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How languages enrich interdisciplinary learning: curating Asian art

31 August 2023 -
institution Museum MACAN. ... Image supplied. Jennifer led a curatorial talk and exhibition walkthrough, and moderated a panel discussion exploring new directions in feminist research and curatorial practice with leading academics and curators from
www.sydney.edu.au/arts/news-and-events/news/2023/01/24/how-languages-enrich-interdisciplinary-learning-curating-asian-art.html
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Chau Chak Wing Museum wins three national museum awards

17 June 2021 -
Yirrkala researcher Wandjuk Marika working with curator Lydia Bushell at the Macleay Museum, 1976. ... Design awards . The Chau Chak Wing Museum also received a Museums Australasia Multimedia & Publication Design Award (MAPDA) for its new branding and
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/news/2021/06/10/chau-chak-wing-museum-wins-three-national-museum-awards.html
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Natural history collections - Chau Chak Wing Museum

Stanbury, P.J. 1969. Type specimens in the Macleay Museum, University of Sydney. ... bird fossils, including many parts of Pachyornis (moa) species some of which came from Canterbury Museum curator, Johann von Haast (1822-1887).
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/discover-our-collections/macleay-collections/natural-history-collections.html
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Being Collected: insights into repatriation

Thursday November 21, 2019
Such programs frequently bring new engagements and ideas to museums and facilitate better and more culturally attuned access for custodians to their collections within the museum. ... Matt Poll. Assistant Curator, Indigenous Heritage, Repatriation
www.sydney.edu.au/engage/events-sponsorships/sydney-ideas/2018/being-collected-insights-into-repatriation.html
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Egyptian Australian community initiative - Chau Chak Wing Museum

Individuals are asked to arrange a meeting with the curators for an introduction to the Museum before taking a self-guided tour of the current exhibitions The Mummy Room and Pharaonic ... In 2022, members of the Egyptian-Australian community participated
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/our-research/egyptian-australian-community-initiative.html
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Pseudoplesiopinae - Chau Chak Wing Museum

Dr Anthony Gill. Curator, Natural History, Macleay Collections. Phone.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/our-research/pseudoplesiopinae.html
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Research to provide universal museum access for the blind

7 September 2023 -
Understanding museum exhibits through touch. Museum objects are safeguarded behind barriers making them inaccessible to blind and low vision children and adults. ... Museums increasingly scan their collections to make them accessible for a wider online
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/09/06/research-to-provide-universal-museum-access-for-the-blind.html
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Animal mummies - Chau Chak Wing Museum

jar packed with mud to its neck which was acquired by the Nicholson Museum before 1964. ... A second more ornately wrapped cat, NM62.586, was acquired by the museum before 1962.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/our-research/animal-mummies.html
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Exhibition of Chinese miniature treasures used on clothing

20 December 2023 -
Co-curated by Chau Chak Wing Museum curator Dr Shuxia Chen and Powerhouse curator Min-Jung Kim, the exhibition is the third project collaboratively produced by the two institutions. ... What: Chinese Toggles: Culture in Miniature . Where: Level 1, China
www.sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/news/2023/05/05/chau-chak-wing-museum-exhibition-miniature-wearable-sculptures.html
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The Power of Museums - Chau Chak Wing Museum

Tuesday June 07, 2022
What is the power of a museum? Museums have the power to transform both us and the world around us. ... Dr Tuan Nguyen is Assistant Curator, Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences.
www.sydney.edu.au/museum/whats-on/talks-and-events/previous-talks-and-events/the-power-of-museums.html