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Bringing the world’s heritage to Australia
Betty Churcher and Dr Caroline Turner
A tribute to Bob Edwards, 22 March 2011
Former National Gallery of Australia director Betty Churcher and art scholar Dr Caroline Turner discuss Bob Edwards’ contribution to persuading overseas gallery directors to allow exhibitions of masters to come to Australia.
Exhibition launch: Not Just Ned: A true history of the Irish in Australia
Daniel Gilbert, Simon Crean, Frances Fitzgerald, Tom Keneally and Andrew Sayers
Not Just Ned Irish series, 16 March 2011
Author Tom Keneally officially launches the National Museum’s new exhibition about the Irish contribution to Australia. Includes a performance by the Alan Kelly Quartet and speeches by the Federal Arts Minister and new Irish children’s minister.
Understanding and representing trauma: speaker presentations
Dr Joanna Sassoon, Dr Adele Chynoweth, Dr Jay Arthur, Dr Geoffrey Megargee and Dr Mike Pickering
Understanding and Representing Trauma conversation, 5 October 2010
Museums and kindred institutions that are serious about reflecting human life are often compelled to confront the dark side of human experience we might prefer not to face. But if we are to be truthful, we must do so.
Question and answer session from Understanding and representing trauma
Dr Joanna Sassoon, Dr Adele Chynoweth, Dr Jay Arthur, Dr Geoffrey Megargee and Dr Mike Pickering
Understanding and Representing Trauma conversation, 5 October 2010
Discussion amongst the panellists and questions from the audience. Museum curators and researchers with experience representing traumatic experiences in museums share their expertise.
Curating Australian histories
Dr Kirsten Wehner, National Museum of Australia
31 March 2010
What can objects tell us about the past? Kirsten Wehner talks to history teachers about the nature of exhibitions as histories.
Creating a colony: the European settlement of Tasmania 1803–1853
Anthea Gunn, National Museum of Australia
Behind the Scenes – Landmarks series, 14 October 2009
Curator Anthea Gunn talks about her research on the colonial settlement of Hobart and the expansion of Van Diemen’s Land in the early 1800s, as part of her work on the Creating a Country gallery.
Ocean crossings: the material traces of voyaging
Kylie Moloney, Melanie Van Olffen and Matthew Spriggs
Vaka Moana series, 26 August 2009
Contemporary perspectives on Pacific Islander voyaging, investigating archaeological evidence and museum displays from Pacific scholars Kylie Moloney, Melanie Van Olffen and Matthew Spriggs.
Research in free-choice learning
Dr Lynn Dierking and Dr John Falk
9 July 2009
Museum evaluation and learning theory experts Lynn Dierking and John Falk share insights from two current research projects in free-choice learning in museums, at this seminar for museum and gallery professionals.
Robe is not famous for robes
Jennifer Wilson, National Museum of Australia
Behind the Scenes – Landmarks series, 8 July 2009
Curator Jennifer Wilson talks about her research into the fishing port of Robe in South Australia in the late nineteenth century, as an example of a place where people endeavoured to create a just society with equality of opportunity and participation.
The ‘spirit of inquiry’ in Port Macquarie
Roslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia
Behind the Scenes – Landmarks series, 10 June 2009
Curator and historian Roslyn Russell talks about the work of amateur scientists, including astronomer WJ Macdonnell, in the New South Wales coastal town of Port Macquarie, as part of her research for the Creating a Country gallery.
