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Plenary: Dealing with Disasters Hall A, MECC Chair: Christine Ianna Liza Dale-Hallett Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures, Museum Victoria Making Meaning from Ashes - Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection Sponsored by:

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Liza Dale-Hallett, Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures, Museum Victoria presented at the Museum and Gallery Services Queensland 2011 State Conference in Mackay on Thursday 11 August 2011. Her presentation is titled, 'Making Meaning from Ashes - Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection'

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Plenary: Dealing with DisastersHall A, MECCChair: Christine Ianna

Liza Dale-HallettSenior Curator, Sustainable Futures, Museum Victoria

Making Meaning from Ashes - Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection

Sponsored by:

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Making meaning from ashes: Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection

Liza Dale-HallettLiza Dale-HallettSenior Curator, Sustainable Futures Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures Museum VictoriaMuseum Victoria

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Satellite image: smoke on Black SaturdaySatellite image: smoke on Black Saturday

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Documenting change over time

Holistic, cross-disciplinary approaches

Community education & engagement

Reputation for being unbiased & trustworthy

Preserve & learn from our past

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Create places for reflection and commemoration

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Acknowledge the complexity of disasters

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Enrich understandings & broaden perspectives

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Use art to help people engage with complex feelings and experiences

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‘Disaster’ by Netty, Grade 6

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‘The Aftermath’ by Cassie, Grade 6

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'Marysville', Joshua, Grade 1

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‘Ashes’ by Michael, Grade 6

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'Go CFA ', Robert, Grade 4

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‘Firestorm’ by Rachel, Grade 5

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National September 11 Museum, New York

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Tribute WTC Visitor Center, New York

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Tribute WTC Visitor Center, New York

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‘Katrina & Beyond’ exhibition, New Orleans

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‘Katrina & Beyond’ exhibition, New Orleans

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Create places for reflection & commemoration

Acknowledge the complexity of disasters

Enrich understandings & broaden perspectives

Use art to engage with feelings & experiences

Use the past to prepare for the future

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