ARC Conference – February 2010
Fundamentals Now: collection ownership access and care
25 & 26 February 2010
Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand
The finalised program for the 2010 ARC conference is out now. Read more about the speakers and their papers.
Download the program here: ARC Conf 2010 program
Courier Training Workshops – March/April 2009
Couriers: Managing Objects in Transit
Melbourne, 30-31 March 2009
Sydney, 2-3 April 2009
This course is designed for museum professionals who assign, organise and/or act as couriers. Using a seminar format (with optional airport visit), the course will focus on the role of the courier, freight terminology and handling, problem solving in the freight environment and courier management and expectations.
Registrations open 19 January 2009 Download 2009 courier training registration form
For more information download the course outline
or contact Georgia Connolly, arc@ag.nsw.gov.au
These workshops will follow a similar format to a series presented successfully in New Zealand in 2007.
ARC Conference – March 2008
Sharing Collections: the Ins and Outs of Loans
6-7 March 2008 Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney
5 March 2008 Opening Reception 6pm-9pm at the Mint, 10 Macquarie Street
A great range of speakers, case studies and workshops was brought together around the theme of loans – lending, borrowing, touring and the legal, ethical, resourcing and practical issues they present. The conference brochure which contains further details and registration information.
ARC 2008 Conference Brochure – PDF
ARC Conference 2006
Risky Business: Managing Responsibilities and Solutions
15 to 17 November 2006
Hobart Function and Conference Centre, Hobart
ARC Conference June 2006 – PDF
2006 Conference Scholarship – Word
ARC Conference 2005
Stretched to the Limit: Finding Storage Solutions for the 21st Century
Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney
5-6 December 2005
2005 AR Conference – PDF
2005 Conference Scholarship Application