9-11 November: ENGAGING COMMUNITIES


We recommend that delegates travel to Melbourne on Sunday morning or early afternoon to take full advantage of their time in Melbourne.

The Melbourne museum tours and showcases are included in the registration fee. However, delegates are responsible for organising their own travel and accommodation. We hope to have a Melbourne hotel partner confirmed shortly. 

Sunday 9 November: WELCOME TO MELBOURNE


Delegates travelling to Melbourne will enjoy an extensive museum itinerary with a variety of workshops and masterclasses at each venue, in addition to exclusive curatorial tours of current exhibitions. 

Guided tour of the State Library of Victoria

Last day to discover this unique exhibition dedicated to Victor Hugo’s masterpiece Les Misérables and to the manifold adaptations that have stemmed from literature to cinema and the performing arts. The tour will highlight the development of a strong cultural collaboration between Australia and France, which resulted in exceptional loans from the Bibliothèque Nationale, Maisons de Victor Hugo, Musée Rodin and Musée Carnavalet – Histoire de la Ville de Paris. 

Free - bookings required

Evening drinks at Optic, Australian Centre for the Moving Image and screening


17:00 - 18:30  Welcome to Melbourne drinks
Drinks and canapés hosted by ACMI 

18:30 Cathedrals of Culture screening, ACMI, Cinema 1
Cathedrals of Culture is a documentary that asks, "if buildings could talk what would they tell us?" Wim Wenders (Paris Texas, Buena Vista Social Club), Robert Redford (The Company You Keep) and the late Michael Glawogger (Workingman’s Death, Slumming) are just some of the directors who contribute, each bringing their own unique style and insightful discoveries to some of the world's most iconic architectural sites.


Monday 10 November: National Gallery of Victoria & Melbourne Museum

National Gallery of Victoria

MEETING POINT:
The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia
Federation Square (Corner Russell & Flinders Streets)

  • 09:30
    Welcome speech by Max Delany, Senior Curator, Contemporary Art. Presentation of the National Gallery, Melbourne Now and the museum's summer 14/15 contemporary art program.
  • Introduction to Aboriginal Art by Judith Ryan, Senior Curator, Indigenous Art

Lunch at NATIONAL GALLERY OF VICTORIA

Melbourne Museum


  • 13:30 Conversation: THE NETWORKED MUSEUM, INSIDE AND OUT: LEADERSHIP AND BRAND IN AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST MUSEUMS ORGANISATION
    Dr J Patrick Greene OBE, CEO, Museum Victoria in conversation with Nick Davis, General Manager, Interbrand (Melbourne)

  • 14:30 Panel discussion: FAMILY AUDIENCES  
    Linda Sproul, Head of Education and Community Programs, Museum Victoria, and Kate Ryan, Curator of Children's Programming, National Gallery of Victoria

  • 16:00 Workshop: CATCHING THE NEXT WAVE: AUDIENCE-LED PLANNING AT MUSEUM VICTORIA
    Rod Macneil, Head of Communication and Partnerships, and Emma Campbell, Brand Marketing and Communication Manager, Museum Victoria

Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre


Reception and viewing of 'First Peoples', Melbourne Museum’s award-winning and internationally acclaimed exhibition telling the story of the cultural richness and resilience of Victoria’s Aboriginal communities.

First Peoples is a shared endeavour of Museum Victoria and the Victorian Aboriginal community. The Yulendj Group of Elders and community representatives worked closely with museum staff, bringing knowledge, stories and culture to guide the exhibition’s development.

Tuesday 11 November

ACMI

  • Presentation and Discussion MOVING IMAGE CENTRES AND THE NEXT WAVE Welcome provided by ACMI Director, Tony Sweeney
    Contributors: Russell Briggs: ACMI Head of Exhibitions and Collections
    Gael McIndoe: ACMI Head of Public and Digital Programs
    Richard Sowada, Head of Films and Programs
    Kat Mew, Head of Design
    Chris Travers, Director of Marketing

  • Lunch at The Cube 12:30 - 13:30

  • Curatorial tours 13:30 - 14:30

    Tour N°1 Screen Worlds: The Story of Film, Television and Digital Culture
    Led by Chris Harris, Senior Manager, Exhibitions and Touring

    Tour N°2 Australian Mediatheque – onsite resource centre
    Led by Nick Richardson, Collections and Access Manager

    Tour N°3 Gallery 2 - David Rosetzky: Gaps
    Led by Sarah Tutton, Senior Curator

    Tour N°4 Studios 1 and 2
    Led by Helen Simondson, Public Programs Manager, and Christine Evely, Screen Education Manager"

Ian Potter Museum and The Grainger Museum at the University of Melbourne

14:30 TRANSFER BY BUS TO THE IAN POTTER MUSEUM 

  • WELCOME: Introduction and tour of Ian Potter Museum - 15:00
    Lesley Alway, Director, Asialink Arts, Australia
    Kelly Gellatly, Director, Ian Potter Museum, Australia
    Vince Alessi, Senior Curator, Australia
  • CAMPUS CULTURE: Optimising Engageme nt through University Galleries and Museums. 15:45
    Philip Kent, the Executive Director of Collections and the Directors of the Potter and the Grainger Museums
    Lesley Alway, Director Asialink Arts, Australia
  • WELCOME: introduction to Grainger Museum and Menpes exhibition 16:30
    Jo-Anne Cooper, Director, Grainger Museum, Australia
    Astrid Karutschneider, Curator, Australia
  • COCKTAIL: Reception at Grainger Museum, University of melbourne 17:00 - 18:00

Dates, times and programme may be subject to change