Victorian Museums and Galleries Forum

Castlemaine

‘Collecting (in) 2020’ will bring together members, professionals, volunteers, students and the wider community to hear museum and gallery professionals from around the world discuss current issues in the sector.

$120 – $225

Using technology to bring life to stories from the past

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Shortlisted for this year's Victorian Community History Awards, Misadventure in Little Lon is an AR Game that promises to shake up how we interact with History! Based on a true crime in Melbourne's notorious red-light district in 1910, Misadventure In Little Lon is the debut game in the series and the world's first augmented reality true crime mobile
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Free

Zoom events clinic

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This session is for people new to Zoom who'd like to know how to set up events (including AGMs) in Zoom Rosemary Cameron will cover: setting up the event recording the event screen sharing using polls (very useful for AGMs) sending out invitations Like our cataloguing clinics - this is a relaxed format where questions
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Free

Workshop: Victorian Collections

Melbourne Museum 11 Nicholson St, Carlton, VIC, Australia

This hands-on workshop will guide you through the process of cataloguing on the Victorian Collections system and cover basic principles of collection management, object handling and digitisation.

$10 – $20

Emerging Historians 2020

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To celebrate History Month join your friends and colleagues from the Professional Historians Association and RHSV to listen to emerging historians present on their research topics. This is always a fascinating event as we get insights into a wide variety of history research from across the state. Chaired by Andrew Lemon.   RSVP: https://phavic.wildapricot.org/event-4005885

Cataloguing Clinic: Thu 29 Oct

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Calling all historical societies across Victoria. Our next Zoom online Cataloguing Clinic during History Month is the 29th of October. Jillian Hiscock, our RHSV Collections Manager and a very experienced reference librarian, will be available through Zoom to answer any queries you might have about cataloguing - or, indeed any other aspect of your collection.
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Free

WWI Honour Boards: Remembering the Women & Men of the Geelong Region

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Geelong Regional Library Corporation invites RHSV members and friends to join this digital event. The panel of special guests includes historian and author Dr Ruth Lee, Lieut. Col Neil Smith AM (Retd) of Mostly Unsung Military Research, Lynne Bryant (President of Bellarine Camera Club), Mark Beasley as Geelong Heritage Centre Project Manager and is being
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Free

Tour and Workshop: Look History in the Eye at the Archives Centre

Victorian Archives Centre 99 Shiel Street, North Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Targeted at curators with an interest in Victorian history, this workshop, presented in partnership with the Public Record Office of Victoria (PROV) will provide training on how to research their collection catalogue, which features three new photographic collections. Includes a tour of the PROV collection.

$15 – $20

Kew Historical Society’s 2020 AGM

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We would like to invite you to attend the 2020 AGM. The event will showcase some of the significant items in our collection and will allow time for questions. To register, please email the Society at info@kewhistoricalsociety.org.au and a link to the meeting will be sent.