Museums Australia is a membership organisation providing national and state services, and national networks for people with specific museum interests.

Who Are We?

We are the Victorian branch of Museums Australia — the national association for the museum and gallery sector.

What Do We Do?

Our professional services for the Victorian museum community include:

  • advice on museum matters
  • information resources
  • grants for museum projects
  • museum accreditation
  • networking
  • professional development
  • seminars and workshops.

We represent and provide programs for over 500 members from across the state.

Latest News

MA (Vic) Branch Committee Elections

Posted 31st January, 2012

Nominations are being called for election to the Committee of Museums Australia Inc (Victoria) for the 2012 – 2014 term.

Nominations are encouraged for ordinary members to join the Committee. Candidates for election to the Committee must be an Individual Member or the designated representative of an Institutional Member of Museums Australia Inc.

Nominations close at 5pm on Wednesday 15 February 2012. If a ballot is required, ballot papers will be sent to all members in early March. The elected committee will be announced at the General Meeting at 6pm on Wednesday 2 May.

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State Conference 2012 - Registration now open

Posted 14th December, 2011

Museums Australia (Victoria) invites you to ‘Come To Life’ in Ballarat for our very first State Conference for museums and communities in Victoria. This forum for ideas will bring MA members and the wider community together to showcase some of the best museum practices, community-building projects and local cultural heritage.

Collect, Conserve, Connect: Museums Australia (Victoria) State Conference 2012 will take place from the 29 – 30 March 2012 at the School of Mines, University of Ballarat.

The two-day format combines traditional keynotes and lectures with hands-on practical sessions, museum theatre performance, a public lecture and an expo of industry suppliers and examples of Goldfields arts and cultural heritage.

Earlybird registrations are now open, and over 20 speakers are confirmed.

>> See our dedicated conference website for more

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2012 MA (Vic) State Conference - Save the Date!

Posted 10th October, 2011

MA (Vic) is pleased to announce that we will be presenting our first state conference in 2012. Collect, Conserve, Connect: Museums Australia (Victoria) State Conference 2012 will take place from the 29 – 30 March 2012 at the School of Mines, University of Ballarat.

Join us for the very first MA (Vic) State Conference in the beautiful heritage city of Ballarat. Program and registration details will be launched in November 2011.

Register your interest here: MA (Vic) State Conference 2012


Upcoming Events

Victorian Collections Cataloguing Workshop

Thursday 2nd February 2012
10:00 am- 4:00 pm

The Victorian Collections cataloguing workshop is a complete day of training. There is a morning of basic collection management training and after lunch each attendee will photograph and catalogue an item from their organisation’s collection using the Victorian Collections system.

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Victorian Collections Cataloguing Workshop

Tuesday 7th February 2012
10:00 am- 4:00 pm

The Victorian Collections cataloguing workshop is a complete day of training. There is a morning of basic collection management training and after lunch each attendee will photograph and catalogue an item from their organisation’s collection using the Victorian Collections system.

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Geoscience Collections Melbourne Museum

Thursday 9th February 2012
10:00 am- 12:00 pm

Ever wondered what lies beneath the Royal Exhibition Building? Come and find out with a tour of the Geoscience Collections and a talk by Rolf Schmidt, Collection Manager of Invertebrate Palaeontology at Museum Victoria.

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Victorian Collections Cataloguing Workshop

Thursday 16th February 2012
10:00 am- 4:00 pm

The Victorian Collections cataloguing workshop is a complete day of training. There is a morning of basic collection management training and after lunch each attendee will photograph and catalogue an item from their organisation’s collection using the Victorian Collections system. Each organisation should aim to send at least 2 or 3 people to the training. This will spread the load of cataloguing, distribute the experience and make cataloguing an easier and more pleasant experience. Please bring a collection item for each person attending the training.

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Victorian Collections - Advanced Workshop

Friday 17th February 2012
9:00 am- 1:00 pm

This workshop will develop your skills in identifying significant collection items allowing prioritisation of the collection for grants and conservation works. The complex world of copyright will also be outlined particularly in regards to historic collections and putting images and information online. Finally, brush up your photography skills and capture clear and useful images of your collection items to help with exhibitions, publication and online catalogues.

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