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Digitizing and sharing migrant stories in Australia: International case study Tuesday 21 May 2013 AAM Annual Forum, Baltimore Laura Miles, Museums Australia (Victoria) @laura_miles
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Presented at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) Forum in Baltimore, May 2013, the online cultural heritage project www.victoriancollections.net.au. This project enables ethnic community groups and the broader museum community to catalogue, digitise and share their cultural heritage. Museums Australia (Victoria) is the peak industry body for museums and galleries: www.mavic.asn.au.
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Digitizing and sharing migrant stories in Australia: International case study
Tuesday 21 May 2013AAM Annual Forum, Baltimore
Laura Miles, Museums Australia (Victoria) @laura_miles
Courtesy of www.mapsofworld.com
Courtesy of www.mapsofworld.com
Images of AustraliaCourtesy: State Library of Queenland / www.VisitVictoria.com
Online exhibition of Australian migrant stories by country of originhttp://museumvictoria.com.au/origins
Culture Victoria: stories about cultural treasureswww.cv.vic.gov.au
Gellibrand’s broad Aboriginal language map of Victoria (1850 – 1901)Courtesy of Museum Victoria
Another image of Australia, the diverse country:http://www.immi.gov.au
Over 200 languages are spoken in Victoriawww.diac.gov.au
Two key guidelines for museum practice: National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries, and Significance 2.0
National Standards for Australian Museums & Galleries: http://www.collectionsaustralia.net/sector_info_item/107
Significance 2.0, Collections Council of Australia, archived at:http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/publications/significance2-0/
• Historic• Scientific / research• Social / spiritual
• Provenance• Rarity / representativeness• Condition / completeness
+ groupings of objects by theme, location, or chronology
Volunteer at the Kuo Min Tang Society collection. Courtesy of Dr Helen Light, March 2013
(Left) Suitcases used by Dutch immigrants to Australia. Courtesy of Dr Helen Light(Right) Dutch theemuts [teapot warmer] from the Dutch Australian Heritage Centre
Intergenerational volunteers: (left) Burke Museum & Dookie Historical Society(right) Orbost and District Historical Society
www.victoriancollections.net.au
Courtesy of www.mapsofworld.com
http://victoriancollections.net.au/regions
http://victoriancollections.net.au
http://victoriancollections.net.au
http://victoriancollections.net.au
Online means sharing:http://victoriancollections.net.au
Drum, Chinese Museum (澳華歷史博物館 ).
http://victoriancollections.net.au
http://victoriancollections.net.au/items/4f72bdcc97f83e0308606718
https://twitter.com/VicCollections
Showcasing best-practice in Accredited museums:www.mavic.asn.au/resources/practical-training
Find us on YouTube: www.youtube.com/museumsaustraliavic
Painted eggs and textiles from the Ukrainian Arts & Crafts Museum, Melbourne Courtesy of Multicultural Arts Victoria
Hacer Yildrim (pictured) with her grandmother’s 100-year-old Turkish wedding dress. Courtesy of Dr Helen Light, May 2011
Takeaways:Factsheets & videos: www.mavic.asn.auTwitter: @laura_miles / @Vic_Collections / @_mavic
