The Chairman of AusHeritage Mr Vinod Daniel recently visited Sri Lanka and was interviewed by the Daily News, Sri Lanka on 13 December 2016, in regard to making museums more interactive.

AusHeritage was established in 1996 to facilitate the engagement of practitioners and organisations for the Australian heritage industry in the overseas arena and is the only nationally based, multi-disciplinary cultural heritage organisation in Australia.

AusHeritage chairperson, Vinod Daniel, discusses six major challenges facing museums in India. These challenges include appointing a permanent director; be given a degree of autonomy; upgrading the staff selection process; make museums more attractive for audiences; prioritise the collection; and bring intangible aspects to the fold.

The 2016 AusHeritage lecture and workshop program on Taiwan’s Kinmen Island was held between 21 to 24 June, 2016. Participants came from public sector organisations (both national and local government), universities, the private sector (essentially local SMEs), interested citizens and
students.

Deputy AusHeritage Chair Roger Beeston, as Director of his company RBA Architects + Conservation Consultants, has been invited by the Myanmar Heritage Preservation Limited (MHP)to inspect the most spectacular of the British colonial-era legacy places in Yangon (Rangoon), the Secretariat (or Ministers’ Office) building (1889 – 1905).

AusHeritage member, the Australian National Maritime Museum, established a Maritime Archaeology Research Centre last year and signed a memorandum of understanding with the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project (RIMAP) to combine with future projects and potential funding prospects.

Professor Keir Reeves is on the AusHeritage Board of Directors. He currently holds a research chair of at Federation University Australia and the foundation director of the Collaborative Research Centre in Australian History (CRCAH).

AusHeritage member David Huxtable is Director of the Melbourne-based heritage interpretation design company LookEar. David and his team have been involved in the design and development of significant heritage interpretation projects at many National and World Heritage sites.

Mr Vinod Daniel, Chairperson of AusHeritage has been elected to the Board of the International Council of Museums (ICOM) for the period 2016-2019. This was announced at the 31st Ordinary General Assembly of ICOM in Milan, July 9, 2016.

AusHeritage Chairman Vinod Daniel, has taken on the conservation of an Egyptian mummy located in Hyderabad, India. The mummy, known as ‘Nasihu’, dates to 2,500BC.