Museums

Creative City – a culture plan with a difference
The City of Sydney launched its Draft Cultural Policy this week with a vision to be recognised internationally as a…

Power cuts bring museum out of financial dark
Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum is set to loose a fifth of its staff in a restructure that looks forward with 2020…

Major museum conference picks Australia
Breaking with a tradition for European capitals, a major international conference is heading to three Australian cities this year.

Museums in the digital age
London's Natural History Museum has five million visitors through the door each year but twice that through smart social media.

Arts community laments the loss of Souris
With last week’s cabinet reshuffle George Souris was stripped of his portfolio as Arts Minister. This is what you thought:

Curator appointed at NZ gallery
An opportunity to oversee the physical and aspirational expansion of regional NZ gallery has been filled.

How will changes to Arts NSW funding structure affect you?
With promises of greater sustainability and less red tape, things are looking up under the Arts and Cultural Development Program.

Conservation in the iPad age
Once conservators needed to know about paper and canvas, now they manage everything from bark paintings to magnetic tape.

REMIX Summit opens the door to cultural entrepreneurship
Cultural entrepreneurship is the new future and you can meet those leading the field at this global summit to be…

Museums Australia Conference – Connecting at the Edge
Launceston is host to this year’s professional networking gig, with a particular focus on looking beyond the Museum.