Roll out the red carpet: The accessible, welcoming museum
Thursday 3 October 2013
Laura Miles, Museums Australia (Victoria)
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http://www.boudinbakery.com/at-the-wharf
Boudin Bakery Museum, San Francisco
Boudin Bakery Museum, San Francisco
Musical instruments (albokas) at the Basque Music Museum
Juan Mari Beltran playing the alboka, courtesy of adancingfool:http://youtu.be/Hbq3lsDTd_g
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com
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Museum of Local History, Fréjus, FrancePicture courtesy of Bridget Forbes
Museum of Local History, Fréjus, FrancePicture courtesy of Bridget Forbes
Museum of Local History, Fréjus, FrancePicture courtesy of Bridget Forbes
Open Studios at the Museum of Art & Design, New York City
Live exhibits at the Drexel Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia
Live exhibits at the Drexel Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia
Baltimore Inner HarbourCourtesy of armindefiesta.blogspot.com
The National Aquarium in Baltimore Courtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit
The interior of the Australian Exhibit galleryCourtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit
The famous Mouth Almighty, Glossamia apiron Courtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit
Irwin’s Snapping Turtle, Elseya irwini at the National Aquarium Courtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit
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Two key guidelines for museum practice: National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries, and Significance 2.0
National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries: http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/sector_info_item/107
Significance 2.0, Collections Council of Australia, archived at:http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/significance2-0/
• Historic• Scientific / research• Social / spiritual
• Provenance• Rarity / representativeness• Condition / completeness
+ groupings of objects by theme, location, or chronology
Sources: www.amazon.com & http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com.au
Rickshaw obscura at the Exploratorium, San Francisco
Historic precinct in Brooklyn
‘Bunnies On The Line’ by Ann-Maree Moodie, as seen at Art & About, Sydney
‘Bunnies On The Line’ by Ann-Maree Moodie, as seen at Art & About, Sydney
‘Necklace for National Mourning II’ by Edward Lane McCartney, seen at the Museum of Art & Design, New York City
‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ by Tu Wei-Cheng, as seen at White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney
‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ by Tu Wei-Cheng, as seen at White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney
‘Pop Figure No 1’ by Xia Guo (Xia Jianguo) as seen at the White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney
‘Pop Figure No 1’ by Xia Guo (Xia Jianguo) as seen at the White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney
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Diorama-making exhibit at the Drexel Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia
www.victoriancollections.net.au
www.immi.gov.au
www.youtube.com/museumsaustraliavic
Takeaways:Videos and resources: www.mavic.asn.auSlides: www.slideshare.com/lauramiles
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