Curatorial Conversations
Behind the Scenes Stories on Acquiring Artefacts
Telephone conversations out of left field, calls to action via social media, carefully nurtured community relationships and auction anxiety. Whether we're collecting objects and stories that record Indigenous cultures, artefacts that document the historical experience of war, Invisible Farmer oral histories that re-write Australian farming history, or any other material relating to our wide-ranging collections, Museums Victoria’s Humanities curators work in diverse ways to acquire and preserve material for future generations.
In this presentation Humanities curators discussed how material comes to their attention and how it becomes part of the museum’s collections. They reveal some of the rich and remarkable stories behind recent acquisitions.
Recording to follow.
This lecture was part of the History, Culture & Collections 2017 lecture series held at Melbourne Museum.
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