Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network
Port Phillip Bay: Looking out, Looking in – Aboriginal and Colonial Perspectives
Library at the Dock 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands, Victoria, AustraliaThe Kulin Nation’s presence over millennia around Port Phillip Bay, the Birrarung/Yarra corridor, its waterways, swamps and creeks, was clearly a primary formative element in the maritime heritage we share today. The MMHN is curating this event to acknowledge the genesis of this shared maritime heritage which is little understood and a source of wonder. It is particularly topical at this time of the year (i.e., post Australia/Invasion Day) as we all reflect on our shared heritage.
Ferries of Melbourne: Past, Present, Future – Good, Better, Best?
Library at the Dock 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade, Docklands, Victoria, AustraliaMelbourne’s ferries have delivered significant social and economic benefit to our community in the past. Today ferries remain a woefully under-developed transport and tourism option. The opportunity to expand ferry services around this state and in this city is great.
Women in the Maritime Sector – Past, Present & Powerful
Her Place Women's Museum 210 Clarendon Street, East Melbourne, VICTORIA, AustraliaYou are invited! This Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Forum will be informative, celebratory and inspirational - a collaboration with Her Place Women’s Museum Australia. To be opened by Hon. Melissa Horne Minister for Ports and Freight, Minister for Fishing and Boating The diverse and influential presence of women in all aspects of maritime endeavour today
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Stella Maris Seafarers Centre 600 Little Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Dr Jackie Watts OAM Chair, Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network invites you to ... MMHN's 2021 Pre-Christmas Gathering & Conversation At Stella Maris Seafarers Centre 600 Little Collins Street, Melbourne (between Spencer & King Streets) On Tuesday, 7 December, 5-7 pm With Guest Speaker Angela Skandarajah Chief Executive Officer, Development Victoria Appointed CEO of Development Victoria
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The Power of the Wind: Past, Present and Future
Magnet Gallery SC G19 Wharf Street, The District,, Docklands, VICTORIA, AustraliaOrganised by Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Maritime winds have been harvested since history was first written. This event, with four outstanding presenters, outlines the past, present and future use of wind for commerce and recreation. The Past: Bruce M. Gooley, researcher and writer The Present: Dr Christiaan De Beukelaer, Snr Lecturer in Cultural Policy, Melbourne
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Make no mistake – Bridges really matter!
Magnet Gallery SC G19 Wharf Street, The District,, Docklands, VICTORIA, Australia A seminar from the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Bridges should be acknowledged as critical maritime infrastructure – enabling, connecting or in some cases thwarting! Historically bridges have brought significant economic and social benefit to Melbourne - but not always! For example, the poorly conceived yet dominant Bolte Bridge effectively curtailed Melbourne’s maritime engagement for
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Join the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network for their 2022 Christmas Gathering & Conversation
Mission to Seafarers 717 Flinders St, Docklands, VIC, AustraliaYour Invitation! Join the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network for their 2022 Christmas Gathering & Conversation This year, MMHN is joining Offshore Specialist Ships Australia and many other maritime-related associations to celebrate on Friday 16 December, 6.00pm at the Mission to Seafarers 717 Flinders Street, Docklands All welcome Drinks at discounted bar prices and with finger
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CHARTING A COURSE – REFLECTIONS ON 35 YEARS AT THE HELM
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaFollowing the 5pm MMHN AGM, at 6pm the illustrious Patron of MMHN, Dr. Kevin Fewster, will speak on ‘Charting a course - reflections on 35 years at the helm' during his extraordinary 35 year international career in Maritime Museums including Director of Royal Museums Greenwich (RMG), the world’s largest and most visited maritime museum precinct.
Closer to ‘home’, Kevin was the founding Director of the South Australian Maritime Museum; Director of the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) and of the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. Kevin will reflect on what are essential elements to consider in a successful maritime museum today and the issues that face such cultural institutions.
All at Sea: Books with a Maritime Flavour
The Melbourne Athenaeum Library Level 1, 118 Collins Street, MelbourneSpeaker: Professor Chris Browne Tuesday 13th August 6.30pm - 7.30pm at The Melbourne Athenaeum Library Level 1, 118 Collins Street, Melbourne Presented by The Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network, Rare Books Melbourne and The Melbourne Athenaeum Library All at Sea is an exploration of literature with a strong maritime setting, chosen and presented by Melbourne book
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Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network: Presentation on 2024 International Congress on Maritime Museums Conference
RHSV Gallery Downstairs 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaJackie Watts will deliver an informal presentation on her short paper, entitled: “Capturing the past to inform the future”, and a discussion on issues arising from the 2024 International Congress on Maritime Museums conference. Worldwide, it seems that, regardless of assets, infrastructure or funding, many museums are dealing with emerging issues and struggling for relevance. The 2024 Conference of the ICMM, held in Netherlands and Belgium, has just ended and Jackie Watts, inaugural Chair of the Melbourne Maritime Heritage Network Board, was a speaker at the conference, delivering the above paper.
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