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2016 annual report Contents About Museums Australia Inc. (Victoria) ................................................................................................2 Treasurer’s Report ..................................................................................................................................3 President’s Report ..................................................................................................................................4 Executive Director’s Report ................................................................................................................ 5-6 Management ....................................................................................................................................... 7-8 Awards, Conference, and Events ...................................................................................................... 9-10 Communications ...................................................................................................................................11 INSITE ...................................................................................................................................................12 Green Museum Project ........................................................................................................................13 Museum Accreditation Program ..........................................................................................................14 Exhibition Services ...............................................................................................................................15 Victorian Collections .............................................................................................................................16 Acknowledgements ........................................................................................................................ 17-18 Financial Reports ........................................................................................................................... 19-22 1 Museums Australia (Victoria) About Museums Australia Inc. (Victoria) Mission: Enabling museums and their people to develop their capacity to inspire and engage their communities. Statement of Purpose total membership. We represent the sector. The Awards are generously Museums Australia (Victoria) provides Victorian members and provide services sponsored by a range of industry and professional services to develop and for them and for the museum and gallery cultural supporters. sustain the roles and interests of museum community regardless of membership communities across Victoria, including: status. At the end of December 2016, the Conference and Forum Victorian membership comprised 252 The Victorian Museums & Galleries • Expert advice on museum practice and organisations spanning archives, art Conference takes place every other year in development. galleries, botanic gardens, historical regional Victoria, alternating with our • The Roving Curator Program, which helps societies, natural and social history Forum in Melbourne. Both are curated to museums and galleries develop engaging museums, and specialist collections, as appeal to a broad audience, from large and dynamic exhibitions. well as 252 individual members, most of State institutions to small volunteer-run • Accreditation and application of the whom are working either professionally or organisations. National Standards for Australian Museums voluntarily in museums and galleries. and Galleries. Exhibition Services • The Green Museum Project, which Events and On-site Training Our Exhibition Services Manager delivers promotes environmental sustainability in In 2016, we offered 130 events and on-site advice, professional development, and the museums and galleries. training ranging from exclusive viewings to Roving Curator Program, which provides • Victorian Collections, a central online lectures, seminars, workshops, and small museums and galleries with portal to the cultural treasures held by masterclasses catering to beginner, exhibition development assistance. museums, galleries, and other mid-level, and expert museum staff and organisations distributed across the state. volunteers. We cross-reference our INSITE • Professional development. program with participant feedback and our Our stimulating and informative member • Advocacy and profile raising of the matrix of museum and individual types to magazine, published four times a year, is Victorian museum sector. offer a balanced program. sent directly to members with the latest news on Victorian museums and galleries, Values Victorian Collections sector events and topics. Contents from • Recognising that museums and galleries A free online cataloguing system created back issues are available online: occupy a vital place in the community. especially for community collecting www.mavic.asn.au/insite/editions • Recognising the contributions of our organisations and small museums in members to the sector. Victoria. Introductory workshops in Green Museum Project • Supporting access to and the care of the collection management, cataloguing, The Green Museum Project is a Distributed National Collection. object handling, and photography are held sustainability initiative developed by MA • Recognising and celebrating diversity throughout the year. Browse items on the (Vic) and made possible by the generous including Indigenous cultural heritage. Victorian Collections website: support of Lord Mayor’s Charitable • Recognising the importance of being a www.victoriancollections.net.au Foundation with additional support from forum for ideas. Creative Victoria. The program provides • Upholding the highest ethical professional Museum Accreditation Program practical training on preventive standards. At the end of 2016, there were 100 conservation and environmental museums participating in our gold- sustainability practices. Background standard Museum Accreditation Program, MA (Vic) is a state branch of Museums a wholistic, peer-supported model of Communications & Resources Galleries Australia, a not-for-profit excellence developed according to the The weekly e-bulletin and MA (Vic) website national membership association founded National Standards for Australian Museums offer a range of up-to-date museum sector in 1993 to bring together people concerned and Galleries. The program enables strong information and resources. Online training with the care and communication of mentoring between museums and tools include training videos on museum Australia’s natural, artistic, and cultural museum experts to share best practice, best practice and selected seminar heritage. Through the direction of an upskill museum staff and volunteers, and presentations. Special disaster response elected Committee, the Victorian branch raise the profile of participating museums. areas of the website are available for provides support, representation, and affected communities when required. professional development services to the Awards museum and gallery sector across the Since 1994, we have recognised the The MA (Vic) office is housed on the lower State. achievements of museum individuals and ground floor of the Melbourne Museum. organisations at the annual Victorian Members enjoy easy access to services Membership Museum Awards. The Awards are peer- and staff. MA (Vic) is grateful for the MA (Vic) represents approximately one reviewed and celebrate the hard work of generous ongoing support of Museums third of Museums Galleries Australia’s staff and volunteers in creating a vibrant Victoria in making this space available. Annual Report 2016 / www.mavic.asn.au 2 Treasurer’s Report The twelve months ended 31 December Cash and Cash Equivalents stood at Museums Australia (Victoria) remains in a 2016 produced a slight surplus of $600. $525,624 at 31 December 2016 with strong financial position to undertake its This is on-trend with our break-even Current Liabilities amounting to $504,191. planned activities in 2017. results over the last four years. Creative Victoria approved core funding Ian Scott Total expenses for the year were $713,306. through the Organisations Investment Treasurer This was a 15% increase from the previous Program for the four years commencing year’s expenses of $619,420 due to an 1 January 2017. uplift in grant income. With this slight change in Members Funds, Retained Earnings remain stable at $66,033 at 31 December 2016. 3 Museums Australia (Victoria) President’s Report I’m delighted to be reporting on another now accessible on the Victorian Collections As well as the vital core funding we receive successful year for Museums Australia website, with an expanded team from Creative Victoria, our work is made (Victoria) and to thank and acknowledge coordinating and delivering this project. possible by a range of philanthropic and our staff, members, participants, and government supporters. Thanks to the supporters who generously share their Our other programs have also achieved Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, the time and expertise throughout the year. great results this year. The Green Museum R E Ross Trust, the Veterans Branch of the Project has trained over 80 individuals in Department of Premier and Cabinet, the One of the big highlights of the year was energy auditing for museums. Our Roving Department of Communications and the our State Conference in Phillip Island. I Curator took her skills to four museums to Arts, and City of Melbourne for their want to acknowledge the extraordinary