1. How do museums use photographs to tell a story?
You will probably want to have some photographs in your exhibition.
Watch curator Michael Reason talking about Museums Victoria’s Biggest Family Album
- How does this BFA project help us understand the life of families in Victoria between 1890s to the 1940s?
In 1919 there was a pandemic known as the Spanish flu which was experienced worldwide.
This photo shows the Royal Exhibition Building being used as a hospital.
Watch Michael Reason talk about another photographic collection
- What was Bill Boyd's approach to documenting his daily life?
- How could you use a similar approach in documenting life in lockdown?
Listen to Michael’s advice on taking photographs
Photos for your exhibition
- Make a list of the types of photographs you would like to use for your exhibition.
- Which photos will you use for which parts of your story?
Create a table with five columns and use the following headings:
- Story element (e.g. Learning at home)
- Content of the photo(e.g Me at my desk)
- Does it already exist? (Yes/No)
- If not who will take the photo? (e.g. Someone at home)
- Will the photo be a print or digital? (e.g. print)
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