Past events
Learn more about M&G QLD’s past events that have been hosted across Queensland since 2015.
You will find information about each event, including free resources such as worksheets and video presentations.
2022 past events
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.
Find out moreFuturing Your Volunteer Program in Museums & Galleries
This program focused on succession and forward planning with regards to volunteers in the light of current and future trends.
Find out moreDarumbal Cultural Awareness Workshop
This workshop offered participants an opportunity to engage in activities, learn the importance of cultural practices, hear Darumbal people’s personal stories and share experiences.
Find out moreFree 3-Day Skills Development Workshop Series
This 3-day Skills Development Workshop Series focused on collection policies, assessing significance, developing museum displays and digitisation.
Find out more2021 past events
Careers Other Than Curator: Networking Event
Attendees heard from gallery and museum sector professionals about their career journey.
Find out moreMental Health Essentials Webinar
This free webinar focused on mental health essentials for the gallery and museum sector.
Find out moreRevitalising Your Volunteer Program Workshop – Mundubbera
This workshop will have a specific focus on the unique opportunities and challenges of volunteer engagement in museums and galleries.
Find out moreRevitalising Your Volunteer Program Workshop – Kingaroy
This workshop will have a specific focus on the unique opportunities and challenges of volunteer engagement in museums and galleries.
Find out moreCurio Publisher Webinar
This two part workshop taught participants how to create a touchscreen interactive using Curio Publisher.
Find out moreBuilding Creative Places
Building Creative Places was a cultural sector seminar focussing on community engagement and infrastructure projects.
Find out moreIntegrated Pathology Learning Centre Night Tour
Queensland Emerging Professionals Network representatives took a tour of The University of Queensland’s Integrated Pathology Learning Centre (IPLC).
Find out more2020 past events
Join the Conversation: Re-engaging volunteers
Together, attendees discussed volunteers returning to museums and galleries in Queensland.
Find out moreSmall Museums Conference
2020’s conference theme was ‘Environment, Heritage, Sustainability’ and was hosted by Historic Ormiston House.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshop: Significance assessment
In this workshop, participants heard how ‘significance’ is used to define the meanings and value of collection items through research and analysis.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshop: Preventive conservation and disaster preparedness
This workshop provided participants with a general overview of preventive conservation principles that underpin the use and preservation of cultural collections.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshop: Collection management
This session provided an overview of collection management principles.
Find out moreAudience Recovery Seminar Series: Visitor intentions
Presenters talked through findings from the latest research on the intentions of visitors to return to cultural institutions.
Find out moreAudience Recovery Seminar Series: Visitor re-engagement
Presenters shared the strategies, processes, and planning involved in welcoming back visitors to their institutions after being closed for a long period following natural disasters and redevelopment.
Find out moreAudience Recovery Seminar Series: Community engagement
The panel in this session shared the projects that have been developed to connect with and support their communities, and what their strategies are to continue to work with or re-engage their community.
Find out moreAudience Recovery Seminar Series: Marketing strategies
The panel in this session shared their marketing strategies that have been implemented to build their museum/gallery profile and reach their audiences.
Find out moreJoin the Conversation: Reopening strategies and tips
The panel shared some strategies and tips to help facilitate a safe and successful reopening.
Find out moreJoin the Conversation: Developing education resources
Together, the panel discussed which education resources and programs are working best for teachers and home-learners, and what are the best ways for galleries and museums to connect with educators.
Find out moreJoin the Conversation: How are you connecting with your audience?
Participants joined an informal conversation on developing content for your audience.
Find out moreSecuring Funding Workshop
This free workshop aimed to increase the capacity of museum and gallery staff and volunteers to secure funding by providing opportunities to speak face-to-face with funding bodies, learn about alternative sources of funding, find the right source of funding for your project, and improve application writing skills.
Find out moreThe Object of Labels: Writing interpretive text for exhibitions
This workshop provided participants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to write effective interpretive text, exploring both the theory and practice behind good labels.
Find out more2019 past events
New Woman: Emerging professionals exhibition tour
This event was an opportunity to join Queensland Emerging Professionals Network representative, Leisha, for a tour of ‘New Woman’ at Museum of Brisbane, which featured artwork from significant and ground-breaking female artists over the past 100 years.
Find out moreThe Object of Labels: Writing interpretive text for exhibitions
This workshop provided participants with the knowledge, skills and confidence to write effective interpretive text, exploring both the theory and practice behind good labels.
Find out moreOpening Doors: M&G QLD Conference
A major professional development initiative dedicated to the volunteer and professional workers in Queensland’s public gallery and museum sector.
Find out morePreventive Conservation with Christine Ianna
This workshop provided participants with a general overview and hands-on experience of preventive conservation principles that underpin the use and preservation of cultural collections.
Find out moreCollection Management: Cataloguing with Lisa Jones
The workshop covered the principals of good collection management and documentation; and cataloguing systems.
Find out moreCultural Trivia
Cultural Trivia was an entertaining evening of trivia and casual networking with museum and gallery colleagues.
Find out moreSecuring Funding Workshop
This free workshop aimed to increase the capacity of museum and gallery staff and volunteers to secure funding by providing opportunities to speak face-to-face with funding bodies, learn about alternative sources of funding, find the right source of funding for your project, and improve application writing skills.
Find out morePerspectives on Contemporary Sculpture
An industry seminar that explored topics including the role of sculpture in contemporary art; curating sculptural exhibitions; outdoor/public sculpture; and how regional galleries can engage with artists working in this medium.
Find out more2018 past events
Small Museums Conference
The conference inspired communities to share and preserve local history from yesterday, today and tomorrow.
Find out moreLegal and ethical frameworks
The workshop covered a range of issues that affect the day-to-day management of collections and organisations.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshops: Disaster preparedness
The workshop provided staff and volunteers from museums and galleries with the knowledge and skills to enable them to develop and successfully implement an effective disaster plan specific to their collections and organisations.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshops: Significance assessment
In this workshop, participants heard how significance is used to define the meanings and value of collection items through research and analysis.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshops: Collection management
The session provideed an overview of collection management principles and provided an opportunity to explore both the theory and practice of core collection management functions.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshops: Preventive conservation
This workshop provided participants with a general overview and hands-on experience of preventive conservation principles that underpin the use and preservation of cultural collections.
Find out moreSecuring Funding Workshop
This free workshop aimed to increase the capacity of museum and gallery staff and volunteers to secure funding by providing opportunities to speak face-to-face with funding bodies, learn about alternative sources of funding, find the right source of funding for your project, and improve application writing skills.
Find out more2017 past events
Legal and ethical frameworks
The workshop covered a range of issues that affect the day-to-day management of collections and organisations.
Find out moreTransfigure: Learning in cultural environments
The Transfigure seminar explored innovative learning initiatives in museums and galleries and stimulated discussion around the way cultural organisations provide learning opportunities to engage their visitors.
Find out moreSecuring Funding Workshop
This free workshop aimed to increase the capacity of museum and gallery staff and volunteers to secure funding by providing opportunities to speak face-to-face with funding bodies, learn about alternative sources of funding, find the right source of funding for your project, and improve application writing skills.
Find out more2016 past events
Careers in Museums and Galleries: Networking event
This event included talks on postgraduate and personal pathways, followed by a networking event.
Find out moreSmall Museums Conference
The theme of the Conference was Storytelling and how museums can create an experience that engages visitors, empowers discovery and ignites debate, sparking the imagination in a unique way.
Find out moreImagining a Future
The seminar focussed on the future of cultural institutions with an emphasis on community engagement and ways of encouraging active involvement as they strive to be vibrant, accessible and essential places for communities.
Find out moreSecuring Funding Workshop
This free workshop aimed to increase the capacity of museum and gallery staff and volunteers to secure funding by providing opportunities to speak face-to-face with funding bodies, learn about alternative sources of funding, find the right source of funding for your project, and improve application writing skills.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshops: Collection management – Part 2
Topics covered: caring for the collection; sharing the collection; and protecting the collection.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshops: Collection management – Part 1
Topics covered: good collection management practice; museum policies; good collection documentation practice; storage systems; and object handling.
Find out moreMuseum Skills Workshops: Significance assessment
Topics covered: assessing significance; Significance 2.0, the power of provenance; writing a statement of significance; and reviewing statements of significance.
Find out more2015 past events
The Edge of Change: New approaches to digital engagement
The seminar focussed on digital engagement and the use of technology to innovatively enhance audience engagement with collections and individual artists’ works.
Find out moreVolunteer Recruitment and Management Workshop
This workshop introduced some of the principals and practices of effective volunteer management.
Find out more2015 M&G QLD Conference
A major professional development initiative dedicated to the volunteer and professional workers in Queensland’s public gallery and museum sector.
Find out moreSecuring Funding Workshop
The workshop covered designing a project, preparing a budget and finding the right grant for your project. There was presentations from funding bodies, a presentation on philanthropy and sponsorship, as well as successful case studies from a range of funding opportunities.
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