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Tuesday 25 October 6.00pm
Public Lecture
From Palaces to Power Stations: The museum movement in Britain
In this lecture, Duncan Robinson traces the evolution of museums in Britain by examining their architecture and methods of display. By doing so, he aims to show how attitudes towards museums, and the expectations of their visitors, have changed over time. He summarises those changes in his title; the earliest museums in Europe were housed in former palaces and retained much of their aura. Their counterparts today occupy converted factories and warehouses, relics of an industrial age with quite different but equally potent connotations.
Duncan Robinson is the Master of Magdalene College and a Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge. He began his career in Cambridge as a curator and college lecturer before moving to the USA to become the Director of the Yale Center for British Art in 1981. In 1995 he returned to Cambridge as Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, the post from which he retired in 2007. He is currently Chairman of the Henry Moore Foundation and the Prince's Drawing School and a Trustee of the Royal Collection.
Duncan Robinson is the Centenary Visitor to St John's College.
Free. All welcome.
Bookings essential as numbers are limited
Refreshments will be served after the lecture
RSVP Thursday 20 October
Email: artmuseum@uq.edu.au
(07) 3365 3046
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Friday 28 October 5.00pm – 6.00pm
In conversation
Surface Tension: the art of Euan Macleod 1991 – 2009
Before the official opening of the exhibition, join Euan Macleod in conversation with Susi Muddiman, Director, Tweed River Gallery. Surface Tension: the art of Euan Macleod 1991 – 2009 is the first major touring exhibition of work by Macleod, an innovative artist who is considered to be one of the finest painters of his generation. Euan Macleod's work has received critical and public acclaim, as well as major awards including the Archibald Prize in 1999, the Sulman Prize in 2001 and the Blake Prize in 2006. Find out more http://www.artmuseum.uq.edu.au/coming-soon
Exhibition continues until 11 December
Free. All welcome.
RSVP Monday 24 October
Email: artmuseum@uq.edu.au
(07) 3365 3046
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Wednesday 2 November 2.00pm – 5.30pm (refreshments 5.30pm – 6.30pm)
Seminar
Advancing Visitor Engagement in Museums & Galleries
Museum and Gallery Services Queensland (M&GSQ) is pleased to announce, Gail Davitt, as the international keynote speaker for our annual seminar with UQ Art Museum and UQ Museum Studies Program. Gail Davitt is Chair of Learning Initiatives and Director of Education at the Dallas Museum of Art, USA.
Seminar Program and Speakers
Part 1
Gail Davitt will discuss how the Dallas Museum of Art changed its institutional culture and enhanced audience engagement and learning. The museum conducted and applied the outcomes of a seven-year study that probed beyond the traditional demographics of marketing-focused research and instead used qualitative questions to uncover how visitors engage with art as well as their comfort levels in looking at and talking about art. One development, the Center for Creative Connections, is a heavily attended experimental learning environment for all ages.
Respondents to Gail's presentation on their Framework for Visitor Engagement with Art include case studies from:
– Donna McColm, Head of Public Programs, Children's Art Centre and Membership, Queensland Art Gallery| Gallery of Modern Art
– Gillian Ridsdale, Curator Public Programs, UQ Art Museum
Part 2
The second part of the seminar will focus on 21st century technology solutions that enable people to create their own personal experiences in museums.
– Gail Davitt will discuss the SmARTphone tours at the Dallas Museum of Art that are web-based, anchored in audience research, and developed and produced in-house.
– Kate Ravenswood, Head of Access, Education & Regional Services, QAG|GOMA will outline what works and what doesn't for QAG|GOMA's interactive tours.
– Tony Bennetts, Chief Information Officer, Australian Communication Exchange will discuss an innovative application for the deaf and the use of Smart Auslan by the National Sports Museum.
Cost: $50; $40 (MAQ|RGAQ members, volunteers, concessions, students); $20 UQ Museum Studies students, groups of 6 or more students or volunteers.
Find out more http://www.magsq.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=863
Download the registration form or request a copy on t. 07 3215 0820 or
contact Ann Baillie e: ann.baillie@magsq.com.au
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