Author: Rebecca Lush
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This blog entry won’t contain any surprises. I am a Marvel fan through and through and I am so glad I had the opportunity to see this wonderful exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane. I still cannot believe this exhibition came to my home city! It is the first serious effort to…
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There we have it – my first Museums Australia Conference is now over. I’m currently sitting at the airport waiting for the flight back to my other home, Sydney. I am going to structure this post differently to the other two and discuss three main themes or ideas that were raised throughout the day. Each…
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To keep things interesting, I am going to slightly change the format of my post today. Enjoy! 9.00 am – 10.30 am I arrived at the conference after battling Brisbane’s ‘peak-hour’ traffic. First up was another plenary session consisting of a welcome and talks from Janet Laurence and Megan Cope. Laurence, who is currently in…
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The first day of the conference is unfortunately over! It was an incredibly interesting day consisting of a workshop at the State Library of Queensland and two sessions of speakers. I have so much to talk about I am going to try and be as succinct as possible. State Library Workshop My day started at…
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Seeing 100% Brisbane at the Museum of Brisbane in City Hall was kind of tough. I really miss living in this city and while you can take the gal out of Brisbane you will never take the Brisbane out of a gal. We visited for a Mother’s Day vintage high tea and lecture on changing…
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It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted a new entry. This is mostly because I’ve spent the vast majority of my time working. Rather than keep silent because of this, I thought why not post about what exactly I do. I’ll start by saying each week is completely different. Although this might sound exhausting…
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Happy International Women’s Day! To celebrate, here is a review of “A Fit Place for Women” currently on show at New South Wales Parliament House on Macquarie Street. I visited this exhibition quite some time ago. My memory of what was on display is a little hazy so thankfully I have pictures to help me…
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WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the content on this page may contain images and references to deceased persons. I am very excited to share with you a blog post from the wonderful Katharine Cousins! Enjoy reading about this incredibly powerful exhibition. Hello I’m Katharine, a Museum Studies graduate and genealogy…
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I love tours of neighbourhoods that focus on the history and heritage of the area. I was browsing through What’s On Sydney when I came across heritage walking tours of Chippendale – a suburb very close to Sydney’s CBD. Whilst living in Newtown, I often walked through the suburb on my way to work. Seeing…
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The following blog post will contain two perspectives. I am going to start the post reflecting on the Snugglepot and Cuddlepie anniversary display and the talk at the State Library of New South Wales. Imogen will then write her thoughts on the talk. Me: To celebrate the centenary of May Gibbs Gum-Nut babies, the State…
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