AMaGAhistorians

Historians Network of @AMaGAnational - information, support and connection for historians working in and with museums and galleries across Australia

[Jarrod Hore @JarrodHore]

In slightly belated news, last week my book Visions of Nature was awarded the inaugural Marilyn Lake Prize for Australian Transnational History. This was a huge and quite unexpected honour.

The judges called it 'A benchmark of Australian transnational and spatial history.'

[Peter Hobbins @history2wheeler]

Hooray! I've just found out that my article, 'The elusive A63', was awarded the annual Bob Wills Memorial Plaque as the best researched and written Aviation Heritage article for 2022 😁
@air_heritage @AvCulturesConf

[AMaGA @AMaGAnational]

Attention AMaGA members! From 1 July 2023 AMaGA membership fees structure will change. Current prices will be in place until 30 June 2023. If you'd like to beat the price rise we encourage your to join or renew your membership now. https://t.co/w31UhKfOFs

[Annemarie McLaren @AMcLarenHistory]

Colleagues, do you have any suggestions for history books in which visual evidence has been essential? I am putting together a list of books that students might choose to analyse for a major assessment. The unit is called 'Visual Evidence' ☺️ #twitterstorians

[CLAN 🇺🇦 @CLAN_AU]

Visitors words at Australian Orphanage Museum #Geelong on 11/5/23

⁦@AustHistAssoc⁩ #Historians ⁦@PHAVicTas⁩ ⁦@HistAustJournal⁩
#AustralianHistoryMatters
#HistoryMatters

⁦@historyANU⁩ ⁦@History_Vic⁩ ⁦@historyvictoria⁩

[History Council of NSW @HistoryNSW]

Are you seeking further information about the cultural significance of the Henderson Hat Building which burnt down in Sydney in this last week?

Dr Lisa Murray has prepared a report on the cultural and industrial significance of the building:
https://t.co/ei2Hv28ud1

[AMaGA @AMaGAnational]

#AMaGA2023 Conference Evaluation. We would be grateful if you could provide some feedback on the conference, to ensure 2024 is even better!
On-site delegate survey https://t.co/UIrvUCaOgZ Virtual delegates https://t.co/M4clfycKIU @lyndakelly61
Photo by Magnetic Shots

[RAHS @RAHS_News]

We are pleased to share that the 2023 Cultural Grants Program is now open!

The program assists research and publication of local, community and regional history projects.

Applications close at midnight, Friday 23 June.

More info: https://t.co/JWRoCotqoz

[Dr Kristy Kokegei @KristyKokegei]

Aust Orphanage Museum vision: a place that belongs to care leavers, respects their history and will become a multifunctional site that serves care leavers and their families. Great eg of the significance, dynamism and relevance that museums and communities can bring. #AMaGA2023

[Dr Kristy Kokegei @KristyKokegei]

The reason I’m sitting in the historians session - to hear about the great work of @AnnIeVnewie from GLAMX Lab and the human centered approaches to cultural collections, collaboration, innovation and digital engagement #amaga2023

[Dr Kristy Kokegei @KristyKokegei]

Frank Golding on difficult histories of forgotten Australians, the need to understand, to be heard, silence of official records. Care leavers instrumental in developing Aust Orphanage Museum - in their own words, a memory bank for care leavers, sharing their stories #AMaGA2023

[Alex Marsden @Alex_Cultural]

Very happy to represent the ICOM Australia Committee at #AMaGA2023 and introduce Zandra, a strong and thoughtful activist fomenting change in museums, who I first met in Glasgow last month.

[Dr Lynda Kelly (is on Bluesky) @lyndakelly61]

More on the Creating Discomfort project @hunterian https://t.co/5O1qdGrjcu #AMaGA2023

[AMaGAhistorians @AMaGAhistorians]

We’re thrilled to be on Awabakal and Worimi Country at #AMaGA2023 #Discomfort - hearing @stemplemanmp Special Envoy to the Arts ‘…the term collecting institutions sells you short. You don’t just preserve culture, you create it!’

[State Library of NSW @statelibrarynsw]

Applications are now open for our paid research fellowships, totalling $236,000!

We look forward to reviewing your applications and can't wait to see where your projects lead.

Applications close 5pm, Friday 14 July.

More info: https://t.co/r5aCnYEoVr

[Dr Ann Hardy @AnnIeVnewie]

Looking forward to this @AMaGAnational session

[Australian Historical Studies @AHSjournal]

Our May special issue is online, guest edited by @LydonJane with contributions from @mkmil2 @FayAnderson13 @sophiecouchman @baibi @ProtschkySusie Bernard Keo, @amandanettelbec
and @LydonJane. Intro editorial is free access!
#OzHist #twitterstorians
https://t.co/QYq8Ylx6gx

[AMaGA @AMaGAnational]

#AMaGA2023. All those with a current standard registration or who register with a full standard registration by Friday 5 May are in with a chance to have their registration fee reduced to the Early Bird registration rate, a saving of $200! https://t.co/fi3AIWVKo0

[Research Centre for Deep History @ReDeepHistory]

Re. Collaborating Scholar and historian Professor John Maynard is presenting the next First Nations Speaker series on Thursday, 11 May, at 6-7pm. In person or watch live online

@MusHistoryNSW, GML Heritage & @ReDeepHistory

Register:
https://t.co/vlULsI3Tuk

[AMaGAhistorians @AMaGAhistorians]

and what might change in how significance assessment will shape Australian collections in the future. 🏛

Stay tuned for more info on our wonderful speakers!
#Discomfort #AMAGA2023 #Significance

[AMaGAhistorians @AMaGAhistorians]

We're thrilled to announce our panel speakers for #AMAGA2023 🎤
⭐️Historicising Significance: How historians are changing collections⭐️
with Dr Roslyn Russell @ausmemory, Angela Bailey @AQuArchive, Dr Frank Golding @CLAN_AU and Dr Ann Hardy @UON_SpecColl
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[AMaGAhistorians @AMaGAhistorians]

And how is this new understanding of significance reshaping Australian collections? A panel of four specialist historians, archivists and curators who are working at the coal-face of significance-change in the GLAM sector discuss what inspires and challenges them, ...