In April 2019 I visited the Museo Egizio in Turin. It houses the largest collection of Ancient Egyptian artefacts outside of Egypt and did not disappoint. Very honoured to recently learn I will be returning in September as part of the ‘Egyptologists as Museum Curators’ summer school with the University of Pisa.
January 26, 1788 marks the arrival of the First Fleet of British ships at Port Jackson in New South Wales, Australia. This anniversary has been acknowledged as Australia Day by all Australian states and territories since 1935 and celebrated as the official National Day of Australia, with a public holiday, since 1994. However, whilst the … More Why doesn’t Australia have a national Indigenous museum?
Whilst home for Christmas I visited the Museum of Old and New Art (MONA) to see their origins of art exhibition. Much has changed since I worked there – I barely recognised anyone! but many of the original art pieces are still visible.
Introduction – Catherine Leahy, Senior Curator, Prints & Drawings at National Gallery of Victoria The 1880s saw increased activity by Australian artists, with those born or trained in Australia coming to the fore. Tom Roberts introduced artist colonies and Arthur Streeton’s artist camp became famous. The 9 by 5 Impressionist Exhibition was also a product … More Illuminating Australian Art – National & Cosmopolitan (1880-1920)
Session 1 – Overview & Colonial (1790-1880) ‘Constructing a History of Australian Art,’ Professor Sasha Grishin, AM Australian art should not be viewed as a reflection or echo of art developing internationally but should instead be recognised as having its own particular voice – this was the premise of Grishin’s presentation. Through highlighting a series … More NGV’s Illuminating Australian Art Course
Whilst the art itself is of course amazing, I was less impressed by the exhibition design of Degas: A New Vision. The pieces themselves were carefully curated by Degas specialist Henri Loyrette and sourced from multiple collections around the world, but there is no fingerprint of the NGV in this show. Whilst I agree … More Degas @ NGV
Visual summary of my favourite moments from the DigitalGLAM Symposium held at the University of Melbourne. Save Save
Attending the inaugural Museums Australasia Conference is undoubtedly the best thing I have done for my career to date. I had been considering attending a Museums Australia conference for some time and jumped at the chance to immerse myself in all things museums and collections, be a part of something new, network with my fellow … More Museums Australasia Conference Summary
The first Museums Australasia conference in NZ is only a few weeks away and it is time to check out the program and see which sessions I should attend. I will be there a day early to participate in the Emerging Professionals Mini-conference and am looking forward to meeting and networking with my peers. I … More MA16 NZ
Image gallery from my visit to the Ai Wei Wei & Andy Warhol exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria. Save
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