Museums

Can a mining state be pro-heritage?
Vital steps need to be taken to avoid another Juukan Gorge in a state heavily reliant on mining, by adding…

Glendyn Ivin's Hotel Quarantine: a strange sense of freedom
We asked the prolific Australian director and photographer about his two weeks alone in a room with a camera, his…

Exit Interview: Michael Rolfe, CEO Museums & Galleries NSW
After 10 years in the role, and more than 30 advocating for the arts, Michael Rolfe is stepping down as…

Regional excellence won’t take second place to a pandemic
Regional art doesn’t exist; rather art practice that happens in other places does. It is about excellence and diversity, and…

We need to talk about colonialism and our museums
Should museums be made to give back their marbles? Must Rhodes fall? In her book The Whole Picture, Alice Proctor…

Ten Australian niche museums
Have you ever viewed a sculpture 40 feet underwater? Or taken a peek into the bedrooms of Russia's aristocracy? Australia’s…

New Greek museum in Melbourne aspires to being a world class destination
A collaboration between the Benaki Museum in Athens, property developer ISPT and the Hellenic Museum aims to open a local…

ACMI renews digital promise in virtual launch
Is the Australian Centre of the Moving Image a place? A Zone? A Cultural Accumulation Machine to defy COVID-19? First…

Exit Interview: Alex Marsden, AMaGA
After a lifetime career on "the hill" in Canberra and leading Australia's peak organisation for museums and galleries, Alex Marsden…

So you want my arts job: Exhibition Designer
If you have a keen eye for colour, materiality and space, then being an exhibition designer might be the job…