National Museum of Australia

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Jennifer Rodrigues
Keyword(s):  
National Museum ◽  
National Museum Of Australia

scholarly journals There is no ‘I’ in Team: Reflections on Team-Based Content Development at the National Museum of Australia

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 16-33
Author(s):  
Guy Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Project Teams ◽  
National Museum ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Content Development ◽  
Strong Focus ◽  
National Museum Of Australia ◽  
Trench Warfare ◽  
The Way

In recent years one of the most important trends in the development of history exhibitions in major museums has been the use of interdisciplinary project teams for content development. This approach, often referred to as the team based model of content development, has, in many institutions, replaced older models of exhibition production built around the expertise of the curator. The implementation of team based models has had a profound impact on the way exhibitions are produced. When done well it has helped deliver exhibitions combining a strong focus on audience needs with in-depth scholarship and collections research. In some contexts, however, the tyranny of the team has given rise to a form of museological trench warfare in which different stakeholders struggle for creative control of an exhibition. In this article I will explore some aspects of the team based approach with reference to the development of the opening suite of exhibitions for the National Museum of Australia (NMA) in 2001. My observations are drawn from my experience as the lead curator of the Nation Gallery, one of the NMA’s opening exhibitions.

scholarly journals Evidence in the museum: Curating a miscarriage of justice

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-522
Author(s):  
Katherine Biber
Keyword(s):  
National Museum ◽  
Wrongful Conviction ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
National Museum Of Australia ◽  
Miscarriage Of Justice

After the conclusion of criminal proceedings, criminal evidence sometimes survives in what is described here as an afterlife. In its afterlife, criminal evidence is preserved in various locations; this article explores the museum as a repository for evidentiary exhibits. It examines the case of Lindy Chamberlain, the victim of Australia’s most notorious miscarriage of justice, and the evidence that has survived since her exoneration. Drawing upon interviews with Chamberlain herself, and also the curator of the Chamberlain collections at the National Museum of Australia, this article examines the challenges posed by curating a wrongful conviction.

scholarly journals Project Alliancing at National Museum of Australia—Collaborative Process

2004 ◽  
Vol 130 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allan J. Hauck ◽  
Derek H. T. Walker ◽  
Keith D. Hampson ◽  
Renaye J. Peters
Keyword(s):  
National Museum ◽  
Collaborative Process ◽  
National Museum Of Australia
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