The following interview with Vinod Daniel, Chair of Ausheritage, was conducted by Anjuly Mathai, The Week. An Australian citizen of Indian origin, Vinod Daniel is known for his work in heritage preservation, both in Australia and overseas. He is chairman of the Board for AusHeritage and member of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), Paris, and has worked in over…
How to attract new audiences and grow revenue streams in the cultural sector The following article was prepared by Suroopa Chatterjee, Art Valley, Crossroads and Culture. The arrival of Covid brought unprecedented disruptions to the cultural sector and the situation of museums hasn’t been the same since. Museum closures forced authorities to recalibrate their objectives and switch to alternative options…
Why India needs to rake up the problem of human remains in museums The following article has been prepared by Sneha Bhura, The Week. On September 26, 1935, F.H. Gravely, superintendent of the Government Museum in Madras, wrote to the secretary of the Australian Museum about an “aboriginal skull”. Gravely was an acclaimed botanist, zoologist and a student of archaeology…
Rasshme Rao, Deccan Herald, conducted the following interview with internationally recognised heritage conservationist Vinod Daniel about the possible resurgence of museums post-Covid. As a kid, one of my earliest memories of a Saturday outing was a visit to the Visvesvaraya Industrial and Technological Museum in Bengaluru, or a weekend trip to Mysuru with the extended family to see the Mysuru…
AusHeritage turns 25! A seminar will be held during the AGM on Friday 27 November 2020, during which various board members will reflect on AusHeritage highlights over the last 25 years, amongst other topics. AusHeritage was established 25 years ago to facilitate the engagement of practitioners and organisations for the Australian heritage industry in the overseas arena and is the…
After a lifetime career on “the hill” in Canberra and leading Australia’s peak organisation for museums and galleries, Alex Marsden, National Director of AMaGA, is handing the baton to someone else to lead with fresh ideas. Alex is also a Director of AusHeritage. The following is an excerpt from an interview by Gina Fairley: Alex Marsden, AMaGA, 5 October 2020.…
AusHeritage has provided a submission to the Senate Select Committee on the Government’s response to COVID-19. This article outlines our position on COVID-19 as it relates to the cultural heritage sector and provides recommendations on same.
Emeritus Professor William Stewart Logan, a past member of AusHeritage, has been awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to tertiary education, and to cultural heritage research in the Queen’s Birthday 2020 Honours List.
How museums can use technology to take art and history to people
Museums are repositories of history, culture and societies, and in the future may display items that will remind us of the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, museums are among the worst hit spaces and the pandemic is forcing new ways of accessing them.
Ausheritage is delighted to welcome back to its fold our first Honorary Life members, Ian Cook AM and Heather Mansell. This fascinating dyadic interview is a compelling eyewitness account of their active leadership involvement in many of the key Ausheritage activities over more than 20 years.
We hope to hear more from them and look forward to their continuing involvement with us as we enter our 26th year.