UNESCO Grants
2014-15 Grants Open for the Australian National Commission for UNESCO The Australian National Commission for UNESCO assists projects which will further National Commission and UNESCO priorities and objectives. They include Attaining quality education for all and lifelong learning; Mobilizing science knowledge and policy for sustainable development; Addressing emerging social and ethical challenges; Fostering cultural diversity […]
Future of NFSA
Dealing with digital age.
Nation of Curious Minds
NZ increases science engagement.
Cuts to Tasmanian Museum
TMAG cuts jobs, opening hours.
Culture Matters
British Council: culture builds international trust and understanding.
The Value of Regional Culture
NSW’s report on regional museums & galleries contribution.
Leaving Liverpool
Child migrant exhibition returns to Merseyside.
3D technology changing museums
3D technology blossoms in museums.
Plan for Australian Ecosystem Science
The following item is from the Atlas of Living Australia blog. Foundations for the Future 24 July, 2014 Foundations for the future: a long-term plan for Australian ecosystem science was launched by the Chief Scientist of Australia, Prof. Ian Chubb AC last week in Canberra. The final document has arisen from the proposals developed through […]
Advances in 3D modelling
Alexander Forbes, ‘Breakthrough in Virtualization of Museum Collections’, artnet news, July 24 2014 Could the museum of the future be little more than a 3D screen? Researchers moved one step closer to fully digitalizing the world’s art collections on Tuesday, deploying the CultLab3D scanner at Frankfurt’s Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung to scan Renaissance sculptor Antico a.k.a. Pier […]