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MUSM7032

Museum and Gallery Administration

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The Course

• An emphasis on case studies, as examples and for comparison as a way into the material

• Museum and Gallery Administration as a relatively ‘closed’ world unless you are doing the job. I will aim to open up that world

• Lectures? We would prefer conversations

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Who are you?

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Who are you?

• Your name• Your current role, or experience of

Museums & Galleries• A question you want answered

through this course

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Part 1

• Introduction to course• Role of Museums & Galleries• Government policies• New challenges, trends and current

issues• Governance and leadership

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Part 2

• Planning and delivering major projects in the cultural sector - at the Australian Museum

• Planning and delivering projects at the AGNSW - with Anne Flanagan

• Project managing cultural projects

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Part 3

• People Skills, from an employers perspective

• Leadership Skills

• Guest Lecture - Dawn Casey

• People skills, from an employees perspective

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Part 4

• How museums and galleries are organised• Operational management• Problem solving and creative solutions• Visions, purposes and missions• Strategic planning in the cultural sector

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Part 5

• Funding and finances in the cultural sector• Financial management• Branding for museums and galleries• Marketing in museums and galleries• Conclusions and Wrap-up

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Questions?

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Assessment

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Project Plan 1000-2000 words- 35%

Develop a project plan for one of the following hypothetical projects:

• A children’s book based on objects in the indigenous collections at the Australian Museum.

• A temporary exhibition at the Powerhouse Museum on the history of mobile telephones, with accompanying online programs

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• A two-day conference at the Historic Houses Trust on the History of Australian architecture to coincide with Sydney Open weekend.

• A new educational program on art for high school students, delivered by the AGNSW to coincide with the Archibald Prize.

• A hard hat tour of the site at the MCA during construction for its new extension.

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Each plan should include a short statement of the aim of the project and key objectives; a schedule of activities; an initial assessment of resources; a risk assessment; and include a list of the assumptions you have made.

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Essay - 3000 words - 65%

• The arts policy Creative Capacity +: Arts for all Victorians states that all Victorians should have access to arts and cultural activities. Other cultural policies take a similar approach. What opportunities and challenges does this objective present for Museums and Galleries?

• ‘The characteristics of cultural leadership and what makes it different is important’, Charles Saumarez Smith, CEO of the Royal Academy, London.2009. What are the characteristics of an effective leader for a museum or gallery in the 21st century?

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• ‘Museums’ future lies on the internet says Serota and MacGregor’ (The Guardian 8 July 2009). Discuss how Museums and Galleries can address this challenge in strategic, organisational and leadership terms, taking two institutions as examples.

• Many cultural organizations deliver their public program using specially-created project teams. How can managers support and challenge their project teams to work effectively?

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• Can a museum or gallery be sustainable? Discuss with reference to the Museums Australia document MUSEUMS AND SUSTAINABILITY: Guidelines for policy and practice in museums and galleries (2003)

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Questions?

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The Reader

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Questions?

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The Role of Museums

Case Study:

National Museum of Australia

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Government Policy

Case Studies:

Creative Capacity +, Arts for all Victorians, Arts Victoria, Victorian State Government, Australia

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Challenges and Trends

Analysis:

Adrian Ellis (2002 and 2009)

Do you agree?What other challenges and trends

would you add?

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Governance

Models:

Private Board

Government Direct management, Board, Trust

Not-for-profit Board, Trust, Council

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Governance cont

• Role of Boards/Trusts

• Role of CEO, Director

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Museum and Gallery Trusts

Case Study:

Australian Museum Trust Act 1975

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Museum and Gallery Directors

Case Study:

Australian National Maritime Museum

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Legislation/Constitution

Vision/Mission/Purpose

Strategic Plan

Operations Projects

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Next Week

Meet at William St Entrance of Australian Museum. 9-30am.