Roll out the red carpet: The accessible, welcoming museum

Thursday 3 October 2013

Laura Miles, Museums Australia (Victoria)

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Boudin Bakery Museum, San Francisco

Boudin Bakery Museum, San Francisco

Musical instruments (albokas) at the Basque Music Museum

Juan Mari Beltran playing the alboka, courtesy of adancingfool:http://youtu.be/Hbq3lsDTd_g

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Museum of Local History, Fréjus, FrancePicture courtesy of Bridget Forbes

Museum of Local History, Fréjus, FrancePicture courtesy of Bridget Forbes

Museum of Local History, Fréjus, FrancePicture courtesy of Bridget Forbes

Open Studios at the Museum of Art & Design, New York City

Live exhibits at the Drexel Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia

Live exhibits at the Drexel Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia

Baltimore Inner HarbourCourtesy of armindefiesta.blogspot.com

The National Aquarium in Baltimore Courtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit

The interior of the Australian Exhibit galleryCourtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit

The famous Mouth Almighty, Glossamia apiron Courtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit

Irwin’s Snapping Turtle, Elseya irwini at the National Aquarium Courtesy of John Seyjagat, Curator, Australian Exhibit

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Two key guidelines for museum practice: National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries, and Significance 2.0

National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries: http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/sector_info_item/107

Significance 2.0, Collections Council of Australia, archived at:http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/significance2-0/

• Historic• Scientific / research• Social / spiritual

• Provenance• Rarity / representativeness• Condition / completeness

+ groupings of objects by theme, location, or chronology

Sources: www.amazon.com & http://futureofmuseums.blogspot.com.au

Rickshaw obscura at the Exploratorium, San Francisco

Historic precinct in Brooklyn

‘Bunnies On The Line’ by Ann-Maree Moodie, as seen at Art & About, Sydney

‘Bunnies On The Line’ by Ann-Maree Moodie, as seen at Art & About, Sydney

‘Necklace for National Mourning II’ by Edward Lane McCartney, seen at the Museum of Art & Design, New York City

‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ by Tu Wei-Cheng, as seen at White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney

‘Happy Valentine’s Day’ by Tu Wei-Cheng, as seen at White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney

‘Pop Figure No 1’ by Xia Guo (Xia Jianguo) as seen at the White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney

‘Pop Figure No 1’ by Xia Guo (Xia Jianguo) as seen at the White Rabbit Gallery, Sydney

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Diorama-making exhibit at the Drexel Museum of Natural History, Philadelphia

www.victoriancollections.net.au

www.immi.gov.au

www.youtube.com/museumsaustraliavic

Takeaways:Videos and resources: www.mavic.asn.auSlides: www.slideshare.com/lauramiles

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