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SUNDAY 14 MAY 2017 Regional & Remote Day (State Library of Queensland)
8.00am – 11.30am GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY
Emerging Professionals Network Mini-Conference
EP Mini-Conference sponsored
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11.00am – 11.30am Registration QUEENSLAND TERRACE
11.30am – 1.00pm AUDITORIUM 1
Welcome and Regional & Remote Day Plenary Chair: John Waldron
John Waldron, President, Museums Galleries Australia (Queensland)Vicki McDonald, State Librarian and CEO, State Library of Queensland‘I don’t think museums are boring anymore’ What ten years has taught Kids in Museums about a family friendly welcomeDr Dea Birkett, Creative Director, Kids in Museums
Regional & Remote Day
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SLQ logo guide
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) logo must appear ‘locked’ with the Queensland Government logo at all times*. The ratio and distance between the two is also locked.
The SLQ locked logo will always appear in black (mono) or white (reversed). Minimum sizes apply for all variations of the locked logo.
There are also landscape and stacked keyline versions of the Government logo. These can be used where space and design permits.
The solid version of the Government crest is used in the landscape vesion of the SLQ locked logo.
• The SLQ logo and Queensland Government logo may be separated at the discretion of SLQ Communications. An example: to avoid repitition of the Government logo.
All use of SLQ logo and visual communication must be approved by the SLQ Communications team. Please allow 2-5 working days for approval turnaround.
[email protected] t 07 3842 9847
SLQ locked logo stacked (minimum size)
SLQ locked logo landscape (minimum size)
23.5mm 21.5mm
7mm
20mm
22mm 22mm
PREFERRED OPTION
51.5mm
45.5mm
15mm
110mm
SLQ locked (keyline) logo landscape (minimum size)
ALTERNATIVE OPTION
SLQ logo guide
The State Library of Queensland (SLQ) logo must appear ‘locked’ with the Queensland Government logo at all times*. The ratio and distance between the two is also locked.
The SLQ locked logo will always appear in black (mono) or white (reversed). Minimum sizes apply for all variations of the locked logo.
There are also landscape and stacked keyline versions of the Government logo. These can be used where space and design permits.
The solid version of the Government crest is used in the landscape vesion of the SLQ locked logo.
• The SLQ logo and Queensland Government logo may be separated at the discretion of SLQ Communications. An example: to avoid repitition of the Government logo.
All use of SLQ logo and visual communication must be approved by the SLQ Communications team. Please allow 2-5 working days for approval turnaround.
[email protected] t 07 3842 9847
SLQ locked logo stacked (minimum size)
SLQ locked logo landscape (minimum size)
23.5mm 21.5mm
7mm
20mm
22mm 22mm
PREFERRED OPTION
51.5mm
45.5mm
15mm
110mm
SLQ locked (keyline) logo landscape (minimum size)
ALTERNATIVE OPTION
1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch QUEENSLAND TERRACE
1.00pm – 2.00pm Community Museums GM WHITE GLOVES ROOM
Conference Program
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2.00pm – 3.00pm
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Concurrent Session 1AUDITORIUM 1
Concurrent Session 2HERITAGE COLLECTIONS LEARNING ROOM
Chair: Andrew Simpson
Concurrent Session 3WHITE GLOVES ROOM
Chair: Lee Scott
Concurrent Session 4 MEETING ROOM 1B
Chair: Soula Veyradier
Managing hazardous substances in collections
Maryanne McCubbin, Helen Privett, Museum Victoria
Creating an exhibition of substance despite meagre resourcesWendy Lugg, Royal WA Historical Society
Arts Tasmania’s Roving Curators: operating within a regional landscape Veronica Macno, Melissa Smith, Arts Tasmania
The Acre ProjectIan Tully, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery
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Innovations in exhibition delivery: 19th Century bling/ Goldfields jewelleryCash Brown, Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka
The Veteran’s Heritage Project: capacity building in non-traditional collecting organisations Belinda Ensor, Museums Galleries Australia (Victoria)
Reminiscence Cottage: a multisensory space for people living with dementia, Padraic Fisher, Sara Pearce, National Wool Museum
3.00pm – 3.15pm Comfort Break QUEENSLAND TERRACE
3.15pm – 4.15pm
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Concurrent Session 5AUDITORIUM 1
Chair: Kent Buchanan
Workshop 1HERITAGE COLLECTIONS LEARNING ROOM
Concurrent Session 6WHITE GLOVES ROOM
Chair: Jennifer Edmonds
Concurrent Session 7MEETING ROOM 1B
Chair: Margot Stuart
Using augmented reality in galleries and museums Bridget Guthrie, Tamworth Regional Gallery & Museums
Introducing OCCAMS: an online cultural collections and management systemDr Gretchen Stolte, Australian National University
Bringing a heritage hangar to lifeTom Harwood, Qantas Founders Museum
Port of Yamba Historical SocietyDebrah Novak, Port of Yamba Historical Society
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Khmer-Australian histories, rare photographs and contemporary art in Logan, Queensland Pip Kelly, Independent Curator & Creative Producer
ReSpacing: how timelessness generates innovation in cultural programmingJennifer Garcia, Newstead House
De-accessioning – is it really that hard?Mick Bolognese, National Motor Museum
4.15pm – 4.30pm Wrap up and close of Regional & Remote Day AUDITORIUM 1
6.00pm – 8.00pm Welcome Reception QUEENSLAND MUSEUM, MAIN FOYER
Welcome Reception sponsored
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Image: Megan Cope, Fluid Terrain 2012 / Site-specific commission for ‘My Country’ at Gallery of Modern Art
Brisbane, July 2013 / Photograph: QAGOMA / © The artist
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Monday 15 May 2017 (Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre)
9.00am – 11.00am Tours and workshops
12.00pm – 1.00pm Registration and lunch PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
1.00pm – 3.00pm PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Welcome and opening plenaryChair: John Waldron
John Waldron, President, Museums Galleries Australia (Queensland)Songwoman Maroochy, Turrbal People, Welcome to CountryFrank Howarth, President, Museums Galleries Australia National CouncilDigi Youth Arts, Performance
Chair: Alec Coles Where high-tech meets the human touchJohn Ryan, Creative Director, Local Projects
3.00pm – 3.30pm Afternoon tea PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
3.30pm – 5.00pm
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Concurrent Session 1PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Concurrent Session 2PLAZA ROOM 6
Concurrent Session 3PLAZA ROOM 7
Concurrent Session 4PLAZA ROOM 8
Concurrent Session 5PLAZA ROOM 9
Exhibition design
MGA Indigenous Roadmap Project
Highlighting science
Curatorial practices, connecting audiences and contemporary art
Digital technologies and issues in museums
Exhibition design: storytelling in practice David Hebblethwaite, Art of Fact Design
Responding panel:Paul Bowers, Museum Victoria, Kent Buchanan, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Beth Hise, Sydney Living Museums, Bernadette McCormack, Queensland Museum Network
MGA Indigenous Roadmap ProjectTerri Janke Terri Janke and Company
Why not science?Tilly Boleyn, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Madeleine Borthwick, Kiss the Frog, Amy Boulding, Queensland Museum Network, Ellie Downing, Fara Pelarek, Australian Museum, Professor Suzanne Miller, Office of the Queensland Chief Scientist
(not) Lost in translation: the art of inclusivenessDebbie Abraham, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Alfredo Aquilizan, Isabel Aquilizan, Artists, Donna Biles Fernando, Aborigional Reference Group, Zoe Butt, The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, Alex Wisser, Cementa
Getting digital doneJonny Brownbill, Museums Victoria, Dr Lynda Kelly, LyndaKellyNetworks, Michael Parry, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences,
Session sponsored by
Session sponsored by
5.00pm – 5.45pm MGA Visual Arts Craft Design National Network AGM PLAZA ROOM 9
5.00pm – 5.45pm Exhibition National Network AGM PLAZA AUDITORIUM
6.00pm – 8.30pm MAGNA and MAPDA Awards PLAZA ROOM 6, AND 7
MAGNA Awards sponsored by
Keynote speaker sponsored by
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Tuesday 16 May 2017 (Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre)
7.30am – 9.00am Registration PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
9.00am – 10.30am PLAZA AUDITORIUM
PlenaryChair: Shane Breynard
Digi Youth Arts, PerformanceSurveying landscapesMegan Cope, Artist Refinding wonderJanet Laurence, Artist
10.30am – 11.00am Morning tea PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
Morning tea sponsored
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11.00am – 12.30pm
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Concurrent Session 6PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Chair: Richard Mulvaney
Concurrent Session 7PLAZA ROOM 6
Chair: Phillipa Tocker
Concurrent Session 8PLAZA ROOM 7
Chair: Rebecca Coronel
Concurrent Session 9PLAZA ROOM 8
Concurrent Session 10PLAZA ROOM 9
Chair: Alex Marsden
Presenting and collecting in a changing world
Working with diverse communities
Climate change and green museums
Collection care preservation and access
Pecha Kucha session
Strangers, immigrants and bandits: activating recent sub-culturesJohn WillsteedQueensland University of Technology
People first: how content became shaped by engagementAmy Wegerhoff, Western Australian Museum
Climate change and the role museums playFara Pelarek, Australian Museum
Collection care and access frameworks: historical legacies meet contemporary landscapesMaryanne McCubbin, Museum Victoria, David Reeves, Auckland War Memorial Museum & Tamaki Paenga Hira, Tim Sullivan, Australian War Memorial
11.00amMapping pedagogical affordances of the museum environmentEthel Villafranca, University of Melbourne
11.14amCollection objects and their cultural capitalMirna Heruc, University of Adelaide
11.28amIs entrepreneurism a required personal quality for museum staff?Julian Bickersteth, International Conservation Services
Image: Megan Cope, Fluid Terrain 2012 / Site-specific commission for ‘My Country’ at Gallery of Modern Art
Brisbane, July 2013 / Photograph: QAGOMA / © The artist
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Tuesday 16 May 2017 Continued
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100% Brisbane – Everybody has a story to tell Phil Manning, Museum of Brisbane
Is that everyone? Exploring and doing LGBTIQ inclusion in museumsCraig Middleton, History Trust of South Australia, Dr Nikki Sullivan, Migration Museum
Turning talk into action: Sovereign Hill and the green rushElizabeth Marsden, Sovereign Hill Museums Association
11.42amStep away from the headdress! Get out of MY collections!Karen Kindt, Queensland Museum Network
11.56amCrowd curated: live social media as museum exhibitShane Breynard, Canberra Museum & Gallery
12.10pmAugmented reality dreaming: using emerging technologies to explore a jukurrpa Mick Bolognese, National Motor Museum
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Art in the shifting museum landscapeJessica Brainard, Dr Lucy Harper, Amy Wegerhoff, Western Australian Museum, Frith Williams, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
‘Will art cure my disease?’ Managing aspirations and expectations within a hospital-based arts programs Lynne Seear, Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital
The Museums Galleries Australia (Victoria) Green Museum ProjectSimone Ewenson, Museums Galleries Australia (Victoria)
12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
Lunchsponsored
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1.00pm – 1.30pm Museums Galleries Australia AGM PLAZA AUDITORIUM
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Tuesday 16 May 2017 Continued
1.30pm – 3.00pm
1.3
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MGA Members ForumPLAZA AUDITORIUM
Chair: Dr Robin Hirst
Concurrent Session 11PLAZA ROOM 6
Chair: David Reeves
Concurrent Session 12PLAZA ROOM 7
Chair: Brian Oldman
Concurrent Session 13PLAZA ROOM 8
Chair: Janet Carding
Concurrent Session 14PLAZA ROOM 9
Chair: Andrew Moritz
Experiential learnings
Three approaches to access and conservation
Navigating pathways
Education outreach and programming
Face up face plant: a social media activation falls flatDr Kate Armstrong, Marni Pilgrim, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
Searching for new pathways: the Identity Magazine projectDr Charlotte Craw, Dr Blake Singley Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
Tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it comingGeorgia Rouette, City of Port Phillip
If the museum was my school...Athena Cabot, Georgia Close, Museum of Contemporary Art
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When digital ambitions exceed resourcesBronwyn Roper, National Trust of Australia
Three gardens, three conservation approachesDr Scott Hill, Joanna Nicholas, Sydney Living Museums
Shotgun – building partnerships that deliver professional outcomes for artists Dr Colin Langridge, Contemporary Art Tasmania
Digital voyaging – 21st century technology, 18th century shipMichael Harvey, Australian National Maritime Museum
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What our visitors sayLinda Barron, State Library of Queensland
Beyond the bling: Catholic textile collections in their cultural landscapesMargaret Ferguson, University of Canberra
Collaborative curating; four principles from Starstruck: Portraits from the MoviesJennifer Coombes, National Film & Sound Archive, Penelope Grist, National Portrait Gallery
Bats, biology and blindness: transforming disability access through community collaborationLara Torr, South Australian Museum
3.00pm – 3.30pm Afternoon tea PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
Afternoon teasponsored by
Image: Megan Cope, Fluid Terrain 2012 / Site-specific commission for ‘My Country’ at Gallery of Modern Art
Brisbane, July 2013 / Photograph: QAGOMA / © The artist
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Tuesday 16 May 2017 Continued
3.30pm – 5.00pm
3.3
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Concurrent Session 15PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Chair: Michael Harvey
Concurrent Session 16PLAZA ROOM 6
Chair: Beth Hise
Concurrent Session 17PLAZA ROOM 7
Chair: Julie Baird
Concurrent Session 18PLAZA ROOM 8
Concurrent Session 19PLAZA ROOM 9
Chair: Dr Regan Forrest
Operational landscape
Cultural heritage narratives
Curatorial decisions in contemporary exhibitions
Creative processes for working with children and museums
Respecting cultural identity
Placing museums and galleries at the heart of local identity David Fishel, Positive Solutions, Sharyn May, The Maytrix Group
Two histories: exploring cultural heritage interpretation in Goulburn‘s historic places Dr Claire Baddeley, Goulburn-Mulwaree Council
Pervasive is persuasive: creating immersive exhibitionsMadeleine Borthwick, Kiss the Frog
Jarjums Life Museum – co-creating contemporary museum exhibitions with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and communitiesDelvene Cockatoo-Collins, Jane Jennison, Inala Wangarra
Museum of Daily Life in rural cultural landscape in TaiwanChun-Hsi Wang, National Taipei University
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Failing forward Paul Bowers, Museum Victoria, Ellie Downing, Australian Museum
Sustainable regional heritage: best practice on the Sunshine CoastPeter Connell, Louise Bauer, Sunshine Coast Council
How NFSA collections animate archetypes in the Australian cultural landscapeDr Jennifer Gall, National Film & Sound Archive
A complex state: an exploration of Australian South Sea Islander identityImelda Miller, Queensland Museum Network
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Transforming practice through UNESCO‘s Historic Urban Landscape approachBrett Dunlop, Sovereign Hill Museums Association
Sweida’s theatrical supplies: 100 years behind the scenes in BrisbaneMaria Cleary, Queensland Performing Arts Centre Museum
At the Nez Perce National Historical Park Visitor‘s CentreDr Gretchen Stolte, Australian National University
5.15pm – 6.15pm MGA Emerging Professionals Network Career Cafe QUEENSLAND MARITIME MUSEUM
6.30pm Conference Dinner, featuring the ICOM Awards RYDGES SOUTH BANK
Dinner PresenterJeff McMullen, Journalist, author and film maker
Dinner sponsored by
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Wednesday 17 May 2017 (Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre)
7.30am – 9.00am Registration PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
9.00am – 10.30am PLAZA AUDITORIUM
PlenaryChair: Brie Lloyd
Screening Yuya Karrabura (Fire is Burning)Alice Eather, Indigenous slam poetHubs for human connection: data on the social role of cultural organisationsColleen Dilenschneider, Chief Market Engagement Officer, IMPACTS and author of blog ‘Know your own bone’
10.30am – 11.00am Morning tea PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
11.00am – 12.30pm
11.0
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Concurrent Session 20PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Concurrent Session 21PLAZA ROOM 6
Chair: Dr Mathew Trinca
Concurrent Session 22PLAZA ROOM 7
Chair: Tristan Sharp
Concurrent Session 23PLAZA ROOM 8
Chair: Justin Bishop
Concurrent Session 24PLAZA ROOM 9
Chair: Dr Geraldine Mate
Sector skills Cultural Custodianship – recognising, respecting and preserving Aboriginal cultural heritage
Education and learning
Collaboration and cultural preservation
Stories from transport heritage (part 1)
Position vacant: a skills statement for the futurePresented by the MGA Emerging Professionals Network
Collections and cultural resurgenceZoe Rimmer, Liz Tew, Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery
Generation art: future-focused connections between youth, art and art galleriesEmma Hill, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery
Yurlmun exhibition: reconnecting cultural object collections, people and placeJames Dexter, Western Australian Museum
Connecting the nation for 100 yearsPhilippa Rogers, Western Australian Museum
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Aboriginal intangible heritage in Victoria: recognising cultural custodianship Lucy De Kretser, Department of Premier & Cabinet
Learning lens: merging education and exhibition design for life-long learners Andrew Fong, Fiona Young, Hayball
Art of the Skins: cultural revitalisation, community co-creation and collaborationAmanda Hayman, State Library of Queensland, Carol McGregor, Griffith University
Slow down, stop, listen reflect: rendering the invisible visible in self-drive heritage tourismJane Palmer, Dr Celmara Pocock, University of Southern Queensland
Image: Megan Cope, Fluid Terrain 2012 / Site-specific commission for ‘My Country’ at Gallery of Modern Art
Brisbane, July 2013 / Photograph: QAGOMA / © The artist
Session sponsored by
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Wednesday 17 May 2017 Continued
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First Nation in BrisbaneWayne Coolwell, Meeanjin Heritage & Remembrance Centre
Arrested development – bringing social justice into a heritage precinctJessica Simmons, National Trust of Australia
Gathering Strands: preserving and promoting fibre art traditions through community driven curatorshipEmma Bain, Freja Carmichael, Stephanie Lindquist, Redland Art Gallery
A view from above: aerial landscapes in the context of transportTony Martin, Qantas Founders Museum
12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch PLAZA FOYER AUDITORIUM
12.30pm – 1.30pm International Council of Museums AGM PLAZA AUDITORIUM
12.30pm – 1.30pm Museum Educators National Network BGM PLAZA ROOM 9
12.30pm – 1.30pm Travelling Exhibitions Marketplace PLAZA ROOM 6
1.30pm – 3.00pm
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Concurrent Session 25PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Chair: Robin Hirst
Concurrent Session 26PLAZA ROOM 6
Chair: Shane Breynard
Concurrent Session 27PLAZA ROOM 7
Chair: Frank Howarth
Concurrent Session 28PLAZA ROOM 8
Chair: Phillipa Tocker
Concurrent Session 29PLAZA ROOM 9
Chair: Philippa Rogers
Protocols and practice
One step ahead – fresh approaches
Technology access and tools
Museums and galleries navigating changing landscapes
Stories from transport heritage (part 2)
Curating country: custodial obligationsMargo Neale, National Museum of Australia
Caring about the here and now: challenges in contemporary collectingJackie Fraser, National Sports Museum
How many people does it take to create a gallery experience? Benita Tunks, Amy Wolgamot, National Museum of Australia
Changing theories, assumptions and expectations - challenging how we operate Jilda Andrews, National Museum of Australia, Alistair Brown, UK Museums Association, Kim McKay, Australian Museum, Alex Marsden, Museums Galleries Australia, Linnae Pohatu, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Phillipa Tocker, Museums Aotearoa
Cobb and Co across the countryJeff Powell, Queensland Museum Network
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Wednesday 17 May 2017 Continued
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Pressure points: realigning the colonial agendaMarcus Hughes, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences
Creating the cultural landscape – contemporary galleries setting the agendaJohn Cheeseman, Mosman Art Gallery
Mapping a digital landscape: an AWM online exhibition Emily Wubben, Australian War Memorial
A disconnected journey: travelling across landscapes by automobileDr Geraldine Mate, Queensland Museum Network, Dr Celmara Pocock, University of Southern Queensland
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Virtual MaiwarBrett Leavy, Virtual Heritage Jedi
With a little help from my friends: a case study of collaboration between museums and governmentJulie Banks, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Cinnamon Van Reyk, Department of Communications & the Arts
Significantly digital – the GLAM Peak Digital Access to Collections project Rebecca Jones, Museum Consultant GLAM Peak, John Petersen, Heritage & Museum Consultant GLAM Peak
More stories, fewer objects: cultural change in land-based mass transport museums in NSWJennifer Edmonds, Transport Heritage NSW
3.00pm – 3.30pm Afternoon tea PLAZA AUDITORIUM FOYER
3.30pm – 4.30pm PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Closing plenary and conference reflections Facilitated by Dr Dea Birkett, Creative Director, Kids in Museums
Panel:Colleen Dilenschneider, Chief Market Engagement Officer, IMPACTS and author of blog ‘Know your own bone’Megan Cope, ArtistAlec Coles, Western Australia Museum
4.30pm – 5.00pm PLAZA AUDITORIUM
Handover to 2018Chris Tamwoy, performance
Image: Megan Cope, Fluid Terrain 2012 / Site-specific commission for ‘My Country’ at Gallery of Modern Art
Brisbane, July 2013 / Photograph: QAGOMA / © The artist