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A question of significance
Roslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia
Collections 2010 series, 14 May 2010
Roslyn Russell examines the development of the Significance publication and suggests that the preservation of an object’s function in the conservation process is important where the function is an integral part of the object’s significance.
Collections 2010 series
- Caring for collections – welcome and keynote addressDr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum and Louise Douglas, National Museum of Australia
- Reflecting on 30 years in conservationEric Archer, National Museum of Australia
- Remembering the goalMaryanne McCubbin, Museum Victoria
- A curatorial perspectiveJennifer Sanders, Museums Australia
- Access all areas – Powerhouse Discovery Centre case studyChristopher Snelling, Powerhouse Museum
- Centre for the National Museum of Australia CollectionsGreer Gehrt and Eric Archer, National Museum of Australia
- Chasing shadows – acquiring and managing virtual collectionsPoppy Wenham, National Museum of Australia
- Museums and ‘open collections’Mathew Trinca, National Museum of Australia
- A question of significanceRoslyn Russell, National Museum of Australia
- Risk management and light levelsNicki Smith, National Museum of Australia
- Restoring the Royal DaimlerDavid Hallam and Dr Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia
- Reflections on the dayMargy Burn, Michael Crayford and John Greenwood with Louise Douglas
