Liza Dale-Hallett, Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures, Museum Victoria presented at the Museum and Gallery Services Queensland 2011 State Conference in Mackay on Thursday 11 August 2011. Her presentation is titled, 'Making Meaning from Ashes - Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection'
1. Plenary: Dealing with Disasters Hall A, MECC Chair: Christine Ianna Liza Dale-Hallett Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures, Museum Victoria Making Meaning from Ashes - Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection Sponsored by:
2. Making meaning from ashes: Developing the Victorian Bushfires Collection Liza Dale-Hallett Senior Curator, Sustainable Futures Museum Victoria
11. Documenting change over time Holistic, cross-disciplinary approaches Community education & engagement Reputation for being unbiased & trustworthy Preserve & learn from our past
42. Create places for reflection & commemoration Acknowledge the complexity of disasters Enrich understandings & broaden perspectives Use art to engage with feelings & experiences Use the past to prepare for the future
Satellite image of the Victorian Bushfires on February 9, 2009. Source: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, MODIS Rapid Response Team
‘ The Aftermath’ by Cassie, Grade 6.
‘ Flames” by Luke, Grade 6.
‘ Ashes’ by Michael, Grade 6
The painting featured here is, titled: ‘Firestorm’ by Rachel, Grade 5
I would like to end my talk today with an invitation for you to visit our website which has a growing number of collection items on line. Thank you for this opportunity to present this paper – I look forward to any questions you may have.