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Download Museum of Brisbane Annual Report 2018-19 2018 -19 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS LORD MAYOR’S Museum of Brisbane respectfully acknowledges Brisbane’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. MESSAGE We pay our respects and recognise the Traditional Custodians of Brisbane and surrounding areas, and their continuing connection to Country, rich cultures and heritage. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples continue to play in creative and artistic endeavours. Museum of Brisbane will embrace and engage with culture and commit to a progressive future together. Lord Mayor’s Message 3 Chairman’s Introduction 4 Raelene Baker’s Acknowledgment 7 Director’s Review 9 Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner. Strategic Priorities 12 2018-19 Highlights 13 As the new Lord Mayor of the Museum recorded its holiday program growing by a Brisbane, it has been my great highest number of visitors staggering 156% this year. The Audience 14 pleasure to see the joy and to date totalling 374,296 this Museum’s education program, Audience Data 17 wonder on the faces of so many financial year. As well as helping MoB Learn, continues to reach during their visits to City Hall. Brisbane to cement its place as out to schools in the suburbs, Exhibitions 18 Following in the footsteps of a creative, vibrant and liveable and encourage lifelong learning Displays 22 so many fantastic Lord Mayors city and supporting local artists, from a young age. before me, it is with immense organisations and enterprises. Artist-in-Residence 23 pride that I watch locals and As a former pilot, I love a birds- BRISBANE ART DESIGN 26 visitors from interstate and One of the exciting endeavours eye view, and if you have not MoB Shop 30 overseas exploring this treasured of the Museum this year was yet taken a ride up the Clock Awards and Publications 31 building with its trove of wonders the inaugural BRISBANE Tower in the beautiful old hand- that continues to live up to its ART DESIGN (BAD) festival. operated lift and witnessed the MoB Learn 32 name as ‘The People’s Place’. Positioning Brisbane as an city view from the top, now is Engagement 37 expressive and creative hub. The the time. The Clock Tower tours Playing a huge part in this is city-wide festival supported by remain a must do in Brisbane, Collection 41 Museum of Brisbane, in its Brisbane City Council helped attracting 69,917 visitors over the Acquisitions 42 ongoing mission to contribute to to forge stronger relationships past 12 months. Brisbane’s vibrant lifestyle. Over and partnerships between the Exhibition Loans 44 the past 12 months the Museum corporate, not-for-profit and I offer my congratulations to the Conservation 45 has continued to deliver high public sector, as well as shine a Board of Directors, chaired by Support 47 quality programs, insightful light on Brisbane’s art and design. Sallyanne Atkinson AO, Renai exhibitions, engaging events and Grace and the Museum of Corporate Support 47 wonderful workshops that share The quality of a city’s cultural Brisbane team and my sincere Sponsors and Partners 48 the history and stories of our and creative assets strengthens thanks to the Museum’s new and Corporate Members 49 remarkable city and its people, its liveability. The Museum continuing sponsors, donors and from our Aboriginal and Torres contributes to Brisbane’s quality partners for their support of the Philanthropy 49 Strait Islander heritage and of life, as a hub for talented Museum, helping to celebrate Donors 49 colonial past to the New World people to live, work and play, and share the stories, history and City we know today. as well as raise families and cultural life of our great city. The Dress Circle 49 establish careers. Families are Trusts and Foundations 50 The numbers speak for engaging with the Museum at Adrian Schrinner Financial Summary 2018-19 52 themselves. Giving people an unprecedented rate, with The Right Honourable Board of Director’s and Staff 54 more to see and do in Brisbane, visitation to MoB Kids school Lord Mayor of Brisbane 2 ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 3 CHAIRMAN’S INTRODUCTION Chairman, Sallyanne Atkinson AO at the BRISBANE ART DESIGN Micro Histories exhibition. Photo: David Kelly. launch. Photo: Jono Searle. Museum of Brisbane continues we share our piece of the Fairfax AC, whose ongoing My sincere thanks go to Melanie Heley, Head of to grow from strength to planet. support funded the Artist- Brisbane City Council, as Business Services with the strength. With visitation in-Residence program, and well as our new Lord Mayor Museum, has joined the numbers at record highs and Working closely with artists, sponsors and partners including Adrian Schrinner, Councillor Board as Company Secretary. programs across the board designers, writers, historians Brisbane Airport Corporation, Peter Matic and former Lord Shannon Brandan from attracting growing attendance and storytellers, including many BDO, Brisbane Marketing, Mayor Graham Quirk for their Brisbane City Council retired figures. The Museum has well from our Aboriginal and Torres Hutchinson Builders and St significant support. from the position as Company and truly established itself Strait Islander communities, it Baker Energy Innovation Fund. Secretary in 2018. as one of the city’s major allows audiences to connect Law firm Gadens, this year I would also like to attractions. with our social history and doubled the impact of donor acknowledge the Board for It is my great honour to be the culture and leave with a gifts with their offer to dollar their ongoing contribution to Chairman of the Museum and Each year the Museum broader view of the city in match gifts through the Gadens ensuring the Museum remains see the positive impact this continues to fulfill its aims to which we live. MoB’s programs, Art Challenge. the vibrant and engaging institution has on our wonderful provide high quality exhibitions exhibitions and events are destination it is today. I thank city. Brisbane has so much and programs that explore filled with objects, artefacts The great work of the Museum Alison Kubler, who retired at to share and celebrate. It is a Brisbane’s past, present and and artworks made by those is made possible by a talented the end of last year from the beautiful, confident, thriving future and to raise awareness who have left their mark. The team led by our dedicated Board, for her years of service. metropolis and its creative of the cultural life of our city. Museum program helps us Director Renai Grace. I thank pulse is stronger than ever. I’m Telling the stories of the people to explore, discovering more each and every one of them We welcome new Board so proud to call this city my and the places of Brisbane is about ourselves, each other for bringing their best to Members, Liana Heath and home. what the Museum does best, and our city along the way. the Museum’s programs and Natasha Hood, both of whom engaging audiences to reflect exhibitions, ensuring it remains bring a wealth of knowledge Sallyanne Atkinson AO on our unique place in the The Museum would not be one of our city’s most beloved from their respective Chairman world and to better understand possible without the support attractions. professions. ourselves and those with which of our donors including Tim 4 ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 5 RAELENE BAKER’S ACKNOWLEDGMENT Raelene Baker (Aunty). Museum of Brisbane both colonists and the First engagement and action. acknowledges the historical Nations people, the lives significance of Brisbane’s First of Aboriginal peoples were Museum of Brisbane will Nations peoples, the Aboriginal irrevocably changed as a result continue to embrace the and Torres Strait Islander of the establishment of the past, present and future by peoples. MoB pays its respects penal colony. A 60,000 year- showcasing, celebrating and to individuals and communities, old continuous culture was reflecting, as well as sharing past, present and emerging. It is disrupted. stories and works of the an ongoing pleasure to be part storytellers. The Museum aims of the Museum’s endeavours MoB’s engagement and learn to continue to reflect and and innovations throughout programs have expanded the celebrate the uniqueness of the communities as part of the opportunities for exchange Aboriginal and Torres Strait greater conversation. and engagement across the Islander cultures through the broader communities as a arts, collections, imagery and Brisbane and its greater region critical platform for dialogue. conversations. are the custodial homelands Exhibitions have been designed of the Yuggera, Turrubul and and curated to be interactive, Barragul Wemin Wallaga Yagen neighbouring nations. This provocative and alive. It is Raelene Baker (Aunty) past year, Life in Irons was a refreshing to see a robust Museum of Brisbane headline exhibition highlighting investment into an Aboriginal Indigenous Advisor a juxtaposing storyline of the and Torres Strait Islander arts new arrivals to the Moreton collection along with curated Bay penal colony and exhibitions. MoB is committed Traditional Custodians. The to reconciliation with a exhibition featured profound Statement of Intent, respecting, images which reflected the embracing and acknowledging intense conflicts and context Indigenous culture and of the early 1800s. While life breaking down the barriers Opposite page: was mercilessly harsh for and boundaries through intent, Our Collection: Voice in Action exhibition 6 ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 7 DIRECTOR’S REVIEW Renai Grace. Photo: Jono Searle. This year, Museum of Brisbane Over the past 12 months, MoB glimpse into Easton Pearson’s produced another outstanding continued to attract record practice. Hand-picked with program of Brisbane, for visitation numbers, building designers Pamela and Lydia, Brisbane and about Brisbane.
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