Old Treasury Building Annual Report 2017-18
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Old Treasury Building Annual Report 2017-18 1 CONTENTS The Year in Review.................................................................3 Strategic Vision.......................................................................5 Highlights of 2017-18.............................................................7 Future Priorities......................................................................8 Exhibition Program The Exhibition Program – In-House...........................10 A 1920s Christmas........................................11 A Nation Divided............................................12 Gold Rush: 20 Objects, 20 Stories..................15 The Exhibition Program – Incoming Early Melbourne Paintings, 1840-1880.........16 Behind the Lines 2016..................................16 Public Programs....................................................................18 Programs Arranged in Partnership..........................20 Education Programs..............................................................22 Adult Tours............................................................................23 Marketing.............................................................................24 Website...................................................................26 Social Media..............................................................26 Volunteer & Guide Program..................................................28 Maintaining Heritage Value..................................................31 Administration and Finance.................................................32 Other Income............................................................32 Security and Risk Management.................................32 FInancial Outcome 2017-18.....................................34 Operating Statement................................................34 Governance and Administration Committee of Management......................................37 Organisational Structure...........................................37 1 LEFT: ‘Play Me, I’m Yours’ installation by Arts Centre Melbourne, filming for online film. Photo by Katie Dunning. by for online film. Photo Melbourne, filming by Arts Centre installation Yours’ Me, I’m ‘Play LEFT: Dunning. Katie by lamp. Photo iron one cast Building showing The Old Treasury COVER: Dunning. Katie by Photo Building basement. in the Old Treasury replicas the gold admire Children BACK: THE YEAR IN REVIEW A YEAR OF GROWTH It was another year of spectacular A 1920s Christmas: Christmas at Education programs growth for the Old Treasury the Old Treasury The busy education program also Building. Physical visits increased This nostalgic look at Christmas continued, with our 26 certified by a full 20 per cent, to reach a in the 1920s is fast becoming a teachers presenting to 6,396 record total of 91,297. Many fixture in our calendar. Visitors students. Several new programs of these visitors were tourists, love the hand-made decorations were developed during the year. attracted by very positive Trip and our volunteers have become Advisor and other online site quite the experts at making them. Festivals reviews. But the number of local Additional special events were visitors increased also, which was Gold, Gold! presented in many of Melbourne’s very pleasing. Gold Rush: 20 Stories, 20 Objects community festivals. They followed in June. This exhibition included Open House Melbourne At the same time digital presented many of the major (in which the OTB was the most- engagement expanded across themes of gold rush Victoria visited building), the National all platforms, with our combined through the stories associated Trust’s Heritage Festival, Law social media sites reaching an with just 20 objects. The objects Week, History Week, Rare Book incredible 6.8 million accounts. presented ranged from the Week and Seniors Week. Once For a tiny organisation, this is an commonplace to the unusual, again the Grand Final Parade was extraordinary achievement. and from the large to the tiny, launched from the Old Treasury but even the tiny things have big Building, with great fanfare and Museum programs – exhibitions stories to tell. excitement. Centenary of Anzac Two new exhibitions were Behind the Lines 2016 (incoming We are delighted that our overall curated and installed during the exhibition) visitor experience was awarded year. In November we opened A Political cartoons never fail to a Trip Advisor Certificate of Old Treasury Building Reserve Committee of Management Nation Divided: The Great War raise a laugh and this annual Excellence for 2017. 20 Spring Street and Conscription. This exhibition exhibition, toured by the Museum Melbourne VIC 3000 marked the centenary of the of Australian Democracy in Volunteer contribution second of the hugely divisive Canberra, found an appreciative The Old Treasury Building has +61 3 9651 2233 referendums held during the audience. It was shown in the a tiny group of paid staff and First World War on the issue Old Treasury Building from June we could not hope to present www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au of conscription. Debates on to August and found a ready this ambitious program without this issue divided Australians audience both in the building and the assistance of the large and RESPONSIBLE BODY’S DECLARATION as never before. The exhibition online. talented group of volunteers who was presented as a contribution work with us daily. We pay tribute I am pleased to present the Old Treasury Building Reserve Committee of Management’s to the Centenary of Anzac Associated public programs to them and to our colleagues Annual Report for the year ending 30 June 2018. commemorative program, with Lectures & talks on the Reserve Committee of assistance from the Veterans An extremely busy series of Management, and thank them Branch of the Department of associated programs was for their continuing support. Premier and Cabinet. Both the presented during the year. In all We also thank our colleagues in exhibition, and its associated 73 lectures, informal talks and Public Record Office Victoria and digital content, has been very workshops were presented, most the Department of Treasury and popular with visitors and with of which were free to the public. Finance. visiting school groups. This represented a significant Professor Marian Quartly contribution on the part of our Marian Quartly, Chair Chair staff and volunteer group. Margaret Anderson, Director 30 September 2018 2 3 STRATEGIC VISION Our VisiOn- The Old Treasury Building- inspiring museum and cherished heriTage icOn- STATEMENT OF PURPOSE OLD TREASURY BUILDING THE BUILDING We present lively and inclusive GOVERNANCE The Old Treasury Building is one programs that tell Victorian The Old Treasury Building is of Australia’s finest nineteenth- stories, contribute to community managed by the Old Treasury century buildings. It was connectedness and inspire a Building Reserve Committee constructed between 1858 and sense of place. of Management Inc., under 1862 to store the gold then the Crown Land Reserves Act flooding into Melbourne from We bring the Old Treasury (1978). Committee members the Victorian gold fields. Above Building to life and nurture it are appointed by the Minister ground it provided offices for for the people of Victoria and for Finance. The building is senior government officials, beyond. part of the Treasury Reserve including the Governor of Precinct and is included on the Victoria. The historic Executive Victorian Heritage Register. The Council Chamber is still used on Committee’s responsibilities a weekly basis, in a remarkable under the Act are to: sequence of continuous use. -Ensure public access to the building through a mix of cultural The ground floors and basement and promotional activities vaults now house a free public -Preserve the building’s heritage history museum, open on six value days each week. Accommodation -Use its best endeavours to in upper floors is leased to a operate on a self-funded basis. range of tenants, including a former governor and former premiers. Income derived from these tenancies funds museum operations. 5 LEFT: Detail of Old Treasury Building (Chief Secretary’s Office) drawing, date unknown. PROV VPRS 3686/P1 unit 457 TPM 1.2 VPRS PROV unknown. date drawing, Office) Secretary’s Building (Chief of Old Treasury Detail LEFT: highlighTs Of 2017-18 Visitors Organisation - 91,297 visited in person (up 20%) - 53 volunteers contributed 3,150 hours to - 6,396 school children attended a booked assist with visitor services and programs program - 26 sessional teachers presented education - 6.8M digital visits (up 55%) programs to booked school groups - Certificate of Excellence from Trip Advisor for - The Memorandum of Understanding with 2017 Public Record Office Victoria was renegotiated and renewed to commence in 2018-21. ExHIBITIONS- IN HOUSE - External funding of $40,000 was secured for A Nation Divided - A 1920s Christmas (November-December) the exhibition . - A Nation Divided: The Great War and Building Conscription (From December) - Restoration of the forecourt lamps was - Gold Rush: 20 Objects, 20 Stories (From June) completed - Restoration of stone work on the building’s ExHIBITIONS- Incoming façade was completed - Early Melbourne Paintings from the Roy Morgan Research Collection (From July) - A security feature was installed in the lift to secure access to upper floors - Behind the Lines 2016 from the Museum of Australian Democracy, Canberra (July-August) - Additional security features were installed on