Miles Historical Village Museum. Photo: Chris Sweetapple Photography, courtesy Miles Historical Village Museum.

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2024 GAMAA Winners, Highly Commended & Finalists Announced!

The Winners, Highly Commended and Finalists of the 2024 Gallery and Museum Achievement Awards (GAMAA) were proudly announced by Museums & Galleries Queensland (M&G QLD) on Tuesday 8 October, at a special awards presentation held at the Queensland Museum Cobb+Co, Toowoomba.

See the Award Recipients here

Collection Management 101 Workshop: Understanding and managing museum collections

M&G QLD is running a free Collection Management 101 Workshop in November 2024 in the Sunshine Coast local government area. The workshop will provide museums, galleries and other relevant community groups with an overview of collection management principles, including cataloguing, storage and collection handling.

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Annual Statistics Survey 2022-23

Museums & Galleries Queensland (M&G QLD) is asking for your help to collect statistics about your gallery/museum for the 2022-23 calendar years. Linked below is a survey which we are asking you to complete and return to M&G QLD.

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source Winter 2024

Read the Winter 2024 edition of M&G QLD’s magazine source – out now!

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National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries 2.0

The National Standards for Australian Museums and Galleries is focused on key areas of activity common to organisations that care for collections and provide collection, exhibition and program-based services to the community. The National Standards aim to support Australian museums, galleries and collecting organisations achieve their objectives, from high-level policy, planning and stakeholder liaison, to practical everyday activities.

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Queensland Reconciliation Awards 2024 – Highly Commended

M&G QLD and Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts were delighted to receive a Highly Commended at the 2024 Queensland Reconciliation Awards in the Partnership Category, for our travelling exhibition ‘Legacy: Reflections on Mabo’. The Awards were held in Gimuy (Cairns) on Monday 27 May during Reconciliation week.

Legacy: Reflections on Mabo touring exhibition 2019 – 2023

Tasia Duske, CEO, Museum Hack presenting Museum Hack: Redefining the Museum Experience at M&G QLD’s 2019 State Conference, Opening Doors, Tanks Arts Centre, Cairns, 2019.

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