Museums

Create NSW debuts with funding focus
Ambitious funding program shows Create NSW’s commitment to keeping up its services to both arts and screen.

Director of AGNSW in contract hiatus
The Art Gallery of NSW Board has delayed renewal of Director Michael Brand’s five-year contract for its full term.

The other side - why the Powerhouse should move West
The City of Parramatta has released a Cultural Plan, of which the Powerhouse Museum is central, and is calling for…

Career Spotlight: Parliament House Collection Manager
Helping Parliamentarians select art work for their offices, and coping with over a million visitors a year, is all part…

The Sell: Australian Advertising 1790s to 1990s
Reflecting the progression in Australian advertising from humble newspapers to the rise of ad-assisted social activism.

Beating the 17-second trap
The psychological benefits of art work best when audiences slow down but galleries struggle to stop the rush.

When are you too old for your arts jobs?
In the arts, retirement is often not an option.

Perhaps the arts can learn innovation from banking
The arts like to think of themselves as the heart of originality but perhaps we can learn from info tech,…

Kids teach museums how to play
Museum Victoria consulted more than 600 experts to create its new Children's Gallery and 500 of them were kids. Now…

NGV accused of underpaying its guards
Evidence is increasing of a salary rort at Victoria's premier gallery with security sub-contractors paying gallery guards in cash and…