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Chau Chak Wing Museum wins three national museum awards

17 June 2021 -
Yirrkala researcher Wandjuk Marika working with curator Lydia Bushell at the Macleay Museum, 1976. ... Design awards . The Chau Chak Wing Museum also received a Museums Australasia Multimedia & Publication Design Award (MAPDA) for its new branding and
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2021/06/10/chau-chak-wing-museum-wins-three-national-museum-awards.html
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Woodhouse archive - Chau Chak Wing Museum

They were donated to the Nicholson Museum in 1984 by Liska Woodhouse, William J Woodhouse’s daughter. ... Our volunteers, interns and curators read through and record all contributions and then verify crowd-sourced content.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/our-research/woodhouse-archive-flickr-project.html
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The Ainsworth Interactive Collection of Medical Pathology - Faculty of Medicine and Health

Below is a brief outline of the workshop:. mini-lecture 1. museum tour. ... The first Honorary Curator, S Jamieson (BA, MB, ChM) was appointed in 1893. .
www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-museums/pathology-museum.html
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New museum takes shape

13 August 2019 -
The basement is equally exciting to the curators. It will eventually house more than half of our museum collections in the best possible environmental conditions. ... When complete, the museum will have 2000 square metres of public exhibition area,
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2019/08/06/new-museum-takes-shape.html
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Research to provide universal museum access for the blind

7 September 2023 -
Understanding museum exhibits through touch. Museum objects are safeguarded behind barriers making them inaccessible to blind and low vision children and adults. ... Museums increasingly scan their collections to make them accessible for a wider online
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/09/06/research-to-provide-universal-museum-access-for-the-blind.html
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Light my fire: torches ablaze since antiquity

23 May 2023 -
Curator Candace Richards reveals the origins of the torch relay tradition and explores the role of flaming torches throughout the ancient Hellenic world. ... Candace Richards is Assistant Curator, Nicholson Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2021/08/05/light-my-fire.html
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Egyptian Australian community initiative - Chau Chak Wing Museum

Individuals are asked to arrange a meeting with the curators for an introduction to the Museum before taking a self-guided tour of the current exhibitions The Mummy Room and Pharaonic ... In 2022, members of the Egyptian-Australian community participated
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/our-research/egyptian-australian-community-initiative.html
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Being Collected: insights into repatriation

Thursday November 21, 2019
Such programs frequently bring new engagements and ideas to museums and facilitate better and more culturally attuned access for custodians to their collections within the museum. ... Matt Poll. Assistant Curator, Indigenous Heritage, Repatriation
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2018/being-collected-insights-into-repatriation.html
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What is a Bachelor of Arts? - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

and trade officer, policy analyst, podcaster, journalist, museum or gallery curator, language and communication specialist, media adviser, editor or publisher, researcher or sociologist, social commentator, screen writer or author, ux designer.
www.sydney.edu.au/arts/study/undergraduate-courses/our-degrees-explained/bachelor-of-arts-explained.html
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NAIDOC Week

Thursday June 27, 2024
NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples within the University and wider community, and across all our campuses.
www.sydney.edu.au/about-us/vision-and-values/our-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-community/naidoc-week.html