Museums Board of Victoria 2010–11 Annual Report Additional Information Contents
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History and TechnologyBernhardt, Cathrin: PhD, La Trobe University Supervisors: Moya McFadzean, Alberto Gomes Project: Second-generation Germans: Identity, belonging and transnationalism
Supervisors: Richard Gillespie, Alistair Thomson Project: Ashes: Oral history, museum objects and natural disaster
Supervisors: Charlotte Smith, Tim Murray Project: Analysis of faunal collections from the Commonwealth Block and Cumberland/Gloucester Street sites
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Jan Strugnell Project: Resolution of the Octopus tetricus-vulgaris complex in Australasia and the Indo-West Pacific
Supervisors: Jane Melville, Raoul Mulder Project: Effects of fragmentation of Box Ironbark woodlands on Brown Treecreepers
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Kylie Pitt Project: Gelatinous zooplankton and their parasites in eastern Australia
Supervisors: Martin Gomon, Steve Swearer Project: Early life history of weedfishes (Family Clinidae)
Supervisors: Martin Gomon, Steve Swearer Project: Systematics and evolution of Australian weedfishes (Family Clinidae)
Supervisors: Thomas Rich, Patricia-Vickers-Rich, Luis Chiappe. Project: Functional morphology of enantornithine birds
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Jan Strugnell Project: Evolution of arm autotomy amongst benthic octopuses (Family Octopodidae)
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Justin Marshall Project: Population ecology and conservation management of Chambered Nautiluses
Ferraro, Paul: PhD, James Cook University Supervisors: Adnan Moussalli, Chris Johnson, Peter Latch, John Winter Project: Taxonomic status and population structure of the Mahogany Glider Fitridge, Isla: PhD, University of Melbourne Supervisors: Jan Watson (Honorary Associate), Mick Keough Project: The ecology of feather corals (hydroids) in Port Phillip Bay
Supervisors: Jane Melville, Devi Stuart-Fox Project: Phylogeography and population genetics of alpine skinks
Supervisors: Erich Fitzgerald, John Arnould Project: Analysis of the systematics and biogeography of fossil seals from Victoria
Supervisors: Erich Fitzgerald, Alistair Evans Project: Dental microwear and feeding ecology in toothed archaic mysticetes (Cetacea)
Supervisors: Jane Melville, Kirsten Parris Project: Conservation genetics of the Growling Grass Frog Litoria raniformis in an urban landscape
Supervisors: Ken Walker, Roger Lowe, Ken Winkel, Christine Wright Project: The toxicity of Australian scorpion venoms
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Jane Williamson Project: Atypical group formation in the Mourning Cuttlefish, Sepia plangon: evidence of social interactions?
Supervisors: Gary Poore, Mick Keough Project: Decapod crustacean diversity along Australia’s western continental margin
Supervisors: Adnan Moussalli, Devi Stuart-Fox Project: Geographic variation and evolution of colour morphs in Tawny Dragon lizards
Supervisors: Jane Melville Project: Impacts of severe bushfires on frog populations in Kinglake, Victoria
Supervisors: Tim O’Hara, Belinda Appleton Project: Marine refugia and climate responses of southern Australian echinoderms
Supervisors: Tim O’Hara, Michael Keough Project: The role of species as habitats on intertidal rocky shore ecosystems
Supervisors: Martin Gomon, Arthur Georges, Mark Adams Project: Conservation biology and systematics of the mountain native trout (galaxias)
Supervisors: Joanna Sumner, Jane Melville, Tim Jessop Project: Phylogeography and population genetics of the goanna, Varanus varius
Supervisors: Jane Melville, Michael Kearney, Kirsten Parris, Jeremy Austin Project: Human induced changes in the genetic structure of frog populations
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Devi Stuart-Fox Project: Sexual selection and reproductive behaviour in native Australian squid
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Justin Marshall Project: The visual ecology of cephalopods
Supervisors: Joanna Sumner, Devi Stuart-Fox Project: Maintenance of diversity in male throat coloration in the Tawny Dragon lizard
Supervisors: Jane Melville, Stephen Swearer Project: Mechanisms of self-recruitment in Australian coral reef fishes
Supervisors: Mark Norman, Bob Wong Project: Sexual selection in the sea: sperm competition, female promiscuity and patterns of paternity in the Southern Dumpling Squid, Euprymna tasmanica
Supervisors: Robin Wilson, David Macmillan Project: Systematics and biogeographical patterns in scale worms (Polynoidae)
Museum Victoria undertakes various corporate and philanthropic partnerships. These partnerships greatly contribute towards the ongoing growth of Museum Victoria. 774 ABC Radio The Alan (AGL) Shaw Trust managed by Perpetual ANZ Trustees Arts Victoria Association of French Teachers Atlas of Living Australia Australian Research Council Australian Society of Fish Biology Catholic Education Office Centre for Learning and Innovation Channel Seven Melbourne City of Wagga Wagga City West Water Clear Design Co.As.It. CRC National Plant Biosecurity CSIRO Defence Science & Technology Organisation Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Department of Business and Innovation Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development Department of Justice Department of Premier and Cabinet Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet under the National Visions of Australia Program Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Dow Chemicals Geoscience Australia Gordon Darling Foundation Grand Angle Productions Herald and Weekly Times iOM Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd Melbourne Heart Football Club Melbourne’s Child Mitsubishi Australia Ltd Mocom
Modern Language Teachers Association of Victoria Monash University The Monthly Network Ten Parks Victoria Plant Health & Environment Laboratory Prime Media Group Limited Rio Tinto Services Limited State Government of Victoria The Age
University of Melbourne VicHealth Victoria University Victorian Environmental Assessment Council Victorian Gem Club Association Inc William Twycross Women on Farms Gathering Committee
Immigration MuseumAustralia’s Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland 1860s–1930s 26 February to 19 September 2010 This exhibition from the South Australian Museum revealed the remarkable contribution Australia’s first Muslim community, from Afghanistan and British India, made to the exploration and settlement of Australia’s arid interior. A rich collection of items, including historical photographs, film, artworks, oral histories and objects such as camel saddle packs, textiles and portraits, featured in the exhibition.
17 March to 12 September 2010 This exhibition was in collaboration with the Kurdish Association of Australia. It explored how Kurdish culture has survived through adversity, invasion and the division of Kurds’ traditional lands. The exhibition examined the traditions at the core of Kurdish culture and that have enabled it to survive – traditions Kurds proudly maintain in Australia today.
5 July to 9 September 2010 The Quest Multicultural Education Awards is a partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. It encourages Victorian students to celebrate the state’s cultural diversity through creative expression. Announced during Cultural Diversity Week, the winning entries were presented at the Immigration Museum.
19 September 2010 to 10 April 2011 The Victorian East Timorese community explored the ritual of Se Matebian, which takes place each year on All Souls Day and honours East Timorese ancestors. The exhibition looked at how the East Timorese community in Australia continues to practise this ritual. The exhibition was a community collaboration with East Timorese Association of Victoria.
25 October 2010 to 1 May 2011 A partnership with Action on Disability with Ethnic Communities, this exhibition explored the challenges and experiences of people with disabilities from ethnic backgrounds, considering also their carers and families and offering hope and advice to others in similar situations.
12 November 2010 to 30 May 2011 From spiritual beliefs to daily life, masks to music, cloth to carving, West Africa: Rhythm and Spirit was a travelling exhibition from Otago Museum, New Zealand. It explored the array of West Africa’s vibrant and dynamic cultures.
23 May to 1 August 2011 This exhibition celebrated cultural diversity in Victorian government schools through a display and a documentary presented at the Immigration Museum and online. It showcased creative, multi-platform intercultural projects devised by schools across Victoria. Students and teachers shared their experiences and innovative initiatives through the documentary. The project was in partnership with the Department of Education and Early Childhood DevelopmentScienceworksGoing Places: The Technology of Transport 12 December 2009 to 17 October 2010 This interactive exhibition, developed by Scitech, Perth, explored different modes of transport and how they have shaped society.
19 December 2009 to 18 July 2010 Developed by Scienceworks and Scitech, Perth, Toys: Science at Play was an interactive exhibition that highlighted science in toys, such as electricity, magnetism, balance, light, energy and forces.
18 March to 17 October 2010 This display celebrated the centenary of powered flight in Australia.
31 July 2010 to 14 March 2011 Developed by Scitech, Perth, Humanoid Discovery was an interactive exhibition that looked at the human body.
28 August 2010 ongoing This long-term display on an iconic engineering structure at the city’s west was sponsored by the Westgate Bridge Strengthening Alliance.
30 October 2010 to 1 May 2011 Developed by Questacon – the National Science and Technology Centre, Canberra –Measure Island was an interactive exhibition on the topic of measurement, highlighting techniques that scientists use.
February 2011 This exhibition displayed the winning and finalist posters in the 2011 national schools’ competition.
18 February to 3 April 2011 Developed by Central West Astronomical Society and toured by Powerhouse Museum, this exhibition is part of an annual display of spectacular photographic images of the Australian night sky.
26 March to 24 July 2011 Developed by Scitech, Perth, this interactive exhibition encouraged visitors to explore the science in their own backyards.
1 June 2011 to April 2012 This interactive exhibition features animatronic dinosaurs and forensic palaeontology exhibits. Questacon is acknowledged for its contribution to this exhibition.
3 May 2010 to 23 February 2011 A foyer showcase displayed domestic refuse from a 19th-century household excavated from Casselden Place, Melbourne between 1987 and 2002. It provided an insight into the archaeological process, and was a focus during Archaeology Week.
14 May to 7 November 2010 Organiser: RMS Titanic Inc., Premier Exhibitions Inc. and Frontier Events Co. Telling the tragic story of RMS Titanic’s sinking nearly 100 years ago, the exhibition was extremely popular, breaking all previous records for an Australian museum, with a ticketed attendance of 480,879. Glenn Murcutt: Architecture for Place 15 July to 4 October 2010 Organiser: Architecture Foundation Australia This exhibition of photographs, drawings and models of Glenn Murcutt’s work was featured as part of the Victorian State of Design Festival. Zmood: Designing Holdens 16 July to 8 August 2010 Organiser: RMIT Design Archive This display of materials from the RMIT Design Archive was featured as part of the State of Design Festival. Phar Lap Reunion 16 September 2010 to 30 January 2011 Phar Lap’s skeleton was on loan from the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and displayed alongside the mount to commemorate the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup and the 80th anniversary of Big Red’s win. The exhibition was sponsored by the Victorian Government’s Department of Justice, Office of Gaming and Racing. The National Gallery of Australia’s magnificent 1888 Melbourne Cup trophy was on loan for the display from 26 October to 21 November 2010.
5 November 2010 to 13 February 2011 In this exhibition, artworks by renowned Australian artist and author Jeannie Baker ‘mirrored’ family life in inner city Sydney, Australia with that of a remote Berber village in Morocco, North Africa.
8 November 2010 to 27 April 2011 The showcase and accompanying video for this display highlighted the plight of our state faunal emblem.
10 November 2010 to 26 May 2011 This impressive brass casting of a fertility figure was used to promote the exhibition West Africa: Rhythm and Sprit at the Immigration Museum.
29 November 2010 to 17 January 2011 This display comprised a showcase of vintage Christmas decorations from a collector featured in the popular Community Collection program in 2006.
11 January to 28 March 2011 The ever-popular Deliverette vehicle returned to the main foyer of the museum.
26 March to 26 June 2011 Organiser: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority This annual exhibition featured the best of VCE design, and exhibits included fashion, furniture, electronics, multimedia, photography and film. agIdeas 19 April to 22 May 2011 Organiser: Design Foundation Ltd Showcasing the shortlisted entries for the agIdeas New Star competition 2010, this year’s display also included a retrospective of past winners, to mark the 20th anniversary of agIdeas and the New Star competition. Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs 8 April to 6 November 2011 Organiser: National Geographic Society, Arts and Exhibitions International and IMG with co-operation from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities The largest and most valuable travelling exhibition yet displayed at Melbourne Museum, Tutankhamun introduced new ways of operating. It has drawn record daily attendances and is on track to exceed the record of Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition. Commercial activities have been a feature of this exhibition project; they included a new retail store, a souvenir photograph opportunity, a 3D movie, the Theatre Cafe and a temporary restaurant, Tcheft Marquee. The University of Melbourne was the public programs partner, supporting a lecture series in Melbourne and regional cites, as well as education programs for primary and secondary schools. BunjilakaFrom Little Things Big Things Grow 12 June to 7 November 2010 Organiser: National Museum of Australia Highlighting the struggle for Aboriginal civil rights between 1920 and 1970, the exhibition featured the personal stories of the activists – Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, famous and not so well known – who fought to change Australian society. Bold. Black. Brilliant. Ilbijerri Theatre Company: A Retrospective 9 July to 7 November 2010 This retrospective exhibition celebrated the 20th anniversary of Australia’s first Indigenous theatre company, Ilbijerri.
19 November 2010 to 10 April 2011 Meaning ‘spirit’ in Yorta-Yorta language, Mulana showcased a series of works revolving around key events in the life of the Victorian Aboriginal artist, Megan Cadd.
21 April to 25 June 2011 This exhibition featured photographs and artworks by Koorie students from the Hume region who worked with Museum Victoria staff the previous year. Historical objects from the Indigenous Cultures collection with provenance from the area and/or clan group of the students accompanied their personal stories.
27 May to 28 August 2011 Organiser: Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, New South Wales
Western Australian Museum, Perth 21 May to 12 September 2010
Incinerator Arts Complex, Moonee Ponds 18 August to 19 September 2010
Springvale Library 3 September to 25 November 2010 Federation Square 19 March to 24 March 2011
Display as part of Arts Victoria’s presentation Royal Melbourne Show September 2010 Toys: Science at Play National Wool Museum, Geelong 15 October 2010 to 1 June 2011
16 October 2010 to 23 January 2011 My People, Culture and Country Benalla Art Gallery 3 December 2010 to 16 January 2011
Benalla Art Gallery 4 December 2010 to 30 January 2011 Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 12 March to 11 September 2011
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