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

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(re)Mapping the National Standards Pathways

Read the report from consultants, Donna Biles Fernando, a woman of the Muruari and Ngemba people and Debbie Abraham, who to undertook a national consultative project, to embed First peoples’ engagement throughout the National Standards, particularly as identified in ‘First Peoples: A Roadmap for Enhancing Indigenous Engagement in Museums and Galleries’ .

ZOONOSES – Exhibition Tour

Through drawing and lithography, Nicola Hooper uses fairy-tale iconology and rhymes to explore concepts surrounding zoonoses (animal diseases that can infect humans). The exhibition ZOONOSES explores how we perceive certain animals in the context of fear and disease.

Small Museums Conference 2022

The Small Museums Conference, supported by Museums and Galleries Queensland will explore the ways in which, with limited resources, small museums can attract visitors, funding and volunteers by emphasising the special artefacts, processes and services that make their museum unique.

COVID-19 resources

M&G QLD has compiled the following information and resources to support our sector through the impacts of COVID-19.

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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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