People_

Katrina Liberiou - Chau Chak Wing Museum

www.sydney.edu.au/museum/about-us/our-people/katrina-liberiou.html
News_

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
Research_

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
News_

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
Event_

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
Research_

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
Research_

Animal mummies - Chau Chak Wing Museum

jar packed with mud to its neck which was acquired by the Nicholson Museum before 1964. ... A second more ornately wrapped cat, NM62.586, was acquired by the museum before 1962.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/our-research/animal-mummies.html
News_

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
Event_

The Power of Museums - Chau Chak Wing Museum

Tuesday June 07, 2022
What is the power of a museum? Museums have the power to transform both us and the world around us. ... Dr Tuan Nguyen is Assistant Curator, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-on/talks-and-events/previous-talks-and-events/the-power-of-museums.html
Topic_

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