Australian Museums and Galleries Association Annual Report 2020

1 Australian Museums and Galleries Association operates with the generous support of , Western Australian Museum, ICOM , and Australian Library and Information Association, as well as individual members who have made generous donations.

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AMaGA acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

2 Contents

National President’s Introduction 4 National Director’s Introduction 6 National Council 2019-2021 8 About the Association 9 Indigenous Roadmap 13 Advocacy 13 Membership 14 Branches & Chapters 16 National Networks 20 National Webinar Program 21 Partnerships 22 National Conference 23 Awards 24 Communications 25 2020 Operating Results 26 Organisational Members 27

3 National President’s Introduction

In last year’s introduction to the AMaGA Annual membership of First Peoples from across Australia Report I wrote, ‘In literally the dying moments who are engaged in assisting AMaGA to move of 2019, we were not to know it, but a virus was forward in sensitive and appropriate ways. We also detected in Wuhan, China and this was about managed to achieve substantial philanthropic to turn the world upside down.’ What nobody support through the Wood Foundation and appreciated a year ago, was the extent, impact the Cartwright Douglas Fund to enable us to and longevity of the pandemic. It has been offer Cultural Capability training to hundreds of the cause of so much difficulty for so many of museums and gallery workers. Deane Fitzgerald our members, their institutions and the public and Marcus Hughes, as seconded Indigenous they love to serve. We have tried to be with our representatives on the National Council, have made members, every step of this journey, which is a great contribution giving us wise and frank advice. proving to be long and testing. My heart goes out to the ACT Branch who were to Despite the impact of Covid-19, I am very have presented the 2020 AMaGA conference in pleased to report that this year we have made May 2020. We had to postpone this in March due so much progress on so many fronts. Indeed our to the pandemic, hoping to reschedule in October. membership has remained loyal and our financial However, this date too had to be jettisoned and position at the end of 2020 is a great improvement we opted for June 2021. By 2021 they will have on that of 2019, as the Treasurer’s report attests. felt like they have planned three conferences. The Because we had begun to use Zoom regularly in heartening aspect is that almost every delegate 2019, thanks to the generosity of AARNET, when to the conference rolled their registration over the pandemic struck we could draw the National from the planned 2020 conference, to the 2021 Council and the Executive together more often conference. Thanks to the ACT Branch, Carol to ensure we were keeping our staff safe, shoring Cartwright and Conference Logistics for their up our finances and reviewing and refining our flexibility and resilience. strategic directions. Despite not having a Conference our annual We have continued to rollout the new branding MAPDA and MAGNA awards continued with the we adopted in 2019 and this has improved our presentation being held online. The 2020 National visibility and reinforced our national reach. This Winner of the MAGNAs was Tiati Wangkanthi branding has now emerged in the redesigned Kumangka (Truth-Telling Together) from the Bay AMaGA Magazine, MaG. The new format is very Discovery Centre in Glenelg, South Australia. The flexible and we are looking to its further evolution development and content of this exhibition is so to ensure it remains a contemporary, visually pertinent to today, rewriting the colonial narrative attractive and inclusive magazine where members around so-called European occupation. can find articles relevant to them. I would like to thank all the members of the I am also pleased to report that the Indigenous National Council for their input and commitment. Roadmap is being embraced by organisations I would like to especially thank Simon Elliot (Vice and individuals across the country. We established President), Carol Cartwright (Secretary) and an Indigenous Advisory Committee which has a Margaret Lovell (Treasurer). They have all made an

4 excellent contribution to AMaGA and I have very much appreciated their wisdom and friendship. Our staff in the National Office, and the Victorian and Western Australian offices have done a sterling job for us all, adapting to working from home for extended periods. The State and Territory Branches have been very active and continue to deliver to their local membership. Alex Marsden, our National Director for the last six years, has written her last annual report. Alex resigned at the end of 2020. Alex provided great leadership in the sector and executed AMaGA’s vision and strategy. Alex never shirked an issue and worked tirelessly to advocate on behalf of AMaGA and the sector as a whole. We are indebted to her. We recruited Katie Russell in the last month of 2020 to succeed Alex as National Director. We look forward to Katie building on the success we enjoyed with Alex, in her own distinctive way. This will be my fourth and last President’s Introduction to an AMaGA Annual Report. I was elected National President in 2017. In 2018 we consulted the membership as we carried out a strategic review which resulted in support for a name change and a new unifying brand. In 2019 we took a risk and ran a conference in Mparntwe/ Alice Springs. It was a huge success. We launched the Indigenous Road Map after years of work. In 2020, when Covid struck, we drew a deep breath and moved promptly to protect the organisation and its employees. We moved our operation even more online. Also, in 2020 our National Director resigned, however we found an excellent new one. It has been a most eventful four years and I Dr Robin Hirst PSM thank you all for the experience and your generous National President support. ● Australian Museums and Galleries Association

5 National Director’s Introduction

2020 was a challenging year. The COVID-19 established in 2020 and has met with the most pandemic had and continues to have a huge impressive and generous cultural leaders from impact on our lives and our sector. AMaGA, through around Australia and chaired by our own Indigenous the national council committees, national office, national councilors, Marcus Hughes and Deanne state and territory branches, and national special Fitzgerald. Information about the members is on interest networks, worked incredibly hard to support the website — and they are all delighted to become all our members and advocate for arts, culture involved in their state/territory branch events and and heritage. While some projects and programs discussions. were put on hold, such as the national conference, And still on the Roadmap, national office worked others accelerated. Thank you for your support in very hard throughout the second half of the year so many ways: responding to the COVID-19 impact on designing AMaGA’s program to offer Cultural surveys, renewing your membership or joining for Capability training to 500 museum and gallery the first time, flocking to the webinars and giving us workers. Supported by the generosity of the Wood great feedback, rolling over your registration for the Foundation and the Cartwright Douglas Fund, with national conference to 2021, submitting a record further contributions from some networks and state number of entries to the national awards programs, and territory branches, the program was launched and having a go at implementing the Indigenous successfully in December. Roadmap. Other work in the national office included What didn’t change was the range and variety of continuing advocacy in many different forums, the work we do across the country. Read more over 20 webinars in 2020’s expanded national about what the branches have been doing in their professional development program, designing sections later in this Annual Report. and launching the revamped national magazine, In 2020, the branches also carried out many MaG, increased membership support, and three activities and projects in AMaGA’s own Touchpoint Surveys on the impacts of COVID-19. I Implementation Plan for the Indigenous Roadmap appeared as a witness at the Senate Hearing into which was launched in Alice Springs / Mparntwe in Nationhood, National Identity and Democracy on 13 May 2019. A summary of the Plan and a progress November. All the submissions lodged in 2020 are report from around the country was posted to the available on the website. website. It includes National Council’s Statement of AMaGA was also instrumental in the establishment Reflection, which was a key recommendation in the of a Cultural Response to Disaster Taskforce, Roadmap. initially founded in response to the 2019-2020 Another Roadmap recommendation was the bushfires. This Taskforce included sector establishment of a new Indigenous Roadmap colleagues from key peak bodies such as ALIA, Advisory Group. I am very happy to say that this was NAVA, FAHS, ALGA, National Trust, NSLA. Key

6 outcomes are outlined in this Annual Report. As always, I must thank the hard-working staff of the National Office, Lee Scott, Stephanie Hamilton, and Evie Kollas, and note that our national professional development officer, Lucinda McCann, moved to another job in November, having developed and delivered an outstanding webinar series in 2020 and the draft program for 2021. Lucinda made a big contribution to AMaGA and GLAM Peak over the years and will be greatly missed. Led by National President, Dr Robin Hirst, National Council met four times using Zoom throughout 2020, to steer the organization throughout this challenging year. Council committees also worked hard on providing guidance and advice. I greatly appreciated their unstinting efforts and support for the organisation and my role as director at such a stressful time. AMaGA is also grateful for the Jobkeeper financial assistance provided in 2020 and is well placed to support members and the sector in 2021. This is my last director’s report as your national director. It has been a privilege to be in one of the most rewarding roles in the country. I wish the new director, Katie Russell, every success and know that she can count on your engagement with AMaGA and commitment to our shared values. ●

Alex Marsden National Director Australian Museums and Galleries Association

7 National Council 2019-2021

Executive Ordinary Members PRESIDENT Shane Breynard Dr Robin Hirst PSM PhD Candidate, Canberra Director, Hirst Projects, Dr Mark Crees VICE-PRESIDENT Director, Create Infrastructure (Create NSW), Simon Elliott Department of Premier and Cabinet, Sydney Deputy Director, Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery Deanne Fitzgerald of Modern Art, Brisbane Snr Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisor, TREASURER Western Australian Museum, Perth Margaret Lovell Penny Grist Consultant, Canberra Curator, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra

SECRETARY Marcus Hughes Carol Cartwright Director, Indigenous Engagement, Canberra National Library of Australia, Canberra

Jane King Manager, John Curtin Gallery, Perth

Craig Middleton Curator, National Museum of Australia, Canberra

Debbie Sommers Volunteer, Port Macquarie Historical Society, Port Macquarie

EX-OFFICIO MEMBER Dr Mathew Trinca Chair, ICOM Australia,

PUBLIC OFFICER Rebecca Coronel National Film and Sound Archive, Canberra

8 About the Association

The Australian Museums and Galleries Association • AMaGA promotes an understanding of Incorporated (AMaGA), formerly Museums heritage as including natural and cultural, Australia Incorporated, was established in January tangible and intangible dimensions. 1994, arising from a planned decision to merge Heritage is conserved through particular a number of separate museums associations objects and people, sites and places, long existing in Australia. A convergent desire events and narratives, music and emerged in the 1990s to strengthen the museums performance, song, dance, scientific sector nationally (in its services delivery, policies, research, history and other human programs, training and interface with government): activities that convey knowledge and bear to pursue shared objectives on a collaborative cultural meaning. basis through one strong national body, with both • AMaGA affirms that governments and organisational as well as individual membership communities share responsibility to supporting and providing direct expertise and support and resource the arts and the input for the museums and galleries sector conservation and communication of the nationally. nation’s heritage. • AMaGA believes that the distinctive work museums and galleries pursue Vision in conjunction with communities in Inspiring Australia’s cultural life through a thriving preservation, research, interpretation, and valued museum and gallery sector. education and public programming is critical to the conservation of the nation’s memory. Mission • AMaGA recognises Australia’s Indigenous Support, promote and advocate for our members peoples as the nation’s First Peoples and to strengthen Australia’s museum and gallery is committed to ensuring that Indigenous sector. people have control and management of their cultural heritage and are active participants in any interpretation to the What We Do wider community. As a national membership association we provide • AMaGA supports ICOM’s Australian advice, representation, support and services to National Committee – as our ‘international enable organisations and individuals to thrive; committee’ – which offers important and as a peak body we advocate on behalf of the resources for extending the national sector to communicate the value of museums museum sector’s contacts and access and galleries, raise professional standards, inform to international networks for professional policy, and promote ethical practice. development, partnerships and exchange.

Our Values Our Environment • AMaGA champions its membership and • Commonwealth, State and Local the museums and galleries sector as government policy for our sector varies resources for social development, based greatly across Australia: from strong on equality of opportunity and support for support to sometimes minimal provision. intellectual, cultural and social diversity. • Government funding for our sector also

9 varies greatly, with some increased 3. Sustainable & Resilient Organisation construction of facilities not matched • Resilient financial base with risks managed by investments in staff or programs. • Resilient organisation (people, resources & Government-funded operational budgets enablers) are generally constrained, while non- • Timely and responsive secretariat support government resources are increasingly of national council, standing committees, sought and secured. state committees • Increasing cultural and age diversity • Effective management of membership and across Australia, with our sector generally database relying on an often older workforce and an increasingly higher proportion of 4. Partners, Stakeholders & Supporters volunteers. • Partnering with Australia’s Indigenous • Increasing expectations from Australia’s peoples Indigenous peoples for protection • Increasing digital literacy and access to of, respect for, and engagement in collections presentation of their contemporary art and • Partnering with allied organisations cultural heritage. • Partnering with the philanthropic sector • Greater community and government focus on ethical cultural heritage acquisition and collection building. National Association Funding • Increasing community focus on The work of the Association is primarily environmental sustainability and the enabled through its members (large and small impacts of climate change. Organisational Members as well as Individual Members). Membership fees support the Our Objectives Association’s activities across all States and Territories. AMaGA’s objectives are outlined in the Corporate Strategic Plan for 2019-2021. The four Focus Areas In May, the Association secured a generous are: donation from the Wood Foundation, based in South Australia, to fund the implementation 1. Individual & Organisational Members of Cultural Capability training for regional and • Develop and share skills through delivery of community museums and gallery workers. This services, guidance and products program was launched in December utilising • Provide opportunities for members to AIATSIS’s Core Learning platform. engage and interact Where possible, grant funding is sought for • Increase and sustain member numbers specific programs, such as the bursary program 2. Leadership, Representation & Advocacy for the National Conference, funded by the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional • Government/s seek and respect our views Development and Communications. • Be a focused, forward-thinking, unified voice The Victorian and Western Australian branches • Achievements/ public value of sector have been substantially funded through their state recognised and celebrated governments to provide services to the museums and galleries within their respective states.

10 Governance Framework and Organisational Collaborative Sector Projects Structure Indigenous Roadmap Advisory Committee The AMaGA National Council, supported by the AMaGA’s Indigenous Roadmap Advisory National Office, oversees the development of Committee is tasked with guiding the operations, policies, services, national strategy implementation of AMaGA’s landmark First and advocacy, to advance the agreed aims of the Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous organisation. Engagement in Australia’s Museums and Galleries. Governance of AMaGA as an Association is Two meeting were held in 2020 to determine conducted in accordance with the Australian the highest priorities of the Roadmap and, in Museums and Galleries Association Constitution particular, how to apply Roadmap principles to the and By-Laws, including some modifications organisation of the National Conference. for Divisions that were adopted in 2004, with subsequent minor amendments by Council in AMaGA developed a Roadmap Implementation 2008. Work Plan, as well as the first progress report which are available at amaga.org.au/indigenous National Council Standing Committees Cultural Response to Disaster Taskforce AMaGA relies greatly on the dedicated support AMaGA was instrumental in the establishment of councillors and colleagues who volunteer their of a Cultural Response to Disaster Taskforce, valuable time and expertise, and we thank them initially founded in response to the 2019-2020 all for their contribution. Active National Council bushfires and then expanded to include storm Standing Committees operating in 2020 included: damage, destruction of cultural heritage in Victoria and Western Australia, and the ongoing Management and Governance Committee COVID-19 pandemic. This Taskforce included Chair: Robin Hirst, National President sector colleagues from key peak bodies such as Finance and Audit Committee ALIA, NAVA, FAHS, ALGA, National Trust, Cultural Chair: Margaret Lovell, National Treasurer Recovery Network, GLAM Peak, ICOM Australia, and NSLA. The taskforce shared information and Membership resources, submitted joint statements of concern Chair: Judith Coombes, State Branch President and action, and will continue to meet as needed. Conference Chair: Carol Cartwright, National Secretary Management and Accountability Professional Development Audit Chair: Jane King, National Council Member AMaGA conducts an annual financial audit in Indigenous Advisory Group line with the ACT Registrar-General’s Office Co-Chairs: Deanne Fitzgerald and Marcus regulations. The annual audit is facilitated and Hughes, National Council Members consolidated by the National Office and the Policy Development & Review Committee nominated Auditor, Mr Anthony Wilson. Chair: Shane Breynard, National Council Member Ethical Standards Constitution Review Committee AMaGA upholds the ICOM Code of Ethics Chair: Margaret Lovell, National Treasurer for Museums (2018) as the international base

11 standards code promulgated by the International Coordinator was ongoing into 2021, but the Council of Museums. All AMaGA members sign position was supported two days per week a declaration on joining stating that they agree to by Victorian Branch Events and Professional subscribe to the Code. Development Manager, Celia Mallard. Victoria Privacy and Records Management AMaGA Victoria Branch supports a dynamic team AMaGA members’ personal and financial of full-time, part-time and contracted positions, information is maintained in strictest headed by Executive Director Sarah Morris. confidentiality, in line with the Privacy Policy The Victorian Branch is responsible for providing Statement. AMaGA does not keep financial various programs and services across Victoria, information about members on file. The website including the important Museum Accreditation does not save credit card details, and any offline Program and Victorian Collections. credit card information is kept in a secure location and then destroyed at the end of each year. Western Australia Financial records are maintained (electronically In 2020 AMaGA Western Australia supported and offsite) for at least five years, and human three part-time staff, headed by Executive Director resources records for seven years. AMaGA’s Natalie Evans, and Claire Savage while Natalie was membership database archives are maintained on maternity leave. electronically. Queensland Staff The Queensland branch maintains a 0.1 FTE Membership Officer, Karike Ashworth, as a AMaGA National Office secondment from Museums and Galleries The National Office maintained two full-time and Queensland. three part-time employees: New South Wales National Director The New South Wales Branch contracts Eleanor Alex Marsden - to November Munroe for Branch Committee support. National Operations Manager Other States and Territories Lee Scott All other AMaGA divisions and sub-divisions are Communications, Membership, Awards Manager fully operated by colleagues acting as volunteers Stephanie Hamilton - often serving on a wide array of committees - National Professional Development Coordinator providing direction for the association’s services Lucinda McCann - to November outreach, national and regional collaboration, events development, and advocacy for Administrative Assistant, Membership Officer development of all parts of the sector. ● Evie Kollas Both Alex Marsden and Lucinda McCann left in November. Katie Russell was recruited in December for a February 2021 start. Recruitment for the National Professional Development

12 Indigenous Roadmap Advocacy

Statement of Reflection In 2020 AMaGA provided submissions on the following: After a half-day National Council workshop in November 2019, facilitated by Marcus Hughes • Submission to the Royal Commission on the and Deanne Fitzgerald, AMaGA developed a recent Bushfires Statement of Reflection — one of the first critical • Submission to the Senate Select Committee pathways of the Indigenous Roadmap. The on COVID-19 Statement was adopted by National Council in • Submission on the draft legislation to September 2020. The Statement is available on implement the 17 August 2020 Australian amaga.org.au/indigenous and in the Winter 2020 Government’s Job Ready Graduates Package issue of MaG. • House of Reps Committee Inquiry into creative and cultural industries & institutions • Response to the Consultation Paper on Implementation Workplan Growing the Indigenous Visual Arts Industry A full Implementation Workplan, including a You can read the submissions on the AMaGA summary of completed actions up to November website: https://www.amaga.org.au/policies- 2020, has been compiled and is available online. submissions National Director, Alex Marsden, addressed the Core Cultural Capability Training Senate inquiry into Nationhood, National Identity and Democracy at Parliament House in November. One of the Roadmap’s success indicators is for everyone working in Australian museums and Many of AMaGA’s state and territory branches galleries to have undertaken cultural capability offered valuable support to many museums and training. With generous financial support from the galleries, small and large, impacted by the 2019- Wood Foundation and the Cartwright Douglas 2020 bushfires, the following storms and floods, Fund, AMaGA contracted Canberra-based and COVID-19 relief and rebuilding. The Victorian Indigenous consultancy and engaged AIATSIS’ Branch will be coordinating a Working for Victoria Core Learning platform to provide 500 free online program which will see 20 jobseekers employed licences for regional and community museum and across 13 regional galleries and museums to gallery volunteers and workers. AMaGA branches assist with digitising collections and curation, and and networks also supplied funds which has an additional two project managers and three allowed the reach of this initial pilot to include workers to provide on-the-ground small museum students and other non-regional workers who do expertise. This program will run for six months not otherwise have access to cultural capabaility from December. training. Round One opened for applications in In August, AMaGA and the Federation of December. Australian Historical Societies submitted a budget submittion to a number of government Representing the Roadmap departments seeking COVID-19 recovery funds for regional cultural institutions. ● AMaGA presented on the Roadmap at several events, including National Director Alex Marsden presenting at the Commonwealth Association of Museums conference in Cape Town in March. ●

13 Membership

Peak body or Membership 1483 Service Provider Local Government 1458 4% 10% 1421 Total members 1307 1434 1370 Organisational 587 1410 1334 Individuals 720 Gallery or Art Centre Social History 22% 1350 33% New members 185 1327 1307 Growth rate -5% Retention rate 82% 2011 2020 Total membership by year 2011 - 2020 University AMaGA warmly welcomes all of our new members 3% who joined us in 2020. We understand that events in 2020 caused significant financial hardship on 216 Historical Society many of our members and AMaGA endeavoured Individual 28% 322 to support everyone in whatever small way we Organisation could including renewing organisations at lower categories and offering part-payments.

167 Snapshot of Membership The following charts visualise various demographics within our national membership based on data supplied by members. These illustrate the diversity of our association, and the museums and galleries sector as a whole. While organisational members each count as only one member, together they represent many thousands 182 76 of professional and nonprofessional museums and galleries workers. 123 133 60 AMaGA is excited to be working for and with such 103 98 a dynamic and knowledgeable community of 103 dedicated professionals and volunteers. ● Individual employer by Individual 81 54 a member institution 35% 26%

26 32 this page: 15 15 24 18 25 9 5 • Organisational membership by category (size of operational budget) 5 1 A B C D E F next page: Over Under $50k to $200k $2m to $8m to ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Int'l • Total membership by year 2011-2020. $50k $200k to $2m $8m $25m $25m • Total end of year membership by state/territory. Concession 39% • Individual members by membership type. Total end of year membership by State/Territory • Organisational membership by category. Organisational membership by category

14 Peak body or 1483 Membership Service Provider Local Government 1458 4% 10% 1421

1434 1370 1410 1334 Gallery or Art Centre Social History 22% 1350 33% 1327 1307 Peak body or 1483 Service Provider 2011 2020 Peak body or Local Government 1483 1458 Service Provider 4% 10% Total membership by year 2011 - 2020 Local Government 1458 1421 University4% 3% 10% 1421 216 1434 Historical1370 Society Individual 28% 322 1370 1410 1334 1434 Organisation 1410 1334 Gallery or Art Centre Social History 22% 1350 Gallery33% or Art Centre 1327 Social History 22% 1350 167 33% 1307 1327 1307

2011 2020 2011 2020 Total membership by year 2011 - 2020 University Total membership by year 2011 - 2020 182 76 University 3% 3% 123 216 133 60 Historical Society 103 98 216 Individual Historical Society 28% 322 103 Individual Individual employer by 28% Individual Organisation 322 81 54 a member institution 35% 26% Organisation 26 32 15 15 24 18 25 9 5 5 1 167

A B C D E F Over 167 Under $50k to $200k $2m to $8m to ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Int'l $50k $200k to $2m $8m $25m $25m Concession 39% Total end of year membership by State/Territory Organisational membership by category

Individual members by membership type.

182 76 182 76 Peak body or 1483 Service Provider Local Government 1458 123 4% 133 60 10% 123 1421 133103 60 98 1370 103 1434 1410 98 1334 103 Gallery or Art Centre Individual employer by Individual 103 Social History 54 22% a member institution 35% 1350 33% Individual81 employer by Individual 1327 26% 81 541307 a member institution 35% 26% 26 2011 202026 32 Total membership by year 2011 - 2020 15 15 24 18 25 9 32 University 5 15 15 24 18 25 3% 9 5 5 1 216 Historical Society 5 E F 1 A B C D Individual 28% Over 322 Under $50k to $200k $2m to $8m to ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Int'l A B C D E F $50k $200k to $2m $8m $25mOrganisation$25m $8m to Over Under $50k to $200k $2m to ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Int'l Organisational members by museum type. Concession $50k $200k to $2m $8m $25m $25m 39% Total end of year membership Concessionby State/Territory Organisational membership by category 39% Total end of year membership167 by State/Territory Organisational membership by category 15

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123 133 60 103 98 103 Individual employer by Individual 81 54 a member institution 35% 26%

26 32 15 15 24 18 25 9 5 5 1

A B C D E F Over Under $50k to $200k $2m to $8m to ACT NSW NT QLD SA TAS VIC WA Int'l $50k $200k to $2m $8m $25m $25m Concession 39% Total end of year membership by State/Territory Organisational membership by category Branches & Chapters

Australian Capital Territory Highlights for the NSW Branch activities included advocacy regarding the impacts on the sector President Rowan Henderson of the bushfires and COVID-19, appearing Vice-President Kate Armstrong before the NSW Legislative Assembly’s Select Secretary Holly Anderson Committee on the Government’s management Treasurer Grace Blakeley-Carroll of the Powerhouse Museum and other museums Committee members and cultural projects, and increased focus on social media to better engage with members. The Sheridan Burnett Karina Libbey branch end of year event was held at the newly Craig Middleton Vicki Northey opened Chau Chak Wing Museum in November. A Anna O’Leary Ben Pratten planning meeting will be held in February 2021 to Amy Wolgamot Peter Mascini determine the focus for the year ahead. The ACT Branch worked hard to continue Within NSW, the Hunter Chapter reported that providing services to members during shutdown, local members value information and training for example the Iso Chat zoom catch-up in May. sessions, and that a local highlight was reopening There was an obvious enthusiasm in the ACT to community museums with COVID-safe protocols reconnect with colleagues when in-person events in place. were able to be held again. A highlight for the branch was working with both Design Canberra and Tyronne Bell to organise a walking tour of Northern Territory Black Mountain in which members learned about President Wendy Garden Country and Ngunnawal history and culture. Secretary Felicity Green Other events included the branch AGM, hosted Treasurer Carolyn McLennan by the National Archives and the national meetup. Members also attended the MAGNA awards Committee members hosted by the National Museum in October. Josef De Beer Marcus Schutenko The ACT branch assisted in writing advocacy Jared Archibald Christine Tarbett-Buckley letters to candidates in the ACT elections. The Joe De Beer Wendy Wood focus for next year will be delivering the national Kevin Lucas Neville Jones conference in person and online, as well as Face to face programming for much of 2020 was scheduling monthly events for members in line suspended by the NT Branch due to COVID-19 with current COVID-19 restrictions. restrictions but resumed in October with the national meet-up. A behind the scenes tour of New South Wales the NT Archives during the end of year event was a branch highlight, providing a valuable President Judith Coombes opportunity for members to network and engage Vice-President Margot Jolly in professional development. NT members also Secretary Jane Thogersen participated in national webinar program. Treasurer Debbie Sommers The NT branch provided information to museums Committee members about reopening following COVID-19 shutdowns, Jenny Horder Stephanie Chinneck and drafted letters to NT government ministers Helen Myers Tuan Nguyen in the lead up to the NT elections. The branch Diana Lorentz Stewart Reed noted that there are limited opportunities to

16 engage with and support some of the extremely Tasmania remote community museums and collections President Janet Carding in the territory and have identified developing Secretary Helen Whitty relationships with these remote museums as an Treasurer Katrina Ross ongoing branch and national project. Committee members

Queensland David Maynard Dawn Oelrich Elspeth Wishart Jaydeyn Thomas President Emma Bain Michael Smith Elizabeth Bondfield Vice-President Trudie Leigo Secretary Josef Hextall A highlight for the Tasmanian Branch was the Treasurer Brian Tucker webinar Cultural tourism in a COVID-19 world held in October. The branch AGM was held online, also Committee members in October. The end of year event was held at the Jamie Cook Mary Findlay Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in late Charla Strelan Rebecca McDuff November, with floor talks by David Maynard and Michael Wardell Jon Addison. Visit www.magsq.com.au and AMAGAQ social media to see what the Queensland Branch has Victoria been doing. President Andrew Hiskens Vice-President Karina Lamb South Australia Secretary Padraic Fisher President Pauline Cockrill Committee members Vice-President Julia Garnaut Kim Biggs Anthony Camm Secretary Gabby Sexton Susan Faine Jade Hadfield Treasurer Sarita Burnett Sandra Khazam Lucie Paterson Committee members Executive Director: Sarah Morris Kate Davies Amy Dale 2020 Annual Report: Alice Beale Celia Dottore amagavic.org.au/about_us/annual_report Becci Love Ursula Halpin The year 2020 was a year like no other but despite During 2020 the South Australian Branch the challenging circumstances, there is still much presented Community Connections, a series to celebrate. The innovation, adaptation and of mini interviews aimed at sharing knowledge resilience amongst our members and wider sector among our colleagues as we navigated the has been remarkable. pandemic crisis. Topics included COVID-specific challenges, audience and community engagement For AMaGA Victoria, 2020 resulted in a variety of during the crisis and lasting changes in the sector. achievements. The SA branch resumed their monthly networking While this was to be the final year in our breakfasts in September and held their AGM in quadrennial core funding agreement under November at the Drill Hall at the Torrens Parade Creative Victoria’s Organisational Investment Grounds. Program (OIP), it was announced late in 2019 that

17 the funding model would undergo significant and resources; and a full calendar of online review in 2020, and therefore the current level professional development and networking of funding would be honoured for an additional opportunities for our membership and the twelve months, taking us through to the end wider sector. In addition, we provided valuable of 2021. As part of this review, the Executive communications via e-bulletins and social Director participated in a consultation process media connections. You will find out more in to provide feedback regarding the current model detail about the AMaGA Victoria programs their including recommendations and opportunities to Annual Report. Additionally, we supported our identify strengths and weaknesses in the existing members during this year’s challenges through framework. The impact of COVID-19 has further strong communications across multiple platforms delayed the outcome of the program review and ensuring access to valuable resources including we anticipate an update in early 2021. our Reopening Guidelines and government directives. We wrote submissions to State Through Creative Victoria’s Strategic Investment and Federal inquiries, participated in sector Fund, we were able to redevelop our website to consultations, and advocated on behalf of our provide better access to online content and new sector to all levels of Government. AMaGA resources to support our sector. Through the Victoria also wrote letters of support for our second stage of the Strategic Investment Fund we members and with the National Office conducted were successful in applying for funds to implement a comprehensive survey to best ascertain the key components of the MAP review to include an changing needs and challenges for our sector. advanced online portal and to engage consultants This vital information will help inform our strategic to provide advice and recommendations to the planning for 2022-2025 and beyond. platform and resources. COVID-19 required our team to adapt quickly, In partnership with Creative Victoria we were and we are so proud of everyone and what they also successful in obtaining funding through the have been able to achieve under very difficult and Working for Victoria initiative to generate 20 new challenging circumstances. From mid-March, full time, fixed term roles in regional Victoria. we have worked from home, with short tastes These positions are designed to support regional of returning to the office in reduced numbers galleries to digitise their significant collections and in alignment to COVID-Safe Procedures and undertake collection management work to help Guidelines towards the end of the year. make their collections more accessible online; and to support small community museums to The new circumstances required us to reconsider reopen and re-engage with their communities in the way that we work and presented new a COVID-normal world. We are delighted to play opportunities to engage with our members in an important part in supporting our sector through more accessible and innovative ways. these valuable partnerships. Throughout 2020 we continued to deliver our exceptional programs, whilst not in the typical manner. Our programs included continuing to provide ad hoc professional support and advice; a thorough review of the Museum Accreditation Program (MAP); redevelopment of the Victorian Collection website and online training; the Veterans Heritage Project online presentations

18 Western Australia President Christen Bell Vice-President Jenny Scott Secretary Amy Rumble Treasurer Ann Curran Committee members Rikki Clarke Prue Griffin Jane King Soula Veyradier Julianne Mackay Erica Persak Executive Director: Natalie Evans (to July then on maternity leave) Claire Savage (from July) Highlights for the WA Branch in 2020 included the launch of Collections WA, delivery of online and in-person training sessions throughout the state and securing funding through Lotterywest for developing an advocacy package for members. Due to Covid-19 the 2021 Conference Committee was suspended, but a new committee will be formed for the 2022 National Conference. The branch AGM was held online in September and the end of year event (and annual lawn bowls competition) an in-person event at Mount Lawley Bowling Club in December. More information on AMaGA WA’s activities can be found at amagawa.org.au and on their social media. ●

19 National Networks

National Network Chairs AMaGA Emerging Professionals Art Craft Design Robyn Daw Although many of the events scheduled for 2020 had to be postponed, the Emerging Professionals Aviation Museums David Byrne Network continued to engage with members CAUMAC Narelle Jarry via social media, notably the Twitter iso-chat in May. The network also presented a webinar in the Community Museums Debbie Sommers national program, Networking: not one size fits all. Education Deb Sulway Emerging Professionals Kate Morschel Evaluation and Visitor Research Evaluation & Visitor Research Lynda Kelly The EVR network hosted several popular and on- deman webinars as part of the national program Exhibitions Beth Hise including Audience Segmentation in Times of Crisis Measuring the Impact of Festivals and Historians Michelle Stevenson , and Events. IMTALAP Michael van Tiel Murray Network Emma Williams AMaGA Exhibitions Performing Arts Heritage David Tredinnick The Exhibitions network hosted some very popular webinars in 2020 as part of the national program, Rapid Adapt: Adjusting interactive AMaGA Performing Arts Heritage including exhibitions for COVID impacted audiences needs. ● In 2020 the Performing Arts Heritage Network worked with six institutions to advocate and bid for the JC Williamson distributed collection to be included in UNESCO Australian Memory of the World register. The network conference this year took the form of a series of recorded video presentations entitled Ghost Lightning Talks, followed by an online Q&A at the end of the November.

AMaGA Education Victoria In 2020 the Education Victoria Network hosted Silver Linings, a series of seven online events during exploring the impact of Covid-19 on museum and classroom education and imagining the future post-pandemic. The network plans to continue their webinar program in 2021, focussing on renewal, possibilities, and ways to reinvent practices and programs in ways that minimise health risks and maximise educational impact.

20 National Webinar Program

After piloting a national webinar program in 2019 with 10 webinars, in 2020 AMaGA grew the program significantly with 24 webinars. AMaGA was well-placed with an established format and these webinars provided valuable training opportunities for members and non- members as well as a conduit to connect with others during COVID-19 lockdowns. Key numbers: • 24 webinars; • 1,450 registrations for webinars; • 1,577 attendees for webinars; • Every state and territory represented

The 2021 national program is being developed in late 2020 and will expand upon many of the subjects presented on previously, as well as addressing topics participants have raised in the post-webinar surverys.

21 Partnerships

AMaGA has always sought to strengthen our CAMD and CAAMD impact through partnerships and collaboration The Council of Australasian Museum Directors with organisations across the cultural sector, (CAMD) and the Council of Australian Art as well as through industry and government Museum Directors (CAAMD) are key leadership sponsors and supporters. This focus strengthened organisations in the museum and gallery sector, throughout 2020, particularly in response to the and AMaGA liaises with them on submissions to unprecedented events from bushfires and floods government, joint projects and meetings. AMaGA to global pandemics. is grateful for their support of the Indigenous Roadmap project. AARNet AARNet is a not-for-profit company that provides GLAM Peak ultra high-speed Internet and communications AMaGA continued to be active in GLAM Peak, with services only to Australia’s research and education the national office acting as Secretariat and Robin sector. AARNet has been a supporter of AMaGA Hirst co-chairing the group. GLAM Peak worked for many years through sponsorship of the on developing an advocacy plan for the future, with National Conference. They then came onboard particular focus on digital issues. as a major supporter by providing AMaGA’s Zoom licencing. Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA) ICOM Australia The relationship between AMaGA and ALIA We continued our close association with ICOM continued to strengthen throughout the year, Australia (the Australian National Committee of the most particularly in the shared strategic and International Council of Museums). organisational management of GLAM Peak. AMaGA receives secretariat funding from ICOM Information sharing about a range of cultural and Australia, which enables us to administer ICOM association issues, and collaboration on briefings membership and renewals, and offer reciprocal and submissions, all contributed to strengthening benefits. 2020 saw close co-operation between our operations and advice, and communicating a the two national governance bodies, with the united voice for the cultural sector. AMaGA president and national director attending ICOM Board meetings and strategic workshops Gallagher as ex officio members and the ICOM national president attending AMaGA national council Gallagher, formerly Arthur J Gallagher, are meetings where possible. part of a group of Australian and international companies providing world class insurance AMaGA and ICOM Australia also collaborated broking and risk management services. Working on a range of submissions and advocacy issues, with Gallagher, AMaGA developed, and have been and AMaGA thanks ICOM for their continued offering since 2013, a group Voluntary Workers sponsorship of the national conference. Personal Accident Insurance policy available to

22 National Conference

our organisation members that is cost effective The National Conference was due to be held in and tailored to our sector. Gallagher also offers May 2020 in Canberra. The decision was made discounts on their other insurance needs for in March to postpone the conference due to AMaGA members including collections insurance, the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public liability, and policies for individuals. original plan was the have the conference in October. When it became clear that the pandemic was ongoing, the decision was made to postpone Sponsors, supporters and donors the conference until 2021 but still hold it in AMaGA operates with the generous support Canberra, in June. of Museums Victoria, the Western Australian We thank the efforts of the ACT Conference Museum, ICOM Australia and ALIA, as well as Organising Committee, as well as Conference the many individual members who have made Logistics for the planning of the 2020 donations. conference. Much of the programming will be in We thank the Department of Infrastructure, place for 2021 when we hope to meet again in Transport, Regional Development and Canberra. Communications for the Office for the Arts In October we held a national meet-up hybrid continued funding of bursaries to the RR&C Day event which coincided with the presentation of at the national conference under the under the the MAGNAs. Many states held in-person get National Distributed Collections program. togethers and streamed the awards, while other AMaGA particularly acknowledges the Cartwright joined online via Zoom. ● Douglas Fund which continues to support members to attend the national conference. We also acknowledge the Gordon Darling Foundation as a valued and long-term supporter of both this organisation and the broad visual arts sector in Australia. We gratefully acknowledge our sponsors, advertisers and supporters of all our national, state and local programs including national and state conferences, awards, workshops and events. We especially thank the organisations that allow their staff members to offer their time and expertise to AMaGA programs and committees for the benefit of all members and the sector. ●

23 Awards

Museums and Galleries National Awards Museums Australasia Multimedia & Publication (MAGNA) Design Awards (MAPDA) Sponsored by Panasonic, the MAGNAs set out The 2020 MAPDAs were presented at an online to encourage the continuous improvement and event in September. development of Australian museums and galleries; Best in Show: inspire and recognise best practice and innovation in the collecting sector; and enhance the profile Publication: Petrina Hicks: Bleached Gothic from of museums and galleries in local and wider the National Gallery of Victoria. Designer: Thomas communities. Deverall (NGV). The 2020 awards were presented at a hybrid ‘Bold and elegant design with classic white end member’s event in October. Some states pages. The design sits gently and subtly behind the organised in person events to coincide with the art with intentional quiet pauses of white space. awards while others viewed online. The awards Excellent treatment of the photography and lovely were presented by Craig Middleton. centred presentation - it is like a good salon hang. The book evokes the feeling of the exhibition well, The National Winner was awarded to Bay and is overall an uplifting experience.’ Discovery Centre for Tiati Wangkanthi Kumangka (Truth-Telling Together). Multimedia: River Connections from Museums Victoria. ‘Tiati Wangkanthi Kumangka is a lesson for all of us in collaboration and truth-telling and ‘Beautifully delivered. The animation was is an incredible model we can all use in our captivating and overall production values were of implementation of the Indigenous Roadmap.’ the highest standard. They wish it had been longer.’

A full list of award winners and the video of the A full list of award winners is available on the awards ceremony is available on the website www. website www.mapda.org.au amaga.org.au/awards MAPDA is sponsored by Australian Book AMaGA greatly appreciates the support of Connection. ● volunteer judges who offer their time and expertise. Thank you to our generous sponsors Panasonic. ●

24 Communications

Magazine new database and website for membership engagement in 2021. Two issues of AMaGA Magazine were published in 2019. The magazine covers issues in the Australian and international museum and Bulletins gallery communities. Editor Bernice Murphy The Jobs Bulletin is one of AMaGA’s most valued aims to include representative coverage in member benefits. The Positions Vacant page each magazine, including articles on art, history, on the website, and the emailed bulletins to regional, Indigenous, international, and allied members, remains the ‘go to’ place for sector sector issues such as education and digitisation. employment vacancies and one of the reasons The magazine underwent a redesign to align with many people join AMaGA. the new AMaGA brand in early 2020. The newly The National Office distributes a regular News designed MaG was launched in July 2020. Bulletin, with an introductory overview by the National Director, and highlighting association National Website news, national and international news items and issues affecting the museums and galleries The national website, incorporating a combined sector; and regular Events and Professional membership database for AMaGA and ICOM Development Opportunities bulletins outlining Australia, continued to be the first point of contact relevant upcoming events, workshops, grant for the Association. The website is continually opportunities and other useful information for updated, with content generation being an members. important project, and several remaining issues concerning the database and administrative State and network-specific news and usability, particularly around communications, opportunities are also communicated by continue to be worked through with the the branches and networks to the relevant developers. membership groups. The website had 130,000 page views in 2020, with 20% returning visitors. The Positions Vacant page Social Media has by far the most views (85,000 views) followed The national AMaGA Facebook page closed 2020 by the membership portal and events pages. with 4,000 followers. The end of year statistics are: 70% of AMaGA website users access the site on Average Daily Reach: 1,700 their desktop and 29% via their phone. Total Daily Impressions: 252,000 ICOM Australia membership will be extracted from The national Twitter account @AMaGAnational the AMaGA national database throughout 2020 reached 1,500 followers in 2020. as the international database is now active. This means those who are both AMaGA and ICOM Total impressions: 122,000 members will need to visit two separate places to National Director, Alex Marsden, also tweets renew, however the administration of the AMaGA regularly @Alex_AMaGA. database is greatly simplified without ICOM integrated. Most state branches and many networks administer their own social media presences. At the November 2020 National Council meeting Check out their member communications or it was approved to investigate and invest in a branch homepage on the website for links. ●

25 2020 Operating Results

The 2020 calendar year resulted in a surplus of of AMaGA Management and the membership look $283,980 (2019: $124,518 deficit). forward to the staging of the National Conference in Canberra in 2021. At the close of 2020, Members Equity stood at $564,578 (2019: $280,595). After Balance Date Events The uplift in equity has provided AMaGA with the opportunity to reinvest in its operations in 2021 There are no matters or circumstances that have as it seeks to achieve operating efficiencies and arisen since the end of the financial year that have broaden its membership offerings. significantly affected or may significantly affect: 1. The operations of the Association in the Review of Operations future The unexpected events which unfolded during 2. The results of those operations in future 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused financial years; or museums and galleries around the country 3. The state of affairs of the Association in this close their doors for extended periods. With or future financial years. the assistance of the JobKeeper program and government cash stimulus, AMaGA retained its skilled staff around the country and continued Looking forward to offer its members access to professional Through the work of the Finance and Audit development programs and resources, and an Committee and Management Committee (FAC), online place to meet, participate and share ideas, AMaGA’s National Council continues to ensure and belong. legal and best practice compliance and the Total income for 2020 was $1,883,224 (2019: financial sustainability of the Association. $1,527,125) representing an increase of $356,099. During 2020, the FAC focussed on managing and Total expenses for the period were $1,599,244, meeting the financial challenges AMaGA faced a decrease of $52,727 on the previous year’s through COVID-19 restrictions, and researched expenses. a replacement CRM system to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the membership Membership income for 2020 was $285,897, database and professional development offerings. representing an 8% decrease on the previous The FAC continues to explore and institute entity year’s figure but an increase on the 2018 figure. It wide reporting and compliance processes to was not surprising that membership income fell improve the efficiency of its operations. ● during a period when many museum and gallery practitioners were unable to work or volunteer their services, and when general economic uncertainty affected personal discretionary spending.

The National Conference which was scheduled to take place in 2020 could not proceed due to inter-state travel and gathering restrictions. While the Conference’s expected contribution to the 2020 operating income did not materialise,

26 Organisational Members

Australian Capital Territory Bland District Historical Society Bowraville Folk Museum Inc. Air Force History & Heritage - Air Force Headquarters Bundanon Trust Arts Capital Limited C. B. Alexander Foundation Australian Federal Police Museum Camden Historical Society Inc Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies Campbelltown & Airds Historical Society Australian National Museum of Education, University of Canberra Cessnock District Historical & Family History Society Inc Australian Sports Commission City of Parramatta Council Australian War Memorial Coffs Harbour Regional Museum Canberra Glassworks Cootamundra Heritage Centre Canberra Museum & Gallery Corowa District Historical Society Designcase Cowra and District Historical Society and Museum Inc. Exhibitions Branch - National Library of Australia Cultural Collections - University of Newcastle Federation of Australian Historical Societies Cundletown Hall Inc Museum of Australian Democracy Old Parliament House Dungog Historical Society Inc National Capital Educational Tourism Project Evans Head Living Museum & Community Technology Centre National Capital Exhibition Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome Heritage Aviation Association National Dinosaur Museum Fairfield City Museum and Gallery National Film & Sound Archive of Australia Forbes & District Historical Association Inc National Gallery of Australia Fort Scratchley Historical Society Inc National Museum of Australia Gallipoli Memorial Club Museum National Portrait Gallery of Australia GML Heritage - Interpretation Area Parliament House Art Collection Great Lakes Historical Co-operative Society Ltd Questacon Greek Orthodox Community of NSW Royal Australian Mint - Education and Visitor Services Griffith Pioneer Park Museum Royal Australian Navy Heritage Network Griffith Regional Art Gallery Gundagai Historical Musuem incorporated Harden Murrumburrah Historical Society IncMuseum New South Wales Harry Daly Museum Hawkesbury Regional Gallery & Hawkesbury Regional Museum Abbotsleigh (Archives and Gallery) Hay War Memorial High School AGB Events Hayball Albury City Cultural Services Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre Anzac War Memorial Henry Lawson Society NSW Inc ARM Management Committee - Rail Journey Museum Hurstville Museum & Gallery Art Exhibitions Australia Ltd Illawarra Historical Society Inc Art Gallery of New South Wales Iluka History Group Art Gallery of NSW Library Ingleburn Military Precinct Association Inc Australian Country Music Foundation Inc Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia & Papua New Guinea Australian Milling Museum Co-operative Limited Jervis Bay Maritime Museum Australian Museum Jindera Pioneer Museum & Historical Society Australian National Maritime Museum Junee & District Historical Society Ballina Schools Historical Society Inc Kandos Museum Barker College Kangaroo Valley Historical Society Barry O’Keefe Library Kiama & District Historical Society Bathurst Regional Art Gallery - Bathurst Regional Council Lake Macquarie & District Historical Society Bathurst Regional Council Lambing Flat Folk Museum - Young Historical Society Inc Bega Valley Historical Society Inc Lightning Ridge Historical Society Berry & District Historical Society Maclean District Historical Society Bingara District Historical Society Macleay River Historical Society Inc Bishops Lodge Historic House

27 Maitland City Council - Maitland Gaol Tomaree Museum Association Maitland Rail Museum Incorporated Tweed Regional Museum Maitland Regional Art Gallery University of New England Manning Valley Historical Society Inc Uralla Historical Society - McCrossin’s Mill Museum May Gibbs Nutcote UTS ART Merimbula-Imlay Historical Society Yanco Powerhouse Museum Mid North Coast Maritime Museum Inc Yass and District Historical Society Inc. Millthorpe & District Historical Society Morpeth Museum Mosman Art Gallery Northern Territory Mt. Victoria & District Historical Society Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Batchelor Museum Museum of Contemporary Art Australia Charles Darwin University Art Collection and Art Gallery Museum of Fire Inc Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga Nursing Museum - Charles Darwin University Narrabri & District Historical Society Inc Nyinkka Nyunyu Nepean District Historical Society New England Regional Art Museum Newcastle Art Gallery Queensland Newcastle Museum NSW Lancers Memorial Museum Inc Abbey Museum of Art and Archaeology Inc NSW Schoolhouse Museum Army Museum South Queensland Old School House Museum, Walla Walla Inc Artspace Mackay Orange City Council Australian Age of Dinosaurs Orange Regional Museum Australian Aviation Heritage Centre (Qld) Inc. Penrith Museum of Printing Australian Country Hospital Heritage Association Inc Penrith Regional Gallery and The Lewers Bequest Australian Sugar Cane Railway Port Macquarie Historical Society Brandi Projects Port Macquarie Surfing History Association Bundaberg Regional Galleries Port of Yamba Historical Society Cairns Museum Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council Caloundra Regional Gallery Rathmines Catalina Memorial Park Association Clermont Historical Centre Reserve Bank of Australia Museum Cooktown & District Historical Society Inc Richmond River Historical Society Inc Discover Eumundi: Heritage & Visitor Centre Richmond Vale Railway Museum Eacham Historical Society Incorporated Royal North Shore Hospital Centenary Museum Fassifern District Historical Society RPA Museum FNQ Aviation Museum SCEGGS Darlinghurst Fort Lytton Historical Association Inc Scone & Upper Hunter Historical Society Inc Gladstone Regional Art Gallery and Museum Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, Nowra Gold Coast Hinterland Heritage Museum Inc Singleton Historical Society & Museum Gympie Regional Gallery Sir William Dobell Memorial Hervey Bay Regional Gallery Sisters of Charity of Australia Congregational Archives Hinkler House Memorial Museum and Research Association Inc St. Catherine’s School Museum HOTA Home of the Arts Stanton Library Innisfail & District Historical Society State Library of New South Wales Ipswich Art Gallery Sydney Jewish Museum John Flynn Place Museum Sydney Living Museums - Historic Houses Trust NSW Kilcoy Art Society Inc Sydney Tramway Museum Kombumerri Aboriginal Corporation for Culture Sydney University Museums Landsborough & District Historical Society - Landsborough Tamworth Regional Gallery & Museums Museum The Australiana Fund Lockyer Valley Art Gallery The Hills Grammar School Logan Art Gallery The Oaks Historical Society Longreach Regional Council Thylacine Mackay Regional Council Libraries

28 Marks-Hirschfeld Museum of Medical History Art Museum of Kangaroo Island Establishment Association Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum Artlab Australia Miles Historical Village Australian Museum of Mountainbike Moreton Bay Regional Council Museum Network CALHN Heritage Office Museum of Brisbane Embroiderers’ Guild of SA Museum Museum of Nursing History Fabrik and Arts Heritage Newstead House Frankston Arts Centre Noosa Museum Gawler Cultural Heritage Centre North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum History Trust of South Australia Perc Tucker Regional Gallery Mannum & District Historical Association Proserpine Historical Museum Society Inc Mary MacKillop Museum QAGOMA Mary Mackillop Penola Centre Qantas Founders Museum Melrose Districts History Society Queensland Air Museum MOD. Queensland Ambulance Museum National Railway Museum Queensland Dairy & Heritage Museum Murgon Inc National Trust of South Australia Queensland Maritime Museum National Trust of South Australia - Millicent Branch Queensland Military Historical Society National Trust of South Australia Goolwa Branch Queensland Museum Performing Arts Collection Adelaide Festival Centre Queensland Performing Arts Centre Museum Port Adelaide Aviation Museum Queensland Police Museum Port Adelaide Historical Society Inc Queensland State Archives Port Pirie Regional Gallery R.D. Milns Antiquities Museum South Australian Aviation Museum Inc Redland Art Gallery South Australian Museum Redland Museum Inc The David Roche Foundation Rockhampton Regional Council Uleybury School Museum Royal Historical Society of Queensland Unley Museum South Burnett Regional Council Urrbrae House Historic Precinct Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery Yankalilla District Historical Museum Inc Sunshine Coast Council - Cultural Heritage Services Surf World Gold Coast Tanks Arts Centre Tasmania The Australian Vintage Aviation Society The Beck Museum About Campbell Town Inc The Bundaberg & District Historical & Museum Society Inc Allport Library and Museum of Fine Arts The Mulgrave Settlers Museum Bass Strait Maritime Centre The Queensland Women’s Historical Association Beaconsfield Mine & Heritage Centre Tolga Historical Society Inc Burnie Regional Art Gallery & Museum Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery Channel Museum Townsville Maritime Museum Limited COMA Tasmania University Art Museums Australia (UAMA) Secretariat Design Tasmania University of Queensland Anthropology Museum Devonport Regional Gallery University of Southern Queensland - Historical Archives East Coast Heritage Museum Warwick Art Gallery Inc Furneaux Historical Research Association Inc Western Downs Regional Council Josephite Mission and History Centre Wide Bay Hospital Museum Society Inc Levendale and Woodsdale History Room Inc Winton District Historical Society and Museum Inc Maritime Museum of Tasmania Military Heritage Foundation of Tasmania Mischa Brus Interpretation and Design Museum of Old and New Art South Australia Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery Adelaide Holocaust Museum & Andrew Steiner Education St Helens History Room Centre Inc. Tasmanian Museum & Art Gallery Architecture Museum Tasmanian Wool Centre Museum Art Gallery of South Australia The Hutchins School

29 University of Tasmania Coal Creek Community Park & Museum Wesley Heritage Cohuna & District Historical Society Inc Wilmot Tourist and Progress Association Community Cultural Development - City of Whittlesea Como House and Garden Convergence Design Australia Victoria Counihan Gallery in Brunswick - Moreland City Council Creswick Museum Alfred Hospital Nurses League Inc Dandenong Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch Inc Andrew Ross Museum Inc Daylesford & District Historical Society Inc Anglesea and District Historical Society Deakin University Art Collection & Galleries ANZ Banking Museum Dingley Village Historical Society Art Gallery of Ballarat Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society Inc Artisans of Australia Dromana and District Historical Society Arts Space Wodonga Duldig Studio Australian Catholic University East Gippsland Historical Society Inc Australian Centre for the Moving Image East Gippsland Shire Council Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum Echuca Historical Society Inc Australian Gliding Museum Eureka Centre Ballarat Australian Jazz Museum Fire Services Museum Victoria Australian National Veterans Arts Museum Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village Foster & District Historical Society Inc Friends of Churchill Island Society Inc Aviation Historical Society of Australia Friends of Kyneton Museum Inc Axiell Australia Friends Of The Cerberus B-24 Liberator Memorial Australia Friends of Westgarthtown Inc. Bacchus Marsh Blacksmiths Cottage & Forge Complex Geelong Gallery Ballarat Hebrew Congregation Inc. Geoffrey Kaye Museum of Anaesthetic History Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc Glen Eira City Council Barking Spider Visual Theatre Glen Eira Historical Society Bay Steamers Maritime Museum Ltd Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection Bayside Gallery Golf Society of Australia Beleura House & Garden - The Tallis Foundation Grimwade Conservation Services Benalla Aviation Museum Inc. Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology Benalla Historical Society Hastings Western Port Historical Society Inc Berwick Mechanics Institute & Free Library Inc Hawks Museum Blessed Sacrament Congregation & St Francis’ Church Heritage Heide Museum of Modern Art Centre Henry Forman Atkinson Dental Museum Bright & District Historical Society Her Place Women’s Museum Australia Brighton Historical Society Horsham Regional Art Gallery Buda Historic Home & Garden Incinerator Gallery Burke Museum & Historical Precinct Islamic Museum of Australia Burrinja Dandenong Ranges Community Cultural Centre Inc. Jewish Holocaust Centre Inc Buxton Contemporary Jewish Museum of Australia Camperdown & District Historical Society Inc Justin Art House Museum - JAHM Central Goldfields Art Gallery Kew Historical Society Inc Charlton Golden Grains Museum Inc Kiewa Valley Historical Society Inc. Chelsea & District Historical Society Knox Historical Society Chiltern Athenaeum Inc Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak Circa Museum Services Maldon Museum & Archives Association Inc City of Melbourne / City Gallery Mallacoota & District Historical Society Inc City of Moorabbin Historical Society and Box Cottage Museum Man From Snowy River Museum City of Port Phillip Art & Heritage Team Manningham Art Gallery and Art Studios City of Whitehorse Mansfield Historical Society City of Yarra - Art and Cultural Services Maribyrnong City Council Co.As.It - Italian Historical Society Maroondah City Council

30 Mary Mackillop Heritage Centre Stawell Historical Society Inc Maryborough-Midlands Historical Society Inc Sunshine & District Historical Society McClelland Gallery + Sculpture Park Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery Medical History Museum Talbot Arts & Historical Museum Inc Melbourne Club Museum Tarrawarra Museum of Art Melbourne Girls Grammar School Tatura and District Historical Society Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network The Central Highlands Tourist Railway Melbourne’s Living Museum of the West The Cyril Kett Optometry Museum Merrigum Historical Society The Dax Centre Mildura & District Historical Society The Johnston Collection Mildura Arts Centre Town Hall Gallery Mornington Peninsula Shire Arts and Culture Unit Trafalgar Holden Museum Inc Multicultural Museums Victoria Museum of Chinese Australian History Villa Alba Museum Inc. Museums Victoria Violet Town Gallery Museum Inc National Communications Museum Walhalla Heritage & Development League Inc National Vietnam Veterans Museum Wangaratta Historical Society National Wool Museum Warracknabeal Historical Society Nepean Historical Society Inc Warrnambool & District Historical Society Nhill Aviation Heritage Centre Whitehorse Historical Society Nobelius Heritage Park & Emerald Museum Woady Yaloak Historical Society Inc Office of the Governor Wodonga Historical Society Inc Offshore and Specialist Ships Australia Woods Farming & Heritage Museum , Crime and Justice Experience Yackandandah & District Historical Society Old Treasury Building Yarra Ranges Regional Museum - Shire of Yarra Ranges Omeo Historical Society Parks Victoria Parliament Of Victoria Western Australia Phillip Island & District Historical Society Inc Phillip Island Nature Parks Air Force Association (Western Australian Division) Inc PMI Victorian History Library AMMPT Western Region Inc Polly Woodside Art Gallery of Western Australia Port Albert Maritime Museum Inc Art Marx Gallery Port Fairy Historical Society Inc Augusta Historical Museum Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society Australia Capital Equity Pty Ltd Port of Echuca Discovery Centre Benedictine Community of New Norcia Port Welshpool & District Maritime Museum BHS Dead Finish Museum Queenscliffe Maritime Museum Inc Bindoon & District Historical Society R.A.A.F. Museum Birdwood Military Museum Inc RANZCO Bridgetown Historical Society Inc Rippon Lea House and Garden Brookton & Districts Historical Society RMIT Gallery Broome Historical Society Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria Broomehill Heritage Group Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Bruce Rock Museum Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Library Bunbury Cathedral Grammar School Running Rabbits Military Museum Bus Preservation Society of WA Scout Heritage Victoria Busselton Historical Society Inc Seaworks Foundation Canning Districts Historical Society Inc Shepparton Art Museum Carnamah Historical Society Cervantes Historical Society Inc Sir Reginald Ansett Transport Museum Chapman Valley Historical Society Slovenian Association Melbourne Chisholm Catholic College SOPHIS - Faculty of Arts, Monash University City of Albany Sovereign Hill Museums Association City of Belmont Stanley Athenaeum & Public Room City of Bunbury

31 City of Canning Heritage Service Scout Heritage Centre of Western Australia City of Gosnells Museum - Wilkinson Homestead Shire of Leonora City of Joondalup Shire of Manjimup - Heritage Park City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire of Sandstone City of Karratha Shire of West Arthur - Edith Brown Museum City of Melville Sisters of St John of God Heritage Centre Broome City of South Perth Historical Society St John of God Health Care City of Subiaco Swan Guildford Historical Society Coalfields Museum The Embroiderers Guild of WA (Inc) Community Group of Greenough The Junction Co. Cunderdin Museum The Royal Australian Artillery Historical Society of WA Inc Discovery Bay Tourism Precinct The St John Ambulance Museum Dowerin District Museum The Western Australia Police Historical Society DPLH / Whiteman Park Tuart Place Eastern Goldfields Historical Society WA Medical Museum Esperance Museum Walkaway Station Museum Inc Ex Victoria District Hospital Staff Association Wanneroo Regional Museum // Gallery Fremantle Prison Waroona Historical Society Friends of ANZAC Cottage Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) Museum Friends of Donnelly Village Inc Western Australian Museum Harvey Districts Historical Society Museum Wheatbin Museum Harvey History Online Yilgarn History Museum Historical Society of Cockburn Inc History House Museum Hocking Heritage + Architecture External Territories Irwin Districts Historical Society Jarrahdale Heritage Society Norfolk Island Museum JCG (John Curtin Gallery) Kojonup Historical Society Koorda Museum and Historical Society Inc Kununurra Historical Society Kwinana Heritage Group Inc. Machinery Preservation Club of WA Inc Mandurah Community Museum Mandurah Historical Society Inc Margaret River & Districts Historical Society Inc. Morawa District Historical Society Mundaring & Hills Historical Society Inc Murray Districts Historical Society Inc Museum of Perth National Trust of Western Australia Newcastle Gaol Museum Newdegate Historical Society Northam Army Camp Heritage Association Inc Northampton Historical Society Inc. Old Court House Law Museum Old Kobeelyans’ Association Pemberton Heritage and History Group Perth College Ravensthorpe Historical Society Inc Recollections of War Rockingham District Historical Society Rottnest Island Authority Royal Perth Hospital Museum Royal Western Australian Historical Society (Inc)

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