Why our kids should learn Aboriginal History
Article by Michael Westaway, Senior Research Fellow at Griffith University. The national history curriculum implemented across Australia from 2011 provides the opportunity for educators to comprehensively tackle for the first time 50,000 years of Australia’s history. The future of this innovative new approach to understanding Australian history is potentially threatened by moves from the new […]
NGA Director retires
The following article appeared in The Australian, March 21, 2014 The National Gallery of Australia’s director has announced his retirement. Ron Radford will have served close to a decade in the gallery’s top job when he leaves at the end of September. During his time as director, Dr Radford has overseen an extension of gallery […]
CHASS Australia Prizes open
To honour HASS achievements.
Museum Architecture
Has museum display become subservient to the sculptural branding of architects or should the architecture be a neutral backdrop? ‘Museum architecture: receptacle or spectacle?’ reports on discussions at a recent symposium Inside Out: The Dynamics of New Museum Architecture on Display at Sydney’s College of Fine Arts. See Gina Fairley ‘Museum architecture: receptacle or […]
Pride for Pacific Youth
Museum links ‘at-risk’ Pacific youth and their heritage.
Vic arts investment pays off
$6.1 billion value to local economy.
Cultural Leadership
The University of Canberra are developing a Masters in Cultural Leadership to be delivered residential style and online. They are very interested to know what knowledge and skills those in the sector think might be developed through such a program. Get more information and comment on needs and wants on the Museum 3 blog site. […]
25 years of inspiration
Questacon celebrating its 25th anniversary.
Collections Hold Climate Change Clues
Researchers use collections to unravel climate change.
Science and diplomacy
CAMD Member, Dr Brendan Nelson, comments on the role of science diplomacy in deepening international relations. See: Andrew Trounson, ‘Research Links as Soft Diplomacy’, The Australian, Dec 11 2013.