The Significance Assessment Workshop
held Saturday 1 October in Hobart highlighted the wonderful networks the
local sector can draw together. Attended by thirty participants from around the
state the workshop was brought together courtesy of Narryna Heritage Museum, National
Library of Australia, Arts Tasmania, TMAG and MATasmania and presented by Kylie
Winkworth from NSW was highly successful with 30 participants in attendance from around
the state!
Staff and valounteers came from UTAS Special and Rare
Collections, TMAG, MONA, Devonport Regional Gallery, Circular Head Heritage
Centre, East Coast Heritage Museum, Arts Tas, QVMAG, Woolmers Estate, St Helens
History Room, New Norfolk Historical Information Centre, Narryna, Ulverstone
History Museum , consultant conservators and one private collection.
Funding and support came from a
National Library of Australia Community Heritage Grant awarded to Narryna
Heritage Museum Inc. for a significance and preservation-needs assessment of
its costume collection, and further supported by Arts Tasmania and Museums
Australia (Tasmania) as part of its professional development series Making
Museums Work program. TMAG provided The Royal Society of Tasmania Room as the venue.
Hard work pulling it together came from
Melissa Smith (Arts Tas Program
Officer and MAT Committee Member) with Scott
Carlin, Manager Narryna House Museum ably assisted by the marvellous Narryna volunteers.
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| Presenter Kylie Winkworth |
All images courtesy Melissa Smith.
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