Blog archive:
Museullaneous

An opinion piece by Australian Museum Director, Frank Howarth.

In 2003 we were considering hosting an exhibition on Medieval Torture from the Museo della tortua in San Gimignano, Italy. In considering this exhibition (which we decided against taking for a range of reasons) we undertook a front-end evaluation which I am posting here as background for

Highlights from a study into understanding audiences’ interests, prior knowledge, attitudes and feelings associated with gold. This research was undertaken in conjunction with Sovereign Hill Museums Association in 2001.

Went to a talk on The Participatory Museum given by Nina Simon on 9 December as part of the Powerhouse Museum's Innovation Series. Here's my notes.

Developing a social media strategy for the Museum - why are we in these spaces and what will we actually do in them?

What is museum authority and why do we need to think about it now?

What are museums across the world doing on Flickr and how can the Australian Museum learn from that?

Innovation in the Art Museum Education Tradition International Symposium, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan October 17-18 2009.

Innovation in the Art Museum Education Tradition International Symposium, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taiwan October 17-18 2009. I am attending this conference as a panellist. Here’s my notes from Day 1.  

What is the Audience Research Blog and what might I find here?

Where can I find resources online that address learning generally and museum learning specifically?

Who visits the Indigenous Australians Exhibition and what do they think about it?

What peer-reviewed papers have been published on museums and Web 2.0?

Who visits museums in general and who visits the Australian Museum?

Key points from the summative evaluation we did of the Dinosaur Unearthed exhibition in 2006