M&GSQ was pleased to announce the return of Peer Talk for International Museum Day 2011.
Peer Talk 2011 featured a Review of Stages 1 and 2 at the Mercy Heritage Centre, All Hallows’ Convent, 547 Ann Street Brisbane. Director, Peter Connell, says that the 150th anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy Brisbane Congregation is being celebrated through a number of new displays opening progressively throughout 2011. The Mercy Heritage Centre revealed the origins of the Mercy Order and its key ministries, the different layers of the building’s history, the magnificent Chapel, an extensive collection of religious relics, and stories of the lives lived in this incredible place.
On 18 May from 1pm-6pm, attendees had the opportunity to:
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Listen to the curatorial, design and institutional perspective on their development | |
Hear from three professional reviewers on their visit experience | |
Express your viewpoint in the panel and audience discussion | |
Network over afternoon tea | |
Celebrate the launch of International Museum Day with breathtaking verandah views as the sun sets |
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The speakers for Peer Talk 2011 included:
(for speaker bios, click name of speaker)
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The expert peer reviewers were:
(for speaker bios, click name of speaker)
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Peer Talk was an annual event in our Industry Development calendar between 2001-2006. The State Library of Queensland, Queensland Art Gallery, The University of Queensland Art Museum, The Workshops Rail Museum, Museum of Brisbane, Queensland Museum (South Bank) have all participated in past events remarkable for the cooperation of the institution; the openness and professionalism of the exhibition team/s; the professionalism and independence of the exhibition reviewers and the commitment of all participants (speakers and audience) to the development of a culture of exhibition review by museum and gallery/collections peers.
The rationale for the event is the development of a culture of productive formal exhibition criticism by museum and gallery professionals, including all those involved with developing and designing exhibitions. Peer Talk was inspired by the Exhibition Review sessions initiated by Kathleen MacLean at the Annual American Association of Museum (AAM) Conferences and subsequently established as a regular feature of the annual Museums Australia Conferences. As Kathleen McLean, author of Planning for People in Museum Exhibitions, proposed: “One way to look at museum exhibitions is through the practice of formal exhibition criticism, much like that practiced in the fields of literature, theatre, film and other communication and arts disciplines... exhibition criticism is most helpful when it is undertaken by practitioners with a deep understanding of exhibitions.”
The theme for International Museum Day 2011 was Museum and Memory.
VIDEO AND PRESENTATIONS
Videos are available to download here
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