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Como House of Discovery: Traces of Girlhood

Como House & Garden Corner Williams Rd & Lechlade Ave, South Yarra

History has left only traces of the experience of girlhood. Yet traces do remain, poignant and important. They tell the stories of girls and young women who grew up in
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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

Jackie 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.