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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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Sydney's newest museum opens

18 January 2021 -
Mr Ellis says the museum gives curators opportunities to present the collections in new ways. ... The new museum also makes it easier to bring objects from different collections together, said Mr Ellis.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2020/11/16/sydney-s-newest-museum-opens.html
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New photography exhibition highlights 30 years of Indigenous history

22 January 2024 -
Barbara is one of Australia’s most important documentary photographers,” said Chau Chak Wing Museum Director Michael Dagostino. ... Australia Has a Black History sits along two other free photography exhibitions at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/11/29/new-photography-exhibition-highlights-30-years-of-indigenous-his.html
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Indigenous heritage curator appointed to Chau Chak Wing Museum

19 May 2023 -
Marika Duczynski has been appointed as the new curator of Indigenous heritage at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. ... Marika Duczynski. Marika Duczynski, new curator of Indigenous heritage at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2022/03/02/indigenous-heritage-curator-appointed-to-chau-chak-wing-museum-.html
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Djon Mundine honoured with lifetime achievement award

12 November 2020 -
Many of the Chau Chak Wing Museum team have known and worked with Djon over the years. ... one of 18 exhibitions on show when the Chau Chak Wing Museum opens in November.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2020/06/03/djon-mundine-honoured-with-lifetime-achievement-award.html
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Cultural Competence – Aboriginal Sydney

27 March 2017 -
The videos feature University of Sydney academics, such as Professor Jakelin Troy, who is Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research, and Matt Poll, who is Assistant Curator of Indigenous ... Art curator Djon Mundine talks about how
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2017/03/13/cultural-competence--aboriginal-sydney-.html
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Exhibition of Chinese miniature treasures used on clothing

20 December 2023 -
Co-curated by Chau Chak Wing Museum curator Dr Shuxia Chen and Powerhouse curator Min-Jung Kim, the exhibition is the third project collaboratively produced by the two institutions. ... What: Chinese Toggles: Culture in Miniature . Where: Level 1, China
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/05/05/chau-chak-wing-museum-exhibition-miniature-wearable-sculptures.html
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Ancient Egyptian treasures discovered in suburban Sydney home

12 January 2023 -
Her grandfather had studied medicine at Sydney, so the family decided to donate the collection to the University's Nicholson Museum. ... The collection has now been catalogued and will go on display when the University's new Chau Chak Wing Museum opens.
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2018/03/07/ancient-egyptian-treasures-discovered-in-suburban-sydney-home.html
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How languages enrich interdisciplinary learning: curating Asian art

31 August 2023 -
institution Museum MACAN. ... Image supplied. Jennifer led a curatorial talk and exhibition walkthrough, and moderated a panel discussion exploring new directions in feminist research and curatorial practice with leading academics and curators from
www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-and-events/news/2023/01/24/how-languages-enrich-interdisciplinary-learning-curating-asian-art.html