly-citie-271007.mp3 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 00:44:23 no Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/conversation-with-jenny-kee/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/conversation-with-jenny-kee-190807.mp3 Eternity series, 1 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 01:00:23 no Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/the-natural-world-as-a-character/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/the-natural-world-as-a-charac-240607.mp3 Historical Imagination series, 2 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 01:22:30 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/weird-and-wonderful-the-first-objects-of-the-national-historical-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/weird-and-wonderful-the-first-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 8 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 00:23:44 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/springfield-transformed-family-collection-into-national-treasure/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/springfield-transformed-famil-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 2 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 00:31:07 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/a-sum-of-many-parts-the-history-of-the-national-historical-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/a-sum-of-many-parts-the-histo-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 9 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 00:24:52 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/collecting-for-the-future-a-collections-development-plan-for-the-national-historical-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/collecting-for-the-future-a-c-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 3 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 00:23:13 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/singular-or-plural-social-history-and-national-collections/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/singular-or-plural-social-his-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 4 Historian Ian McShane analyses social history as museum theme and practice from 1981 to 2000. Ian McShane, Swinburne University of Technology culture, society, museums 00:21:37 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/life-and-art-relocating-aboriginal-art-and-culture-in-the-museum/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/life-and-art-relocating-abori-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 5 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 00:35:28 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/australias-official-papuan-collection-sir-hubert-murray-and-the-how-and-why-of-a-colonial-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/australias-official-papuan-co-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 6 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 00:19:58 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/professionals-and-amateurs-different-histories-of-collecting-in-the-national-ethnographic-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/professionals-and-amateurs-di-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 7 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 00:24:39 no Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/reflections-on-the-history-of-the-national-historical-collection/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/reflections-on-the-history-of-210306.mp3 Collections 2006 series, 1 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 01:07:43 no Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00 +1100 http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/detail/examining-the-intersections-of-historical-research-and-fictional-writing/ http://www.nma.gov.au/audio/workspace/uploads/mp3/examining-the-intersections-o-200507.mp3 Historical Imagination series, 1 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 01:11:36 no