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Visions round closes 2 June

The following information has been provided by the Australia Council: The next round of the Regional Exhibition Touring Fund (Visions of Australia & Contemporary Touring Initiative) is now open for applications with a deadline of 2nd June, 2014. We know some of you have already been online and checked out the new criteria and forms, […]

Powerhouse Museum cuts

Michaela Boland, ‘Powerhouse Museum restructure to cut one-fifth of staff’, The Australian, 2 May 2014 A major restructure at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum will result in staff numbers being slashed by a fifth to save $5 million from the organisation’s payroll. Director Rose Hiscock has revealed that the cuts, which had been rumoured for some time, […]

Branding and Museums

The following article is from The Guardian: Robert Jones, ‘Curators may be sceptical but branding is vital for museums’, The Guardian, 1 May 2014 The Tate and British Museum are among institutions that have adopted brand thinking – taken seriously, it can help our scholarship reach more people. The people who run museums have, over […]

Sun Savings

Auckland War Memorial Museum makes savings through solar panels..

Te Papa Chief Executive new role

The following media release is from the New Zealand Manatu Taonga/Ministry for Culture and Heritage: Te Papa Chief Executive to become Special Adviser on Military Heritage 1 May 2014 The Ministry for Culture and Heritage is very pleased to announce that Michael Houlihan has been appointed to the position of Special Adviser on Military Heritage, […]

Dancing Shiva and acquisition practices

Robyn Sloggett, ‘The Dancing Shiva fiasco should shift attitudes in Australia’, The Conversation, 29 April 2014 The announcement today that the Australian government will return the US$5 million Chola-era Dancing Shiva to India, after months of scandal focused on the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) and art dealer Subhash Kapoor, appears as a welcome shift […]

Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund

Production and Commissioning Fund As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the First World War, $4 million has been committed to an Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund. The theme of the Anzac Centenary is a century of service. Projects supported through the Anzac Centenary Arts and […]