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VC is a central portal to the cultural treasures held by museums & galleries across the State of Victoria. Brought to you by @museumsvictoria & @AMaGA_Victoria

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This #ANZACDay, we invite you to explore Chinese-Australians' contribution to the war effort and their experiences during and after the war via Chinese ANZACs, a #VCStory curated by @HTAVed and @chinesemuse : https://t.co/eC0YZp6nw6

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This #InternationalDayOfHappiness we're sharing contentment in Victoria's cultural collections. From smiling Slovenians to a cheerful kookaburra & delightful Dr Edna Gault, there's joy aplenty! 📷 via Slovenian Association, Gippsland Art Gallery, Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre

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Head to VC to explore these Stories and many more: https://t.co/LEahE1OJYQ #IWD2023

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This #InternationalWomensDay, we're celebrating the many creative, trailblazing women in Victorian history through the Stories featured on Victorian Collections #IWD2023

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Working women are integral to Victorian history too, from the rural women behind Victoria's agricultural heritage to the women working for government agencies like Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works and Victoria Police #IWD2023

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Summer holidays may be over but you can still cling to sunny days and sea sprays via our featured VC Story, 'Postcards: Stories from the Mornington Peninsula'. Head to the VC website to take a virtual journey to Sorrento, Rye, Flinders and more: https://t.co/516apRxEem

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And with that, #VCDay2022 has come to a close. Thanks to everyone who joined us in person, and followed online.

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What a treat to end #VCDay2022! A special performance by Dr Graham Clarke in the @MtSVMelbourne Chapel. Dr Clarke played ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ on the baby grand piano, the same song research showed was played first on the reed organ featured in Geraldine Brault’s case study.

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Next up is Geraldine Brault, @VicCollections Regional Digitisation Officer and Heritage Officer with @MtSVMelbourne, with a fascinating case study relating to the movement and history of a reed organ in the collection and how this helped a similar organ in Canada #VCDay2022

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Maxine asks, What is an artwork? To help you decide look out for clues, such as it's aesthetic or artistic significance, and its fine craftsmanship #VCDay2022

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Maxine Holden, one of @VicCollections’ Regional Digitisation Officers, starts her session with some great advice: ‘You don’t have to be a gallery to catalogue an artwork’. Maxine is sharing some practical advice on how to catalogue an artwork on Victorian Collections #VCDay2022

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More from Lynda and Amelia on your collection records on @VicCollections not being set in stone: Cataloguing is a process you can come back to. You can always come back to improve on the entry #VCDay2022

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Not sure what category to use when you’re cataloguing your collections? We’re now hearing from @VicCollections’ own Lynda Bernard, Program Manager and Amelia Marra, Operations Coordinator who are leading an interactive session, ‘Find Your Fit: Demystifying categories’ #VCDay2022

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Lynda and Amelia: Categories aren’t set in stone when you’re using @VicCollections. Whether it’s Object, Artwork, Publication or Archive, choose the category that best fits your object or collection but you can go back and update these later without losing your record. #VCDay2022

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The team delivering the project have enjoyed hearing about the different stories linked to each treasured object brought in by communities for digitisation. The equipment used for this project will remain in each region VCDay2022.

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Rachel Jones shares how temporary digitisation studios in bushfire affected areas of regional Victoria are ensuring that digital copies of community and personal collections will be safeguarded into the future as part of @AMaGA_Victoria’s Bushfire Recovery Project #VCDay2022

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Annabelle is talking through the process of condition reporting collections, and breaking down some of the language commonly used. She used https://t.co/rUY7Zux42v as a resource, and employed ALT text for condition images taken to improve access #VCDay2022

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Shaye Malsem used @AusCopyright’s fact sheet for galleries and museums when obtaining artist copyright permissions at @WangArtGallery before uploading images to @VicCollections #VCDay2022 https://t.co/shX3tdPL6S

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We're now hearing from Annabelle Williams, who was hosted by Benalla Art Gallery in 2021 as a Digitisation Officer for @AMaGA_Victoria's Regional Gallery Digitisation Project.