News
Emerging From Crisis COVID-19
– a meaningful role to play
Even dinosaurs are social distancing,
as the Smithsonian takes it slow in reopening museums
TRA domestic tourism data Aug 2020 v 2019
– spend 53%, trips 40% & nights 39% down
Science communication now critical globally
– 3 lessons on what makes it work
Physicist Cathy Foley AO
next chief scientist
AWM Remembrance Day broadcast & online
– resources incl virtual poppy & webinars
Democracy – and what Mark Twain said in the
Buffalo Express about running for governor
Art Fdn pledges €100,000 for German museums
hit by vandals – security questions remain
Patrick Greene on EPIC Museum’s 2nd year
as Europe’s Leading Tourism Attraction
Where dragon’s float – sea dragon search
– WAM’s Nerida Wilson & citizen science
Sovereign Hill reopens outdoor exhibitions
– Covid-safe protocols in place
Aust Govt funds AIATSIS for repatriation
of ATSI artefacts from overseas collections
AM’s Eureka Prize Award interactive broadcast
– register now for event 24 November 2020
Redesigned Parramatta Powerhouse refined
& with “generously scaled public domain”
WAM Boola Bardip. An Architecture of Stories
Hassell + OMA & Alec Coles panel 25 Nov 2020
Video, deep fakes & critical engagement
ACMI’s Katrina Sedgwick in Drawing Rm
AM renovations to open with a roar
Tyrannosaurs: Meet the Family – they’re back
Australia’s cultural and creative economy
A 21st century guide – A New Approach
PM’s A/Min Ben Morton’s new expectations
for MOAD focus as MOA Voting System
Adelaide Holocaust Museum & Education Centre
AG $2.5M commitment
Qld Holocaust Museum & Education Centre
Palaszczuk Govt $3.5m election commitment
AM’s First Nations curators on “Unsettled’
First Peoples respond to Cook’s journey
David Rathman AM PSM new Ambassador for
SA’s Aboriginal Art & Cultures Centre (AACC)
How to reopen the American mind
– the future of humanities
Holden’s part of Australia’s history
Min Fletcher wants Holden colln retained
PM’s A/Min Ben Morton seeks Speakers Chair
from Trevor Kennedy auction for MoADOPH
$27m of $300m in arts funding spent during Covid-19
– Senate Estimates
BCAR releases Cultural & creative activity
Australia 2008-09 to 17-18 – visual summary
41% Australians hold multiple memberships
& subs with heritage orgs (but Family First)
Adam Lindsay seeks contemporary SLM & SARA
– history’s relevance key to merger