After 30 years at the Australian Museum, Colin Macgregor has decided to make use of his Long Service Leave before retiring from the institution. Colin’s last day was 3 May. Colin began working in conservation after graduating with a post-graduate diploma in archaeological conservation from Durham University in 1981. His early conservation jobs in the […]
As a first-year conservation student, I was unprepared for the moment I found myself wondering whether being haunted was a potential occupational hazard. I had just hung a heavy WWII frockcoat on a hanger covered by a custom-made Ethafoam bust, and stepped back to assess its fit. That’s when it really hit me – that […]
The Gilded Objects Special Interest Group and Conservation Framers Special Interest Group held our second joint international symposium, FRAME: Concept, History and Conservation, Symposium 2, hosted by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, on 3–5 April. The symposium was opened by director Dr Michael Brand. Our speakers and delegates came from Australia, Canada, England, […]
It has to be a uniquely Australian experience to find oneself bush-bashing at midnight through subtropical rainforest with a single iPhone torch to light the way. That’s where 150-odd international (and a few local) delegates found themselves after a long but exquisite evening of wining and dining at the historic sandstone Athol Hall in Mosman. […]
In April, the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) Australia hosted FRAME: Concept, History and Conservation, Symposium 2, marking the second symposium organised by the AICCM Gilded Objects Conservation (GOCSIG) and Conservation Framing Special Interest Groups on this topic. The symposium welcomed delegates from the USA, Australia including Sydney, Canberra, Adelaide, Queensland and the […]
On Friday 17 May the AICCM Tasmanian Division met at the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery. Our host, Amy Bartlett, generously provided morning tea followed by a tour of the current exhibition Marjorie Bligh: Domestic Goddess. Amy co-curated the exhibition and co-ordinated some 100 volunteers who enthusiastically yarn-bombed the gallery, as can be seen […]
ACT Australian War Memorial After a very busy five-year period commemorating various First World War centenaries, the Australian War Memorial’s conservation staff are taking a moment to catch our collective breath and address all those routine jobs that have been neglected lately, before we plunge headlong into a major 10-year redevelopment of the Memorial’s main […]
AGM Back in March we kicked off the new student year with our AGM. It was a great chance for students from the different cohorts to meet and mingle (and grab some sage advice), and after a round or two and the usual formalities, our new committee was elected. Introducing our new committee: Daniel Schwartz […]
Inquiry into Canberra’s national institutions In 2018, AICCM made a submission to the Senate inquiry into Canberra’s national institutions. In April this year, the Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories released its findings and recommendations in the report Telling Australia’s Story —and why it’s important: Report on the inquiry into Canberra’s […]
We’ve all got them. A box full of photographs waiting to be pulled out and rehoused on a rainy day; personal treasures wrapped in tissue at the back of a drawer. Passed down through time, the tales these objects embody are hugely significant to the family members who share them, as well as to the […]