Australian archivists may be interested in the following project to decolonise museum objects/narratives.
100 Histories of 100 Worlds in 1 Object
How many stories can a museum object have? Our departure point is the 2010 BBC Radio 4 programme (and subs
Quoting from P. S. News. Edition Number 195. Updated Thursday 12 October 2017. http://www.psnews.com.au/act/572/news/museums-daryl-takes-business-award
Museum’s Daryl takes business award
The Director of the Museum of Australian Democracy (MoAD) at Ol
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Canberra Railway Museum thrown 11th-hour lifeline that may prevent carriage sell-off
ABC Radio Canberra By Penny Travers, 26 July 2017
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Canberra Railway Museum forced to sell off historic train carriages
ABC Radio Canberra , 13 July 2017, By Hannah Walmsley
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Nazi artefacts don't belong in a Holocaust museum, Sydney Jewish Museum historian says
By David Coady
JUNE 20 2017
Finders Keepers collecting exhibition opens at Museum of Australian Demo
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Australia Wide May 13
Posted
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Winnie the Pooh sketches with Tasmanian link dusted off after decades
By Harriet Aird
Updated about an hour ago
An Australian War Memorial (AWM) staffer has
DNA confirms Aboriginal people have a long-lasting connection to country
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SA Museum, Yolngu people breathe new life into didgeridoos from 1880s
By Sarah Collard Posted 23 Dec 2016, 3:31pm
PHOTO: Yolngu Elder Djalu Gurr
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Rare model train collection donated to Queensland museum after being kept in secret
By Alyssa Betts
A secret collection of model trains that ne
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Museum of Miniature Books
A gigantic collection of teeny, tiny books
GULUSTAN/WIKIMEDIA (CREATIVE COMMONS)
In the old c
NOVEMBER 30 2016 - 2:07 PM
Australian War Memorial opens permanent Holocaust display
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Updated
For more than 30 years, 92-year-old Doug Kite has practise
Quirky things owned by politicians in the Museum of Australian Democracy
April 5 2016 - 8:38 PM
This article shows that digitizing documentation records can be useful for museums.
AP The Penn Museum has announced that it has rediscovered in iWednesday 18 September is Ask A Curator Day. This will be a twitter chat between museums and the public everywhere. Any Museum can sign up to take part in this event, you just need to fill out a simple form to join in.
Many large and small museums an
