Presentation One:
The 1933 Carnegie Report: background and overview
Dr Anna Lawrenson & Dr Chiara O’Reilly (The University of Sydney)
Wednesday 15 May, 1-2pm
Join us for the introductory talk of the series in which a historical overview of the Carnegie Report is discussed. In 1933, the Carnegie Report identified the “lack of funds, lack of curatorship, and consequent lack of public interest” as key challenges that the Australian museum sector needed to urgently address. This talk will inaugurate the series in its aims to identify developments in Australian museums over the intervening 90 years and highlight the emerging challenges and opportunities that were unforeseen in 1933.
About the speakers
Dr Anna Lawrenson
Dr Anna Lawrenson has been a Lecturer in Museum Studies and in the Discipline of Art History at the University of Sydney since 2010. Anna's career has spanned critical museology and applied practice having worked in academia and the arts sector over a number of years. She is particularly interested in how the funding, history and administration of public museums and galleries influences their public offer in terms of brand, exhibitions and programs.
Dr Chiara O'Reilly
Dr Chiara O'Reilly is the Director of the Postgraduate Museum and Heritage Studies Program at the University of Sydney, with research interests in the history and development of museum exhibitions, and the historical context of blockbuster exhibitions.
Together they authored The Rise of the Must-See Exhibition: Blockbusters in Australian Museums and Galleries in 2019.
