About the event

Date: 16 July 2020
Location: Online via Zoom

The panel 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.

Panel included Crystal Stubbs, Director, East Gippsland Art Gallery; Claudia Little, Venue Supervisor, Redcliffe Museum; and Bethany MacRae, Historical and Cultural Services Coordinator, Hurstville Museum and Gallery.

Tracey Heathwood, Artspace Mackay Director, Mackay Regional Council moderated the discussion.

Resources

Audience Recovery Seminar Series: Community Engagement recording

About the seminar series

After several months of closures, COVID-19 restrictions are gradually being eased enabling museums and galleries to reopen. However, this has presented some new challenges. How do we reconnect physically with our communities, welcome back our audiences and make them feel safe and comfortable in our venues?

In this series of webinars, Museums & Galleries Queensland in partnership with The University of Queensland Art Museum and Museum Studies Program explored different strategies and innovative approaches to audience recovery.

• When we reopen, will visitors want to come back? What will affect their decision to attend?
• How do we build our profile before opening our doors?
• What are some strategies to support our community’s wellbeing? How do we engage our local community?
• What are some ways to encourage visitation and let visitors know that we’re open and accessible?

Acknowledgements

This is an annual seminar presented by Museums & Galleries Queensland in partnership with The University of Queensland Art Museum and Museum Studies Program.