Suitcases, Boats and Bridges: Telling migrant stories in Australian museums Australian National Maritime Museum Friday 2 August 2013 (10am-4pm) Organisers: Dr Chiara O’Reilly (University of Sydney) and Dr Nina Parish (University of Bath) This workshop seeks to investigate how migrant stories are being collected and told in Australian museums. It brings together academics and museum professionals to discuss multiculturalism and museums, ranging from large institutions with governmental support to smaller regional and suburban, and sometimes volunteer-run, museums. Speakers include Padmini Sebastian (Director of the Immigration Museum, Melbourne); Kim Tao (Curator, Post-Federation Immigration, Australian National Maritime Museum); Dr Gwenda Tavan (La Trobe University, Melbourne) and Aurelien Mondon (University of Bath). The workshop has been generously supported by the University of Bath and the Australian National Maritime Museum and is part of an ongoing research project led by Dr Parish and Dr O’Reilly. The workshop is free. For more information and to register (places are limited), please contact Nina Parish at [email protected] -- Dr CHIARA O’REILLY | Director Museum Studies | School of Letters, Arts and Media THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Rm 306, R C Mills A26 | The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006 T +61 2 9351 4256 | F +61 2 9351 4212 E [email protected] | W sydney.edu.au
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