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A tribute to Dr Robert Edwards AO: welcome and keynote address
Andrew Sayers, Director, National Museum of Australia and Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum
A tribute to Bob Edwards, 22 March 2011
A welcome by Andrew Sayers followed by Neil MacGregor’s reflections on Bob Edwards as museum curator, anthropologist and archaeologist, founding director of the Aboriginal Arts Board and exhibitions wheeler and dealer.
A tribute to Bob Edwards
- A tribute to Dr Robert Edwards AO: welcome and keynote addressAndrew Sayers, Director, National Museum of Australia and Neil MacGregor, Director, British Museum
- Early curatorial career at the South Australian MuseumDr Philip Jones, South Australian Museum
- Bob Edwards: from orchardist to ethnographerDick Richards
- Bob Edwards: museums and archaeologyJohn Mulvaney, Mike Smith, Dick Kimber, Nic Peterson, Robin Hirst and Dr Philip Jones
- Foundation of the Aboriginal Arts BoardCarole Johnson, John Moriarty, Chris Fondum and Jenny Isaacs
- Bringing the world’s heritage to AustraliaBetty Churcher and Dr Caroline Turner
- A portrait of Bob EdwardsDoug Hall, Commissioner for the Venice Biennale and former Director, Queensland Art Gallery
- Contributions from friends and colleaguesJohn Bannon, Michael Treloar, Howard Morphy, Bob Edwards and Peter Stanley
