PM’s Science Prizes
Each year the Prime Minister rewards and celebrates the nation’s best scientists and science teachers through the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science. Nominations for the 2013 prizes have now opened. In order to simplify and speed up the nomination process it has been broken down into two parts. For the first step of nomination, all […]
Scienceworks General Manager Retires
Genevieve Fahey, Manager of Scienceworks, has announced her retirement after 26 years with Museum Victoria. With Scienceworks since its inception and Manager from August 2003, Genevieve has overseen its development as the most visited science museum in Australia. Patrick Greene, CEO of Museum Victoria said: “Genevieve will be keenly missed. Her passion and commitment has […]
Copyright Inquiry Update
CAMD, alongside a number of its member institutions, made submissions last November to the Australian Law Reform Commission’s (ALRC) Issue Paper on Copyright and the Digital Economy – see our response here. The paper dealt in particular with the operation of copyright exceptions under current legislation. From February the ALRC is undergoing a fresh round […]
Eureka 2013!
Entries for the Australian Museum Eureka Awards open Friday 1 February.
International Museum Day 18 May 2013
IMD 2013 – Museums (memory + creativity) = social change
Honours for Museum Staff
Museum staff recognised for outstanding service to the community.
Museum Director joins ARC Advisory Council
Professor Suzanne Miller, Director of the South Australian Museum, has been appointed as a member of the ARC Advisory Council.
Austrade Seeks to Market Museum Services
CAMD has been approached by Austrade about the involvement of members in an Australian Cultural Venues export initiative linked to the rise of cultural precincts and venues across North Asia and India. Export Opportunities Austrade has identified potential export opportunities for Australian creative industries, education and training service providers – tied to the rise of […]
Senior Powerhouse Posts
Applications sought before 21 January
Papunya Boards report released
A recent report outlines the status and confirms the restrictions surrounding a number of key works in the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT). The early Papunya Boards are a vitally important body of work that are considered to represent the very beginnings of the modern Aboriginal art movement. The report, prepared […]