+ annual report 2001-02
museum of applied arts and sciences
incorporating
the powerhouse museum & sydney observatory
www.phm.gov.au
mission
contents
HIGHLIGHTS
1
PRESIDENT’S FOREWORD
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DIRECTOR’S REPORT
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CHARTER
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ORGANISATIONAL CHART
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PROGRESS AGAINST OBJECTIVES
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celebrates human creativity and innovation in ways that engage, inform
GOALS
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and inspire diverse audiences.
EXHIBITIONS
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THE COLLECTION
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The Powerhouse Museum develops collections and presents
exhibitions and programs that explore science, design and history for
the people of New South Wales and beyond.
vision
The Powerhouse will further its reputation as a museum that
values
The Museum believes in engaging its diverse audiences, promoting
scholarship and presenting its collections and programs in ways that
captivate the intellect and challenge the human spirit to excel. We
AUDIENCES AND ACCESS
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SYDNEY OBSERVATORY
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EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICES
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INDIGENOUS PROGRAMS
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REGIONAL SERVICES
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EVALUATION AND AUDIENCE RESEARCH
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
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WWW.PHM.GOV.AU
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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES ON LINE (AMOL)
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SUPPORTERS AND PARTNERSHIPS
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MEMBERS
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VOLUNTEERS
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CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES
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HUMAN RESOURCES
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PROPERTIES
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TRENDS
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FINANCIAL REPORT
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APPENDICES
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INDEX
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place high value on nurturing the abilities of staff and volunteers, and
fostering community partnerships.
The Hon R J Carr MP
Premier of New South Wales
Minister for the Arts and
Minister for Citizenship
Level 40
Governor Macquarie Tower
1 Farrer Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Dear Minister
Sydney Observatory
In accordance with the Annual Reports
(Statutory Bodies) Act 1984, and on behalf of the other Trustees, we
submit for presentation to Parliament the annual report of the Museum of
Applied Arts and Sciences for the year ending 30 June 2002.
Yours Sincerely
Harley Davidson exhibition opening
Marco Belgiorno-Zegna AM
President, Board of Trustees
Dr Nicholas Pappas
Trustee
ISSN 0312-6013 © Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences 2002. Compiled by Mark Daly, MAAS.
Design by Teague Moore Design. Printed by Stream Solutions. Print run: 800. Unit cost: $16.65. Photography by MAAS photography
staff: Sotha Bourn, Geoff Friend, Jean-Francois Lanzarone, Marinco Kojdanovski and Sue Stafford (unless otherwise credited)
+highlights
Moulin Rouge exhibition view
Harley Davidson exhibition view
+ Over 1.6 million people accessed the Museum’s services over the twelve months. 580,000 visited the Powerhouse
and Sydney Observatory. Schools visits to the Observatory recorded a healthy 27 per cent increase. The off-site
exhibition program attracted over 560,000 visitors nationally and internationally (over 400,000 of these in NSW).
www.phm.gov.au registered over 515,000 users.
+ The Museum strengthened its comprehensive Regional Services program with the appointment of a full time
Regional Services Coordinator, extended collaboration with regional agencies, and improved the regional
internship training program through community consultation.
+ The exhibition Births of a nation: women, childbirth and Federation, developed in consultation with NSW regional
heritage organisations, won the Education Heritage Award: Corporate/Government in the Energy Australia National
Trust Heritage Awards. The judges commented that it was 'a fresh and informative look at childbirth and the
origins of the populace, with the added interest of socio economic and regional perspectives.' The exhibition
toured to eight regional NSW venues and Parramatta attracting over 17,500 visitors.
+ Australian Museums and Galleries On Line (AMOL) website, managed and developed by the Museum, won two Best
of the Web Awards at the international Museums and the Web Conference held in Boston, USA. It is the first time a
single museum has won two of the six major awards presented annually by this group.
+ We expanded the range of Museum services available on-line through the Behind the Scenes project allowing users
to sample a dynamic selection of objects from the Museum’s collection, including 3D views.
+ Significant acquisitions included: • a 1901 Federation plaque made using the same materials and by the same
craftsmen as the Federation Pavilion • a unique mechanical voting machine, thought to date from Federation
• the Bill Bright harpsichord, commissioned from the Australian maker.
+ We became the State’s official repository for the Sydney 2000 Games Collection, a gift of the NSW State
Government.
Sydney Observatory
+ The new Sounding the Museum project offers vision impaired visitors an interpretive guide to parts of the
collection, using original music, poetry and dialogue, Braille maps and transcripts.
+ Our Members events increased threefold. 26 of the Museum’s Affiliated Societies participated in a highly
successful annual Members Day.
+ Powerhouse Publishing produced six books, complementing the exhibition program and extending the Museum’s
reputation for scholarship.
+ 3,000 interviews were conducted for a Year-Long Visitor Study to guide strategies for the further development of
our exhibitions, events and marketing activities.
+ A new Finance and Human Resources online management system achieved significant productivity gains, and
provided a framework to contract for management of services to other institutions.
+ Following changes to our catering arrangements, catering revenue for functions and events has increased by 80
percent and venue hire by 20 percent.
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+ p r e s i d e n t ’s f o r e w o r d
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Over the past year, while producing an extraordinary range
of exhibitions, programs, publications and research, the
Museum has also placed particular emphasis on planning
for the future
Our long history and the current level of achievement allow us
A resumption of the program of renewing the Museum’s permanent
the confidence to envisage expansive and challenging directions
galleries will see the re-establishment of the Australian Communities
for the Museum.
Gallery. This space is dedicated to showing exhibitions drawn from
Like museums throughout the developed world, the Powerhouse
various cultures and communities across NSW, which will provide
has had to respond to a rapidly changing environment that
further community access to and involvement in the Museum’s
encompasses not only globalisation and new technologies, but
programs. We are also establishing a Movable Heritage Research
community expectations, competing sources of education, information
Centre which, among its objectives, aims to assist in identifying and
and entertainment, evolving professional
preserving significant objects and collections across NSW, leading to
standards and resource constraints. The
improved community access and safeguarding of our heritage. The
past year has seen considerable effort
Centre will further augment our services to and collaborations with
applied to the development of the Museum’s
regional NSW.
Strategic Plan 2002 - 2005. The Plan
Partnership with sponsors and supporters is vital to the continued
responds to these changes and re-focuses
excellence and diversity of our work and we are grateful to all who
our priorities to maintain our place among
support our endeavours. Links with partners such as the Sydney
the major museums of science, technology
Harbour Foreshore Authority and our neighbours, the ABC, UTS and the
and applied arts in the world.
Sydney Institute of TAFE, position the Museum as an integral part of a
The Museum has been working to
vital learning and heritage precinct in Sydney. We look forward to
increase access to our collection and
extending the nature of these partnerships as we actively participate
services and has made great achievements
in long-term precinct planning to benefit those who utilise the area
over the year in regard to our links with
and the Museum.
regional NSW and extending on-line services. We have been developing
Two long-serving Trustees have left the Board in the last year and
a masterplan for our expanding Castle Hill facility, including an open
I extend my gratitude to Dr Gene Sherman and Mark Johnson for the
storage concept to provide more public access to the collection. This
considerable contribution they have made to the Museum during their
will allow significant objects to be accessed more readily by audiences
terms. I also extend a warm welcome to Susan Gray who joined the
in north western Sydney. A mix of indoor and outdoor spaces will
Board in June. Thank you to my fellow Trustees for their input over the
permit a selection of large machinery and transport items to be
year and to management, staff and volunteers for their continued
demonstrated in action during some open days, enhancing community
efforts and achievements.
understanding of their history and function. The development at this
site will also address long-term storage solutions for the collection for
the next quarter of a century.
MARCO BELGIORNO-ZEGNA, AM
PRESIDENT, BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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Marc Newson exhibition view
The Powerhouse Museum is concerned with what
people make, think, and do. We hold in trust for the
people of NSW a priceless record of the State’s
material culture.
Through our exhibitions, programs, publications and on-line
planning, design, administration, coordination and construction. The
resources, opportunities are provided to experience the results of
scholarship and expertise of our staff is the strength upon which we
research, documentation and interpretation of our own and other
are able to build our services and operations. From astronomy to
collections Stories of creation and ingenuity from a diversity of cultures
sustainability, fashion to engineering ingenuity, we are uniquely
and sectors are produced for and seen by our audiences, real and virtual.
positioned to ‘cross-fertilise’ disciplines and areas of expertise to
.
This year the Museum has once again produced a body of work
produce a body of work both within and beyond the Museum which is
distinguished by its variety, creativity and breadth of scope. We are
highly esteemed for its quality and range.
very proud of the suite of exhibitions, programs and publications,
Technology is playing an ever-greater
celebrating Australian achievement, creation and history, which were
role in administration, presentation and
produced and designed in-house and based on our own collections and
provision of access to the knowledge and
expertise. These have been complemented by stimulating education
collections of the Museum. Our information
and public programs for students and visitors and expanded on-line
technology staff are highly skilled and
services for teachers and scholars at all levels of learning. Our
award winning innovators. Our
outreach to and collaboration with regional heritage organisations has
technological capabilities are recognised
been refined and strengthened and we have had the opportunity to
and sought after as we devise and manage
take our stories to an international audience. Moving on from the
websites for others and produce interactive
period of the Sydney Olympic Games, of which we have become the
and web-accessible learning technologies
official repository of material artefacts, we have managed to maintain
such as Discovernet and Soundbyte.org.
a high audience level and increase our visitation in some sectors.
The time and effort spent over the last
What is achieved over the course of a year is a combination of
year examining and planning for the
both the seen and unseen. Unseen by most is the incredible array of
Museum’s future makes us more aware of our history, achievements and
skill and effort that exists behind the scenes to care for and provide
resources. In 2004 we reach the 125th anniversary of our origin from the
access to the knowledge and material evidence of our world - past,
great international exhibition of 1879. We are very excited about the future
present and imagined for the future. These are the people of the
possibilities for the Museum, as we are proud of our achievements over
Museum who also make, think and do.
the past year.
The Museum employs and benefits from a large pool of talented
I extend my thanks and appreciation to all the staff, volunteers
and committed staff and volunteers at the Powerhouse, Sydney
and supporters of the Museum for utilising their intelligence,
Observatory and our storage facilities. These people work to ensure
imagination and integrity to make it all happen. My thanks also go to
that this continues to be one of the great and unique museums of the
the President and Board of Trustees whose guidance, advocacy and
world. Behind every visible endeavour is an unseen world of research,
generosity of time and expertise is greatly valued.
DR KEVIN FEWSTER, AM
DIRECTOR
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+charter
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) is a
statutory body under the administration of the NSW Premier,
Minister for the Arts, and Minister for Citizenship, the Hon R J
Carr, MP. At 30 June 2002 the MAAS was responsible for the
Powerhouse Museum and Sydney Observatory.
The Museum is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed
under the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act 1945. Under
the provisions of the Act, the Trustees of the Museum are
The Museum’s Board of Trustees. L-R
appointed by the Governor, on the recommendation of the
Dr Nicholas G Pappas; Professor Ron Johnston; Janet McDonald AO; Dr Anne Summers AO;
Minister, for a term of up to three years, and may serve for a
Mr Marco Belgiorno-Zegna AM (president); Ms Kylie Winkworth; Mr Anthony Sukari;
maximum of three terms.
Ms Susan Gray.
The Trustees oversee the management and policy direction of
the Museum. The Trust met eight times in 2001-2002 to consider
and give formal approval to major procedural and policy matters
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mechanisms
on advice from management. (Information about the Trustees is
given at appendix 14).
The Museum was established in 1879 following the Sydney
The Museum engages in several levels of performance review
International Exhibition which was its genesis.
practices including a performance agreement between the
Director and the Director-General of the NSW Ministry for the Arts,
+senior management
st r u c t u re
and subsequently between the Director and the Deputy and
Associate Directors.
Internal review mechanisms include weekly meetings of
The Director, Dr Kevin Fewster, AM is responsible to the
Trustees of the Museum and the Minister for the Arts, through the
senior management (Director with Deputy and Associate
Ministry for the Arts, for the overall management and control of
Directors), and senior management reports to the Board of
the Museum and its activities.
Trustees. Departmental operational plans serve the commitments
of the Museum’s corporate plan.
The Director is supported in the role of chief executive by the
The Museum’s direction in 2001-2002 was driven by the six
following senior executive service staff: Deputy Director,
Collections and Exhibitions (Ms Jennifer Sanders); Associate
key result areas of the Corporate Plan 1999-2002 (reviewed
Director, Corporate Services (Mr Michael Landsbergen); Associate
2000): renewal and reconceptualisation – role and development;
Director, Programs and Commercial Services (Mr Mark Goggin);
renewal and reconceptualisation – people and process; audience
and Associate Director, Knowledge and Information Management
development; access – physical and conceptual; access – virtual;
(Mr Kevin Sumption).
funding and support.
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o b j e c t i ve s
In fulfilling the Museum’s mission (see inside front cover),
the Museum aims to strike a balance between presenting major
popular exhibitions and others of particular appeal to niche and
special interest audiences. The Museum also aims to balance
access to the collection now through exhibitions and programs
with preserving the collection for future generations through
collection management and documentation projects. The Museum
applies the highest standards of research and scholarship in the
development of its exhibitions and programs, and seeks to
engage and inform the visitor, whatever the scale or subject.
The Senior Management Group L-R
Mr Kevin Sumption, Associate Director (AD), Knowledge and Information Management; Ms Jennifer Sanders,
Deputy Director, Collections and Exhibitions; Dr Kevin Fewster AM, Director; Mr Michael Landsbergen, AD, Corporate Services;
Mr Mark Goggin, AD, Programs and Commercial Services.
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MINISTER FOR THE ARTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MINISTRY FOR THE ARTS
DIRECTOR
INTERNAL
AUDIT
SECRETARIAT
CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT
EVALUATION AND
AUDIENCE RESEARCH
COLLECTIONS AND
CORPORATE
KNOWLEDGE AND
PROGRAMS AND
EXHIBITIONS
SERVICES
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
COMMERCIAL SERVICES
REGIONAL SERVICES
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT
AND RESEARCH
CURATORIAL
- ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
- INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
TECHNOLOGY
- SCIENCES
- TRANSPORT
- AUSTRALIAN HISTORY AND SOCIETY
- KOORI HISTORY AND CULTURE
- INTERNATIONAL DECORATIVE ARTS
AND DESIGN
- AUSTRALIAN DECORATIVE ARTS AND
DESIGN
REGISTRATION
- COLLECTION ADMINISTRATION
- ARCHIVES
- DOCUMENTATION
- OBJECT TRANSPORT AND STORES
- LOANS
PRESERVATION AND HERITAGE
MANAGEMENT
- HERITAGE MANAGEMENT
- EXHIBITIONS
- COLLECTIONS
- REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
- STEAM PROGRAMS
FINANCE
- ACCOUNTING
- BUDGETING AND CASH MANAGEMENT
- LEGAL SERVICES
- INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
- PURCHASING AND
CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION
HUMAN RESOURCES
- PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT
- STAFF SALARIES
- STAFF DEVELOPMENT
- EMPLOYMENT POLICY AND PRACTICES
- INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
- OH&S
PROPERTIES
- PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
- ASSET REPLACEMENT PROGRAM
- EXHIBITION FABRICATION
- EXHIBITION MAINTENANCE
- INTERACTIVE MAINTENANCE
- GENERAL STORES AND TRANSPORT
- TECHNICAL SERVICES
- PLANT OPERATIONS
- BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
SECURITY
- PERIMETER AND STORES SECURITY
- CORPORATE CLEANERS
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
- IMAGE RESOURCE CENTRE
- IT PROJECT COORDINATION
- INFORMATION SYSTEMS
- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
CENTRE (ITC)
- SOUNDHOUSE
- DATA COMMUNICATION
- WEBSITE
- INTRANET
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
- NETWORK ADMINISTRATION
- APPLICATIONS SUPPORT
LIBRARY SERVICES
- RESEARCH LIBRARY
- PHOTO LIBRARY
- RIGHTS AND PERMISSIONS
RECORDS
- RECORDS MANAGEMENT
MARKETING AND MEDIA
- PUBLIC RELATIONS
- TOURISM
- ADVERTISING
PRINT MEDIA/
POWERHOUSE PUBLISHING
- EDITORIAL
- DISTRIBUTION AND PUBLISHING
SUPPORT
- GRAPHIC PRODUCTION
EDUCATION AND VISITOR SERVICES
- VISITOR PROGRAMS
- EDUCATION PROGRAMS
- CULTURAL DIVERSITY PROGRAMS
- VOLUNTEER COORDINATION
- SYDNEY OBSERVATORY
MERCHANDISING
- SHOPS
- PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT AND
DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRONIC OUTREACH PROJECTS
VENUE OPERATIONS
- AMOL (AUSTRALIAN MUSEUMS ON LINE)
- HNA (HERITAGE NETWORK ASEAN)
- BEHIND THE SCENES
- SOUNDBYTE.ORG
- SITE HOSTING
- FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
- CUSTOMER SERVICES
- ADMISSIONS AND SWITCHBOARD
- THEATRES
- EVENTS AND FUNCTIONS MANAGEMENT
- GALLERY OFFICERS
- CATERING
EXHIBITION DEVELOPMENT
MEMBERS
- EXHIBITION COORDINATION
- DESIGN
- AUDIOVISUALS
- INTERACTIVES
- PHOTOGRAPHY
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+ p ro g re ss a g a i n st o b j e c t i ve s
in 2001–2002
The Museum’s Corporate Plan 1999–2002 (reviewed in June 2000) specified six Key Result Areas (KRAs): Renewal and reconceptualisation – role and
development; renewal and reconceptualisation – people and process; audience development; access – physical and conceptual; access – virtual;
funding and support. Following is a summary report against key strategies and their performance indicators.
Strategy: Review and renew the Museum’s role and responsibilities as a leading cultural institution responsible for major state assets of national
and international significance.
Performance indicator: Progressively integrate the generation, management and dissemination of knowledge relating to the Museum’s collection
incorporating the computerised and paper-based collection information systems, image systems and web-based projects.
Result: Successful funding bids were submitted to OIT under the connect.NSW initiative for two projects totalling $320,000 to develop a Virtual
Powerhouse Museum on the Internet. The Virtual Powerhouse project has two components - Behind the Scenes launched March 2002, makes remotely
accessible images and significance statements of 120 objects from the Museum’s collection. The online shop launched April 2002. The Museum’s
website contains object information and images for 127 ‘significant objects’, creating the Museum’s first OPAC (On line Public Access Catalogue).
Strategy: Develop exhibitions, programs and facilities to be responsive to visitors and key ideas, themes and trends relevant to the new century.
Performance indicator: Present engaging and innovative public programs to support and complement exhibitions. Include at least one major annual
all-weekend festival, commencing in 2001.
Result: First annual weekend festival Planes, Trains and Automobiles held in November 2001.
Strategy: Research, renew, conserve and interpret the industrial, social, historical and architectural values of the
Powerhouse Museum and its precinct and the Sydney Observatory site and its precinct.
Performance indicator: Review and implement the conservation and site interpretation plan for Sydney Observatory
and its precinct.
Result: A contract was let for this in March 2001 to Dr James Semple Kerr who undertook the original plan. Plan
submitted in November 2001. Presented to Trust March 2002.
Strategy: Ensure the framework principles of: Flexibility; Customer service; Equity and access; and Cultural
diversity and non-discrimination are incorporated into Museum processes and mechanisms to the benefit of
individual staff members, the Museum and users.
Performance indicator: Incorporate framework principles into position descriptions for all new positions and for at
least 50% of all other positions by June 2002.
Result: Target achieved. Framework principles are incorporated into all new position descriptions and more than 50%
of existing positions have been reviewed and updated accordingly.
Strategy: Increase overseas tourism audiences.
Performance indicator: Increase audiences among FITs (specifically backpackers and long haul tourists) and inbound
school groups from 20% of total visitor attendances in 1999 to 23% by June 2002.
Result: The Museum has increased advertising and promotions in backpacker market through the Backpacker and
Resorts Association and local Sydney operators to continue to attract this resilient market. Development of stronger
relationships with English language schools and inbound operators through famils and regular mail-outs is resulting
in increased bookings of international students.
Strategy: Increase membership
TOP Sourcing the Muse exhibition view
Performance indicator: Increase memberships by 15% by June 2002 through a number of new programming,
BOTTOM Bill Bright harpsichord
promotions and member benefits initiatives.
Result: Exceeded. Membership increased by 40% since June 2000.
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Strategy: Use the Internet and Intranet to deliver knowledge about the
Museum’s collection and services to the widest possible audiences.
Performance indicator: Increasingly make the Museum’s collection
available on the Internet through improvements to the Museum’s website,
the AMOL website, and Collection Information System.
Result: There are 65,000 Powerhouse Museum item level records and
2,430 images on AMOL. In addition, the Museum’s website has 127 high
LEFT Olivia Newton-John launches
LEFT Spinning around
quality ‘significant object’ images and item level descriptions. Work is
RIGHT Peter Allen’s mirrored shirt,
Spinning around
progressing to complete ‘Significance in material culture’ statements for the remaining 273 significant objects and to place them on the web site.
Performance indicator: More fully realise the capabilities of the Imaging project by:
1. digitising all new acquisitions (approximately 1,500 per year);
2. annually digitising 7,500 previously acquired objects;
3. digitising photo documentation for object condition reporting progressively from June 2000.
Result: 1. All new acquisitions are being digitally photographed for inclusion on the Collections Information Management System, as part of their
standard documentation procedure.
2. Target exceeded. The total number of images digitally captured from all sources, is approximately 22,000 images per year.
3. Routine photo documentation of object condition is now nearly all digital.
Strategy: Increase revenue and support from current sources.
Performance indicator: Increase revenue from venue hire and events catering by 10% per annum by improving services and marketing to ensure
optimal repeat and new business.
Result: Revenue from venue hire increased by average 15%. Revenue from catering increased by average 45%.
Focus has been on increasing yield and profit as well as volume of events.
Performance indicator: Actively pursue opportunities to develop and/or host further websites for external organisations – including continued
development of the AMOL website
Result: The Museum hosts the Migration Heritage Centre website, the Ministry for the Arts website and the ASEAN Cultural Heritage Information
Network. The Cultural Ministers Council meeting in May agreed to extend the current AMOL contract at the Museum until December 2003.
Strategy: Develop structures to support corporate and private support for Museum programs.
Performance indicator: Review organisational mechanisms, such as the establishment of a foundation, to attract and quarantine funding for specific
core Museum activities.
Result: Corporate Membership program relaunched September 2000 to increase reserves for collection acquisitions. Corporate membership has since
increased by 216%. Funds donated for a specific purpose are identified in the financial records as quarantined funds and reported on accordingly.
goals for 2002-03
• Establish a Movable Heritage Research Centre to support research
• Contribute to the Darling Harbour 2010 Masterplan, which seeks to
on the State’s material heritage. This will be complemented by the
improve access and the attraction of the precinct. A key element is
relocated Migration Heritage Centre, designed to link with the
the creation of new links to the Museum. The Museum is also
Museum’s research, exhibitions, on-line and public events expertise.
strengthening partnerships within the neighbourhood- ABC, UTS
and TAFE - as a cultural and learning precinct.
• Permanent gallery upgrades will see the establishment of an Australian
• Establish a new 3D Theatre at Sydney Observatory, offering
Communities Gallery and the Wong Family Store exhibition opening on level 3.
immersive, interactive programs about the universe.
• Our website www.phm.gov.au will provide access to the Sydney 2000
• Expand our Corporate Members program, (relaunched in 2000), to
Games Collection, and provide images and information from the
extend the membership base and strengthen our links with industry.
creative teams responsible for their creation.
Revenue will be directed to collection acquisitions.
• Commence design and construction for new storage buildings at
Castle Hill. The facility, to be completed in 2005, will significantly
• Implement an innovative Risk Management of Heritage Collections
increase the percentage of the collection on display by provision of
plan, to achieve a more strategic approach to the management of
open storage, enhancing the Museum’s presence in western Sydney.
our unique collection.
• Relocate our Members Lounge to a more accessible location, on
• Extend the provision of Shared Corporate Services (finance and
level 5 near the Asian Gallery to strengthen member benefits.
human resource information management) to other cultural
agencies, following a successful partnership with the Film and
• Significantly upgrade the quality of our catering services with a new
Television Office.
café, located on level 4.
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+exhibitions
The successful exhibitions program both met existing audience
examine the craftsmanship of individual pieces. Spinning around: 50
expectations and attracted new audiences through its diversity,
years of Festival Records spanned the fields of industry, technology,
ingenuity and excellent standard of design and technology. The
design and history in half a century of the Australian music business.
Centenary of Federation continued to feature both within the Museum
Featured artefacts included costumes, album covers, and publicity
and the travelling exhibitions program.
material, as well as the developing technology of the music industry
(for a full list of the year’s exhibitions and exhibition schedule see
over 50 years. The exhibition gave visitors a chance to play
appendix 4).
instruments, use a mixing desk and burn their own CD of Festival hits.
As well as the established permanent exhibitions in the Museum,
Sourcing the Muse drew attention to the Museum’s vast fashion and
the program provided our visitors with a new permanent exhibition and
textile collection by inviting eight of Australia’s top design houses to
another 26 temporary exhibitions or displays within the Powerhouse, as
source inspiration from the collection and translate this into new
well as the continuation of exhibitions already in place at 1 July last
works which were displayed alongside those garments, textiles and
year. There were no additional entry fees levied on visitors for the year’s
accessories which inspired them. Engineering Excellence, developed in
exhibition program. All exhibitions featured this year, apart from one
association with the Institution of Engineers Australia (Sydney
collaboration, were conceived and produced in-house. Our design,
Division), showcased contemporary innovations from this awards
audiovisual and interactives teams produced an extraordinary range of
program, including the technology that allowed Nicki Webster to ‘fly’
exhibition spaces and styles, beautifully lit, highly interactive and
during the Sydney Olympics opening ceremony.
incorporating leading edge
Two wheeled warriors: a history of Harley Davidson in Australia
technologies.
provided an Australian perspective on an international phenomenon.
One of the Museum’s primary
Spinning around exhibition view
The exhibition originated from the National Motor Museum at Birdwood,
objectives with its programs is to
South Australia. Our curatorial team searched extensively for local
place events, issues and innovations
content and in doing so uncovered many wonderful and unique stories
in Australian history in their social
about Sydneysiders and their Harleys and added material to give the
and cultural contexts to promote a
exhibition a strong Sydney focus with the help of both private and
better understanding of who we are,
corporate lenders. In the Asian gallery, recognition of the diverse
what we have achieved and what is
cultures and rich heritage of our neighbours was presented in Trade
possible. One and half years in the
Winds: arts of Southeast Asia, with almost all objects drawn from the
making, the new permanent exhibition
Museum’s collection and representing the cultures of Burma (now
EcoLogic: creating a sustainable
known as Myanmar), Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia,
future, presents new ideas and
Brunei, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and East Timor. The
technologies that can reduce our
Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous communication gallery included the
individual and collective impact on the planet. The exhibition
Black Theatre exhibition, a history of Indigenous theatre in Australia. A
incorporates video, film, soundscapes and interactives, with a
program of seminars, lectures, performances and activities, along with
specially placed trail of interactives for children to access. A
publications, supplemented and amplified the exhibition program.
sustainable ‘house’ is featured using products, appliances and
Launches for the exhibition program attracted much media
materials which are available to use and environmentally sound. There
attention. Spinning around was opened by Olivia Newton-John and the
is an associated website (www.phm.gov.au/ecologic) and ongoing
launch attended by a raft of music industry celebrities including
public and educational programs.
Normie Rowe, Billy Thorpe, Little Pattie and Col Joye. Jimmy Little
The temporary exhibition program featured Australian achievement
performed a Kylie Minogue song to great effect and Festival’s first
in design, industry and technology. Marc Newson: design works was
recording artist Les Welch also performed. The loud launch of Two
the first major retrospective of this internationally renowned Australian
wheeled warriors saw the Northside Motorcycle Club roar into the front
designer’s work, featuring his creative process as well as a great
courtyard on 30 motorbikes, ferrying rock star Angry Anderson to
variety of his finished work. Spectacular! Spectacular! on the set of
officially open the exhibition. Powerhouse Rock, a series of four outdoor
Moulin Rouge showcased the extraordinary talents of the Oscar-
concerts in the Grace Bros courtyard, was produced to accompany the
winning Australian design team behind the lavish costumes from the
Spinning around exhibition in January, attracting a total audience of
movie in a theatrical setting which allowed visitors the opportunity to
4,000 over four nights. Performers ranged from 60s greats Judy Stone,
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Johnny Devlin and Lonnie Lee to current bands NoKTuRNL, Gerling and Lash.
Over 560,000 visitors were drawn by an extensive and innovative
program of travelling exhibitions and off site installations presented
regionally, nationally and internationally. 11 exhibitions were presented
in 44 venues.
The ties between the Powerhouse and a range of regional
museums were strengthened by the cooperative model adopted for the
Moulin Rouge exhibition view
Births of a nation: women, childbirth and Federation exhibition.
Consultation and collaboration with regional partners ensured greater
access and a lasting legacy resulted from its NSW tour. Western
magnificent paint-on-glass sign, depicting the muse of painting c
Sydney was the venue for touring exhibitions including Intel Young
1900, for the Sydney decorating firm of Althouse and Geiger. This
Scientist 2001 as well as our refurbished KIDS installation at the
relates to several collection fields as a key example of Sydney
Westmead Children’s Hospital. A Western Sydney partnership produced
industrial and retailing history as well as a fine example of
Jirrin Journey, presented at the Parramatta Heritage Centre, which
architectural decoration. Along with the sign, the owner donated the
drew inspiration from the memories and stories of the Arabic
firm’s unique historic archive which is an invaluable record of a major
community. The Museum is also proud to have had the opportunity to
NSW company that has continuously operated for
present to an international audience with Celebrating Australia:
125 years and is of great research value.
identity by design in the United States and Old Peking: photographs by
The Museum successfully bid for a Grant and Cocks Federation
Hedda Morrison 1933 - 46 in China. These opportunities have provided
plaque of 1901 made using the same materials and by the same
us with international links which promise exciting future collaborations
craftsmen as the celebrated Federation Pavilion from Centennial Park.
and the chance to both offer our history and expertise to the world and
Though issued in a small edition, no other copies of the plaque are
to bring international exhibitions to our visitors.
known. A unique mechanical voting machine, thought to date from
The Museum collaborated on a joint project with the Historic
Federation, was purchased. The fine cedar cabinet was once the
Houses Trust of NSW to develop an exhibition at the Museum of Sydney.
property of the Victorian Parliament but has Federal significance as it
On Location: Sydney examined how the city has been featured as a
carries four candidate names, Barton, Turner, Forrest and Deakin. The
location in films and fashion photography. Powerhouse staff created a
machine may have been a prototype to trial mechanical polling and is
program of feature film extracts and the Museum loaned photographs,
interesting for its relevance to the Museum’s technology collection and
movie cameras and equipment from the collection and wrote labels
its significance to Australian social history.
and the catalogue.
A Skylark sounding rocket used at Woomera in the 1950s from the
Rohrlach Collection auction in South Australia will allow the
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Powerhouse to represent Australia’s place in the ‘Space Race’. The
Museum received the harpsichord it commissioned from one of
The Collection Development and Research policy, revised in 2001,
Australia’s finest instrument makers, Bill Bright, who works from his
guides the Museum in developing its collection fields and scholarship
premises outside the town of Barraba in regional NSW. The lid
and informs the acquisition of objects into the collection.
painting, by local artist Rupert Richardson, depicts a scene in the
The most significant acquisition this year was the impressive
Barraba area and is a distinctive feature of all Bright’s work.
collection of material associated with the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.
Gifts to the Museum’s collection over the year include the A.W.
Some 580 objects include design, uniforms and signage that
Standfield and Co’s mouse and rat trap making machines, appealing
determined the ‘Look’ of the Games, architectural models and
in their complex ‘Heath-Robinson’ appearance. Stanfield built the
drawings used to promote Sydney’s claim to host a ‘Green Games’ and
machines during the depression in1925 and continued producing traps
a collection of unique road and directional signs current during the
for the family business in Mascot until recently.
Games. It includes a large collection of the most memorable costumes
and vehicles from the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic
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and Paralympic Games. The bulk of the material in The Sydney 2000
The Museum has a collection of 385,020 objects as at 30 June
Games Collection was a gift of the
A.W. Standfield and Co's mouse trap
making machine
NSW Government presented by the
2002 (based on an estimate of 380,000 at 30 June 1995).
NSW Olympic Coordination Authority,
Approximately 4% of objects by number (10% by volume) are on
but is supplemented by many
display at any time. The remaining 96% by number (90% by volume)
individual purchases and donations of
is stored in the Harwood Building basement at the Powerhouse (small
uniforms, posters and souvenir pins.
and fragile objects); stores in Jones Street, Ultimo (medium-sized
objects); stores in Castle Hill (large objects); the Large Erecting
A number of extraordinary
Workshop at Eveleigh (rail stock); and Bankstown Airport (aircraft).
purchases were made for the
During the year, the Museum acquired 580 items of the Sydney
collection in the last year including a
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2000 Games Collection and 404
Important historical objects were lent to both the State Library of NSW
objects for its collection through
and the Australian National Maritime Museum for their major
donations (326), sponsored purchases
exhibitions on Matthew Flinders. Objects were also sent to the National
(3), purchases (52), through the
Gallery of Australia, ScreenSound, and the Lanyon Historic Homestead
Cultural Gifts Program (15), Museum
in Canberra and the Brisbane City Gallery and Ipswich City Council
product (3) and items acquired
Gallery in Queensland. The Bill Bright harpsichord was lent to the ABC
through collection assessment (5).
for a new recording of all the J S Bach keyboard Partitas by the
(A selection of acquisitions is at
harpsichordist Nicholas Parle.
appendix 3).
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As well as the objects acquired
into the Museum’s collection, a
significant number of objects in the
collection were identified, catalogued
Visitor attendances to the Powerhouse Museum and Sydney
and described to high standards,
Observatory for the 2001-02 year decreased 1.5% compared to 2000-
incorporating ‘Statements of
01. Given that the previous year was marked by the staging of
significance’. 695 objects were
international exhibitions, such as 1000 Years of the Olympic Games
catalogued to museum documentation
standards. A major documentation
and the popular school holiday Lego exhibition, maintaining this high
project was the cataloguing of the
attendance record in a difficult market was an impressive result.
Julius Poole and Gibson engineering
This year was marked by a range of challenging factors such as
archive of 20,292 drawings. This was
the negative impact of September 11, which significantly depressed
made possible by funds from a
Centenary of Federation grant received
by the Institution of Engineers
attendances for many Sydney attractions for months, and serious
bushfires in the week following Boxing Day, normally one of the
Museum’s best weeks for attendance.
Australia (Sydney Division).
The year did see significant increases in educational and
The Museum pioneered research
TOP Grant and Cocks Federation plaque 1901
CENTRE Graphic designer Danny Jacobsen with
‘word wall’ in EcoLogic exhibition
BOTTOM Ford F250 series ambulance, gift of the
Ambulance Service of NSW
and Codex Leicester, tourism attracted by the Sydney Olympic Games
Observatory audiences and an improved mix of programs,
into the use of essential oils from
performances and events in combination with exhibitions, such as the
Australian plants in the 19th century
Anne Frank associated play, the Trains, Planes and Automobiles
and the Castle Hill site was originally
weekend festival and Powerhouse Rock concerts. Visitors to off-site
developed as a plantation to grow oil
exhibitions increased by nearly 10% in response to a very strong
rich Australian plant species. Now a
touring program.
tea tree oil based product, Bactigas®, is being trialled to control
(for visitor statistics see appendix 1).
mould in Museum collection storage at Castle Hill. The preliminary
results are encouraging and the Museum is working with the
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manufacturers, BOC Gases Australia, and EML consulting services to
further develop and research this treatment. A paper outlining the
The Observatory continued to operate its core activities as a
project, and the Museum’s early history of research into essential oils,
museum of astronomy and a public observatory. In the daytime school
was delivered at the 5th International Conference on the
groups and the public visited the By the light of the southern stars
Biodeterioration of Cultural Property. The Museum also developed the
exhibition while the evening tours remained popular and well attended.
Risk Assessment in the Management of Heritage Collections Project
A number of lectures were given at the Observatory as part of
(see report under Risk Management).
activities such as school holidays, National Astronomy Week and World
Space Week. The Deputy Director of the Australia Telescope National
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Facility, Professor Ray Norris, gave the annual By the light of the
The Museum lent 284 objects in 35 loan transactions in 2001-2002.
southern stars lecture during the January school holidays. Other
These loans included a selection of Australian decorative arts objects
lectures included a talk courtesy of the British Council by Dr Martin
lent for the exhibition In the Garden at the Parramatta Heritage Centre.
Hendry on What if the moon didn’t exist? and a talk on Mars by Dr
Items relating to the life of the Australian inventor and aviator Lawrence
Morris Jones.
A variety of astronomy courses for the public were run during the
Hargrave were lent to the new Science Centre and Planetarium in
Wollongong and shearing objects were sent to the new Shear Outback,
year including Exploring the heavens, Astronomical concept and
the Shearer’s Hall of Fame Museum at Hay in Western NSW.
Understanding relativity run by Dr Paul Payne. The curator of
Locally, several loans were provided to the Historic Houses Trust of
NSW for exhibitions at the Museum of Sydney and Elizabeth Bay House.
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astronomy, Dr Nick Lomb, coordinated four introductory courses run in
conjunction with the Workers Educational Association, Sydney and
telescope making classes were conducted in the Observatory’s
uses original music, poetry and
Discovery Room.
dialogue, Braille maps and
transcripts. Recorded on a small CD,
Special evening sessions with supper, telescope viewing and
workshops were popular with family groups including Pizza, planets
visitors can now hire a minidiscman
and planisphere; Supper, stars and starwheels and Pizza moon night.
and enjoy a new experience.
Sydney Design Week 2001 was
Observatory staff also organised a number of well-attended
G’Astronomy nights for adult audiences, at which visitors could feast
highlighted by two booked-out lectures
on a champagne supper as well as viewing through the telescopes.
by Marc Newson and Shigaru Ban.
Births of a nation at the Illawarra Museum
They contributed to attracting another
A large number of outreach visits were made. A highlight was a
telescope session for 40 engineers from Boeing at Ooramina in the
of our core audiences, culturally active
Northern Territory, another was a night outreach at the Botanical
adults and tertiary design students. They also contributed to
Gardens. Other visits included Probus groups, the Independent
enhancing the Museum’s reputation for offering worthy and
Retirees Association and CANTEEN.
intellectually stimulating programs.
Two astronomical events, the November Leonid Meteor Shower and
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the line up of four naked-eye planets in the western sky in April and
May, grabbed media and public interest during the year generating
The Museum recognised the significance of NAIDOC (National
numerous enquiries and interviews. Over the year, Observatory staff
Aboriginal Islander Day Observance Committee) Week by devoting its
dealt with some 27,000 public enquiries.
July school holiday period to Indigenous programs with performances
by the Doonooch dancers, the Torres Strait Islander dance troupe Bibir
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+ v i s i t o r s e r v i ce s
and storyteller Pauline McLeod. Education staff also demonstrated and
taught Aboriginal string games, linking the Bayagul Indigenous gallery
(for a full list of education and public programs see appendix 5)
with the Lace for Fashion exhibition. The highlight of the NAIDOC
Two exhibitions and their suite of programs were highlights of the
celebrations was the annual concert, featuring Jimmy Little with r-jay,
Urshula Yovich and Shauntai Batske, Bobby McLeod and others.
year - Anne Frank and Courage to Care, and EcoLogic: creating a
Performing arts was also the focus of the temporary exhibitions
sustainable future. Schools were identified as a key audience for both
exhibitions and significant resources were allocated to developing
within the permanent Bayagul space. The 25th anniversary of the
programs and services. Each was rewarded with considerable interest
National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development Association (NAISDA),
and visitation from schools as well as general public. Booked school
the national dance college, was commemorated with a special
groups accounted for 21.9% of total attendances this year compared
exhibition. This was followed by an exhibition of the history of Black
with 19.7% in the previous year. Four major school holiday programs,
Theatre, drawing largely from the collection of and co-curated by Glenn
designed specifically to attract families with children and complement
Shea. Supporting the exhibition were performances of the Sydney
major exhibitions, were another success and attracted thousands of
Theatre Company’s production of Blacked Up, written and directed by
visitors. At Sydney Observatory over 37% of visitors participated in
Wesley Enoch. Three Aboriginal actors presented highlights of
public programs and there was a record in education attendance with
significant Aboriginal plays from the last 30 years with a linking
school visitation up by 28%.
narrative. Each session was followed by a forum featuring Indigenous
Online service delivery to education audiences has grown and
theatre actors, writers, directors and producers including Justine
diversified, accessed through www.phm.gov.au/education. Teachers
Saunders, Lester Bostock and Wesley Enoch. One forum was recorded
and students can better prepare for a visit by downloading both our
and broadcast on the Awaye! program on ABC Radio National.
annual Teachers Guide and all Exhibition Notes. Specific services for
Reconciliation Week 2002 concentrated on education programs for
use in schools are growing with the HSC technology syllabus support
schools with storytelling and string games for primary students and
case studies being promoted through our partnership with the
dance workshops for secondary students. A SoundHouseTM workshop
Department of Education and Training; the first phase of the Australia
series was conducted with 12 Koori students from Cleveland Street
Innovates website (www.phm.gov.au/australia-innovates) and possibly
High School through South Sydney Youth Services. During eight
the biggest highlight being the launch of our SoundHouseTM facility
sessions, the students attended music and video production
Marc Newson lecture
online with its Soundbyte.org site.
workshops where they made a CD of their own song 24/7 and then
Sounding the Museum, a unique new
created a choreographed video which was posted on Soundbyte.org.
program, developed with Australia
The touring exhibition Births of a nation included oral histories of
Council support, in collaboration with
Indigenous women’s birthing experiences from the Jerrinja community
the Elektra String Quartet, enables
at Jervis Bay. Sharing a Wailwan story ended its regional tour on a
both vision impaired and sighted
strong note, travelling to Parkes, Coonabarabran and Wagga Wagga
people to experience the Museum
and attracting over 20,000 visitors. Indigenous Museum staff also
through sound rather than sight. It
authored the Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous communication book.
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• Develop a leading role for the Museum in the provision of education
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The Museum’s already well-developed outreach services to
regional NSW were consolidated this year by the appointment of full
time Regional Services Coordinator in July 2001. A Regional Services
Workshop gave representatives from over twenty regional organisations
an opportunity to meet with Museum staff, see behind the scenes and
investigate services being offered. This also provided the opportunity
to discuss the needs of regional and community museums and
opportunities and training programs for regional and
rural people involved in the care and promotion of heritage
collections in NSW.
• Increase profile of and resources available for delivery of
regional services.
Funding has been approved for the Powerhouse Museum Collection
and Research Centre (Movable Heritage, NSW), to be established in
audiences. A brochure outlining available services to regional
2002-03, which will enable the Museum to use its extensive collection
organisations was subsequently compiled and widely distributed.
for research, publications, education, and loans and for the good
A range of collaborative projects are being implemented in
management and wider knowledge of collections across NSW. This
consultation with the Museums and Galleries Foundation of NSW
ability, and its expert curatorial staff, will position the Museum as a
including assistance with mentoring of students involved in the Wagga
key centre for movable heritage research in NSW and Australia.
Wagga pilot of the Museums Industry Training Package and
coordinated delivery of conservation advice and assistance.
Participation in the Cultural Heritage Workshop Program to deliver
basic skills training got underway with
the Forming Partnerships: Making
Connections seminar held in Hay and
Writing a conservation plan in
Boorowa. The Museum also
participated in the Timber Stories
TOP Steve Miller, education officer for
Aboriginal projects, and students try string
games in Bayagul
BOTTOM Batik shirt featuring Australian coat of
arms, Trade winds
workshop in Port Macquarie.
Development of the Regional
Internship Program continued through
consultation with regional
organisations. Since February 2001,
ten internships have been undertaken
by volunteer and paid staff from
community museums, regional
museums and art galleries.
Placements have been in conservation,
exhibition development, registration,
media and marketing, print media and
education and visitor services. Over 30
objects from the Museum’s collection
were made available to regional
venues in NSW through the Regional
Loans Program. This includes
assistance with transportation,
installation, display and interpretation
of the objects. The Museum’s touring
exhibitions went to 30 regional NSW
venues.
A Regional Services Strategic Plan for 2002-05 has been
developed. Major strategies are -
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+ a u d i e n ce re s e a rc h
During 2001-02, summative evaluation studies were undertaken
for major temporary exhibitions and the new permanent exhibition,
EcoLogic. These studies require a sample of 200 respondents surveyed
over both holiday and non-holiday periods. Other visitor information
such as ticket sales and visitor counts are included in the reports and
findings are compared against the outcomes from previous exhibition
studies. In 2001-02, evaluations were undertaken for: EcoLogic:
creating a sustainable future; Anne Frank + Courage to Care; Visions
of a Republic: the work of Lucien Henry; Marc Newson: design works;
and, Spinning around: 50 Years of Festival Records. A remedial
tracking and observation study of EcoLogic was also conducted,
identifying the ways that visitors are using the exhibition with a
particular focus on evaluating visitor use and experience of the nine
exhibition interactives.
The benchmark Year-Long Visitor Study was conducted from 1 July
2001 until 30 June 2002 and involved 2968 respondents. The study
was structured to sample across pay and free days, weekdays and
weekends, school holidays, school terms and all seasons to provide a
comprehensive picture of visitors to the Powerhouse. A range of
demographic, motivational, perceptual, participation and satisfaction
questions were asked. The data highlights changes in visitor profiles,
gauges the satisfaction with the Museum experience and provides
valuable data for future program planning and positioning.
The second stage of the Leisure and change: implications for
museums in the 21st century study was undertaken in 2001. Titled
Choosing Museums: competition,
leisure trends and decision-making in
the free choice market place, the study
sought to identify major competitors of
• Increase access to the collection - through an active loans program
and the establishment of a movable heritage research centre.
• Provide support for the documentation and care of movable heritage
in regional NSW.
museums, expand understandings
about current trends in leisure
participation and explore questions of
how people make leisure choices. The
• Develop exhibitions relevant to regional and rural NSW and an
study reviewed current literature, ABS
exhibition program that provides opportunities for development of
data and ten years of Venue Monitor
regional collections.
participation trends to develop a
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The Flying Lotahs perform in the Turbine Hall
picture of how Australians are choosing to spend their leisure time.
Two major competitors emerged: cinema and domestically based
leisure. Both these leisure options are attractive because they are ’risk
free’, immediate and intellectually undemanding. The study concluded
that museums face a challenge to position and market themselves to
capture and maintain competitive advantage in the 21st century.
Promoting the multi-attractions of museums, their core values and the
important social role that they occupy are some of the ways that this
challenge can be addressed.
The Olympics study: impact of mega and hallmark events on
a future virtual members program, direct
marketing database and email campaigns.
museums used events such as annual arts festivals and the Olympic
A new system has been implemented to
Games mega event as case studies. The study was structured to
allow the shop to directly enter images,
sample 7 waves of visitors to the Powerhouse and the National
descriptions and prices of new merchandise
Maritime Museum over a two-year period. An additional qualitative
on the Museum’s website.
An Electronic Resource Management
stage of the study interviewed museum directors, marketing managers
and festival directors throughout Australia and New Zealand to identify
Group, including the Research Library
ways in which museums could maximise their position by working
Manager, Records Manager, Systems
strategically with festivals and major events.
Manager and Archivist has been
An Interactives Study is a partnership with Sci-Tech (Perth, WA)
TOP Harley Davidson exhibition view
BOTTOM The water cycle Ecologic
established. The group develops strategies for the
and the Powerhouse with the consultancy expertise of Dr John Falk and
Museum’s approach to the storage,
Dr Lynn Dierking of the Institute of Learning Innovation in Annapolis,
preservation, standards and policy issues peculiar to electronic
Maryland, USA. Interactives occur in all types of museums, including
records in the Museum.
A collection of 258 books and papers, published between 1873
science centres, natural history, technology and history museums.
Despite the growing importance of interactives within the mix of
and 2000 was kindly donated by Alastair Morrison for the Research
museum exhibition design, it is recognised that more knowledge is
Library. The collection covers Chinese history, decorative arts, customs,
required both about the role interactives play in facilitating visitor
travel, geography and biography, reflecting the lives and interests of
long-term learning and in attracting and maintaining audiences. 200
Alastair and Hedda Morrison. It is a fine resource, containing a large
face-to-face interviews using Personal Meaning Mapping were
conducted in January 2002 and follow up interviews will be completed
in August 2002.
number of photographs of China and other parts of Asia.
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Throughout the year, over 515,000 users visited the Museum’s
Dr. Zahava Doering, Director Institutional Studies at the
Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. visited the Museum in
website which continues to be upgraded and enhanced. Significant
March 2002 and presented a paper Reflections on the Potential of
content additions were made over the year attracting ever greater
Visitor Studies.
usage. In addition the Museum has begun a year-long user evaluation
study. Two new projects were assisted by funding from the Office of
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t e c h n o lo g y a n d
k n ow le d g e
management
Two new Museum-wide management groups have been
Information Technology (OIT) under the connect.NSW program to extend
the services available on the Museum’s website.
The Minister for Information Technology, The Hon. Kim Yeadon MP,
launched the new music website, Soundbyte.org, in October 2001. The
site provides access to a range of resources to help compose and
exchange music and ideas. An additional facility on the site allows
370,000 students participating in Music Viva’s touring program, both
in Australia and in Singapore, to use Soundbyte to collaborate with one
established to better manage both the Museum’s knowledge
another, as well as the resident Music Viva composer. The launch
management requirements, as well as future online marketing
included a performance by rock pop group Gerling and Matthew Lee, a
activities. The Knowledge Management Group, made up of
music student from Fort Street High School. A recording of his
representatives from across all divisions, advises on projects and
performance was uploaded to the website, streamed and turned into a
systems that provide electronic access to the Museum’s collection,
notated form. Students from Cobar High in North West NSW and
exhibitions, publications or associated research content. The Online
Gloucester High in the Upper Hunter Valley were able to interact with
Marketing Forum helps develop and deploy electronic initiatives to
Matthew’s piece in an online jam session to demonstrate the
market and promote Museum services, programs and products. Among
technology. The Soundbyte project has been selected as a best practice
the projects it will take an active role in is the Online Shop, as well as
case study by the OIT.
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Behind the Scenes, an initiative to
has been a strong theme in the period with the launch of three major
increase the public accessibility of the
virtual exhibitions and a new database of travelling exhibitions, Tour.
Museum’s collection, was launched in
Also launched was Discovernet, a new component of the site that
February 2002. Visitors to
makes available the education resources in museums and galleries
www.phm.gov.au can go behind the
around the nation. In the period, 17 collections, predominantly from
scenes of the Museum’s collection
regional museums and galleries, were added. This takes the total
stores, conservation and photography
number of museum collections searchable through AMOL to 92 with a
departments. The site uses a state-of-
combined total of over half a million objects.
the-art interface to demonstrate the
In April, the AMOL project received two international Best of the
richness of the collection. High-
Web awards at the annual Museums and the Web Conference in
resolution images, spherical images
Boston, USA. The AMOL project won both Best Museum professional’s
and 3D object movies allow the public
site, as well as Best E-Services Solutions for Art Trails. This is the first
to see over 120 of the Museum’s
time that any single museum has won two of the six major awards
premier objects, some of which are
presented annually by this group. The Cultural Ministers Council
rarely displayed. The Collections
agreed in May to extend the current AMOL contract at the Museum
section describes 10 different
until December 2003.
collections in depth and the
At the Energy Australia National Trust 2002 Heritage Awards on 26
Panoramas section offers high-
April, the National Quilt Register won the Electronic Community Groups
resolution, 360° images of the
Award. The NQR is an initiative of the Pioneer Women’s Hut in
Museum’s workshops, conservation
Tumbarumba and AMOL built the website. It can be found at
laboratories and large train, tram,
amol.org.au/nqr.
aircraft storage facilities.
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A specialist website is currently
being developed for launch in 2002-03
The Museum’s Image Resource Centre (IRC) has now digitally
to showcase the Sydney Olympic
captured more than 150,000 images, approximately 80,000 of which
collection with an intended audience
TOP
Primary Totems by John Dahlsen, made from
collected plastic rubbish, EcoLogic
CENTRE
Births of a nation – travelling exhibition
elements
BOTTOM
Installing the Holden ECOmmodore, the first
hybrid petrol-electric vehicle made in Australia,
EcoLogic
have been transferred to the image server. Over the past year, the IRC
of tertiary level design students. As
has trained staff in the use of digital cameras and image capture.
well as making available images of
The IRC has continued to provide assistance to other institutions in
over 500 collection items, the site will
the fields of digital imaging and image cataloguing. This year visitors to
also feature interviews with designers
the IRC have included fact finding staff from the National Portrait Gallery,
and specialist essays on aspects of
London; Queensland Art Gallery; the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and
the Games.
Torres Strait Islander studies, Canberra; North Fort Museum (Army History
Heritage Network ASEAN has been
Unit) and the Parliament House Art Gallery, Canberra.
under development and in 2002-03
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the Museum will launch a purpose
built portal to link all ten Association of South East Asian Nations
As well as providing the technical support for the Division’s suite
(ASEAN) countries with one another via the world wide web. The new
of electronic outreach initiatives, the Systems department has spent
portal has been specifically designed to allow heritage professionals
considerable time implementing new network and website security
throughout the region to work more closely, as well as showcase the
systems, as well as rationalising the Museum’s numerous databases.
rich moveable heritage culture of south East Asia. The Migration
In addition, the department spent considerable time developing,
Heritage Centre website was completed and successfully launched in
testing and upgrading hardware and software for the Museum’s
October 2001.
financial and human resource management system – MIMS, allowing
the Museum to take on board a new
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+ g a l le r i e s o n l i n e ( A M O L )
external client, the NSW Film and
Television Office (FTO). The Systems
In 2001-02 AMOL (www.amol.org.au) launched a series of major
department designed, developed and
new online publications, virtual exhibitions, databases and training
deployed the technical solution that
resources which have contributed to the substantial increase in the
now sees the FTO share the Museum’s
number of cultural tourists, museum professionals and students
MIMS system. The department has
accessing the site. In this period use has grown by over 50% to more
also established a new image server
than 1,800 unique users a day. Representation of regional collections
and collection management server in
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Spinning around entrance
readiness for the Museum’s transition to a new collection information
management system which will provide Registration, Conservation and
Curatorial departments with a fully functioning system to enter, track
and update collection records.
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During the year, the Museum entered into new partnerships
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+ t e c h n o lo g y
with organisations that have supported previous projects.
Holden contributed significant cash sponsorship for
The Museum has signed
EcoLogic: creating a sustainable future.
Memorandums of Understanding
Nine Network Australia entered into the Museum’s largest
advertising agreement for Spinning
(MOUs) with two international
around: 50 years of Festival Records
organisations to increase digital
and Star Wars: The Magic of Myth
content creation activities as well as access
(scheduled for later in 2002).
super computing facilities. The Teschniches
Grand Marnier renewed its
Museum (TMV) in Vienna has invited the Museum to supply interactive
cash sponsorship of
multimedia content for their new media history permanent gallery. In
GrandMarnier/Powerhouse
return the Museum will be able to access TMV’s new content for use in
Museum Fashion of the Year
the Museum’s Cyberworlds exhibition.
for a second three-year term.
LEFT Sourcing the Muse exhibition
RIGHT The Hon Kim Yeadon MP, Minister for
Information Technology launches Soundbyte.org
The Museum has also agreed to become an Alliance partner of the
Talkradio 2UE 954AM and
National Centre for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), based at the
Samsung Electronics Australia
University of Illinois. The NCSA has a reputation for facilitating
extended their in-kind support
innovative research and content creation programs via its high-
Marc Newson exhibition view
of the Museum for Spinning
performance computing and networking environment. As an Alliance
around, developed in association
partner the Museum will be able to access NCSA facilities and
with Festival Mushroom Records and ScreenSound Australia,
expertise particularly in the area of scientific visualisation. Already the
and presented as an official event in Sydney Festival. In addition
Museum is working with NCSA teams to develop content for the 3D
to these partnerships, the Museum welcomed the Institution of
theatre at Sydney Observatory.
Engineers (Sydney Division), which has entered into a two-year
The NSW Office of Information Technology (OIT) and Museum have
cash sponsorship for the exhibition Engineering Excellence,
and continued to build its Corporate Members program
signed an MOU that will see the Museum create content for the OIT’s
that was relaunched the previous year. (for a full list of
new Community Technology Centres (CTCs) which have been
the Museum’s supporters, sponsors and Corporate Members
established in many regional centres across NSW with populations
see inside back cover).
under 3,000. The Museum, in collaboration with the local Aboriginal
community in West Dubbo, is already developing the first of a series of
+media
online Music Video production programs for the CTCs, which will be
Media sponsorships were successfully negotiated with
launched in late 2002.
Channel Nine to the value of $550,000 and 2UE to the value of
The Museum has been approached by Dipartimento di Electtronica
$250,000, greatly enhancing public awareness of the Museum’s
Informazione (Italy) and the University of Lugano (Switzerland) to
programs. Under a long-term agreement with monorail operator
be associates for the technology Enhanced Communication in
Connex, the Museum negotiated to have the Haymarket monorail
Cultural Heritage degree course. Along with such institutions as
station renamed the Powerhouse Museum station from July 2002,
the Guggenheim, MOMA (NY) and SFMOMA, the Smithsonian and
increasing public awareness of our presence in the precinct.
various leading European cultural institutions, the Powerhouse has
Connex have also agreed to sponsor a special Star Wars monorail
agreed to host degree course students for internships in the area
train wrap during 2002-03.
of digital cultural creation. Interns will bring fresh skill sets to
Media coverage achieved by the Museum in the year
included 812 print stories, 249 radio stories, 70 television
work on dedicated projects for the website and new media
stories, 744 listings and 110 entries on websites.
sections of the Museum.
+ 15
+ eva l u a t i o n o f t h e
+affiliated societies
+ p ro g ra m
+ vo l u n t e e rs
Powerhouse partners provide services to Museum visitors
including taking orientation walks; conducting tours for visitors and
booked tourist groups, giving exhibition, object and special event talks,
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences has a unique
staffing touch trolleys, assisting with school holiday programs,
relationship with 39 Affiliated Societies associated with the Museum’s
education briefings, assisting people with a disability or frail aged
collection fields (see appendix 20). The Board of Trustees
visitors and meeting and greeting booked groups including those with
commissioned an evaluation of the Affiliated Societies Program to
special needs. In 2001-02 they provided outreach services to 10
build upon the existing partnerships and identify ways in which the
organisations including seniors groups, aged day-care centres, adult
Museum and the Societies could work together more effectively.
education groups and nursing homes with a total of 355 people
attending the presentations. Behind the scenes volunteers support
+ t h e p o we r h o u s e m u s e u m
+ s e le c t i o n , a u st ra l i a n
+ d e s i g n a w a rd s
staff in work that happens away from the public areas of the Museum
and over the years have worked in most departments.
In June 2002 there were 164 volunteers working for the Museum
comprised of 83 Partners, 3 Observatory volunteers and 78 working
Each year the Australian Design Awards, a division of Standards
behind the scenes (19 of these are Locomotive 3265 volunteers).
Australia, conducts an annual program to recognise and encourage
Volunteers contributed 21,847 hours of work to the Museum, estimated
excellence in Australian product
to be worth $404,400.
design. Expert panels assess entries
Our congratulations go to Roy Eldridge, volunteer for 12 years,
in industrial design, engineering
who was awarded the OAM in the 2002 Queens Birthday Honours
design, software and electronics
for services to the community, including his volunteer work at
design, textiles and furniture design.
the Museum.
As part of this program for the past
decade, the Powerhouse selects
+corporate and
+ co m m e rc i a l
+services
outstanding products which meet
specific criteria including design
excellence and innovative use of
technologies to provide significant
benefits to the users of the products.
Premier and Minister for the Arts, the
Hon Bob Carr MP, inspects natural gas
powered bus in the Grace Bros courtyard
(photo courtesy State Transit Authority)
The progressive implementation of the Museum’s integrated
The Powerhouse Museum Selection for
this year included: AccuMap objective
corporate service system, MIMS, has achieved significant
perimetry system; Rheem Temp-Set
improvements in process and generated associated productivity gains.
electronic temperature control;
This has provided a framework to enable the Museum to become a
Bamboo Surfboards; Optim wool fibre processing machine; and the
shared corporate service provider, in line with government directions,
TruScreen cervical cancer screening system. The selection of products
in order to contract out management of services to other institutions.
from the 2002 Awards was displayed in the Success and innovation
The development of the standards and capacity of our internal
exhibition at the Museum.
corporate services has meant that the Museum will provide
Finance/HR/Payroll services to the NSW Film and Television Office (FTO)
+ m e m b e rs
on a fee for service basis effective from 1 July 2002.
Developments of MIMS undertaken during 2001/02 include
Powerhouse Members implemented a revitalized events program
presenting members with 62 events from lectures, behind-the-scenes
an upgrade of the system hardware and software, development of
tours and exhibition viewings, to the annual Members Day, members’
an online management reporting facility for all departments
dinner and New Year’s Eve party at Sydney Observatory.
and management covering financial, HR and payroll reports and
the commencement of rolling out extra
New print materials featuring the PHM brand were produced to
promote membership and featured the two new higher levels of
modules covering Asset Register,
membership collectively named Collection Companions. Multi-year
Asset Maintenance and Fleet
memberships (two and three year memberships) increased by 10% to
Management. The introduction of the
36% of total membership by June 2002, an indication of our Members’
online management reporting system,
confidence in the Museum’s membership program. We developed our
through Corvu, an ad hoc report writer
relationships with performing arts and other cultural partners for cross
linked to MIMS, is a major
promotion and to enrich our membership benefits package. These
improvement to the workings of the
partnerships featured in Powerline, the member’s quarterly magazine.
overall system. It enables the capture
+ 16
Hmong woman’s skirt from Laos, Trade winds
of information in a flexible and relatively user-friendly manner. The
Finance and HR teams developed a comprehensive suite of
management reports after consultation with senior management and
department heads.
The Museum modernised its security surveillance and recording
systems to improve overall management and retrieval of information
and images. Photographic equipment has been upgraded from
Polaroid cameras to digital cameras. This allows images to be sorted
on computer and easily downloaded for various operational and
external uses.
Music Week performance with Bill Bright Harpsichord and live DJ
+ h u m a n re s o u rce s
The Human Resources Department is responsible for the full range
of strategic human resource management issues and provision of
employment related services/functions, as well as providing services
+ o cc u p a t i o n a l h e a l t h a n d
+ s a fe t y ( O H & S )
There were 27 workers’ compensation claims in 2001–02, which
and advice relating to performance management, staff development,
occupational health and safety, equity and merit and industrial
compares favourably to the 26 claims in 2000-01 and 29 in 1999-00.
relations. The Department includes specialists in Occupational Health
A comparison of the Museum’s workers compensation premium costs
and Safety, Staff Development, Industrial Relations, Payroll/Personnel
(as a percentage of salary costs), compared to the Primary Portfolio of
Administration and a number of other
the Treasury Managed Fund (in brackets), shows consistently above
HR related fields. (for a report on
average performance: 1998–99 2.1% (2.93%); 1999–2000 2.3%
staff development statistics see
(3.06%); 2000–2001 2.2% (2.65%); 2001–2002 2.0% (2.86%); 2002-
appendix 28)
2003 2.25% (2.99%).
During the period there was only one reportable occurrence. The
Highlights for the year included:
Performance on the Stuart & Sons
grand pianoHarpsichord and live DJ
participation in the process facilitated
incident was reported to WorkCover as required under the Occupational
by Premiers Department in relation to
Health and Safety Act and, following a full internal investigation into
the development of ’Electronic Self
the incident and the development of recommendations to prevent a
Service’ functions across the public
reoccurrence, the Powerhouse Museum was not prosecuted under the
sector; participation in the
Act. There were two OH&S workplace inspections by specialist
development and implementation of a
consultants and 16 workplace inspections throughout the Museum.
’Shared Services’ model for the
The Museum’s health and safety coordinator provided specialist advice
provision of corporate services across
to smaller agencies on request.
the Arts portfolio; establishing a link
between the Museum’s website and
+ p ro p e r t i e s
the Jobs.NSW public sector
employment related website; implementation of a comprehensive suite
of on-line management reports across the Museum covering a range of
HR/Payroll information; and receiving positive audit reports on both
MIMS system and payroll/personnel procedures. The department
worked with peers in other cultural institutions across the portfolio to
achieve consistency of approach to service provision, particularly in
response to corporate service reform initiatives.
Following the Government decision that the Museum would not
have a major presence at the Eveleigh carriage works, funding
submissions and feasibility studies were prepared for expanding the
Castle Hill facility. Funding has been provided in 2002-03 to
commence the stores project at Castle Hill to accommodate the
collection and other general material, which has to be moved from
Jones Street, Ultimo. The development will have a total floor area of
approximately 8,000 square metres to also cater for predicted
+ e q u a l e m p loy m e n t
+opportunity
The Museum prepares an EEO Management Plan annually as part
of its corporate and operational planning processes and reports on
achievements in relation to this each September. The strategies
identified primarily focus on adding flexibility in terms of working
arrangements, furthering equitable access to developmental
opportunities and on enhancing the diversity of staff in relation to all
the target groups identified in the Anti-Discrimination legislation.
(EEO statistics are at appendix 27.)
collection growth until 2015.
A Masterplan is being developed for the Castle Hill storage site
which provides for an innovative ’open storage’ facility. The Museum
has been liaising closely with the Baulkham Hills Shire Council while
developing options. The completion of the masterplan and
commencement of construction of the new object store in accordance
with the plan is a prime goal in the coming year. The masterplan must
also take into account the Roads and Traffic Authority’s ’Transit Way’
proposal, which will see a resumption of a portion of the Museum’s site
and alterations to site access.
+ 17
Average All
$21.71
the Powerhouse complex that forms an
Average B group
$19.61
integral part of the Sydney Harbour
Powerhouse
Foreshores Authority’s 2010 plan is
Other Australian participants
also a prime goal for 2002-03. The
The data illustrates effective energy management operations and
Formulation of a masterplan for
masterplan must address the
Museum’s needs and any potential
development that may assist the
Museum’s long term goals.
Installation of the heavy rail
spurline onto the new retaining wall at
the eastern side of the Museum’s
TOP
The Plasma Ball in the Experimentations gallery.
BOTTOM
Moulin Rouge exhibition view
$8.02
$22.72
consequently we were invited to make a ’best practice’ presentation at
the International Conference on Museums and Galleries Facilities
Management in the USA.
Further improvements in energy management are to be targeted in
the coming year. The Museum has successfully applied to the
Sustainable Energy Development Authority (SEDA) for a grant to fund
an analysis of our proposal to reduce energy consumption by replacing
fixed speed air conditioning water pumps with variable speed units
premises was completed. This will
that will adjust to load demands. If the analysis supports our proposal
enable the line to be used to display
we will be eligible for a special Treasury loan for the works with
suitable rolling stock within the Grace
repayment of the loan being funded from the realised savings.
Bros. Courtyard and enable more
A program to replace the Museum’s major air conditioning plant
effect operation of steaming tours and
(chillers) with equipment using non-ozone depleting gases was
movement in and out of the Museum.
established and following the call for tenders an order was placed for
At Sydney Observatory, the Public
Works Department proceeded with its
the supply and installation of the first of four chillers. The replacement
program is spread over four successive financial years. The new
stonework program with scaffolding up at the beginning of the year for
chillers will give the Museum a slightly higher cooling/heating capacity
stage 2 of the project and at the close of the year for stage 3. There
with more flexible control by the Building Management System.
was little disruption to ordinary visitors though occasionally a temporary
main entrance had to be established at the front of the building.
Over the last decade much of the work at Sydney Observatory such
as the improvements to and repair of the building, as well as garden
+ w a st e re d u c t i o n
Reducing the generation of waste Staff are encouraged to reuse waste paper for notes and to print
maintenance, has been based on the Sydney Observatory Conservation
on the clear side for drafts and files. Double-sided photocopying is
Plan written in 1991 by Dr Jim Kerr. After consultation with appropriate
undertaken where possible.
Observatory and Museum staff, Dr Kerr prepared a new edition of the
plan. He has made a number of recommendations including options
for the function marquee, an atrium in the courtyard and the removal
of unsuitable trees and plants from the garden.
This year’s Total Asset Management Plan (TAM), submitted to
Treasury, followed a review of the earlier plan and was substantially
enhanced to support the organisation’s budget submission process by
identifying links between our capital works bid, maintenance
requirements, operational activities and strategic plans.
Staff are encouraged to use their own cups when purchasing tea
and coffee from the onsite café. Each staff member who does so saves
between 200-400 styrofoam cups from waste each year.
Exhibition design and construction is taking into account the
economy and environmental responsibility of employing reusable
elements in the Museum’s in-house and travelling exhibitions.
Resource recovery Waste paper is sent for recycling at an estimated 1,620 cubic
metres per year.
Glass recycling is estimated at 139.50 cubic metres per year.
Use of recycled materials -
+ e n e rg y m a n a g e m e n t
The Powerhouse was one of 63 museums and galleries that
participated in an international museums’ facilities management
benchmarking survey in 2001. Participants included two other
Australian institutions as well as numerous organisations in North
America and Europe. The Powerhouse and one other Australian
institution were both in the second largest size grouping (B group).
Results of the survey clearly indicated the efficiency of the Powerhouse
utilities management, which placed the Museum as a world leader.
(Utilities includes all building energy consumption).
The following is an example for the annual utilities costs ($US) per
square metre. –
An estimated 3,360 reams of 60% recycled content paper (up
from 845 reams the previous year) are now used by the Museum each
year out of a total annual paper usage of approximately 4,985 reams.
Studies were undertaken on the
efficiency and cost of using 100%
recycled paper and to introduce paper
cups into usage in the Museum. In
both cases the outcome of the studies
could not provide a viable economic
argument for introducing the products.
Further studies are to be carried out
on potential resource replacements in
2002-03.
+ 18
This 29cm refractor telescope has been used at
Sydney Observatory since 1874,
photograph by Andrew Frolows.
+risk management and
+ i n s u ra n ce
Risk is inherent with the open display of objects, with public
liability, theft and damage being areas of concern. The Museum’s
active Occupational Health and Safety practices minimise risk to staff
and visitors to the Museum, the success of which can be seen from
the small number of claims made on the Treasury Managed Fund
in relation to our public liability insurance. In the year 1999-2000
Corporate dinner held in the Space: beyond this world exhibition.
there were 5 claims, in 2000-2001 2 claims and in 2001-2002
only one claim.
During the year, with the support of the Risk Management unit of
the Treasury Managed Fund, the Museum undertook a risk assessment
+ p u b l i ca t i o n s
Six books and two online titles were published under the
project titled Risk Assessment in the Management of Heritage
Collections. The aim of the project was to promote best practice
Powerhouse Publishing imprint based on the Museum’s collection,
management of the state’s heritage
research, programs and exhibitions. For Spinning around a deal was
collections. This was achieved by the
negotiated with Festival Records to package a limited number of
development and communication of a
music CDs with the exhibition book which sold out in the Powerhouse
formal collection based risk
Shop and were distributed through music stores. All new titles were
assessment process that was
distributed nationally, and now a total of 17 Powerhouse titles are
inclusive and flexible enough to
distributed overseas attracting additional income (approx 24% of
transfer across the heritage sector.
sales) as well as international exposure for the Museum.
The project addressed the risk to
(for a full list of Powerhouse publications see appendix 8).
collections during documentation,
conservation treatment, exhibition,
+ f u n c t i o n s a n d ve n u e h i re
transport and storage. The processes
and systems currently used for this
Nancy Bird and Dick Smith at the Women with
Wings book launch
work were considered and risk factors
identified so that effective processes
could be enhanced. The completed project will be made available for
use by other cultural institutions as well as any government agencies
that hold items of cultural or heritage value. In addition
The Museum settled in and built strong relationships with a
new panel of functions caterers – Fresh, Belinda Franks, European
Catering and Laissez Faire (until April). The new panel system
provided not only a broader range and competitive choice for
clients but had a very positive effect on client hire business and
satisfaction levels.
The Museum is a venue for a range of corporate events
representations are being made to present the paper to the American
Association of Museums Conference in May 2003.
from international conferences, meetings and gala dinners, to
breakfasts, product launches and cocktail receptions. In addition,
+merchandising
Good sales were obtained from the temporary exhibitions Trade
Winds and Marc Newson whereas Spinning around was the most
successful of the two temporary exhibition shops established during
the year. While the Harley Davidson Shop attracted a rather specific
visitor, Spinning around had more overall popular appeal and visitors
a large number of wedding receptions are held at Sydney Observatory.
At the Powerhouse, functions ranged from over 400 guests at a formal
dinner in the Grand Foyer to over 1200 guests at a cocktail reception.
A number of high-profile international conferences, with associated
trade exhibitions, were held for up to 300 delegates in the
Coles Theatre and adjoining meeting spaces.
There were over 500 events held at the Powerhouse and
were particularly attracted to the Burn-Your-Own CD interactive. This
hybrid exhibition device cum retail feature allowed visitors to select
Observatory during the year. There was a rise in functions
their five favourite songs from the last few decades and over 2,000
attendance by nearly 40% on the previous year which saw hire
copies of this personalised item were sold.
revenue rise by 21% and catering revenue rise by 80%.
There has been a two-year study by the Evaluation and
A comprehensive review of merchandise product development and
licensing opportunities in conjunction with an analysis of
Audience Research department of external events clients.
merchandising operations was conducted. This merchandise
The study has enabled the Events and Venue departments to
development plan was endorsed by Trust and will be implemented over
monitor feedback from the Museum’s external clients, track
the next three years.
customer service and identify problem issues.
+ 19
+ t re n d s
+ex h i b i t i o n v i s i t o rs
+ m e m b e rs a n d m e m b e rs h i p s
1,200,000
20,000
18,000
1,000,000
16,000
14,000
800,000
12,000
600,000
10,000
8,000
400,000
6,000
4,000
200,000
2,000
0
Visitors to off-site exhibitions
Number of members
Visitors to the Powerhouse Museum and
Sydney Observatory
Number of memberships
Not counted in the above figures are participants in off-site programs
(as distinct from exhibitions), for example, presentations of public
and education programs to schools, hospitals, aged care homes;
lectures/seminars/workshops presented off-site; or professional
assistance provided off-site to to other cultural institutions.
2001-2002
2000-2001
1999-2000
1998-99
1997-98
2001-2002
2000-2001
1999-2000
1998-99
1997-98
0
The Museum also had 87 school memberships representing
16,716 students at 30 June 2002 .
2000-01 saw a sharp rise in members during the
Olympics exhibition period.
+ vo l u n te e r h o u rs co n t r i b u te d
+ we b s i t e u s e rs
600,000
30,000
500,000
25,000
400,000
20,000
300,000
15,000
200,000
10,000
100,000
5,000
Website Users
Website users are the online equivalent of visitors. They are determined
by logging each user session on the website and each session includes
many ’hits’. 1999–2000 was the first full year that the Museum had software enabling logging of website users. The figure for 1998–99 is an estimate.
Number of hours contributed
There were 164 volunteers in 2001-02 .
+ 20
2001-2002
2001-2002
2000-2001
2000-2001
1999-2000
1999-2000
1997-98
1998-99
1998-99
0
0
+ f i n a n c e s : t h e y e a r i n re v i e w
Premier’s Department directives on corporate services reform, for the
+f i n a n c i a l p e r fo r m a n ce
provision of these services to three agencies over the next two years.
Net cost of services of $30,942,000 for the year was $2,448,000
The first stage of this development took place on 1 July 2002 with the
less than the budget of $33,390,000. Main items effecting the
variation to budget are a reduction in depreciation of $850,000,
NSW Film and Television Office being placed online to the Museum’s
capitalisation of employee related expenditure of $2,584,000 on
systems. Further development is also going ahead inhouse with
permanent gallery replacement work and accessioning of the collection
the implementatation of further modules of the MIMS system such
and increased self generated revenue of $65,000 offset by increased
as Asset Registers, Asset Maintenance and Fleet Mangement as
maintenance costs of $784,000, and write down in the value of long
well as the online processes of EFT, employee self service (ESS)
term investment $200,000.
and E-procurement.
+ca s h f low s
+co n t ra c t i n g a n d m a r ke t
t e st i n g p o l i c y
Cash and investments increased by $171,000 during the year
against a budgeted surplus of $17,000. Throughout the year the
It is Museum policy to use its limited resources to achieve
Museum was continually affected by a shortage of cash resources.
identified goals in the most cost-effective manner. This is achieved by
Contribution from sponsors was reduced by $1,062,000 over the
the assessment of planned work programs to determine if the most
previous year and revenue from commercial activities was down by
effective result can be achieved by either carrying out the work
$556,000. These reductions, as well as unavoidable increased fixed
costs, placed considerable strain on the Museum’s operations.
in-house or by contracting out. Where the assessment indicates that
Following representations by the Museum and Ministry, supplementary
the desired outcome will be better achieved by the use of contracted
funding of $724,000 was forthcoming from Treasury to ease the
services, competitive tenders are called. After a review and the
pressure. Continued strict disciplines will need to be maintained over
selection of the preferred tenderer a further assessment is made of
proposed projects and programs in order for the Museum to operate
the cost-effectiveness of the proposal and, if favourable, an
within the tight cash position. Continued efforts will be made to
agreement is entered into with the successful tenderer. During
generate funds from outside sources to alleviate the position.
the course of a contract Museum staff monitor the performance of
the contractor to ensure compliance with requirements and quality
+st a t e m e n t o f
financial position
of performance. This procedure is followed for both new contracts
and for those about to expire. Expiring contracts are not
automatically renewed, they are put to competitive tender and
There was minimal movement in equity during the year with
total assets increasing by $326,000 and liabilities reducing by
are subject to the same review process as for new contracts. In
$400,000 for a net increase of $726,000. The main movement was
this manner quality of service, effectiveness of performance and
between Current and Non-Current assets following the Trust decision
cost-effectiveness are maintained at the desired level.
to invest the Museum’s limited reserve funds in the Hour-Glass Long
Term Facility instead of the cash facilities previously used. Collection
+i n ve st m e n t p e r fo r m a n ce
i n d i ca t o rs
assets increased by $3,107,000 during the year and Property Plant
and Equipment decreased by $2,757,000 after allowing for
The reserve funds of the Museum were redirected during the
depreciation of $4,389,000.
year into the Treasury Corporation Hour Glass long term investment
+co r p o ra t e s e r v i ce re fo r m
facility. Short-term cash surpluses are deposited in the Treasury
The Museum has been active during the year in developing its
Corporation’s Hour-Glass cash facility. The annual investment return
financial management, human resource and payroll systems with the
on these funds for 2001-2002 was negative 0.3%. The annual return
view of providing these services to other agencies within the portfolio.
for long term investments within the Treasury Corporation Hour-Glass
It has been working with the Ministry in planning, in line with
facility was negative 0.3%.
+ 21
+ f i n a n c e s : t h e y e a r i n re v i e w
+ ex p e n s e s
+ s o u rce s o f f u n d i n g
Collection &
Asset Management 11.0%
Interest 0.5% Other 1.5%
Donations & Sponsors 7.7%
Commercial
Activities 4.5%
Corporate
Services 2.9%
Maintenance 26.9%
Training &
Development 0.8%
Other user charges 6.8%
Admissions 4.2%
Collection
Interpretation
& Services 17.8%
Promotional
Activities 14.1%
Government
capital works 7.2%
Government
recurrent 72.1%
Visitor
Research 0.7%
Information
Technology 6.2%
Facility
Management 15.1%
+ s e l f g e n e ra t e d i n co m e
+ g ove r n m e n t f u n d i n g re c u r re n t
8
35
132.8%
132.0%
7
102.4%
99.7%
101.2% 99.3%
101.1%
97.9% 97.7%
106.6%
100.0%
93.6%
5
85.8% 87.4%
81.6%
72.6%
4
104.2% 104.7% 103.8% 102.4%
100.1% 100.0%
25
$millions
6
$millions
117.1%
30
63.1%
20
15
3
+ g ove r n m e n t f u n d i n g re c u r re n t & ca p i t a l
110.6%
30
108.3%
98.8%
91.9%
95.0%
92.1%
94.8%
98.7%
2001/02
2000/01
1999/00
1998/99
1997/98
1996/97
1995/96
1994/95
1993/94
45
106.9%
101.4%
116.1%
40
100.0%
35
$millions
25
20
15
110.9%
106.1% 107.4%
103.2%
94.7%
90.9%
93.8% 93.3% 92.7%
100.0%
97.9%
30
25
20
15
10
10
5
+ 22
2001/02
2000/01
1999/00
1998/99
1997/98
1996/97
1995/96
1994/95
1993/94
1992/93
1991/92
1990/91
0
2001/02
2000/01
1999/00
1998/99
1997/98
1996/97
1995/96
1994/95
1993/94
1992/93
1991/92
0
5
1990/91
$millions
1992/93
+ t o t a l f u n d i n g - i n te r n a l &
g ove r n m e n t
117.8%
35
1991/92
2001/02
2000/01
1999/00
1998/99
1997/98
1996/97
1995/96
1994/95
1993/94
0
1992/93
0
1991/92
5
1990/91
1
1990/91
10
2
+statement of compliance
Pursuant to sections 41C(1B) and (1C) of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983.
In accordance with a resolution of the Trustees of the Museum of Applied Arts and
Sciences we state that:
a) the accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
the provisions of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983, the Financial Reporting
Code for Budget Dependent General Government Sector Agencies, the applicable
clauses of the Public Finance and Audit Regulation 2000 and the Treasurer’s
Directions;
b) the statements exhibit a true and fair view of the financial position and
transactions of the Museum; and
c) there are no circumstances that would render any particulars included in the
financial statements to be misleading or inaccurate.
Signed
President
Signed
Director
Date: 16th October 2002
+ 23
+ audit opinion
+ 24
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
statement of financial performance
notes
for the year ended 30 June 2002
actual
budget
actual
2002
2002
2001
$’000
$’000
$’000
Expenses
Operating expenses
Employee related
2.1
20,037
21,823
20,328
Other operating expenses
2.2
10,236
10,969
11,477
3,761
2,977
3,582
Depreciation and amortisation
2.3
4,389
5,239
4,304
Other expenses
2.4
200
-
-
38,623
41,008
39,691
4,049
4,508
4,998
Maintenance
Total Expenses
Less:
Retained Revenue
Sale of goods and services
3.1
Investment income
3.2
198
142
170
Grants and contributions
3.3
2,918
2,884
3,261
Other revenue
3.4
518
84
198
7,683
7,618
8,627
(2)
-
18
Total Retained Revenue
Gain/(loss) on disposal of non-current assets
4
Net Cost of Services
24
30,942
33,390
31,046
Recurrent appropriation
6
26,684
25,960
25,973
Capital appropriation
6
2,652
2,295
4,520
7
2,332
2,275
2,332
31,668
30,530
32,825
(2,860 )
1,779
Government Contributions
Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee
entitlements and other liabilities
Total Government Contributions
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FOR THE YEAR FROM ORDINARY ACTIVITIES
726
TOTAL REVENUES, EXPENSES AND
VALUATION ADJUSTMENTS RECOGNISED
DIRECTLY IN EQUITY
-
-
-
TOTAL CHANGES IN EQUITY OTHER THAN THOSE RESULTING
FROM TRANSACTIONS WITH OWNERS AS OWNERS
21
726
the accompanying notes form part
of these statements
+ 25
(2,860 )
1,779
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
statement of financial position
notes
as at 30 June 2002
actual
budget
actual
2002
2002
2001
$’000
$’000
$’000
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash
9
34
2,513
2,552
Receivables
11
461
485
485
Inventories
12
359
279
279
Other
13
275
348
348
1,129
3,625
3,664
14
2,511
-
-
- Land and buildings
15
92,574
91,732
94,256
- Plant and equipment
16
16,564
18,744
17,639
- Collection
17
365,123
361,141
362,016
Total Property, Plant and Equipment
474,261
471,617
473,911
Total Non-Current Assets
476,772
471,617
473,911
Total Assets
477,901
475,242
477,575
2,635
3,277
2,972
Total Current Assets
Non-Current Assets
Other Financial Assets
Property, Plant and Equipment
LIABILITIES
Current Liabilities
Payables
18
Interest bearing liability
19
30
208
208
Employee entitlements and other provisions
20
2,302
2,409
2,187
4,967
5,894
5,367
472,934
469,348
472,208
Total Current Liabilities
Net Assets
EQUITY
Reserves
21
92,828
92,828
92,828
Accumulated funds
21
380,106
376,520
379,380
472,934
469,348
472,208
Total Equity
the accompanying notes form part
of these statements
+ 26
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
statement of cash flows for the
notes
year ended 30 June 2002
actual
budget
actual
2002
2002
2001
$’000
$’000
$’000
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Payments
Employee related
(17,968)
(19,533)
(18,039)
Other
(14,321)
(13,958)
(16,594)
Total Payments
(32,289)
(33,491)
(34,633)
4,124
4,508
4,747
Receipts
Sale of goods and services
206
142
172
Other
Interest received
2,170
2,462
3,231
Total Receipts
6,500
7,112
8,150
Cash Flows from Government
Recurrent appropriation
6
26,684
25,960
25,973
Capital appropriation
6
2,652
2,295
4,520
831
630
765
30,167
28,885
31,258
4,378
2,506
4,775
Cash reimbursements from the Crown Entity
Net Cash Flows from Government
NET CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
24
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from sale of land and buildings, plant and equipment
275
56
168
Purchases of land and buildings, plant and equipment
(4,482)
(2,545)
(5,420)
NET CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
(4,207)
(2,489)
(5,252)
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH
171
17
(477)
Opening cash and cash equivalents
2,344
2,288
2,821
2,515
2,305
2,344
CLOSING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
9
the accompanying notes form part
of these statements
+ 27
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
Summary of Compliance with Financial
Directives for the year ended 30 June 2002
2002
RECURRENT
APPROPRIATION
$’000
EXPENDITURE/NET
CLAIM ON
CONSOLIDATED FUND
$’000
2001
CAPITAL
APPROPRIATION
$’000
EXPENDITURE/NET
CLAIM ON
CONSOLIDATED FUND
$’000
RECURRENT
APPROPRIATION
$’000
EXPENDITURE/NET
CLAIM ON
CONSOLIDATED FUND
$’000
CAPITAL
APPROPRIATION
$’000
EXPENDITURE/NET
CLAIM ON
CONSOLIDATED FUND
$’000
Original Budget
Appropriation/
Expenditure
• Appropriation Act
25,960
25,960
2,295
2,295
25,987
25,973
4,520
4,520
25,960
25,960
2,295
2,295
25,987
25,973
4,520
4,520
• Treasurer’s Advance
224
224
357
357
-
-
157
-
• Transfer from
another agency
(s25 of the
Appropriation Act)
500
500
-
-
-
-
-
-
724
724
357
357
-
-
157
-
26,684
26,684
2,652
2,652
25,987
25,973
4,677
4,520
Other Appropriations/
Expenditure
Total Appropriations/
Expenditure/Net
Claim on Consolidated
Fund
Amounts drawn down
against Appropriation
Liability to
Consolidated Fund
26,684
2,652
25,973
4,520
Nil
Nil
Nil
Nil
Note: 1. The Museum earns income from sources other than the Consolidated Fund. As sources of expenditure cannot be fully identified, it is assumed that the
Consolidated Fund appropriation is expended prior to the revenue from other sources.
+ 28
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2002
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
contributions. Control over appropriations and contributions
is normally obtained upon the receipt of cash.
1.1 Reporting Entity
An exception to the above is when appropriations are
unspent at year end. In this case the authority to spend
the money lapses and generally the unspent amount must
be repaid to the consolidated fund in the following
financial year. As a result, unspent appropriations are
accounted for as liabilities rather than revenue.
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, as a reporting entity,
is a statutory body under the administration of the NSW
Minister for the Arts. It comprises of the Powerhouse Museum
and the Sydney Observatory. All activities are carried out under
the auspices of the Museum, there are no other entities under
its control.
1.3.2 Sale of Goods and Services
1.2 Basis of Accounting
Revenue from the sale of goods and services comprises
revenue from the provision of products or services i.e.
user charges. User charges are recognised as revenue
when the agency obtains control of the assets that result
from them.
The Museum’s financial statements are a general purpose
financial report which has been prepared on an accruals basis
and in accordance with:
• applicable Australian Accounting Standards
• other authoritative pronouncements of the Australian
Accounting Standards Board (AASB)
1.3.3 Investment and Other Income
Interest income is recognised as it accrues, royalty and
copyright revenue on an accrual basis in accordance with
the conditions of the relevant agreement.
• Urgent Issues Group (UIG) Consensus View
• the requirements of the Public Finance and Audit Act 1983
and Regulation; and
1.4 Employee Entitlements
• the Financial Reporting Directions published in the
Financial Reporting Code for Budget Dependent General
Government Sector Agencies or issued by the Treasurer
under section 9(2)(n) of the Act.
1.4.1 Wages and Salaries, Annual Leave, Sick Leave
and On-Costs
Liabilities for wages and salaries and annual leave are
recognised and measured as the amount unpaid at the
reporting date at current pay rates in respect of
employees’ services up to that date.
Where there are inconsistencies between the above
requirements, the legislative provisions have prevailed.
In the absence of a specific Accounting Standard, other
authoritative pronouncement of the AASB or UIG Consensus
View, the hierarchy of other pronouncements as outlined in AAS
6 ’Accounting Policies’ is considered.
Unused non-vesting sick leave does not give rise to a
liability as it is not considered probable that sick leave
taken in the future will be greater than the entitlements
accrued in the future.
Except for certain items of land and buildings, plant and
equipment and collection, which are recorded at valuation, the
financial statements are prepared in accordance with the
historical cost convention. All amounts are rounded to the
nearest one thousand dollars and are expressed in Australian
currency. The accounting policies adopted are consistent with
those of the previous year.
The outstanding amounts of payroll tax, workers’
compensation insurance premiums and fringe benefits
tax, which are consequential to employment, are
recognised as liabilities and expenses where the employee
entitlements to which they relate have been recognised.
1.4.2 Long Service Leave and Superannuation
1.3 Recognition of Revenue
Revenue is recognised when the Museum has control of the
goods or right to receive, it is probable that the economic
benefits will flow to the Museum and the amount of the revenue
can be measured reliably.
1.3.1 Parliamentary Appropriations and Contributions from
Other Bodies
The Museum’s liabilities for long service leave and
superannuation are assumed by the Crown Entity. The
Museum accounts for the liability as having been
extinguished resulting in the amount assumed being
shown as part of the non-monetary revenue item
described as ’Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee
entitlements and other liabilities’.
Long service leave is measured on a nominal basis. The
nominal method is based on the remuneration rates at
year end for all employees with five or more years of
service. It is considered that this measurement technique
produces results not materially different from the
Parliamentary appropriations and contributions from
other bodies (including grants and donations) are
generally recognised as revenues when the Museum obtains
control over the assets comprising the appropriations/
+ 29
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2002
Physical non-current assets are revalued every five years.
The last such revaluation of land, buildings, improvements
and major structural plant and equipment was completed by
independent valuers on 30 June 2000. Additions since the
date of valuation are valued at cost of acquisition.
estimate determined by using the present value basis of
measurement.
The superannuation expense for the financial year is
determined by using the formulae specified in the
Treasurer’s Directions. The expense for certain
superannuation schemes (ie Basic Benefit and First
State Super) is calculated as a percentage of the
employees’ salary. For other superannuation schemes
(ie State Superannuation Scheme and State Authorities
Superannuation Scheme), the expense is calculated as
a multiple of the employees’ superannuation
contributions.
In accordance with Treasury policy, the agency has applied
the AASB 1041 “Revaluation of Non-Current Assets”
transitional provisions for the public sector and has elected
to continue to apply the existing revaluation basis, while
Treasury’s policy on fair value is finalised. It is expected,
however that in most instances the current valuation
methodology will approximate fair value.
1.5 Insurance
When revaluing non-current assets by reference to current
prices for assets newer than those being revalued (adjusted
to reflect the present condition of the assets), the gross
amount and the related accumulated depreciation is
separately restated.
The Museum’s insurance activities are conducted through the
NSW Treasury Managed Fund Scheme of self insurance for
Government agencies. The expense (premium) is determined
by the Fund Manager based on industry benchmarks and the
Museum’s past experience.
Otherwise any balances of accumulated depreciation existing
at the revaluation date in respect of those assets are credited
to the asset accounts to which they relate. The net asset
accounts are increased or decreased by the revaluation
increments or decrements.
1.6 Acquisitions of Assets
The cost method of accounting is used for the initial
recording of all acquisitions of assets controlled by the
Museum. Cost is determined as the fair value of the assets
given as consideration plus the costs incidental to the
acquisition.
The recoverable amount test has not been applied as the
Museum is a not-for-profit entity whose service potential is
not related to the ability to generate net cash inflows.
Assets acquired at no cost or for nominal consideration, are
initially recognised as assets and revenues at their fair value
at the date of acquisition.
Revaluation increments are credited directly to the asset
revaluation reserve, except that, to the extent that an
increment reverses a revaluation decrement in respect of that
class of asset previously recognised as an expense in the
surplus/deficit, the increment is recognised immediately as
revenue in the surplus/deficit.
Collection items acquired during the year are recorded at cost
plus a processing cost and recognised as assets. Processing
cost is dependant on the nature, size, availability in the
market and knowledge of history of the item and consists of
staff salary and freight costs.
Revaluation decrements are recognised immediately as
expenses in the surplus/deficit, except that, to the extent that
a credit balance exists in the asset revaluation reserve in
respect of the same class of assets, they are debited directly
to the asset revaluation reserve.
Fair value means the amount for which an asset could be
exchanged between a knowledgeable, willing buyer and a
knowledgeable, willing seller in an arm’s length transaction.
1.7 Plant and Equipment
Revaluation increments and decrements are offset against
one another within a class of non-current assets, but not
otherwise.
Plant and equipment costing individually $5,000 and above
are capitalised. Computer related assets costing individually
$5,000 or less but which form part of a network with a
cumulative value in excess of $5,000 are also capitalised.
1.9 Depreciation of Non-Current Physical Assets
Depreciable assets include plant and equipment, motor
vehicles, permanent exhibition fitout and buildings with the
exception of Powerhouse Stages 1 and 2, the Ultimo Post
Office and Sydney Observatory. These buildings along with
the collection are heritage assets and as such are not
classified as depreciable assets. The collection is so
classified as the items therein have very long and
indeterminate useful lives and their service potential has not
been consumed during the reporting period.
1.8 Revaluation of Physical Non-Current Assets
Buildings and improvements and plant and equipment
(excluding the collection and heritage buildings) are valued
based on the estimated written down replacement cost of the
most appropriate modern equivalent replacement facility
having a similar service potential to the existing asset. The
collection is valued on the deprival method and land on
existing use basis.
+ 30
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2002
the grant is recognised as a contingent liability until such
time as the condition either materialises or is removed.
Depreciation is provided for on a straight line basis for all
depreciable assets so as to write off the depreciable amount
of each asset as it is consumed over its useful life to the
entity. Land is not a depreciable asset. Depreciation rates
are reviewed each year taking into consideration the
condition and estimated useful life of the assets.
1.16 Payables
These amounts represent liabilities for goods and services
provided to the agency and other amounts, including
interest. Interest is accrued over the period it becomes due.
All material separately identifiable component assets are
recognised and depreciated over their shorter useful lives,
including those components that in effect represent major
periodic maintenance.
1.17 Interest Bearing Liabilities
The Museum’s bank overdraft cashbook balance does incur
interest. There are no other interest bearing facility.
1.10 Maintenance and Repairs
1.18 Non-Monetary Assistance
The costs of maintenance are charged as expenses as
incurred, except where they relate to the replacement of a
component of an asset, in which case the costs are
capitalised and depreciated.
The Museum receives assistance and contributions from
third parties by way of the provision of volunteer labour,
donations and bequests to the collection and the provision
of goods and services free of charge. These contributions
are valued as at the date of acquisition or provision of
services with the amount of the valuation recognised in the
Statement of Financial Performance as revenue under
Grants and Industry Contributions and as an expense under
the appropriate classification.
1.11 Leased Assets
The Museum leases certain plant and equipment, and land
and buildings.
All such leases are operating leases, where the lessors
effectively retain substantially all the risks and benefits of
ownership of the leased items, the payments on which are
included in the determination of the results of operations
over the lease term.
1.19 Other Financial Assets
“Other financial assets” are generally recognised at cost,
with the exception of TCorp Hour-Glass Facilities and Managed
Fund Investments, which are measured at market value.
1.12 Cash
For non-current “other financial assets”, revaluation
increments and decrements are recognised in the same
manner as physical non-current assets (see para 1.8).
Cash comprises cash on hand and bank balances with the
Museum’s bankers. The Museum also classifies certificates
of deposit and bank bills for statement of financial position
purposes as cash. For cash flow purposes investments with
TCorp term facilities are included as cash.
1.20 Budgeted Amounts
The budgeted amounts are drawn from the budgets as
formulated at the beginning of the financial year and with
any adjustments for the effects of additional
appropriations, s 21A, s 24 and/or s 26 of the Public
Finance and Audit Act 1983.
Interest revenues are recognised as they accrue.
1.13 Receivables
All trade debtors are recognised as amounts receivable at
balance date. Collectability of trade debtors is reviewed on
an ongoing basis. Debts which are known to be
uncollectable are written off. A provision for doubtful debts
is raised when some doubt as to collection exists.
The budgeted amounts in the Statement of financial
performance and the Statement of cash flows are generally
based on the amounts disclosed in the NSW Budget Papers
(as adjusted above). However, in the Statement of financial
position, the amounts vary from the Budget Papers, as the
opening balances of the budgeted amounts are based on
carried forward actual amounts ie per the audited financial
statements (rather than carried forward estimates).
1.14 Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable
value. Cost is determined using the ’first in first out’
method of stock valuation.
1.15 Grants
The Museum receives funds the expenditure of which is
restricted by the conditions under which the donation or
bequest is made. These funds are recognised as revenue in
the period in which they are received. In some cases where
there is an overriding condition that requires repayment of
the grant if the condition is not met, an amount equal to
+ 31
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
16,230
16,496
1,705
1,684
521
542
ended 30 June 2002
2. Expenses
2.1 Employee related expenses
Salaries and wages (including recreation leave)
Superannuation entitlements
Long service leave
Workers compensation insurance
373
410
Payroll tax and fringe benefit tax
1,208
1,196
20,037
20,328
1,730
1,014
37
35
Employee related expenditure totalling $2,584,000 (2001 $1,436,000) has been incurred on
capital projects including $2,062,000 (2001 $637,000) for processing costs in accessioning
additions to the collection (refer notes 1.6, and 23).
2.2 Other operating expenses
Advertising and publicity
Auditor’s remuneration - audit or review of the financial reports
Bad and doubtful debts
46
-
Bank fees and financial expenses
57
81
Books, magazines and subscriptions
185
189
Catering and entertainment
127
264
Cleaning and laundry
711
679
Computer software
265
173
Consumables
1,008
1,255
Cost of sales
362
643
Equipment hire and leasing
271
432
Exhibition fitout
460
774
1,291
1,341
8
303
Fees – contract services
Freight, cartage and handling
Fringe benefit tax
Insurance
81
107
507
933
Legal, royalty and copyright fees
71
63
Minor expenses
40
44
Motor vehicle expenses
Postage and mailing services
57
52
153
145
Power and water supplies
685
764
Printing and publications
410
583
Rent
583
584
Staff training and related expenses
173
208
Stationery and office supplies
134
95
Telephone – calls and rental
417
345
Travel
+ 32
367
371
10,236
11,477
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
2,353
2,306
ended 30 June 2002
2.3 Depreciation and amortisation
Buildings
Plant and equipment
792
871
1,244
1,127
4,389
4,304
200
-
3.1 Shops
665
1,086
3.1 Publications
162
220
1,550
2,233
320
400
Exhibition fitout
Depreciation rates:
Buildings (refer Note 1.9)
2.00%
Buildings - internal services and major components
8.00%
Plant and equipment
15.00%
Computer equipment
33.33%
Motor vehicles
20.00%
Permanent exhibition fitout - depending on planned life of
the exhibition rates varying from
2.25%
to
25.00%
2.4 Other expenses
Investment asset revaluation decrement
3. Retained revenue
3.1 Sale of goods and services
3.1 Sale of goods
3.1 Rendering of services
3.1 Admissions
3.1 Members organisation
3.1 Leased operations
225
187
3.1 Venue hire - functions
511
411
3.1 Exhibition fees
3.1 Fees for staff services
3.1 Other
3
4
600
397
13
60
4,049
4,998
198
170
3.2 Investment income
Interest
3.3 Grants and contributions
Government employment grants
54
66
Public donations
58
66
519
1,474
631
1,606
437
491
534
405
Industry donations and contributions
Non-cash donations - voluntary labour
- collection/exhibition items
- goods and services
+ 33
1,316
759
2,287
1,655
2,918
3,261
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
-
3
Other income
109
195
Correction of creditor balance
409
-
518
198
275
168
277
150
(2)
18
26,684
25,973
26,684
25,973
2,652
4,520
2,652
4,520
1,705
1,684
521
542
ended 30 June 2002
3.4 Other revenue
Deaccessions
4. Gain/(loss) on disposal of non-current assets
Plant and equipment
Proceeds from sale
Written down value of assets sold / disposed
Plant and equipment
Net gain/(loss) on disposal of non-current assets
5. Conditions on Contributions
The Museum receives funds the expenditure of which is restricted
to the purpose for which they were given by conditions attached to the grants.
These funds are recognised as revenue in the period in which they are received.
These funds were fully spent during the 2001/2002 and there were no unspent
funds carried over to future years.
6. Appropriations
Recurrent appropriations
Total recurrent drawdowns from Treasury (per Statement of Compliance)
Comprising
Recurrent appropriations ( per Statement of Financial Performance)
Capital appropriations
Total capital drawdowns from Treasury (per Statement of Compliance)
Comprising
Capital appropriations (per Statement of Financial Performance)
7. Acceptance by the Crown Entity of employee entitlements and other liabilities
The following liabilities and/or expenses have been assumed by the Crown Entity:
Superannuation
Long service leave
Payroll tax on entitlements
+ 34
106
106
2,332
2,332
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
30
37
ended 30 June 2002
8. Program information
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences is a program within the Arts portfolio.
The Museum’s program objective is to promote understanding and appreciation of society’s
evolution and our cultural heritage in the fields of science, technology, industry, design,
decorative arts and history.
The program description is the acquisition, conservation and research of artefacts and
other materials relating to science, technology and the applied arts; dissemination of
information to the community, industry and government through a range of services
including exhibitions, educational programs, publications (including CD-ROMS), website
and specialist advice; administration of the Powerhouse Museum and the Sydney Observatory.
9. Current assets - cash
Cash on hand
TCorp - Hour glass cash facility
4
3
Other fixed short term deposits
-
2,512
34
2,552
34
2,552
2,511
-
For the purposes of the Statement of cash flows, cash includes cash on hand, cash at bank and
current and non-current investments consisting of certificates of deposit and bank bills (note 1.12).
Cash assets recognised in the Statement of financial position are reconciled to cash at the end
of the financial year as shown in the Statement of cash flows as follows:
Cash (per Statement of Financial Position)
TCorp – Hour glass long term growth facility
Bank overdraft
Closing cash and cash equivalents (per Statement of cash flows)
(30)
(208)
2,515
2,344
10. Restricted assets
Included in investments are funds donated or bequeathed to the Museum for specific purposes.
They are made up of amounts that are preserved until specific dates in the future with the
balance expendable at any time by the Trustees in accordance with the donation or bequest.
Capital preserved until 2012
Expendable
82
82
187
173
269
255
303
379
11. Current assets - receivables
Sale of goods and services
less: Provision for doubtful debts
Accrued interest on deposits
Other debtors
+ 35
4
4
299
375
1
9
161
101
461
485
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
359
279
275
348
2,511
-
Land - at valuation
25,225
25,225
Total land
25,225
25,225
5,333
4,667
ended 30 June 2002
12. Current assets - inventories
Trading stock - finished goods
- At Cost
13. Current assets - other
Prepayments
14. Non current assets – other financial assets
TCorp - Hour Glass Long Term Growth Facility Trust
15. Non current assets - land and buildings
Buildings and improvements - at cost
Buildings and improvements - at valuation
85,347
85,347
Accumulated depreciation - buildings and improvements
(23,331)
(20,983)
Written down value - buildings and improvements
67,349
69,031
Total written down value - land and buildings
92,574
94,256
4,609
5,324
16. Non current assets - plant and equipment
Plant and equipment - at cost
Plant and equipment - at valuation
1,005
578
Accumulated depreciation - plant and equipment
(4,343)
(4,516)
Written down value - plant and equipment
1,271
1,386
Exhibition fitout - at cost
Exhibition fitout - at valuation
Accumulated depreciation - exhibition fitout
5,201
4,759
20,493
20,455
(10,401)
(8,961)
Written down value - exhibition fitout
15,293
16,253
Total written down value - plant and equipment
16,564
17,639
As at 30 June 2002 fully depreciated plant and equipment, original cost
$5,394,000 (2001 $3,530,000), is still in use by the Museum.
Although fully depreciated or deemed in the asset revaluation to be of
nil service potential value the Museum still continues to gain economic
benefit from the use of this equipment.
+ 36
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
3,518
940
Collection - at valuation
361,605
361,076
Total collection
365,123
362,016
ended 30 June 2002
17. Non current assets - collection
Collection – at cost
The Museum’s collection comprises of 131,000 registrations consisting of approximately 384,000 objects accumulated since 1880
through purchase, donation and bequest. The objects date back to the pre-christian era with the majority belonging to the 19th and
20th centuries. They cover the broad fields of science, technology, industry, design, decorative arts and history and are sourced from
most parts of the world with particular emphasis on Australia, Europe, Asia and the USA. The collection is unique in its scope and
diversity across cultures, disciplines and centuries.
The Museum incurs continuing expenditure on the research and development, preservation and maintenance of the collection. During
the year $3,725,000 (2001 $5,084,000) was directly expended in this area.
Collection items acquired free of liability during the year have been valued, where values can be reasonably determined, at $534,000
(2001 $405,000). This amount has been treated as a capital expenditure under collection at valuation. Processing costs in relation to
the accessioning have been included in collection at cost. Processing costs include employee related costs of $2,062,000.
Reconciliations
Reconciliations of the carrying amounts of each class of property, plant and equipment at the beginning and end of the current and
previous financial year are set out below.
2002
Carrying amount at start of year
Land and Buildings
$’000
Plant and Equipment
$’000
Collection
$’000
Total
$’000
94,256
17,639
362,016
473,911
Additions
671
1,233
Disposals
-
3,112
5,016
(272)
(5)
(277)
-
(4,389)
Depreciation expense
(2,353 )
(2,036)
Carrying amount at end of year
92,574
16,564
2001
Carrying amount at start of year
Additions
Disposals
Land and Buildings
$’000
Plant and Equipment
$’000
365,123
Collection
$’000
474,261
Total
$’000
94,080
17,789
360,671
472,540
2,482
1,998
1,345
5,825
(150)
-
(150)
Depreciation expense
(2,306)
-
(1,998)
-
(4,304)
Carrying amount at end of year
94,256
17,639
362,016
+ 37
473,911
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
2,635
2,972
30
208
1,889
1,807
413
380
2,302
2,187
ended 30 June 2002
18. Current liabilities - payables
Creditors and accruals
19. Current liabilities - interest bearing liability
Bank overdraft - unsecured
20. Current liabilities - employee entitlements and other provisions
Recreation leave
Accrued salaries and wages
21. Changes in equity
Accumulated
funds
Balance at beginning of year
Asset revaluation
Reserve
Total
equity
2002
$’000
2001
$’000
2002
$’000
2001
$’000
2002
$’000
379,380
377,601
92,828
92,828
472,208
2001
$’000
470,429
Changes in equity – other than
transactions with owners as owners
Surplus (Deficit) for the year
726
1,779
-
-
726
1,779
Total
726
1,779
-
-
726
1,779
380,106
379,380
92,828
92,828
472,934
472,208
Balance at end of year
+ 38
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
22.1 Not later than one year
-
-
22.1 Later than one year and not later than 5 years
-
-
22.1 Later than 5 years
-
-
-
-
556
842
84
482
ended 30 June 2002
22. Commitments for expenditure
22.1 Capital commitments
22.1 Aggregate capital expenditure contracted for at balance date and not provided for:
22.2 Other expenditure commitments
22.1 Aggregate other expenditure contracted for at balance date and not provided for:
22.1 Not later than one year
22.1 Later than one year and not later than 5 years
22.1 Later than 5 years
-
-
640
1,324
764
864
1,501
2,213
-
-
2,265
3,077
22.3 Operating lease commitments
22.1 Commitments in relation to non-cancellable operating leases are payable as follows:
22.1 Not later than one year
22.1 Later than one year and not later than 5 years
22.1 Later than 5 years
22.1 These operating lease commitments are not recognised in the financial statements as liabilities.
The above commitments include Goods and Services Taxes of $264,000 (2001: $400,000) which will
be fully recovered from the Australian Taxation Office in the month following entry into the Museum’s
financial records.
23. Budget review
Net cost of services
The net cost of services for the year was $2,448,000 (7%) below budget.
Major variations were in relation to accessioning costs on items for the collection and
reduction in depreciation.
Assets and liabilities
Main variation to budget in the statement of financial position was an increase in
Property, Plant and Equipment of $2,644,000.
The increase was as a result of the capitalisation of processing costs in the accessioning of
items for the collection.
Cash flows
Cash and cash equivalents increased from budget during the year by $154,000. Decrease in
operating expense payments of $1,202,000 and an increase in Government funding of $1,282,000
were offset by a decrease in retained revenues of $612,000 to give an increase in net cash flows
from operating activities of $1,872,000. Increased expenditure of $1,718,000 on investing
activities was mainly due to the capitalisation of collection accessioning costs.
+ 39
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
2002
2001
financial statements for the year
$’000
$’000
Net cash used in operating activities
(4,378)
(4,775)
Cash flows from Government
30,167
31,258
4,389
4,304
ended 30 June 2002
24. Reconciliation of net cash flows from operating activities to net cost of services
Adjustments for items not involving cash
Depreciation
Donations to the collection
(534)
(405)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors and accruals
(337)
(626)
Increase/(decrease) in employee entitlements
115
218
16
(342)
8
2
Decrease/(increase) in prepayments
73
(110)
Decrease/(increase) in inventories
(80)
(25)
Decrease/(increase) in receivables
Decrease/(increase) in interest receivable
Net (gain)/loss on sale of plant and equipment
Employee entitlement liabilities accepted by the Crown Entity
Net cost of services
2
(18)
1,501
1,565
30,942
31,046
437
491
25. Non-cash financing and investing activities
Assistance and contributions received free of charge from third parties are recorded
in the financial statements and included as follows:
Revenues
In Note 3.3 - grants and contributions
Non-cash donations - voluntary labour
donations to the collection
goods and services
534
405
1,316
759
2,287
1,655
437
491
689
52
Expenses
In Note 2.1 - employee related expenses
Salaries and wages
In Note 2.2 - other operating expenses
Advertising and publicity
Books and magazine purchases
Catering and entertainment
Equipment hire and leasing
45
-
-
3
-
45
Exhibition fitout
44
43
Fees – contract services
30
11
-
54
15
29
493
522
Freight, cartage and handling
Travel
In maintenance Buildings
In Note 17 – non current assets – collection
Collection items
+ 40
534
405
2,287
1,655
+ trustees of the museum of applied arts and sciences
notes to and forming part of the
financial statements for the year
ended 30 June 2002
26. Financial Instruments
Cash at bank
Interest is earned on daily balances at a rate set weekly based on the average weekly overnight rate benchmark less a margin
determined at the time of tendering for the account.
Fixed term deposits
The Museum invests in NSW Treasury Corporation Hourglass long term growth and cash facilities. The Hourglass facility is represented
by a number of units of a managed investment pool, with each particular pool having different investment horizons and being
comprised of a mix of asset classes appropriate to that investment horizon. TCorp appoints and monitors fund managers and
establishes and monitors the application of appropriate investment guidelines.
The TCorp Hourglass investments at balance date were earning a negative average rate of 0.3% (2001 5.0% positive),
whilst over the year the weighted average interest rate was a negative 0.3% (2001 6.2% positive) on an average balance of
$2,649,000 (2001 $2,738,000).
Receivables
The credit risk is the carrying amount (net of any provision for doubtful debts). Interest is earned on trade debtors in selected cases
where extended terms of payment are negotiated. The carrying amount approximates net fair value. Sales are made on 30-day terms.
Trade creditors and accruals
The liabilities are recognised for amounts due to be paid in the future for goods or services received, whether or not invoiced. Amounts
owing to suppliers (which are unsecured) are settled in accordance with the policy set out in Treasurer’s Direction 219.01. If trade terms
are not specified, payment is made no later than the end of the month following the month in which an invoice or a statement is
received. Treasurer’s Direction 219.01 allows the Minister to award interest for late payment. The rate of interest applied during the
year was 9.5% (2001 - Nil).
27. Tax status
The activities of the Museum are exempt from income tax.
END OF AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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+
+ appendices
+ 1 c u st o m e r n u m b e rs
JULY 2001 - JUNE 2002
Powerhouse Museum
Sydney Observatory
TOTAL ON-SITE
Off-site exhibitions
Total visitors to on-site and off-site
Website users
TOTAL
+2 customer diversity
The Museum seeks to attract the widest
possible range of customers as participants in its
exhibitions and programs, real and virtual. The
Museum designs and promotes its services in order
to attract people of all ages, cultures, religions and
backgrounds.The Museum is guided by the NSW
Government’s Statement of Commitment to
Aboriginal People and upholds recommendation 56
of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in
Custody. A report on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander relevant programs is at page 11.
+cultural diversity - ethnic
affairs priorities
statement
The Museum’s Ethnic Affairs Priorities
Statement (EAPS) is:
The Museum recognises and values the cultural
diversity of the people of Australia and, in all of its
operations, it aims to take account of and reflect
this cultural diversity so that people from ethnic
communities are interested in supporting and using
the Museum.
Following are examples of the Museum’s
activities which deliver outcomes in the three Key
Result Areas (KRAs) of 1) Social justice; 2)
Community harmony; and 3) Economic and cultural
opportunities. All of the Museum’s cultural diversity
services promote community harmony as each
encourages an understanding and appreciation of
different cultures. Each of the Museum’s ethnic
affairs initiatives, below, indicates which of the three
KRAs are served (in brackets, after the initiative).
+outcomes in 2001–2002
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Exhibition of Trade winds: arts of Southeast
Asia (2).
Exhibition of Shanghai childhood: Herta’s story (2).
Exhibition tour of Anne Frank and Courage to
Care (1, 2, 3).
Collaborative exhibition Jirrin Journey, a project
of Information and Cultural Exchange (ICE) and
the Powerhouse Museum, in partnership with
Parramatta Heritage Centre (1, 2, 3).
Presentation of public and education programs
which promote the value of cultural diversity –
including programs complementing the above
exhibitions (1, 2, 3).
Publication of Arts of Southeast Asia from the
Powerhouse Museum collection (2).
Continued availability of Powerhouse
publications relating to a range of culturally
diverse subjects from previous exhibitions and
programs and the Museum’s collection (1, 2, 3).
447,397
136,616
584,013
569,839
1,153,852
515,876
1,669,728
JULY 2000- JUNE 2001
Powerhouse Museum
Sydney Observatory
TOTAL ON-SITE
Off-site exhibitions
Total visitors to on-site and off-site
Website users
TOTAL
8.
Acquisition of objects which reflect Australia’s
cultural diversity and promote the creativity of
all cultures (1, 2, 3).
9. Promotion of Museum activities which
represent and promote Australia’s cultural
diversity – including on the Museum’s web site
(2, 3).
10. Catering for needs of visitors of varying
cultural backgrounds with Museum guides
printed in seven different languages (1, 2, 3).
11. Active promotion of the principles of EEO
(1, 2, 3).
12. Information sought about cultural background
of visitors to increase participation from a
variety of cultural backgrounds (1, 2, 3).
+strategies for 2002–2003
1.
Exhibition of Old Peking: photographs by Hedda
Morrison 1933-46 and Beijing Now (2).
2. Exhibition of Fruits, images by Japanese
photographer Shoichi Aoki (2).
3. Continued development of Jirrin Journey for both
regional and Powerhouse exhibitions (1, 2, 3).
4. Continued development of GENERATE: the
popular culture of Middle Eastern and Asian
youth (1, 2, 3).
5. Presentation of public and education programs
which promote the value of cultural diversity
(1, 2, 3).
6. Continued availability of Powerhouse
publications relating to a range of culturally
diverse subjects from previous exhibitions and
programs and the Museum’s collection (1, 2, 3).
7. Acquisition of objects which reflect Australia’s
cultural diversity and promote the creativity of
all cultures (1, 2, 3).
8. Promotion of Museum activities which
represent and promote Australia’s cultural
diversity – including on the Museum’s web site
(2, 3).
9. Continue catering for needs of visitors of
varying cultural backgrounds with Museum
guides printed in different languages. (1, 2, 3)
10. Active promotion of the principles of EEO (1, 2, 3).
11. Museum surveys continue to seek information
about cultural background of visitors to
increase participation from a variety of cultural
backgrounds (1, 2, 3).
+action plan for women
The Museum supports the whole of Government
approach in meeting the broad policy outcomes of
the Action Plan for Women. It is recognised that all
areas of NSW Government have a role in improving
the economic and social participation of women by
+ 42
469,135
123,795
592,930
518,158
1,111,088
311,856
1,422,944
integrating the needs and concerns of women as
part of normal business. There are no specific
commitments in the plan which refer to the
Powerhouse Museum.
The objectives of the Government’s Action Plan
for Women of particular relevance to the Museum
are to promote a workplace which is equitable, safe
and responsive to women’s needs; to promote the
position of women in society; to promote access to
and successful outcomes for women in the
education and training system; and to improve the
health and quality of life of women.
The Museum fulfils these objectives in the
following ways:
• implementing EEO policies and practices, OH&S
policies and procedures and flexible working
arrangements;
• offering a mentorship scheme to female staff to
assist them to develop their careers;
• asking gender questions in all surveys to ensure
that women’s needs are being met by Museum
exhibitions, programs and services;
• presenting exhibitions and programs which are of
particular interest to women and which promote
women’s contributions to society such as Women
with wings: images of Australian women pilots,
Births of a nation: women, childbirth and
Federation and Shanghai childhood: Herta’s story.
• publications such as Women with wings: portraits
of Australian women pilots.
+disability plan
It is a priority for the Museum to provide
excellent access, services and opportunities for
people with disabilities in accordance with the
Museum’s Disability Plan. These services are
described in the Museum’s Guide which is available
free to all visitors. Among special services for people
with disabilities are special booked tours tailored to
each particular group; provision of designated
parking; minimum charges and numbers are waived
on packages for students with disabilities; theatres
are equipped with an induction loop that enables
visitors who use hearing aids with ’T’ switches to
turn them on so they can hear clearly the amplified
speech and soundtracks.
+key achievements in
2001-2002
Sounding the Museum was officially launched by
Bart Bunting, 2002 Winter Paralympics gold medallist,
in May 2002.
This project, made possible through a grant from the
Australia Council, is a partnership between the
Powerhouse Museum and Elektra String Quartet. The
project created an original body of music which,
together with poetry and dialogue, Braille maps and
transcripts, provides a new interpretative tool for
visitors to access the Powerhouse Museum collection,
especially for those who are blind or vision impaired.
The Museum now provides the following maps • Museum tactual floor plans (based on the
Museum’s Guide).
• Permanent exhibition tactual floor plans (Allows
blind and vision impaired visitors
to navigate within exhibitions and have
a general understanding of what is in
each showcase.)
Visitors continue to experience SoundHouseTM
Special Access Kits, with features such as special
keyboards with large multi-coloured keys and
switches designed for people who do not have the
fine motor skills normally associated with musical
performance.
+services for seniors
The Museum welcomes visitors, members and
volunteers of all ages and offers assistance to frail
aged visitors to the Museum. Australian seniors
card holders and pensioners receive free entry to the
Powerhouse and concessions to Sydney Observatory
paid programs.
Research is conducted into the participation of
older people to determine the types of exhibitions
that interest them and the issues which affect
them, in order to optimise their participation.
During Seniors Week, 18-22 March 2001, the
Museum provided free Spinning around exhibition
tours for seniors with free tea and coffee available.
Museum volunteers provide outreach services
to community groups including seniors groups, aged
day care centres and nursing homes.
+services for young people
Exhibitions with appeal to young people in
2001–2002: Spectacular! Spectacular! On the set of
Moulin Rouge, Spinning around:
50 years of Festival Records, Marc Newson:
designworks and Two wheeled warriors: a history of
Harley Davidson in Australia.
Exhibitions which featured the work of young
people in the period included The Sydney Morning
Herald Young Designer of the Year Award; Intel
Young scientist 2001; DesignTech 2001; and Student
Fashion: three of the best. Travelling exhibitions
with special interest for young people included
Young scientist 2000 and 2001.
Education programs tailored to specific groups
are offered regularly at the Powerhouse Museum and
Sydney Observatory. They include regular programs
in the Information Technology Centre and the
SoundHouseTM.
Research is conducted into the participation of
young people to determine the types of exhibitions
that interest them, and to optimise their
participation. The Museum has an enviable
reputation amongst cultural institutions for its
incursion into the youth audience with 19% of its
visitors between 16 and 24 years of age.
Armchair, aluminium/wood/fabric, designed by Marcel
Breuer, Switzerland, 1932-34, made by ICF Cadsana
SpA, Italy, c 1985
Gift of Fiona & George Barbouttis, February 2002
[2002/11/1]
Fighting-cock basket, pandanus palm, Sulawesi,
Indonesia, c1950
Purchased November 2001 [2002/5/2]
Hay mower, timber/metal, HV McKay-Massey Harris Pty
Ltd, Sunshine, Victoria, Australia, 1930-1955
Gift of Mr & Mrs W A Taylor, March 2002 [2002/18/1]
Locomotive model with working engine and tender, live
steam, NSWGR 3812, Pacific type, 4-6-2, 5 inch
gauge, metal, made by Warwick Sandberg and
Malcolm Le Bas, Sydney, Australia, 1984-1993
Gift of Mr P M Le Bas, March 2002 [2002/28/1]
Horse-drawn vehicle, full size, governess cart and
harness, wood/metal/textile, used by Mrs Ernest Hillier,
made by Angus and Son, Sydney, Australia, 1918
Purchased March 2002 [2002/31/1]
Duplication machine, ’Roneo’, metal/wood, Roneo Ltd,
England, 1910
Gift of anonymous donor, March 2002 [2002/26/1]
Mouth organ, player harmonica, plastic/metal/paper,
Rolmonica Music Co., USA, 1920-1930
Gift of Mr A Levy, March 2002 [2002/23/1]
Violin, spruce/maple, Harry Vatiliotis, Concord,
Australia, 2001
Purchased with funds from the Crome Bequest, March
2002 [2002/16/1]
Ensemble, womens, comprising orange imitation
leather dress and Union Jack design loafers, ’Say
goodbye to the Queen’ collection, designed by Pacino
Wan, made by She & He Ltd, Hong Kong, SpringSummer, 1996-97
Gift of She & He Ltd, Hong Kong, March 2002
[2002/20/3]
Uncut parts of shoes for bound feet, with painted
designs, linen, China, c 1900
Purchased March 2002 [2002/15/2]
Proprietary pharmaceutical, ’Pattinsons Brain & Nerve
Tonic’, in glass bottle, Washington H Soul Pattinson &
Co Ltd, Sydney & Newcastle, Australia, 1955-1975
Gift of Washington H Soul Pattinson & Company
Limited, May 2002 [2002/53/5]
Blackout masks (2), for car headlights, metal, used in
Perth WA during World War II, made by Nixon,
Australia, 1939-1945
Gift of Mrs Nora Mauldon, May 2002 [2002/60/1]
Satellite, model, 1:3 scale, Optus C1,
wood/metal/plastic, Space Systems/Loral, USA, 2001
Gift of Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, May 2002
[2002/46/1D]
Toy farm buildings and accessories including tractors,
animals and people, painted
lead/wood/wire/cotton/sand, William Britain Pty Ltd,
England, 1930-1939
Gift of Mrs Norah Patfield, May 2002 [2002/58/1]
+3 selected
acquisitions
Cupola, sandstone, from the Great Synagogue in
Sydney, designed by Thomas Rowe, Australia, 18741878 Gift of the Great Synagogue, Sydney, April 2002
[2002/45/1]
During the year the Museum acquired a diverse
range of objects for its collection through donation,
sponsorship, bequest and purchase. All acquisitions
are made in accordance with the Museum’s
Collection Development and Research Policy.
Wayang kulit shadow puppets (2), ’Arjuna’ and ’Bima’,
heroes of the Mahabharata epic, unpainted/pierced
buffalo parchment, Java, Indonesia, 1970 - 1975
Gift of Ms Gwendoline Beryl John, May 2002
[2002/55/1]
+ 43
Ambulance, fully equipped, CDA-032, Ambulance
Service of NSW, Ford F250 series, mixed materials,
Ford Motor Co/Jakab Industries, USA/Australia,
1992-2001
Gift of the Ambulance Service of New South Wales,
August 2001 [2001/73/1]
Pamphlets, ’Life’s most embarrassing problem’
(bladder control problems),
14 pamphlets, paper, issued by NSW Health,
Australia, 1994
Gift of the Central Coast Area Health Service Health
Promotion Unit January 2002 [2001/75/12]
Water removal system, ’Super Sopper’, galvanised
iron/electroplated zinc/polyurethane foam, invented
by Gordon Withnall, developed and manufactured by
Kuranda Manufacturing, Australia, 2001
Gift of Kuranda Manufacturing, Taree, August 2001
[2001/76/1]
Radio, AM/FM, with multiple power sources
including wind up generator, solar panel,
rechargeable batteries, AC adapter, ’Freeplay S360
Self Powered’, plastic/metal, Freeplay Energy Group,
South Africa, 2001
Gift of John Devitt & Associates Pty Ltd, Balgowlah,
August 2001 [2001/77/1]
Floor lamp, ’Super Guppy’, metal/glass, designed by
Marc Newson, made by Idee, England/Japan, 2000
Purchased August 2001 [2001/72/1]
Mouse and rat trap making machines (4) and mouse
traps (3) and rat trap, metal/wood, A.W. Standfield
and Co, Mascot, 1925-2000
Gift of Mr Ron W Standfield, October 2001
[2001/85/1]
Custard cups (12), inscribed ’ECW’, crystal glass,
used by Dame Eadith Walker, made by Baccarat,
France/Australia, 1886
Gift of Mr William L Chapman, October 2001
[2001/107/1]
Flag, Eureka/Southern Cross flag,
wool/linen/cotton/metal, used by Brock Shore and
Lee White at Vietnam Moratorium march and Palm
Sunday nuclear disarmament rally, maker unknown,
Australia, 1966-2000
Gift of Ms Lee White, October 2001 [2001/89/1]
Embroideries (3), ’Legacies in transit’, silk/cotton
petit point, bone/wood frame, by Narelle Jubelin, 2001
Purchased with the assistance of Irwin Imhoff,
October 2001 [2001/99/1]
Mercedes Australian 1998 Fashion Week archive,
videos, transparencies, bound reports, delegate bag
and package, paper/plastic/film, designed, made
and used by Australian Fashion Innovators to record
and promote Mercedes Australian Fashion Week,
also used by designers, media and sponsors
involved in the event, designed and made in Sydney,
Australia, 1998-1999
Gift of Australian Fashion Innovators, Darlinghurst,
October 2001 [2001/90/1]
Medallion, portrait, Captain James Cook, jasper
(stoneware), design attributed to John Flaxman,
made by Wedgwood and Bentley, England, 1777-80
Gift of Neville W Podmore, October 2001
[2001/103/1]
Outfit, womens, hat, top, skirt, bag, socks,
underpants, turquoise blue, A-POC,
cotton/nylon/polyurethane, Issey Miyake, Tokyo,
Japan, 1999
Gift of Mr Paul Jellard, October 2001 [2001/106/2]
Sculpture, terracotta, ’Tete de canaque’, fired by
Pierre Letellon, designed and made by Lucien Henry,
New Caledonia, 1878
Purchased November 2001 [2001/108/1]
+temporary exhibitions
Guitar, electric, ’Iceman, timber/metal, used by
NoKTuRNL, made by Ibanez, Japan,
1996-1998
Purchased May 2002 [2001/121/1]
A peak behind-the curtain of Baz Luhrmann’s film,
Moulin Rouge! this timely exhibition presented
dazzling costumes designed by Academy Award
winners Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie with
accompanying sketches, artworks and behind-thescenes photographs by Sue Adler.
Shirt, mens, linen, worn by Joseph Brady (civil
engineer, Melbourne, Australia), hand made in
Ireland, 1840-1849
Gift of Dorinda Sullivan (nee Brady), May 2002
[2001/120/1]
Bottle, ’Scent bottle’, handblown and wheelcut
glass, Nick Mount, Adelaide, South Australia, 2001
Purchased January2002 [2002/1/1]
Machine gun, light automatic Mk1, wood/metal,
designed by John Charles Reginald McCrudden of
the 1st Australian Imperial Force 3rd/ 53rd Infantry,
made by Kingsway Manufacturing Company Ltd,
Newton Works, London, England, 1921-1927
Gift of the Commissioner, NSW Police Service, April
2002 [2002/41/1]
Advertising sign, ’Alight at Central for the Museum
of Applied Arts and Sciences’, from a NSW
Government suburban railway carriage,
paper/aluminium, maker unknown, NSW, Australia,
1965-1975
Purchased April 2002 [2002/35/1]
Harpsichord, various timbers, made by William
Bright, lid painting by Rupert Richardson, Barraba
NSW, Australia, 2002
Purchased April 2002 [2002/32/1]
Poker machine, ’Victoria Peacock’, and tin of tokens,
made by W O Jennings Co, modified by Charles
Shelley Pty Ltd for Australian use, USA/Australia,
1932-1950
Purchased June 2002 [2002/68/1]
Bread plate, moulded earthenware with majolica
glaze, John Campbell Pottery, Launceston, Tasmania,
Australia, c 1890
Gift of Geoff and Kerrie Ford, Wodonga, June 2002
[2002/66/1]
Spectacular! Spectacular! on the set of Moulin Rouge
3 July – 16 September 2002
Powerhouse Museum 2nd International Lace for
Fashion Award
6 July – 14 October 2001
This exhibition displayed the winners and best
entries. The work was judged on its fashion
relevance, originality and innovation in design, use
of material and technique.
Black Theatre
3 August 2001 – 23 June 2002
Glenn Shea’s research and collection, documenting
the developments of theatre by the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander people in Australia over the
last three decades, was the basis of this changeover
in the Bayagul exhibition. It showcased the role that
theatre played in communicating the social and
political concerns of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander people in Australia.
Produced with assistance from the NSW Centenary
of Federation Program
The Sydney Morning Herald Young Designer of the
Year Awards
2001/ 02 Sydney Design Week
9 August – 19 August 2001
This display showed the winning entries from the
awards using the theme of sustainability. The
entries addressed storage solutions using cardboard
and other recyclable product, and explored the
nature of these materials and their after-life.
Sydney Design Week is a partnership between The
Sydney Morning Herald and the Powerhouse
Museum, supported by the Royal Australian Institute
of Architects (NSW Chapter).
Rug, handknotted, silk, woven by Haj Reza at the
Zomorod Carpet workshop, Nain, Iran, 1990-1995
Gift of Mr Anthony Sukari, June 2002 [2002/65/1]
Robert Klippel
14 August 2001 – August 2002
+ 4 ex h i b i t i o n s
Marc Newson: design works
10 August 2001 – 3 February 2002
Following is a list of the exhibitions which opened
between 1 July 2001 and 30 June 2002. These are in
addition to the exhibitions which were available to
the public during the period but opened before 1 July
2001. Elements of permanent exhibitions (from
single objects to whole section replacements) are
also changed frequently, which provides visitors with
a fresh look at the exhibition theme and also meets
conservation limits for the display of fragile objects.
This exhibition discovered why Sydney-born Marc
Newson is one of the world’s most innovative,
versatile and high-profile designers. Comprised of
over 200 objects, this first major retrospective of
Newson’s work surveyed the extraordinary range of
his career, from furniture and interiors, to watches
and homewares, from a bicycle to a car and even a
private jet.
+permanent exhibition
Citizens and the City
22 September 2001 – 31 January 2002
EcoLogic: creating a sustainable future
31 July – permanent
EcoLogic is a thought-provoking and experiential
study of the environmental problems facing
Australia and the world. A sustainable future
depends upon the choices we make today and
everyday. EcoLogic focuses on what we can do in
Australia for the future of the planet and
demonstrates how smart ideas and environmentally
sensitive design can make a difference.
Principal sponsor: Holden Ltd
In memory of Robert Klippel a showcase of his
sculptures relating to the transport theme was installed.
A photographic display from the Charles Kerry
collection was developed for the Centenary of
Federation.
Joy of Discovery 2001
18 September – 25 November 2001
This exhibition presented children’s responses to the
Museum, in the form of image and sound and offered
new perspectives on our world.
Developed by the Joseph Varga School with support
from the Powerhouse Museum
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Intel Young Scientist Award 2001
19 October – 25 November 2001
Featuring winning and selected entries from the Intel
Young Scientist Award 2001, this inspirational
exhibition featured working models, multimedia and
research projects created by the top young scientists
in the State.
Organised with the Science Teachers Association of
NSW and sponsored by Intel
Technical Aid for the Disabled (TAD)
20 October – 21 October 2001
The engineering and ingenuity of the volunteer
organisation, TAD, was presented with assistance
from the Powerhouse Museum.
Shanghai childhood: Herta’s story
26 October 2001 – 31 March 2002
Family snapshots and a Shanghai Monopoly game
inspired the artwork of Narelle Jubelin in this display
about one refugee journey during World War II. Like
thousands of other European Jews, Herta Imhof and
her family escaped Nazi-occupied Vienna for the
sanctuary of Shanghai.
Births of a nation: women, childbirth
and Federation
7 November 2001 – 28 January 2002
A multi-media exhibition developed in collaboration
with regional museums about women’s experiences
of childbirth early last century. The stories from the
regions who had hosted the exhibition were
displayed as well as additional artefacts from the
Powerhouse collection.
Made possible by a grant from the National Council
of the Centenary of Federation.
Trade winds: arts of Southeast Asia
15 November 2001 – 7 October 2002
Drawn from the Powerhouse Museum’s collection of
textiles and dress, jewellery and metalwork,
ceramics, musical instruments and basketry from
Southeast Asia, this exhibition showed both the
intricate beauty of these objects and the lives and
cultures of the people who made them.
Grand Marnier/Powerhouse Museum Fashion of
the year 2001
3 December 2001 – November 2002
A selection of garments and accessories defining
the fashion themes and trends of the year 2001. The
parade was held on 26th November at the Sydney
Observatory.
Sponsored by Grand Marnier
DesignTech 2001
7 December 2001 – 17 March 2002
A selection of outstanding major design projects by
HSC Design and Technology students from NSW
schools.
Presented by the Board of Studies and the NSW
Department of Education and Training
Spinning around: 50 years of
Festival Records
18 December 2001 – 28 July 2002
From the wild one, Johnny O’Keefe, to today’s hottest
bands, Festival Records has been at the heart of the
Australian music scene. Spinning around examined
the remarkable story of Australia’s oldest independent
record company, and the recording artists who made
it famous. The interactive and audiovisual
components added substantially to the visitor
experience.
Developed by the Powerhouse Museum in
association with Festival Mushroom Records and
with ScreenSound Australia. Principal Sponsor: Nine
Network Australia. Supported by Talkradio 2UE 954
AM and Samsung Electronics. An official event in
the 2002 Sydney Festival.
Engineering Excellence
21 December 2001–13 October 2002
This exhibition showcases the works of Australia’s
finest award-winning engineers. Developed in
association with the Institution of Engineers
Australia (Sydney Division).
Bodies Positive – HIV/AIDS Posters
8 February – 7 April 2002
A selection of posters showing the development of
HIV/AIDS education programs since 1985.
Figs in Space
8 February – 7 April 2002
Giant inflating fig leaves by artists Brenda Factor
and Sally Clarke were displayed as a contemporary
interpretation of this ancient symbol of modesty.
Part of the 2002 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras
Festival
Cover Story: celebrating 40 years of Pottery in
Australia
23 February – 4 August 2002
The magazine Pottery in Australia celebrated its
40th anniversary in 2002. The exhibition displayed
the posters of the magazine and highlighted the
developments in graphic design and ceramic work
over the last 40 years.
Developed by the Potters’ Society of Australia.
Presented by the Powerhouse Museum.
Two wheeled warriors: a history of
Harley-Davidson in Australia
26 March – 22 September 2002
From the trusty workhorse to the legendary ’freedom
machine’, this exhibition explored the story of the
Harley-Davidson in Australia. Over 20 Harleys were
exhibited from the 1930 Peashooter racing bike to
the cutting-edge technology of the 2002 V-rod. Also
included were movie clips and posters that helped
create the Harley legend, motorcycling accessories
and outfits, Harley engines, spray painted tanks, a
touch screen ’Build your Own Bike’ interactive and
historic photographs and memorabilia from
Australia’s first Harley club.
A joint production of the National Motor Museum,
Birdwood, SA and the Powerhouse Museum.
Sourcing the muse and Student fashion: three of
the best
12 April – 21 July 2002
Eight top Australian fashion designers used the
Museum’s collection of historical and contemporary
fashion and textiles as a source of inspiration for a
new work; both the choices from the collection and
the new works they inspired were displayed. A range
of creations from student fashion awards winners
were also featured.
Supported by Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour.
New Acquisition showcase
Located adjacent to the entry foyer, a showcase
which highlights new acquisitions displayed the
following works:
Tiffany vase
17 May - 13 September 2001 and 20 March – 24
June 2002
’Jack in the pulpit’ favrile glass made by Louis
Comfort Tiffany in New York about 1900.
Olympic Medals and Torches
13 September 2001 – 20 March 2002
Minted Noted and Stamped: images of Australia at
Federation
The two torches used to light the flames at the
opening ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympics
2000, by Cathy Freeman and Louise Sauvage
respectively, plus two cased sets of the Olympic and
Paralympic medals.
Drawn from the Powerhouse Collection, the largest
and most significant philately and numismatic
collection in an Australian public institution, the
exhibition reflects many of the social and political
issues encountered during the lead-up to Federation
through early Australian postage and currency.
Central Northern Libraries, Tamworth, 26 July - 25
August 2001; Moree Library, 27 August - 29
September 2001; Tenterfield Public Library, 2
October - 3 November 2001; NSW Parliament House,
16-28 November 2001; Royal Australian Mint,
Canberra, 4 December 01 - 18 March 2002.
Scent bottles
24 June 2002 – TBC
Two large ’Scent bottles’ in hand blown glass with
spiral cane-work and carving made by Nick Mount,
Adelaide, 2001.
+travelling exhibitions
2001-02 saw a major program of travelling
exhibition presented regionally and internationally.
11 off-site or travelling exhibitions attracted
569,839 visitors at 44 venues, reaching Western
Sydney, regional NSW, interstate (Brisbane,
Melbourne) and international (USA/ China)
audiences.
Old Peking: photographs by Hedda Morrison
1933 – 46
A group of 85 black and white photographs taken by
Hedda Morrison (1908 – 1991) in Peking during the
period 1933-46. The photographs complement
photos of new Beijing taken by contemporary
Chinese photographers to create a two-part
exhibition. This exhibition commemorated the 30th
anniversary of diplomatic relations between
Australia and China.
Art Museum of the China Millennium Monument,
Beijing, China, 8 May - 9 June 2002.
Funded by the Commonwealth of Australia through
the Images of Australia Branch, Department of
Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australia-China Council,
Alastair Morrison, Beijing Wan Hui Pharmaceutical
Enterprise Group, Singapore Airlines, Australian
Embassy Beijing.
Celebrating Australia: identity by design
As part of the Centenary of Federation celebrations
held in the USA, this exhibition showcased a diverse
range of images of Australian popular culture,
which have been used to market, promote, provoke
or incorporate Australian symbols and ideas of
national identity.
Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, 5 September
- 30 September 2001; Australian Consulate General,
New York, 8 November - 5 December 2001; Shear
Outback: The Shearer’s Hall of Fame, Hay, 15
February - 8 April 2002.
Supported by the National Council for the Centenary
of Federation. Sponsored by Qantas
Young Scientist 2000 and Intel Young Scientist 2001
Presenting the best entrants and winners of the
Young Scientist Competition, including models,
photographic studies, folios and computer-based
research projects.
YS2000 - Clarence Regional Library, Grafton, 21
June - 30 July 2001; Port Macquarie Library, 2
August - 5 September 2001; Eden Killer Whale
Museum & Historical Society, 12 September - 15
October 2001.
IYS2001 - Campbelltown City Library, 4 December
2001 - 20 January 2002; Penrith City Library, 24
January - 26 February 2002; Queanbeyan City
Library, 28 February - 30 March 2002; Griffith City
Library, 4 April - 6 May 2002; Orange Regional
Library, 9 May - 2 June 2002; Macquarie Regional
Library, Dubbo, 5 June - 2 July 2002.
Sponsored by Intel
+ 45
Women with Wings: images of Australian women
pilots
Colour and black and white photographic portraits of
33 women who have played an essential, but largely
unacknowledged, role in the development of
Australia’s aviation industry. It includes brief
biographies and personal quotes and anecdotal
interviews on video.
Queensland Sciencentre, 24 August - 18 November
2001; The World Theatre, Queensland, 29 November
2001 - 13 January 2002; The Gold Treasury Museum,
Melbourne, 7 February - 31 March 2002; Eden Killer
Whale Museum and Historical Society, 9 April - 2
June 2002; Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga,
6 June - 4 August 2002.
Births of a Nation: women, childbirth and
Federation
A multi-media exhibition about women’s experiences
of childbirth early last century. This exhibition toured
regional NSW with a satellite component for small
local history museums and hospitals.
Bathurst Library (satellite), 20 June - 25 July 2001;
Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga, 12 July - 26
August 2001; Temora Museum (satellite), 28 July - 16
August 2001; Bland Historical Society, West Wyalong,
18 August -5 September 2001; Adelong Alive Museum
(satellite), 8 September - 20 October 2001;
Parramatta Heritage Centre, 28 September 4 November 2001; Illawarra Museum, Wollongong,
1 February - 24 March 2002; Shear Outback: The
Shearer’s Hall of Fame, Hay, 9 April - 27 May 2002;
The Greater Heritage Centre, Cobar, 31 May 5 August 2002.
Made possible by a grant from the National Council
of the Centenary of Federation.
Anne Frank: a history for today
A graphic presentation with an audiovisual about
the Frank family as an ordinary family in
extraordinary circumstances.
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, 26
July - 9 September 2001.
Anne Frank and Courage to Care
Courage to Care was developed by B’nai B’rith, using
historical events of the Holocaust to show that the
individual can make a difference.
Queensland Museum, 22 September 18 November 2001.
Circus interactives
Several of the interactives developed for children
under 8 were toured to use as a stimulus for
regional venues to develop their own story of the
circus. These include computer interactives which
allow children to paint a clown face and ’ring that
bell’ which allows children to test their jumping
force.
Grafton Regional Gallery, 1 June - 15 July 2001; Age
of Fishes Museum, Canowindra, 14 September 19 November 2001; Yass Memorial Hall,
24 November 01 - 24 February 2002; Eden Killer
Whale Museum and Historical Society, 14 June 2 December 2002.
Medicine through the Ages
Garvan Institute of Medical Research
A display from the Museum’s bio-medical collection
which is featured in the foyer of the main building.
The Museum provided objects, which are changed
over as needed, showcases and labelling.
Sharing a Wailwan Story
This exhibition of photographs provides a rare
insight into the culture of the Wailwan, Aboriginal
people from central western NSW.
Parkes Shire Library, 15 June - 7 July 2001;
Coonabarabran Library, 26 July - 30 August 2001;
Wagga Wagga City Library, 11 September - 15
October 2001.
On Location: Sydney
Sydney is the star of this exhibition which looked
behind-the-scenes on how feature films and fashion
photography have captured the city. Photographs by
Robin Clifton, Maude Heath, Max Dupain, Olive Cotton,
Harold Cazneaux, Laurence Le Guay and David Mist
have featured Sydney as an irresistible backdrop for
their fashion shoots, adding glamour and fantasy to
well-know locales. Museum of Sydney,
8 December 2001 - 31 March 2002.
Presented by the Museum of Sydney in association with
the Powerhouse Museum and Sydney Festival 2002.
Steam locomotive 3830 trips
Steam locomotive 3830 tours regional NSW with
assistance from the Museum’s curatorial and
conservation staff. Unless otherwise noted, all tours
are run by 3801 Limited in conjunction with the
Museum. In 2001-2002, 6549 passengers enjoyed
Loco 3830 trips to the following destinations (with
many more people enjoying the sights and sounds of
the loco in passing):
Lithgow and Moss Vale, July 2001; Loftus, Newcastle
and Bowral, September 2001; Lithgow, October
2001; Maitland to Werris Creek, November 2001;
Newcastle and Robertson, February 2002; Sydney to
Thirlmere (NSW Rail Transport Museum), March
2002; Bundanoon (Brigadoon Scottish Festival) and
Maitland (Hunter Valley Steamfest), April 2002;
Campbelltown (Powerhouse Museum Mothers’ Day
Members’ special to Belgenny Farm), Broadmeadow
and Orange, May 2002; private charter for NSW Rail
Transport Museum to Lithgow and shuttle trips for
Lachlan Valley Railway from Lithgow to
Mt Victoria and Wallerawang, June 2002.
+long-term off-site exhibitions
KIDS (Kids Interactive Display System)
New Children’s Hospital, Westmead
An interactive unit, You and Me, focussing on health
and the body is located within the Children’s
Hospital. This unit underwent a major refurbishment
in early 2002 and is regularly maintained by the
Museum. Another display for the child protection
unit developed by the Museum specifically for
Westmead is also on display.
The Joy of Discovery (1&2)
Randwick Children’s Hospital
The exhibition was developed by the Powerhouse
Museum in conjunction with the Joseph Varga
School for special needs, Randwick. This is an
exhibition of children’s artwork inspired by a visit to
the Museum and includes an interpretive text panel,
labels and framing provided with help from external
organisations through in-kind sponsorship.
+5 education and
public programs
Museum activities for the general public are
outlined in the Museum’s monthly What’s on listing
and the quarterly Guide, which are available to all
visitors. Special events for booked education groups
are listed if they are seen to also be suitable for a
general audience. All education programs are listed
in the annual Teachers Guide with more details
given closer to the event or program on the website
(www.phm.gov.au/education) and regular education
fliers are sent to our mailing list or listserv. The
public and education programs listed below were
presented during the year. Descriptions are provided
the first time the activity is listed if the activity is
not obvious from the title.
Daily events at the Powerhouse Museum
Barrel organ plays in The steam revolution (twice
daily). The Fotoplayer, a mechanical music and
sound effects maker from the early 20th century,
accompanies a silent film.
Highlight tours.
Pixel, the Powerhouse’s artificially intelligent ’digital
pet’, demonstrates its ability to learn, interact with
its environment and perform tricks.
Screenings of classic Australian silent films such as
The sentimental bloke or The kid stakes in the Kings
Cinema.
SoundHouseTM open house.
Steam engines in operation.
’Strasburg’ clock performance.
+additional weekend and
holiday regular events at the
Powerhouse Museum
Science on show
Hands-on internet surfing sessions.
SoundHouseTM
Pixel
Museum Live
Each weekday between 10.30 am and noon Museum
staff offer drop-in demonstrations and activities on
level 2. Some of the Museum Live activities on offer
this year were:
Fluorescent Follies
Demonstration of electrical field outside and around
the plasma ball. Lighting up fluorescent tubes using
that power.
Chemical Reaction
Demonstration of base metals and their reactions to
alkaline and acid (changes the colour of the
compounds).
Sparking: the Wimshurst machine
Introduction to the Wimshurst machine which
produces electricity by rubbing.
Marking Sparks and Electric Currents (version of Zapped)
Promotes an understanding of the day-to-day use of
electricity and how science asks questions and
seeks answers in sometimes surprising ways.
Wings and Things – ’Catalina’
The aim of this activity is to encourage students to
discover the relationship between shape, function
and basic aerodynamic theory.
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The Story of ’Rosy Dock’
Reading and interpretation of ’Rosy Dock’
illustrations - including a chance to see and feel
some of the materials used in the author’s unique
method of collage.
PET and me
Demonstration of the life cycle of a PET bottle with
hands-on access to PET flakes, resins and fabric.
Free Play Radio
Demonstration of free play radio which operates
without batteries using a solar panel or handcranked dynamo. Students have a go at winding the
radio up.
Water Cycle
Demonstration and recreation of the water cycle
using a simulator. Students can make Fog using
Liquid Nitrogen.
Space Shuttle Model
Hands-on demonstration based around a scale
model of the Space Shuttle + design for making a
paper space shuttle glider.
Meet Pixel
Demonstration of Pixel, the Powerhouse Museum’s
artificially intelligent dog. Students learn about
what a robot is and the history and development of
robots. There are follow up activities in the Museum
and in the classroom.
String Games
Indigenous stories told with the use of string
patterns.
MIDI, Music and Digital sound sampling
Demonstration and hands-on activity using
keyboards and MIDI technology used in music
creation. Demonstration of the sound sampler.
Students learn how to create their own samples
using percussion/singing.
The Gramophone
Demonstration of portable gramophone or
phonograph and records.
Regular events at Sydney Observatory
Nightly viewing sessions including a film, talk,
exhibition visit and viewing through a
state-of-the-art 16-inch mirror telescope (an
audiovisual show is presented if weather is not
suitable). Sydney Observatory also presents other
regular events on weekends and holidays.
Booked education programs
Sydney Observatory presents a range of school visit
packages and education services tailored to booked
education groups, both day and night.
July 2001
School holiday programs based on Indigenous
theme to complement Bayagul exhibition.
Doonooch dancers: performances by traditional and
contemporary Indigenous dancers.
NAIDOC Day concert: performances by Indigenous
singers, dancers, musicians and storytellers.
Bibir: Torres Strait Islander performance combining
song, dance, and narrative.
Dreaming stories: Aboriginal storyteller Pauline
McLeod tells stories from around NSW.
Stories and string games: traditional string games
and storytelling activity for children.
Special events
And then they came for me: remembering the world
of Anne Frank: internationally performed play based
on the story of Auschwitz survivors Eva Schloss and
Ed Silverberg.
Dear Kitty: screenings of the 30-minute video, about
Anne Frank and the Holocaust.
Symposium: A day in the world of Anne Frank.
Music with computers: a hands-on introduction to
computer music technologies.
Sydney Observatory
Partial Lunar Eclipse Supper.
Bastille Day Moon Supper.
Special holiday children’s evenings.
Workshops: Rocket making and launching workshop,
Make a Martian.
Venus and Solar Photography.
Lecture: What if the moon didn’t exist?
Exploring the Heavens: 2 x 5-week courses.
August 2001
Special events
The past, present and future of Indigenous theatre:
Sydney Theatre Company performance of Blacked
up, a three-person play, plus open forum.
Study Day and performance: Indigenous Theatre
Study Days with performance of Blacked Up.
Music with computers: a hands-on introduction to
computer music technologies.
Moulin Rouge - behind the scenes: a full day’s
program of performances by French cancan dancers,
behind-the-scenes talk, 19th century costume
demonstrations and children’s activities.
Sydney Design Week 2001
Masterclass display: A display of work created by
tertiary design students in response to a brief from
prominent Sydney designers Schamberg + Alvisse.
Lecture: renowned Japanese architect Shigeru Ban
discussed the potential of using cardboard as an
architectural element.
Lecture: a rare opportunity to hear Marc Newson
speak about his international design career, including
the extraordinary range of his most recent projects.
Design Study Days: For both secondary school
students and tertiary design students featuring local
designers including Robert Dane and Kirsty Mate.
September 2001
Special events
Symposium: The French Connection: Explored the link
between France and Australia through cinema,
fashion, gastronomy and the arts. Includes guided
tours of the exhibitions Visions of a republic and
Spectacular! Spectacular! On the set of Moulin Rouge.
Talk: Australia’s hidden republican culture: talk by
historians David Headon and Mark McKenna.
Film: ’La Commune’: Australian premiere. Oscarwinning filmmaker Peter Watkins’ epic film exploring
the events of the 1871 Paris Commune.
Walking tour: Lucien Henry’s Sydney: curator-led tour
Steam train trip: 1950’s steam train ride hauled by
locomotive 3830.
Project recycle: the 2001 Warman design-and-build
engineering competition.
Film: ’Turtle world’: a five-minute animation
developed by the ABC Natural History Unit.
Journeys through history: special student program to
celebrate history week
Sydney Observatory
Equinox Supper.
Astrophotography workshop.
October 2001
School holiday programs based on sustainability
theme to complement EcoLogic exhibition.
Sense and sustainability: an environmental drama
which drew on folklore, fairytales and ancient
mythology.
Sustain-a-fishing: an interactive computer activity
for children illustrating the effects of over-fishing
and sustainable harvesting.
December 2001
Special events
Space conference: Australian Space Research
Institute annual conference.
Science show: salinity: a 20-minute interactive
science show exploring the water cycle, land use
and the problem of salinity.
Sydney Observatory
Book Launch: Observer and Observed launched with
telescope viewing.
Eco-workshop: a hands-on workshop using
recyclable and biodegradable material.
New Year’s Eve Members’ Function.
The story of Rosy Dock: a storytelling session for kids.
Recycle man: show about the adventures of Recycle
Man as he explores the issues of sustainability and
recycling.
A worm’s eye view: a children’s workshop about
Wilbur the Worm and ’worm history’.
Music-making workshop: children’s workshop on
making musical instruments from everyday objects.
Bush band: The Pinchgut Push: performance of
traditional Australian folk music.
January 2002
School holiday programs based on musical theme
to complement the Spinning around exhibition.
Super duper music looper: children’s activity to
create original music.
Noise boxes: a hands-on demonstration of musical
instruments and recording technology.
Fabulous Fotoplayer: musical instrument
demonstration.
Film: Fern Gully: a musical children’s tale set deep
in the heart of the Australian rainforest.
Disklavier: demonstration of a musical instrument
used by songwriters and composers around the
world.
The AGL Sustainable Living Competition: display
stand about solar-powered toys to energy efficient
building designs.
Kinderjazz concerts: a jazz orchestra performing
energetic, interactive concerts especially for
children.
Special events
Technical Aid to the Disabled: displays and
demonstrations showcasing the work of this
volunteer organisation to acknowledge International
Year of Volunteers.
Story of jazz: an interactive demonstration by
Kinderjazz of jazz music and dance especially for kids.
Sydney Observatory
Special viewing nights for children.
Rocket making workshops.
Asian moon stories.
Moon survival workshop.
Space Day held during World Space Week with many
activities, including dome tours, solar viewing,
rocket launching, making sundials, solar system
mobiles, and planispheres, using the solar barbecue
and a lecture on Mars.
Asian Moon Festival Supper.
Stars and Starwheels.
Astronomical Concepts: 10-week course.
November 2001
Special events
Annual festival: Planes, trains and automobiles: a
full day’s program including highlights of Australia’s
transport heritage, from steam locomotives and
flimsy flying machines to the latest in motor-racing
vehicles, talks, lectures, model railways, radiocontrolled cars and children’s activities.
Seminar: Ecological sustainable development
professional development day for teachers.
Study Day: Sustainable transport in sustainable
cities with speakers from the Warren Centre at
Sydney University.
Study day: Sustainable design with speakers from
the Warren Centre.
Special event: EcoLogic fun days
Sense and sustainability: an environmental drama
that drew on folklore, fairytales and ancient
mythology.
The story of Rosy Dock: a storytelling session for
kinds.
Dase2 music making: online ’jam’ session using
music-making software.
Shake, rattle ’n’ twirl: dance performances and
demonstrations.
Video hit factory: music, composition and video
making workshop.
Karaoke kingdom: children’s performance activity on
stage.
Suzuki children’s recitals: young children performed
using the Suzuki method.
Powerhouse Rock: series of rock concerts to
celebrate Festival Mushroom Records’ stars.
Burmese classical orchestra: a program of classical
Burmese music.
Javanese gamelan: a day of traditional Javanese
music and dance.
Khmer community day: Australia Day 2002 with
traditional music, dance, arts and costumes of
Cambodia.
SoundHouseTM openhouse: electronic music-making
activity.
Sydney Observatory
Twilight viewings for children.
G’Astronomy nights.
Pizza, planets and planispheres nights.
Dance of the Planets open night.
Lunar Astrophotography.
Solar Astrophotography.
Create a Martian.
Rocket Launching.
Moon Lander Eggstravaganza.
Solar Barbecue.
Astronomy and Space Day, with activities including
lecture by Professor Ray Norris, The Void at the end
of the Universe.
Science show: salinity: a 20-minute interactive
science show exploring the water cycle, land use
and the problem of salinity.
February 2002
Special events
Lion dance: performance to celebrate Chinese New
Year, year of the horse.
Sydney Observatory
National Astronomy Week: Lecture, Wonders of the Sky.
Figs in face: performance and demonstration to
accompany exhibition and Mardi Gras festival month.
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Trade winds touch table: a hands-on activity
including textiles, ceramics and other treasures of
the region.
Javanese gamelan: traditional Javanese music and
dance performed by the Australian Gamelan
Association’s group, Langen Suka.
Trade winds: the culture of Southeast Asia: the
remarkable diversity of Southeast Asia was celebrated
in this day of illustrated lectures and exhibition tours.
Sydney Observatory
Valentine’s Day Supper
Exploring the Heavens: 2 x 5-week courses.
March 2002
Special events
Seniors Week: special highlight tours offered.
Noise boxes: hands-on demonstration of
musical instruments.
Disklavier: demonstrations of the Yamaha
Disklavier musical instrument.
Sydney Observatory
Autumn Equinox Supper.
Teachers Preview.
Understanding Relativity: 5-week course.
The Astronomy powerpack was delivered to
Leichhardt High.
April 2002
School holiday programs based on wheels and
movement theme to complement the history of the
Harley-Davidson exhibition.
Helmet-making workshop: make and decorate your
own motorbike helmet activity for children.
’Wheels and roundabouts’ science show: show about
how motorbikes stay upright and how things that
spin are all around us.
History of Harley-Davidson motorcycles: a 1998
documentary about the Harley story.
Doing wheelies around the Powerhouse: a special
holiday trail searching for different kinds of wheels
throughout the Powerhouse.
commissioned by the Powerhouse as part of its
Sounding the Museum program for all visitors
including the vision impaired. Recital offered to
launch the program and mark International
Museums Day.
Reconciliation Week
Indigenous Dance workshops: students could learn
either a Yirrkala dance from the Northern Territory or
a Yam Island dance from the Torres Strait from
students from the Indigenous dance college NAISDA
(National Aboriginal Islander Skills Development
Association).
Storytelling and string games: with
Pauline McLeod.
Seminar: Global Ecological sustainable
development.
Music Week
DJ performance: demonstrations by a top DJ
in action.
SoundHouseTM openhouse: electronic music and
multimedia sessions using keyboards, sequencers
and computers.
Super duper music looper: workshop to create
original music.
Noise boxes: a hands-on demonstration of musical
instruments and recording technology.
Reaktor: electronic musician Nigel Kirsten used
state-of-the-art software to design, build and play
the ultimate in virtual electronic.
Special display and performances: demonstrations
of the Museum’s music collection including the
Stuart piano, the theremin and the Bill Bright
harpsichord.
Sydney Observatory
Astronomical Concepts: 10-week course
The Astronomy powerpack at Tempe High School
June 2002
Special events
Leadlight motorcycles: workshop using computer
technology to create a colourful motorbike leadlight.
An afternoon of science and music: program of
talks, musical demonstrations and discussion.
Flying Lotahs high-wire motorbike: a spectacular,
death-defying act combining motorbike riding with
trapeze and aerial acrobatics.
Sydney Observatory
Winter Solstice Supper.
Lunar Astrophotography for the Nikon Photographic Club.
Big bike day: a full day’s program of bike-related
activities including a big bike parade.
+6 awards
Keeping your head Touch Trolley.
Trade Winds Touch Trolley.
Special events
A talk with Chewbacca: discussion by
Peter Mayhew, the actor behind the Star Wars
character Chewbacca.
Send a telegram: write a telegram and have it sent
to the Old Telegraph Station in Alice Springs, then get
it back in a commemorative envelope.
Sydney Observatory
Rocket Launch and Landing workshops.
The Pizza Moon.
First Quarter Moon Open Night.
Anzac Day Supper under the Stars.
Australian Marketing Institute Awards. The Museum
won the Highly Commended Award for the marketing
of the 1000 years of the Olympic Games: treasures of
ancient Greece exhibition.
Dr Grace Cochrane, Senior Curator, Australian
decorative arts and design, was awarded the
Emeritus medal 2001, by the Visual Arts/Craft Board
of the Australia Council.
Soundbyte project was selected as a ’Best practice
case study’ by the Office of Information Technology
(OIT). OIT NSW Government Managers Forum.
May 2002
Special events
Curator-led tours: tours to celebrate Australian
Innovation Festival.
The exhibition Births of a nation: women, childbirth
and Federation won the Education Heritage Award:
Corporate/Government in the Energy Australia
National Trust Heritage Awards. Among the judges
comments were the remarks that it was ’a fresh and
informative look at childbirth and the origins of the
populace, with the added interest of socio-economic
and regional perspectives.’
Recital: experience Museum objects through sound
rather than sight. Composer and musician Romano
Crivici and Jann Rutherford performed works
The National Quilt Register website
(amol.org.au/nqr), built by the AMOL team at the
Powerhouse, won the Electronic Community Groups
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Award at the Energy Australia National Trust 2002
Heritage Awards. The NQR is an initiative of the
Pioneer Women’s Hut in Tumbarumba.
Australian Museums and Galleries On Line (AMOL)
won two Best of the Web Awards at the international
Museums and the Web Conference held in Boston, USA.
The AMOL website (amol.org.au) won Best
Professional Site and the cultural tourism pilot, Art
Trails (amol.org.au/art_trails/index.htm), won the
award for Best E-Services.
Special Festival Award for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi
Gras 2002 awarded to Figs in Space exhibition.
The Powerhouse Museum Australian Gold Rushes
series by Kimberley Webber, published by Macmillan
Education Australia, Melbourne, 2001 was
shortlisted in The Australian Awards for Excellence
in Educational Publishing, Primary Book Series
Category.
Jeanie Kitchener, Acting Education Officer, Sydney
Observatory, awarded a Citation of Service by B’nai
B’rith International, in acknowledgement and
appreciation of outstanding performance related to
the services given in Courage to Care.
+7 systems
implementation
projects
The following projects were in progress or completed
in the period 2001-2002.
Virtual Museum
Virtual SoundHouse
Network operating system upgrade – Netware 5
Setting up Migration Heritage Centre website
Upgrade of Powerhouse Museum website
Upgrade of Tours Perfect, the school
bookings System
Implementation of the fax server
Installation of hardware/software for robotic
telescope
Shop system server upgrade
Observatory server upgrade
Implementation of HR/Finance reporting server
Evaluation and implementation of new server
for the Collection Information System EMu
Replacement of hardware for the
admissions system.
Evaluation and implementation of Internet
monitoring system.
Evaluation and implementation of Internet and
Email filtering system.
Development of Internet and Email policies
Rationalisation of Library and Records
Management systems on server hardware to
comply with new Oracle licensing guidelines
Developing a new agreement for desktop
software licensing
Developing a new agreement for Oracle
software licensing
Replacement of 150 computers
Evaluation and implementation of a
replacement Imaging server
Implementation of a local area network in
Castle Hill Observatory Virtual Private Network
Implementation of hardware and software
for the NSW Film and Television Office project
Developing a new agreement for Internet
services
Implementation of Windows and Office XP for
110 staff
+8 publications
+online titles
The following books, published in 2001–02 by
Powerhouse Publishing, are available for sale from
the Powerhouse Shop, by mail order and from
bookstores nationally and some internationally.
Some titles are available online. For information
about the Museum’s many other titles, please
telephone Powerhouse Publishing on 9217 0129 or
look at phm.gov.au/publish
The Acropolis, the Parthenon, Elgin and the marbles
seminar papers
+new titles
Arts of Southeast Asia from the Powerhouse Museum
collection
Looks at the arts of this fascinating region in the
context of the historical and cultural phenomena
shared by these countries and in contrast their
diverse and distinct responses to common internal
and external influences. Author: Christina Sumner
with Milton Osborne
November 2001, 80pp, over 80 illustrations in colour
and black & white, pbk, rrp $28.95
2002 Sydney Observatory sky guide
A selection of papers from the seminar, presented in
association with the International Organising
Committee - Australia - for the Restitution of the
Parthenon Marbles (now known as Australians for
the Return of the Parthenon Marbles), at the
Powerhouse Museum, 26 August 2000. Papers by
Hon E G Whitlam, David Hill and George Vardas.
January 2002, free.
Powerhouse Museum 2nd International Lace for
Fashion Award 2001
Includes an introductory essay and winners in the
Powerhouse Museum 2nd International Lace for
Fashion Award exhibited at the Powerhouse
Museum, 6 July – 14 October 2001, curated by
Rosemary Shepherd.
April 2002, free.
+authored by the powerhouse
museum
The celestial equivalent of a street directory, this
guide tells you when and how to find the year’s most
exciting celestial events and the latest discoveries
from space - and earth-based missions. Author: Dr
Nick Lomb
November 2001, 112pp, illustrated in black & white,
pbk, rrp $15.00
Powerhouse Museum ’Eco’ series
Observer & observed: a pictorial history of Sydney
Observatory and Observatory Hill
giveaway titles
Drawn from the Powerhouse’s extensive
photographic and pictorial collection and images
from other institutions and individuals, the book
includes pioneering astronomical photographs taken
from the Observatory, early colonial views of Sydney,
and the work of contemporary artists and
photographers. Authors: Dr Charles Pickett with Dr
Nick Lomb
December 2001, 96pp, over 90 illustrations in colour
and black & white, pbk, rrp $32.95
An exhibition developed by the Powerhouse Museum
for the Embassy of Australia, Washington DC.
Supported by the National Council for the Centenary
of Federation. Sponsored by Qantas. Essay by AnneMarie Van de Ven.
Spinning around: the Festival Records story
Festival Records has a unique place in the history of
Australian popular music. Published in conjunction
with the exhibition, Spinning around looks at the
talent, the hits, the fans and stories from the studio.
Author: Peter Cox
December 2001, 56pp, over 50 illustrations in and
black & white, pbk, rrp $16.95.
Women with wings: portraits of Australian women pilots
Celebrating over 50 years of the Australian Women
Pilots’ Association, which was formed by pioneer
aviator Nancy Bird, this book highlights the
adventures and achievements of women aviators
across Australia. Sponsored by Pip and Dick Smith.
Authors: Ian Debenham and Sue Stafford with
Melanie Cariss; contemporary photographs by Sue
Stafford.
April 2002, 80pp, illustrated in colour and black &
white, pbk, rrp $24.95
Six titles on ecologically sustainable development,
looking at how we can work with rather than against
nature, aimed at primary school ages. Author: Helen
Whitty
June 2002 by Macmillan Education Australia
Celebrating Australia: identity by design
Old Peking: photographs by Hedda Morrison 1933-46
Produced for the showing at the Art Museum of the
China Millennium Monument, Beijing, 10 May-9 June
2002, to mark the 30th anniversary of the
establishment of diplomatic relations between
China and Australia. Essay by Claire Roberts,
translated by Sang Ye.
+in production
Mod to Memphis: design in colour 1960s–80s
Drawn from the Powerhouse Museum’s collection of
20th-century design, Mod to Memphis includes key
international and Australian designers. Discover the
vibrant colours and adventurous designs through
furniture, fabrics, lighting and wallpapers from the
swinging 60s to the post-modern 80s. Author: Anne Watson
August 2002, 80 pages, over 85 illustrations in
colour and black & white, pbk, rrp $24.95
2003 Sydney Observatory sky guide
Everything you need to know about the night sky in
Sydney and eastern NSW month by month with
tables, illustrations and maps. Author: Dr Nick Lomb
November 2002, 112 pages, pbk, rrp $15.00
Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous communication
Minding the shop: a history of retailing
in Australia
Bayagul means ’speaking up’ in the Eora language.
Through four key industries - media, fashion,
tourism and performing arts - Bayagul conveys the
diversity of Indigenous cultural identity in
contemporary Australia. Authors: Steve Miller with
Fabri Blacklock and James Wilson-Miller.
June 2002, 80 pages, pbk, over 90 illustrations, rrp
$19.95
Discover Australia’s rich retailing heritage through
photographs, illustrations and stories from
shopkeepers. Go behind the counter to look at the
history of shop design, layout, fittings and features.
Take a walk down the ’main street’ to look at the
development of the general store, butchers, milkbars
and other specialty shops. Authors: Kimberley
Webber and Ian Hoskins with Joy McCann
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April 2003, in association with the NSW Heritage
Office, 96 pages, illustrations in colour and black &
white, pbk, rrp $32.95
EcoLogic: creating a sustainable future
EcoLogic looks at the issues and provides examples
of what people are doing to redesign the way we live
to care for the environment, the economy, current
and future generations. Essential reading for anyone
interested in understanding why and how we can
create a sustainable future. Author: Sandra McEwen
May 2003, 96 pages, pbk, illustrations in colour and
black & white, rrp $34.95
School visit materials
The Powerhouse Museum also regularly produces
materials for schools. Teacher’s exhibitions notes are
available in print and online.
Powerline magazine
Quarterly magazine of the Powerhouse Museum and
Members organisation.
Editor: Judith Matheson
Full colour; issue number 1, December 1987 to issue
number 66, winter 2002.
+9 staff
publications
The following are in addition to material published
as a normal part of staff commitments, such as for
the Museum Members newsletter, Powerline, or other
Museum publications.
Adendorff, L. ’Discovernet: building an education
gateway’, Short Papers from the International Cultural
Heritage Informatics Meeting, Milan, Italy, 2001
Adendorff, L. ’Joining the dots: Museum trails and
online tourism’, Museum National, November 2001
Clegg, G. (with Winkworth, K., Graham, T. Petersen,
J.) ’Safe in the Shed-Caring for historic farm
machinery’, booklet, NSW Heritage Office and
Ministry for the Arts Movable Heritage Project,
October 2001
Cochrane, Dr G. ’Hendrik Forster: gold and
silversmith’ catalogue introduction, Lakes Entrance,
Victoria
Cochrane, Dr G. ’Peter Travis: Designer; The
Revolution: men’s leisurewear 1959-1961’,
catalogue essay, Manly Art Gallery, Sydney
Cochrane, Dr G. ’Seasons of Change’, catalogue
essay for Elizabeth McClure, glass artist, Dowse Art
Museum, New Zealand
Cochrane, Dr G. ’Thylacine: Pest to Pedestal’,
catalogue essay for Michael McWilliams, Lauraine
Diggins Art Gallery, Melbourne
Cochrane, Dr G. Essay for the 20th anniversary of the
Northern Territory Craft Award, Museum and Art
Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin
Cochrane, Dr G. ’Gwyn Hanssen Pigott’ (translated
to Hebrew), Ceramic Art Review issue no.3, USA
Cochrane, Dr G. Obituary for artist Neil Roberts,
Artlink, Vol 22/2, 2002
Cox, P. ’Spinning around: 50 Years of Festival
Records’, four page lift-out, Revolver magazine,
December, 2001
Czernis-Ryl, E. ’Gold & Civilisation’, Book review, The
world of Antiques and Art, December 2001- June 2002.
Desmond, M. ’Developing an exhibition’, Museum
Methods: A practical manual for managing small
museums and art galleries, Museums Australia,
Sydney, 2002
Desmond, M. ’Endangered Species: The rise and fall
of blockbuster exhibitions’, Art Monthly, No. 147,
March 2002
Desmond, M. ’Revenge of the Nerds: Ricky Swallow
at the MCA’, Art Monthly, No. 144, October 2001
Donnelly, P. (with Maxwell-Stewart, H. Millett, T.), ’Dr
Martin and the Forty Thieves’, Chain Letters:
narrating Convict Lives, Melbourne University, 2001,
pp 177-89
Donnelly, P. ’Chocolate-on-White Ware: Towards a
definition fifteen years after Hennessy’, Australians
Uncovering Ancient Jordan, A. Walmsley (ed),
Department of Antiquities of Jordan and University of
Sydney, 2001
Dougherty, K. ’In Orbit’, space news column, Sky &
Space magazine, July 2001-June 2002
Dougherty, K. ’The Magic of Star Wars at the
Powerhouse Museum’, Kessel Run science fiction
convention book, March 2002
Dougherty, K. ’The Magic of Star Wars at the
Powerhouse Museum’, Supanova pop culture
convention booklet, April 2002
Eastburn M. ’Wenda Gu’ Art Asia Pacific
Eastburn, M. ’Wenda Gu’, TAASA Review, Volume 11,
No 1, March 2002
Eastburn, M. ’Wenda Gu’, Art & Collection, Taiwan.
Feltham, H. ’Death of the Great Buddha’, Open
Museum Journal vol. 4, Taboo
Feltham, H. ’Sydney Film Festival 2001: a review of
Asian films’, TAASA Review, Vol 10 No 3, September 2001
Feltham, H. ’The Dancing Lions’, TAASA Review, Vol
11 No. 2, June 2002
Feltham, H. ’Shattered Jade: a clash of values’,
TAASA Review, Vol. 1 no 1, March 2002
Fewster, Dr K. ’Back to the Future’, Locum
Destination Review, pp 41-45, June 2002
Fewster, Dr K. ’Inside the Powerhouse’, interview
with Peta Landman, Meanjin on Museums, Vol.60,
No.4, 2001, pp 35-43
Hicks, M. (ed) ’Exhibiting human remains’, Papers
from a seminar at the Powerhouse Museum in May
2000, Health and Medicine Museums Special
Interest Group of Museums Australia, 2001
Hicks, M. Editor’s introduction, Open Museum
Journal, Vol.4, Taboo, 2001
Hicks, M. ’Veiled memories’, Meanjin on Museums,
Vol.60, No.4, 2001, pp 178-188.
Hicks, M. (with Morgan, L.) ’Community history in a
hospital museum’, Locality, Summer 2001, pp 13-15
Hoskins, Dr I. ’Our Gardens: Photography and the
threshold of identity in the Sydney Botanic Gardens
1885-1910’, Proceedings of the Wild Cities/Urbane
Symposium, Richard Blythe (ed), School of Architecture,
University of Tasmania and the Queen Victoria Museum
and Art Gallery, Launceston, 2002, pp 29-36
Hoskins, Dr I. ’A Sense of Place: History, Culture and
the Symbols of Australia’, exhibition catalogue, A
Century of Federation: Creating a Nation, Australia
Post, Melbourne, 2001
Keen, B. ’Intel Australia and Powerhouse Museum’,
The Gold Book of Business Arts Partnerships 2001,
pp 42-43
Kenderdine, S. (with Ogleby, C.) ’Ancient Olympia as
a three dimensional experience’, International
Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting, 3-7
September 2001, Milan. ICHIM 2001, Archives and
Informatics, Pittsburgh 2001, vol. 2. pp 333-341
Kenderdine, S. ’A guide for multimedia museum
exhibits: 1000 years of the Olympic Games:
treasures of ancient Greece’ Museums International,
UNESCO, Paris, no.3. 211,
July-September 2001, pp 45-53.
Kenderdine, S. ’Digital Exhibitions’, OzeCulture
Conference, Sydney, CD-ROM. Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts, Australia. May 2002
Kenderdine, S. ’Virtual archaeology and web reality:
a discussion on the digital reconstruction of
Olympia project’, The future of teaching: 1000 years
of the ancient Olympic Games: treasures of ancient
Greece, CD ROM, Powerhouse Museum 2001
Lomb, Dr N. ’Sydney Observatory Remote Telescope’,
SKY & SPACE, June/July 2002, pp 52
Lomb, Dr N. ’Moon phases calendar 2002’,
Australian Geographic, August 2001
Lomb, Dr N, ’Cosmos’, daily paragraphs,
The Australian, July 2001 – June 2002
Pickett, C. ’Stadium Australia: the Opera House of
the West?’, Debating the city: an anthology, (J.
Barrett and C. Butler-Bowdon eds), Historic Houses
Trust of NSW, Sydney, 2001
Pickett, C. ’On Location: Sydney’ exhibition guide,
Historic Houses Trust of NSW, Sydney 2001
Pickett, C. ’Art Deco in Australia: Sunrise over the
Pacific, (M. Furson and M. Nilsson eds.), review, Art
Monthly Australia, June 200
Sumner, C., ’Trade winds: arts of Southeast Asia’, The
world of antiques and art, December 2001-June 2002
Sumption, K. ’Capture Your Collections’, joint
publication between Canadian Heritage Information
Network and AMOL, July 2001
Sumption, K. Chapter ’How to Digitise Your
Collection’, Museum Methods, Museums Australia
Inc, May 2002
Van de Ven, A. ’Clients and Designer’s. Australian
Stamps 1930-1960’, Designing Australia: Readings in
the history of Australian Design, Michael Bogle, Pluto
Press, Australia, 2002
Van de Ven, A-M. ’Celebrating Australia: identity by
design’, exhibition brochure, Powerhouse Museum
with Embassy of Australia, Washington DC, 2001
Van de Ven, A-M. ’Book review - Douglas Annand:
the art of life’, Antiques in New South Wales,
December 2001-May 2002.
Vesk, K. ’Old collections, new audiences: decorative
arts and visitor experience for the 21st century’,
book review, Museum National, May 2002
Vytrhlik, Dr J. ’Powerhouse Museum in Sydney,
Australia Embraces the Issues of Human Rights’,
online newsletter, International Museum Theatre
Alliance, August 2001
Ward, L. ’A New Industry Afoot. Australian Shoes’,
Designing Australia, Readings in the History of
Design, Michael Bogle (ed), Pluto Press 2002, p 108
Roberts, C. ’A state of flux: the art of Wang Zhiyuan’, ART
Asia-Pacific, Issue 33, January 2002
Ward, L. organisation of and contribution to HSC
website ’Paperbark Woman: Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander fashion design’, NSW Department of
Education and Training resources/ Powerhouse
Museum, 2002
Roberts, C. ’Hedda Morrison’s Jehol’, East Asian
History, No. 22, December 2001
Ward, L. ’Fancy Dress’ essay for exhibition brochure,
Historic Houses Trust of NSW 2001
Rudder, D. ’The Maudslay beam engine at Sydney’s
Powerhouse Museum’, CD-ROM published by Kew
Bridge Steam Museum
Ward, L. ’Children’s Fancy Dress’, The World of
Antiques and Art, July-December 2001 edition
Rudder, D. ’Stockport, Bisschop & Fawcett: rare
engines from the Powerhouse Museum’, The Old
Machinery Magazine, October-November 2001
Workman, T. Multiple contributions to Counter
Culture, newsletter for the Museum Shops
Association of Australia, 2001-2002
Scott, C. (with Dingle, M. National Maritime
Museum) ’Building Profile: Ways museums can
maximise their involvement with hallmark events’ in
Museum National, Vol.10, No 1, August 2001
Yoxall, H. ’Managing museum archives’, Museum
methods: a practical manual for managing small
museums and galleries, 2nd edition, Museums
Australia, 2001
Scott, C. (with Speed, Prof. R. Melbourne Business
School) ’Preparing the Future: the Museum
Leadership Program’ in Museum National, Vol.10, No
1, August 2001
Scott, C. ’Measuring Social Value’ in Museums,
Society and Inequality, Richard Sandell (ed),
Routledge, London, 2002, pp 41-56
Watson, A. ’Marc Newson’, Object, No 38, January 2002
+10 staff
presentations and
related activities
Scott, C. ’Message to American Museums’, Museum
National, Vol.10, No 2, November 2001
The following took place in Sydney unless otherwise
indicated. For reasons of space, these do not include
the many lectures and presentations made at the
Powerhouse Museum or Sydney Observatory.
Scott, C. ’Exhibition evaluation for museums and
galleries’, Museum Methods, Museums Australia Inc
(NSW), 2002.
Adendorff, L. ’Discovernet: online learning gateway
to Australian museums and galleries’, International
Cultural Heritage Informatics Meeting, Milan, Italy.
Shepherd, R. ’Lace for….Fashion’, Textile Fibre
Forum, Vol 20, No 4, December 2001.
Adendorff, L. ’The Internet for small museums and
galleries’, Museums Australia Sydney Chapter
meeting.
Stephen, A. ’The third hand: Collaboration in art
from conceptualism to postmodernism (Charles
Green)’, review, The Australian and New Zealand
Journal of Art, May 2002
Adendorff, L. ’AMOL’s accessibility audit’, OzeCulture
conference.
Stephen, A. ’The vision of Lucien Henry’, ADFAS
Bulletin, September 2001
Bannon, G. ’Marketing Museum Exhibitions’, Sydney
Chapter of Museums and Galleries Foundation of
NSW, Macquarie University.
Sumner, C. ’Trade winds: the exhibition - putting it
all together’, TAASA Review, Vol 11, No 1, March 2002
Blacklock, F. ’Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous
communication’, Lindfield Probus Club.
+ 50
Blacklock, F. ’Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous
communication’, Cambridge Park High School.
Blacklock, F. ’Koori history of NSW’, Australian’s and
the Past forum, University of Technology Sydney.
Chan, S. Speaker, Analogue2Digital 2002AD
Conference, Adelaide Fringe Festival.
Chan, S. Speaker, Independent Schools Technology
Showcase.
Chan, S. Speaker, Music Business Adelaide 2001,
Adelaide.
Chan, S. Speaker, Technology & Museums, dLux
Media Arts Public Forum.
Clegg, G. ’Boiler Operation and Storage at the
Powerhouse Museum’, Australian Corrosion
Association meeting.
Clegg, G. ’Collaborative Projects in Regional NSW’,
Regional Services Seminar, Hay.
Clegg, G. ’Operating Steam Vehicles at the Power
House Museum’, Paper at World Forum of Motor
Museums, Adelaide.
Cochrane, Dr G. ’Memorial speech for Stephen
Procter’, Quadrivium Gallery.
Connell, M. ’Cyberworlds: computers and
connections,’ Arts and Computing undergraduates
studying Informatics, University of Sydney.
Connell, M. ’New Media in Museums’, Media Studies
undergraduates, University of Technology Sydney.
Connell, M. ’Computing History, Material Culture and
Curatorship’, Institute for Cultural Research,
University of Western Sydney.
Connell, M. ’Cyberworlds: computers and
connections’, Arts undergraduates, College of Fine
Arts, UNSW.
Connell, M. ’New Media research at the Powerhouse
Museum’ iCinema Symposium, College of Fine Arts,
UNSW.
Connell, M. Presentation and Official Launch of
State Records NSW new guidelines ’Future Proof:
Ensuring the accessibility of equipment/technology
dependent records’.
Desmond, M. ’Endangered Species: The rise and fall
of blockbuster exhibitions’, Art Association of
Australia conference, Melbourne.
Desmond, M. ’Enigmatic objects: works by Robert
Owen, Simone Mangos and Ken Unsworth’, Art
Gallery of NSW.
Donnelly, P. ’Chocolate-on-White Ware from stratified
contexts: the 2001 season at Pella’, Eighth
International Conference on the History and
Archaeology of Jordan, University of Sydney.
Donnelly, P. ’In love with the past:
The influence of antiquity on European style,
1750-2000’, Near Eastern Archaeology Foundation,
University of Sydney.
Donnelly, P. ’Chocolate-on-White Ware: Tomb and Tell’,
Third International Congress of Archaeology of the
Ancient Near East, Université de Paris.
Donnelly, P. ’Chocolate-on-White Ware from the Bronze
Age in the eastern Mediterranean decorative arts and
design’, University of Sydney.
Dougherty, K. ’Early Science Fiction from Russia and
France’, Newcastle Space Frontier Society.
Dougherty, K. ’To Mars and Beyond exhibition’,
Central Coast Space Frontier Society, Newcastle
Space Frontier Society, Sydney Space Frontier
Society.
Dougherty, K. ’Processing the Space Shuttle for Flight:
a tour of Kennedy Space Centre’ Double Bay Probus
Club, Probus Club of the Royal Automobile Club.
Dougherty, K. ’To Mars and Beyond’, presentation
and exhibition tour, Friends of the National Museum,
Canberra.
Dougherty, K. ’Star Wars: the Magic of Myth,’
exhibition presentation and volunteer program talk,
Kessel Run Star Wars convention, Supanova pop
culture convention, Friends of Science Fiction,
Sydney Skyforce Star Wars club, Parsec Star Wars
club, Adelaide.
Dougherty, K. (with Rothmund, C.) ’Using the
Internet for Research into the History of Space
Propulsion’, 6th International Symposium on Space
Propulsion, Versailles, France.
Dougherty, K. (with Serra, J-J.) ’Hypersonic Research
at Woomera: the Jabiru Program’, 52nd International
Astronautical Federation Congress, Toulouse, France.
Dougherty, K. ’Tell Me Everything about Space: Some
Benefits and Pitfalls of the Internet as a PublicAccess Information Resource’, 52nd International
Astronautical Federation Congress, Toulouse, France.
Dougherty, K. ’The Joint Russian-Australian High
School Satellite Project: the Australian Perspective’,
52nd International Astronautical Federation
Congress, Toulouse, France.
Dougherty, K., (with Welch, C. Holland, F. et al).
’Yuri’s Night: a Global celebration of Space’, 52nd
International Astronautical Federation Congress,
Toulouse, France and Annual UK Space Education
Symposium, London.
Donaldson, J. Speech at display of the
’Re-Presenting Work’ photo project (produced by the
Workers Health Centre and funded by the Australia
Council in 1984), NSW Parliament House, October
2001.
Eastburn M, ’Cataloguing and caring for textile
collections’, The Asian Arts Society of Australia,
Textiles Study Group.
Feltham, H. ’Further along the Silk Road: Central
Asia from 750 to 1750 CE’, adult education course,
Sydney University Centre for Continuing Education.
Feltham, H. ’Along the Silk Road: Central Asia to 750
CE’, adult education course, Sydney University
Centre for Continuing Education.
Grant, A. ’Partnerships in preservation’, ’Slow train
coming: heritage railways in the 21st Century’,
international conference marking 50 years of railway
preservation 1951-2001, National Railway Museum,
York, UK.
Hicks M. ’That museums and art galleries create,
perpetuate and sell myths’, Museums Australia
National Conference debate, Adelaide.
Hoskins Dr I, ’Developing an acquisition policy and
restoration issues’, Willoughby Historical Society.
Hoskins Dr I, ’Our Gardens’: Photography and the
Threshold of identity in the Sydney Botanic Gardens’,
Wild Cities/Urbane Wilderness conference, Queen
Victoria Museum, Launceston, Tasmania.
Hoskins, Dr I. ’Using Images in Museums and
Exhibitions’, Image and History course, MA Public
History, University of Technology Sydney.
Kenderdine, S. ’Digital Exhibitions’, OzeCulture
Conference.
Kenderdine, S. Poster for the ’Australian Alliance’,
National Centre for Supercomputing Applications,
University of Illinois, USA.
Kenderdine, S. ’Streaming media’, MCN/CIMI annual
conference, Cincinnati, USA.
Kenderdine, S. ’Virtual Olympia’, ICHIM biennial
conference, Milano, Italy.
Lea, M. ’The Stuart & Sons Piano’, TAFE Design.
Lomb, Dr N. ’Australia’s oldest observatory’, Southern
Highlands Branch, Royal Society of NSW, Mittagong.
Lomb, Dr N., ’Robotic telescopes’, Sutherland
Astronomical Society.
Lomb, Dr N. ’Sydney Observatory & the sky’, Rotary
Club of Gladesville.
Lomb, Dr N. ’Sydney Observatory and the sky’,
Double Bay Probus Club.
Lomb, Dr N. ’Sydney Observatory Robotic Telescope’,
Newcastle Astronomical Society.
Lomb, Dr N. ’Sydney Observatory’, Northern Sydney
Astronomical Society.
Lorentz D. ’Exhibition Design at the Powerhouse
Museum’, Industrial design students, UNSW.
Lorentz D. ’Exhibition design process’, Design
diploma students, RMIT.
Lorentz D. ’Exhibition design process’, KVB Interior
Design students.
Feltham, H. ’Lions on the Silk Road’, Sydney
University, Asian Studies Department, Chinese
Seminars series.
McEwen, S. ’EcoLogic: drawing on your community’,
Forming partnerships: Making connections seminar, Hay.
Feltham, H. ’Orientalism in Western Arts and
Design’, adult education course, Sydney University
Centre for Continuing Education.
McEwen, S. ’A day in your life - Australian
innovation,’ Beecroft Australian History Group and
Pennant Hills Australian History Group.
Feltham, H. ’Ramayana and the Dance of
Opposites’, Sydney University Continuing
Education/Powerhouse seminar.
McEwen, S. ’Australian innovation’, Epping Probus Club.
Fewster, Dr K. ’A Museum for today’, Rotary Club of
Ryde.
Nemes-Nemeth, Z. ’Producing Museum
Audiovisuals’, Museums and Galleries Foundation of
NSW State Conference, Sydney University.
Fewster, Dr K. Anzac Day address, Hailebury College,
Keysborough, Victoria.
Fewster, Dr K. ’Marketing the museum in the modern
world or, what gives tyre-kickers their kicks?’, VII
World Forum for Motor Museums, Adelaide.
Fewster, Dr K. ’We’re all collectors’, The Haberfield
Association annual general meeting.
Fewster, Dr K. ’That museums and art galleries
create, perpetuate and sell myths’, Museums
Australia National Conference debate, Adelaide.
+ 51
McEwen, S. ’Innovation and sustainability,’ Lindfield
Probus Club.
Mitchell, L. ’Historical dress and the romance
writer’, Romance Writers of Australia Annual
Conference.
Pickett, C. ’Art and trade wedded’, Twentieth Century
Heritage Society of NSW.
Pickett, C. ’Australia personified: Allegory and
Federation imagery’, Art Association of Australia and
New Zealand Annual Conference, University of
Melbourne.
Pickett, C. ’Dining out On Location’, Museum of Sydney.
Pickett, C. ’Lucien Henry’s Sydney’, City walking tour
for History Week.
Pickett, C. ’Observer and observed’, Australiana Society.
Pickett, C. ’On Location: Sydney’, Historic Houses
Trust Members, Museum of Sydney.
Pickett, C. ’On Location: Sydney’, Historic Houses
Trust Members, Elizabeth Farm.
Pickett, C. ’Sydney’s unique pub architecture’,
Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW.
Renew, R. ’Ecological Footprints as an indicator of
sustainability’, Ryde branch of Rotary.
Renew, R. ’A century of innovation’, AGM of the
Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and
Engineering, Hobart.
Rockell, D. ’Mothballing of motor vehicles’, World
Forum of Motor Museums conference, National Motor
Museum, Adelaide.
Rudder, D. ’The Maudslay beam engine at Sydney’s
Powerhouse Museum’, seminar on Maudslay, Sons &
Field, Kew Bridge Steam Museum, London.
Rudder, D. ’’Steam engines in the Powerhouse
Museum collection’, Trevithick Society, Redruth.
Rudder, D. ’The Powerhouse Museum’s Boulton and
Watt engine’, Newcomen Society.
Rudder, D. ’Australian Innovation’, Goodwin Village.
Rudder, D. ’Engines and engineering models in the
Powerhouse Museum collection’, Maritime Model
Club of NSW.
Rudder, D. ’Research on Australian Innovation at the
Powerhouse Museum’, School of Science and
Technology Studies, UNSW.
Scott, C. ’Museums in the 21st century: President’s
Address to the Museums Australia National
Conference’, Adelaide.
Scott, C. ’Museums and Creativity: other ways of
learning’, Museums Australia National Conference,
Adelaide.
Scott, C. ’Personal Meaning Mapping: a new
methodology’, workshop discussion, Museums
Australia National Conference, Adelaide.
Scott, C. ’Cultural Institutions and Change’, Royal
Botanic Gardens, Sydney.
Scott, C. ’Return of Indigenous Cultural Material:
Previous Possessions, New Obligations in 2001’,
introduction to Professor Norman Palmer lecture,
National Gallery of Australia.
Scott, C. Lecturer in Museum Studies, University of
Sydney Visitor Studies, Evaluation and Market
Research, Semester 2: 2001.
Shepherd, R. ’The Changing Role of Lace in
Fashion’, Mosman Needlecraft.
Stephen, A. ’Lucien Henry – artist, designer &
visionary’, Probus club, Lindfield.
Stephen, A. ’Will the real curator please stand up?’,
NSW Regional Museums and Galleries Association,
Museum of Sydney.
Stephen, A. ’Margaret Preston and the desire for
Aboriginality’, SH Ervin Gallery.
collecting and presenting Asian art, Museums and
Galleries Foundation seminar, Art Gallery of NSW.
Webber Dr K. ’Developing collaborative exhibitions:
Births of a nation’, Regional Museums Workshop, Hay.
Sumner, C. ’The material culture of Southeast Asia’,
Trade winds: change and continuity in Southeast Asia
seminar, University of Sydney Continuing Education.
Webber Dr K. ’The social history of tea drinking’
National Trust Seminar, Eryldene.
Sumner, C. ’Knitting and crochet in the Powerhouse
Museum collection’, Knitters Guild Inc. AGM.
Sumner, C. ’Trade winds: creating an exhibition and
a learning environment’, Asian Connections 2002
conference, Australian Catholic University.
Sumner, C. ’Trade winds: arts of Southeast Asia’,
Textile Focus Group of The Asian Arts Society of
Australia.
Sumption, K. ’Beyond the Museum’s Walls challenges and opportunities facing museums on
the WWW’, Museums Australia Queensland State
Conference, Cairns.
Sumption, K. ASEAN Cultural Heritage Information
Network (now HNA) presentation, AusHeritage Meeting.
Sumption, K. ’An Australian Perspective’, National
Digital Content Forum, Brookings Institute,
Washington D.C.
Sumption, K. ’Electronic Outreach at the Powerhouse
Museum’ Gilbert & Tobin Lawyers.
Sumption, K. Museum Theory lecture series, fourth year
Visual Communications, Fashion, Interior and Industrial
Design students, University of Technology Sydney.
Webber Dr K. ’Opening talk’, Headmaster’s Gallery,
St Ives.
Yoxall, H. ’The storage of photographs’, Health and
Medicine Museums Special Interest Group of
Museums Australia.
+11 staff
professional
commitments
and achievements
Bannon, G. Advisory Board Member, Australian
Centre for Public Communication, University of
Technology, Sydney.
Bannon, G. Board Member, Tourist Attractions
Association.
Bannon, G. Member, Darling Harbour Business
Association - marketing advisory committee.
Bannon, G. Member of judging committee for
Western Sydney Tourism Industry awards.
Bannon, G. Member, Public Relations Institute of
Australia.
Taguchi, M. ’Seeing Blind project’, Museums
Australia Conference, Adelaide.
Bentley, L. Committee Member, Sydney’s Unique
Venues Association.
Townley, P., Chidlow, K. and Jordan-Jones, M.
’Conservation Planning’, one day open workshop in
Boorowa and half day workshop for Boorowa
Historical Society.
Bulkeley, J. Member, Arts Portfolio Treasury Managed
Fund OHS-Risk Management Sponsored Project.
Townley, P. and Gatenby, S. ’Potential use of the
Essential Oil of Melaleuca Alternifolia (tea tree oil)
in Museum Conservation’, 5th International
Conference on Biodeterioration of Cultural Property.
Caples, D. Member, Employment Equity Specialists’
Association.
Turnbull, A. ’Sustainability’, Balmain Primary School.
Turnbull, A. ’EcoLogic exhibition development and
content’, Society for Responsible Design, AGM.
Van de Ven, A-M. ’Identity by design: how graphic
designers imaged Australian national identity’,
Embassy of Australia, Washington DC.
Van de Ven, A-M. Opening talk, Celebrating
Australia: identity by design exhibition, Consulate
General of Australia, New York.
Van de Ven, A-M. ’Australian Modernism: Annand,
design and identity’, National Gallery of Australia,
Canberra.
Van de Ven, A-M. ’Communicating research: research
processes involved in developing the Celebrating
Australia: identity by design exhibition which
traveled to USA in 2001’, Research Symposia, School
of Design Studies, College of Fine Arts, UNSW.
Van de Ven, A-M. Opening talk and floor talk,
Celebrating Australia: identity by design exhibition,
Shear Outback, the Australian Shearer’s Hall of
Fame, Hay.
Stephen, A. ’Lucien Henry: Visions of Federation’,
Academy of the Humanities, ANU, Canberra
Vytrhlik, Dr J. ’Powerhouse Museum and the arts
community: policies, initiatives and operations’,
Bachelor of Creative Arts students, Macquarie
University.
Stephen, A. ’Conceptual art in Australia: Ian Burn,
Mel Ramsden & Joseph Kosuth’, Art Gallery of NSW.
Ward, L. ’Alec Murray, fashion photographer’, S.H.
Ervin Gallery.
Sumner, C. ’Southeast Asian textiles in the
Powerhouse Museum collection’, Explorasia:
Ward, L. ’Fancy Dress’ exhibition, Historic Houses
Trust of NSW, Elizabeth Bay House.
+ 52
Bulkeley, J. Member, Arts Portfolio Human Resources
Network.
Chan, S. Board Member, Music NSW.
Chan, S. International Coordinator, Sound Summit International Electronic & Computer Music
Conference, Newcastle, October 2001.
Clegg, G. Examiner, export applications for
engineering and agricultural objects, Protection of
Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986, National Cultural
Heritage Committee, Department of the Environment
and Heritage, Canberra.
Cochrane, Dr G. appointed to advisory panel of new
academic textile journal ’Textile: The Journal of Cloth
& Culture’, edited in UK and USA, to be published by
Berg in 2003.
Cochrane, Dr G. Member, Faculty Advisory
Committee, University of Southern Queensland,
Toowoomba.
Cochrane, Dr G. Co-judge of Hobart Art Prize,
jewellery and works on paper.
Cochrane, Dr G. Member, Craft Australia committee
to select young Australian craftspeople for the
Talente exhibition at the Munich Craft Fair 2002.
Cochrane, Dr G. Member, committee to approve new
course modules for the revised TAFE art and craft
program, TAFE, Ultimo.
Cochrane, Dr G. opened ’Ceramic Connections’
exhibition, Penrith Regional Gallery.
Cochrane, Dr G. opened 27th Alice Craft Award, Alice
Springs, and selected works for acquisition.
Cox, P. Member of judging panel to select compact
disc cover designs for the Sound/Scene exhibition at
Sydney Opera House.
Dawes, S. Vice President (NSW) Australian
Federation of Friends of Museums.
Landsbergen, M. Member, Sydney Sky Theatre
Development Committee.
Debenham, I. Committee Member and Honorary
Curator, Australian Aviation Museum, Bankstown.
Lomb, Dr N. Chair, Associated Public Events
Subcommittee of the National Organising Committee
for the 2003 General Assembly of the International
Astronomical Union.
Debenham, I. Expert Examiner, export applications for
transport objects, Protection of Movable Cultural
Heritage Act 1986, National Cultural Heritage
Committee, Department of the Environment and
Heritage, Canberra.
Debenham, I. Member, Historical Aircraft Restoration
Society.
Debenham, I. President, Aviation Historical Society
of Australia (NSW).
Donaldson, J. Board member, Publish Australia.
Eastburn, M. Committee member, The Asian Arts
Society of Australia.
Elwing, J. Member of Professional Accreditation SubCommittee, Australian Institute for the Conservation
of Cultural Material.
Feltham, H. Member, The Asian Arts Society of Australia.
Feltham, H. Member, organising committee for the
Association of Independent Schools conference
Introducing Schools to Asia.
Lomb, Dr N. Chair, Education and Public Outreach
Committee of the Astronomical Society of Australia,
the society for Australian professional astronomers.
Lomb, Dr N. Member, National Organising Committee
for the International Astronomical Union General
Assembly 2003.
Lomb, Dr N. Senior vice-president, NSW Branch of
the British Astronomical Association Inc.
Lomb, Dr N. Vice-president, Sydney Outdoor Lighting
Improvement Society Inc.
Hendrikson, T. Honorary Secretary, Health and
Medicine Museums Special Interest Group of
Museums Australia.
Hendrikson, T. Committee member, Australian
Registrars Committee.
Hewitt, I. Board member of CREATE, museums and
galleries national industry vocational training
advisory board, set up under the auspices of the
Australian National Training Authority (ANTA).
Keen, B. Member, Museums and Galleries of
Australia, Development and Marketing Forum.
Kenderdine, S. Program Advisory Group, CIMI-MCN,
2001, Real Life: Virtual Experiences New
Connections for Museum Visitors, Cincinnati, USA.
Kenderdine, S. Program committee, ICHIM, 2001, Italy.
Kenderdine, S. Program committee/chair, Culture
track, WWW10, 2001, Hong Kong.
Kirkland, J. Committee member, Public Sector Risk
Management Association.
Kitchener, J. Education Coordinator, Courage to Care,
B’nai B’rith NSW, steering committee.
La Mott, N. Executive Committee Member, Museums
Australia Education Special Interest Group, NSW Branch.
Scott, C. Member, Museums Leadership Program
Advisory Panel.
Scott, C. Member, Reference Advisory Group,
National Arts and Museums Regional Volunteer
Skills Project.
Shore, Dr J. Associate member, NSW co-ordinating
committee for National Science Week.
Shore, Dr J. Committee member, Sydney Arts
Management Advisory Group, until December 2001.
Miller, S. Board Member, Museums and Galleries
Foundation of NSW (MGF).
Shore, Dr J. Member, organising committee for the
Australian Science Communicators National
Conference, Powerhouse Museum September 2001,
and chairperson, Program development subcommittee until December 2001.
Miller, S. Committee Member, MGF Programs
Committee and MGF Access Committee.
Miller, S. Member, Gadigal Information Services.
Grant, A. Honorary board member, 3801 Limited,
heritage steam train operator.
Scott, C. Member, Return of Indigenous Cultural
Property Forum.
Lorentz, D. Convenor, Museums Australia Designers
Special Interest Group.
Fewster, Dr K. President, Darling Harbour Business
Association.
Gardner, R. Member, Visitor Services Occupational
Health and Safety Group.
Scott, C. Member, National Cultural Heritage Forum.
Shore, Dr J. Committee member, Australian Science
Communicators (NSW) Science in the Pub program,
until December 2001.
Miller, S. Member, Inner City Aboriginal Educational
Consultative Group.
Fredkin, A. Member, NSW MIMS User Group, Human
Resources Stream.
Scott, C. President, Museums Australia.
Lorentz, D. 2001 Student Design Awards committee
member and awards judge.
Feltham, H. Member, Chinese Australian Historical
Society.
Fewster, Dr K. Member, TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute
Advisory Council.
Sanders, J. Member, Steering Committee, Sydney
TimeMap Distributed Project, The University of
Sydney/Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.
Peck, R. Member of the Australian Philatelic Order.
Peck, R. Adjudicator for the Australian Commonwealth
Collectors’ Club of NSW research medal.
Peck, R. Adjudicator for the Philatelic Association of
NSW medal for meritorious service to philately in NSW.
Peck, R. Examiner, export applications for philatelic
objects, Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act
1986, National Cultural Heritage Committee,
Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra.
Pickett, C. Seconded on part-time basis to the
Historic Houses Trust of NSW to curate On Location:
Sydney exhibition at the Museum of Sydney as part
of the 2002 Festival of Sydney.
Sumner, C. Committee member, Oriental Rug Society
of NSW Inc.
Sumner, C. Member, organising committee for the
regional International Conference on Oriental
Carpets, Sydney, 2004.
Sumption, K. Board Member (Research), International
Children’s Art Foundation, Washington D.C.
Sumption, K. Member, International Advisory
Executive, PADI group (Preserving Access to Digital
Information).
Sumption, K. Member, Program Committee,
Museums and the Web, Boston, Massachusetts.
Sumption, K. Member, Editorial Advisory Committee,
Museum National.
Pinchin, R. Secretary, Museums Australia (NSW).
Sumption, K. Judge, Best of the Web, Museums and
the Web, Boston, Massachusetts.
Renew, R. Member of the Heritage Advisory
Committee to Ryde City Council.
Sumption, K. Member, Editorial Advisory Group,
Screenrights Australia.
Renew, R. Member of the planning committee for the
Eco-Technology Exhibition Centre at the University of
Wollongong.
Sumption, K. Member, Department of
Communications, Information Technology and the
Arts, Ozeculture Grant Committee.
Renew, R. Convenor of the panel to discuss ’Smart
Living @ home with technology’ broadcast on SBSTV.
Swieca, R. Member, Sydney Design Week Committee.
Renew, R. Member, judging panel to select finalists,
2002 Australian Design Awards.
Roberts, C. Member, Taxation Incentives for the Arts
Committee, Department of Communications,
Information Technology and the Arts.
Sanders, J. Member, National Cultural Heritage
Committee, Department of the Environment and
Heritage, Canberra.
Sanders, J. Member, New South Wales Centenary of
Federation Committee (archiving, cataloguing and
preservation of historical materials grants section).
Swieca, R. Board member, International Museum
Theatre Alliance (Museum of Science, Boston, MA, USA).
Swieca, R. Advisory Board Member, International Gay
and Lesbian Museum (Los Angeles, CA, USA).
Swieca, R. Member, Performance Advisory
Committee, National Museum of Australia, Canberra.
Taguchi, M. President, Museums Australia Education
Special Interest Group (NSW).
Taguchi, M. NSW representative, Museums Australia
Education Special Interest Group (National).
Sanders, J. Board Member, Object: Australian Centre
for Craft and Design.
Townley, P. Committee Member, New South Wales
Project Committee for the Chinese Australian
Cultural Heritage Project.
Landsbergen, M. Member, Arts Portfolio Shared
Services Review Committee.
Sanders, J. Member, External Advisory and New
Development Committee, Ivan Dougherty Gallery,
College of Fine Arts, UNSW.
Turnbull, A. Judge, 2001 ’Junk Love’ competition on
sustainable art and design, organised by Reverse
Garbage, Marrickville.
Landsbergen, M. Member, Executive Committee, NSW
MIMS User Group.
Sanders, J. Judge, Sydney Morning Herald Young
Designer of the Year Award 2001.
Vytrhlik, Dr J. Editorial Board, Open Museum Journal,
AMOL.
Landsbergen, M. Employer’s Representative,
Government and Related Employees Appeals Tribunal.
+ 53
Vytrhlik, Dr J. Whitehouse Institute of Design
Curriculum redevelopment 2002 Course Advisory
Committee.
Watson, A. Member, the Australiana Society
Committee.
Watson, A. Member, the Furniture History Society
Committee.
Watson, A. Member, the Walter Burley Griffin Society
Committee.
Williams, E. Member, Public Relations Institute of
Australia.
Workman, T. Conference Coordinator, Museum Shops
Association of Australia.
Workman, T. Newsletter Editor, Museum Shops
Association of Australia.
Workman, T. Vice President, Museum Shops
Association of Australia.
+12 overseas
travel
Lee Adendorff, Website Coordinator, AMOL
31 August - 14 September 2001, Italy
Present a paper and demonstration at ICIMI conference
Geoff Bannon, Marketing and Media Manager
13 - 17 March 2002, New Zealand
Represent the Museum at the Oz Talk travel trade show.
Melanie Cariss, Editorial Assistant
22 April 2002, Noumea
Return objects lent for the Lucien Henry exhibition.
Basil Dewhurst, Technical Producer, AMOL
14 - 27 April 2002, USA
Participate in CHIN meeting and the Museums and
the Web conference
Basil Dewhurst, Technical Producer, AMOL
29 January - 5 February 2002, USA
Participate in CIMI Working Committee meeting
Paul Donnelly, Curator, Decorative Arts and Design
7-9 May 2002, Switzerland
Choose items for a forthcoming exhibition and
negotiate future projects
Kerrie Dougherty, Curator, space technology
29 September - 5 October 2001, France
Present three papers at the 52nd International
Astronautical Congress
Dr Kevin Fewster, Director
31 August - 19 September 2001, USA and Greece
Open Celebrating Australia: identity by design
exhibition in Washington. Investigate possibility of
Greek exhibition for 2004 Olympics
Dr Kevin Fewster, Director
6 - 18 May 2002, China
Open Old Peking: photographs by Hedda Morrison
1933-1946 exhibition and meet with museum staff
in Beijing and Shanghai
Andrew Grant, Senior Curator, Transport and
Communication
13 September -16 October 2001, UK
Present a paper at the Heritage Railways in the 21st
century conference
Sarah Kenderdine, Creative Project Officer,
Information Management
1-11 September 2001, Italy
Present a paper at the ICHIM 2001 international
conference
Sarah Kenderdine, Creative Project Officer,
Information Management
8 days between 1-17 May 2002, USA
Represent the Museum at the All Hands meeting at
the National Centre for Supercomputing Applications
and meet with IBM at the e-business Innovations
Centre
Cav. Ufficiale nell Ordine ’Al Merito della Repubblica
Italiana’
Director, Centre for Independent Studies.
Meetings: eligible to attend-8; attended-8; leave of
absence given-0.
Tara Kita, Coordinator, Exhibition Development
7-18 June 2002, China
Dismantle Old Peking exhibition and liaise with
Chinese about return exhibition
Ms Susan Gray, B.Ec (Hons) (Syd), LLB (Syd), GAICD
Terms: 21.06.02-31.12.02
Associate Director, Investment Banking Group,
Macquarie Bank Ltd, Member State Transit Authority
Board, Member of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors
Meetings: eligible to attend-1; attended-1; leave of
absence given-0.
Barbara Palmer, Assistant Registrar
8-11 February 2002, USA
Participate in meetings regarding EMu software
Kevin Sumption, Associate Director, Knowledge and
Information Management
16-25 March 2002, USA and UK
Participate in national digital content creation
meeting and meetings at planetariums
Claire Roberts, Senior Curator, International
decorative arts and design
6-18 May 2002, China
Install the Old Peking exhibition and participate in
official meetings between Australia and China
Debbie Rudder, Curator of power technologies
21 July -7 August 2001, UK
Present a paper about the Maudslay beam engine at
the Kew Bridge Steam Museum seminar
Robert Scott, Manager, Properties
30 November - 11 December 2001, USA
Present a paper at the International Association of
Museum Facility Administrators conference.
Dr Jesse Shore, Senior Curator, Sciences
6 - 16 May 2002, China
Meet with science museums in Beijing and
Shanghai with view to establishing a training
program for their staff in Sydney and negotiate for
an exhibition to travel to China
Toner Stevenson, Exhibition coordinator
25 November-9 December 2001, USA
Dismantle and install Celebrating Australia
exhibition and research Star Wars exhibition.
Robert Swieca, National Project Manager, AMOL
11-28 April 2002, USA and Canada
Participate in CHIN meeting and the Museums and
the Web conference
Anne Marie Van de Ven, Curator
17 August-8 September 2001, USA
Install Celebrating Australia exhibition, media
liaison, and present talk
Anne-Marie Van de Ven, Curator
3-15 November 2001, USA and Japan
Install Celebrating Australia exhibition and attend
meetings re proposed Japanese exhibition.
+13 trustees
The members of the Trust, their current responsibilities, and the number of meetings attended in the
period, the number they were eligible to attend, and
the number for which they were given leave are listed below. There were eight meetings of the Trust
during the year. A Trust planning day was also held
to contribute to the Strategic Plan 2002-05.
Mr Marco Belgiorno-Zegna, AM, B.Ec, Dip.Eng.(Dist),
FIEAust, FCPA
Terms: 1.1.97-31.12.99 (appointed President July
1998); 1.1.00-31.12.02.
Managing Director, MBZ Holdings Pty Ltd.
Member, Advisory Council, Australian Graduate
School of Management.
+ 54
Mr Mark Johnson, LLB, MBA (until 29.11.01)
Terms: 1.1.97-31.12.99; 1.1.00-29.11.01.
Chairman, Axiss Advisory Board, Axiss Australia;
Deputy Chairman, Macquarie Bank Limited. Director,
Australian Gas Light Company; Director, Victor
Chang Cardiac Research Institute; Director, Biota
Holdings Ltd; Director, Sydney Futures Exchange Limited.
Meetings: eligible to attend-3; attended-1; leave of
absence given-2.
Professor Ron Johnston, BSc, PhD, FTSE
Terms: 1.1.96-31.12.98; 1.1.99-31.12.01; 1.1.0231.12.04
Executive Director, the Australian Centre for
Innovation and International Competitiveness Ltd at
the University of Sydney. Member, NSW Innovation Council.
Meetings: eligible to attend-8; attended-5; leave of
absence given-3.
Janet McDonald, AO
Terms: 17.2.95-31.12.97; 1.1.98-31.12.00; 1.1.0131.12.03.
Director, National Breast Cancer Centre.
Meetings: eligible to attend-8; attended-6; leave of
absence given-2.
Dr Nicholas G. Pappas, MA (Syd), LLB (NSW), PhD (Syd).
Terms: 22.2.99-31.12.01; 1.1.02-31.12.04
Principal, Nicholas G Pappas & Company, Lawyers.
Hon Legal Adviser, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
Australia: Secretary, First Greek-Australian Museum
Foundation; Director, Carnivale Ltd; Director, Laiki
Bank (Australia) Ltd; Secretary, the Castellorizian
Club Ltd; Member, Council of the Australian
Archaeological Institute at Athens
Meetings: eligible to attend-8; attended-8; leave of
absence given-0.
Dr Gene Sherman, MA (Hons), PhD
(until 31.12.01)
Terms: 17.2.95-31.12.97; 1.1.98-31.12.00; 1.1.0131.12.01.
Director, Sherman Galleries, Sydney.
Trustee, Bundanon Trust; Member, Asia Society
Advisory Council; Board Member, National Gallery of
Australia Foundation; Vice-President, Power Institute
Council (University of Sydney); Member, International
Council of the Asia Society, New York; Member of the
Advisory Board, Asia Society, Australasia Centre;
Patron, NSW Friends of Bezalel Academy of Arts and
Design, Jerusalem.
Meetings: eligible to attend-3; attended-1; leave of
absence given-2.
Mr Anthony Sukari
Terms: 1.1.01-31.12.01; 1.1.02-31.12.04
Executive Chairman, Gateway Pharmaceuticals.
Chairperson, Migrant Network Services (Northern
Sydney) Ltd; Trustee, NSW Casino
Community Benefit Fund.
Meetings: eligible to attend-8; attended-4; leave of
absence given-4.
Dr Anne Summers, AO
Terms: 1.1.00-31.12.02.
Author, editor, journalist. Chairperson, Greenpeace
International.
Meetings: eligible to attend-8; attended-6; leave of
absence given-2.
Ms Kylie Winkworth, BA (Hons)
Terms: 1.1.96-31.12.97; 1.1.98-31.12.00; 1.1.0131.12.03
Museum and heritage consultant. Member, Movable
Heritage Committee, Heritage Office, NSW; Member
Reference Panel for Migration Heritage Centre, NSW.
Meetings: eligible to attend-8; attended-8; leave of
absence given-0.
+14 committees
Trust Finance and Resources Committee
Members:
Mr Marco Belgiorno-Zegna, AM, President (Chair)
Mr Mark Johnson, Trustee (until 29.11.01)
Mr Anthony Sukari, Trustee
Staff representation:
Dr Kevin Fewster, Director
Mr Michael Landsbergen, Associate Director,
Corporate Services (Secretary)
Mr John Kirkland, Manager, Finance
The Museum also has inter-departmental
committees which deal with the following:
Computer and network requirements
Exhibitions program review
Human resources management
Operational and strategic issues of the Museum
(Senior Management Group)
Public programs review
Risk management
Staffing issues (Museum Consultative Committee
comprising management and union representatives)
+15 guarantee
of service
The Museum’s full Guarantee of Service is available
to the public on request.
+our commitment to our
customers
The Museum is committed to continuous
improvement in its quality of service. We regularly
evaluate our exhibitions, programs and services.
+our service standards
When you visit the Museum you will find:
• friendly, responsive and efficient staff
• well-maintained exhibitions and buildings
• a commitment to caring for objects in the
collection and on loan to the Museum
• your inquiries will be answered promptly and
courteously by staff who will provide information
that is accurate and appropriate
• a high standard of safety and security
• there are appropriate facilities (rest areas, cafes,
toilets, baby changeroom) for you to use
• we provide appropriate access and services for
those with special needs (eg people with
disabilities and those with a language
background other than English)
• signage and information brochures are helpful
and easy to understand
• printed information about Museum events in
plain English.
+16 code of conduct
The Museum’s Code of Conduct remains unchanged
- except for the replacement of the Mission Statement
with the revised version (see inside front cover).
+17 privacy
and personal
information
The Museum conducts its business in
accordance with the Privacy and Personal
Information Protection Act 1998 and with the
Privacy Management Plan developed by the Museum
and submitted to the Privacy Commissioner in June
2000, in accordance with section 33 of the Act.
The Museum implemented an Online Privacy
Statement which is now on the Museum’s website.
This statement describes how the Museum protects
users’ privacy online. If users provide any personal
details via the Museum’s website the privacy
requirements of the Statement are met.
The Museum, along with other cultural agencies, is
participating with Privacy NSW in the development
of a Code of Practice governing research work.
+18 freedom of
information
The following Statement of Affairs is presented in
accordance with section 14(1)(b) and (3) of the
Freedom of Information Act 1989. The FOI statement
of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (FOI
Agency No 384) is correct as at 30 June 2002.
(ii) the promotion of craftsmanship and
artistic taste by illustrating the history
and development of the applied arts;
(iii) lectures, broadcasts, films, publications
and other educational means;
(iv scientific research; or
(v) any other means necessary or
desirable for the development of the
natural resources and manufacturing
industries of New South Wales.
+arrangements for
outside participation
The Museum welcomes public comment and
suggestions for improving its services and facilities
and regularly receives representations from the
public concerning its operations. A comments form
is available to all visitors in the Museum’s free
Guide publication. Often visitors prefer to speak to
the staff on duty.
In 2001–02 there were 349 visitor comments forms
or letters registered - 176 contained compliments,
175 contained complaints, 97 contained
suggestions. As some forms contained more than
one comment, there were totals of 223 compliments,
200 complaints and 106 suggestions. The
breakdown of complaints - Museum general 5,
exhibitions general 11, exhibitions content 16,
exhibitions design 9, exhibitions maintenance 31,
public programs 7, customer service 10, Members 2,
promotion/advertising 6, external signage 13,
internal signage 7, facilities 18, admission charges
2, catering 41, shops 3, The Guide/What’s On 4,
Museum hours 2, school groups 1, premises 12.
+summary of affairs
+establishment
(FOI Agency No. 384)
The Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences was
established under the Museum of Applied Arts and
Sciences Act 1945. The Museum has perpetual
succession, has a common seal, may purchase,
hold, grant, demise, dispose of or otherwise deal
with real and personal property and may sue and be
sued in its corporate name ’The Trustees of the
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences’.
+policy documents
+organisation
Section 4 of the Museum of Applied Arts and
Sciences Act establishes the Trustees of the
Museum. The Trustees are responsible for the
conduct and control of the affairs of the Museum
and for its policies. All officers and employees of the
Museum are appointed or employed under the Public
Sector Management Act 1988.
+objects and functions
The objects and functions of the Museum are
described in section 14 of the Museum of Applied
Arts and Sciences Act as follows:
The Trustees shall have the following objects and
may exercise any or all of the following functions:
(a) the control and management of the Museum;
and
(b) the maintenance and administration of the Museum
in such manner as will effectively minister to the
needs and demands of the community in any or all
branches of applied science and art and the
development of industry by:
(i) the display of selected objects
arranged to illustrate the industrial
advance of civilisation and the
development of inventions and
manufactures;
+ 55
The following documents are used to guide the
Museum’s operations:
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act 1945
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Regulation 1997
Strategic Plan 2002-2005
Administration policies and procedures
Chart of Accounts
Code of conduct
Collection development and research policy
Collection management policies and procedures
Commercial operations policies and procedures
Contractors policy and procedures
Copyright policy
Disability action plan
Emergency procedures manual
Equal employment opportunity management plan
Ethnic affairs priorities statement
Exhibitions policies and plans
Grievance and dispute resolution policy
Guarantee of service
Information technology strategic plan
Internship policy and program
OH&S policies and procedures
Outreach policy
Personnel policies and procedures
Privacy Management Plan
Property development master plan
Public programs policies and procedures
Publications policies and procedures
Regional services strategic plan
Sponsorship policy
Stores consolidation project plan (heritage on
the move)
Waste reduction and purchasing plan
+contact arrangements
Requests for records or documents under the
Freedom of Information Act 1989 should be
accompanied by a $30.00 application fee and
directed to:
Freedom of Information Coordinator
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences
PO Box K346 Haymarket NSW 1238
Phone (02) 9217 0576
Fax (02) 9217 0459
No requests for information under FOI were received
in 2001–2002.
+facilities for access
The Museum caters for public access to its
collections, with staff available to assist with
inquiries. The service is available by appointment
between 10.00 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday
(except public holidays).
+19 legislative
changes
There were no legislative changes made
during the year.
+20 affiliated
societies
The Museum provides facilities and resources to the
following 39 societies (representing some 20,000
people), which are affiliated with the Museum (as
at 30 June 2002):
Antique Arms Collectors Society of Australia
Art Deco Society of NSW
The Asian Arts Society of Australia Inc
Association of Australian Decorative and Fine
Arts Societies (Kuring-gai and Sydney branches)
Australian Association of Musical Instrument
Makers (NSW Branch)
Australian Flute Society Inc
Australian Lace Guild (NSW)
The Australian Numismatic Society
The Australiana Society
The Aviation Historical Society of Australia
(NSW Branch)
British Astronomical Association (NSW Branch)
Ceramic Collectors Society
Ceramic Study Group Inc
The Colour Society of Australia (NSW)
Design Institute of Australia, NSW Chapter
The Doll Collectors Club of New South Wales Inc
The Early Music Association of NSW
The Embroiderers’ Guild NSW Inc
The Furniture History Society (Australasia) Inc
The Horological Guild of Australasia
(NSW Branch)
Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia
The Knitters’ Guild NSW Inc
The Metropolitan Coin Club of Sydney
National Space Society of Australia
Object: Australian Centre for Craft and Design
Oral History Association of Australia (NSW)
Oriental Rug Society of NSW
Philatelic Association of NSW
The Phonograph Society of NSW
The Potters’ Society of Australia
Pyrmont Ultimo Historical Society
The Quilters’ Guild Inc
Royal Aeronautical Society, Australian Division,
Sydney Branch Inc
The Royal Photographic Society of Great
Britain, NSW Chapter
The Silver Society of Australia Inc
Sydney Space Association
The Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW Inc
The Wedgwood Society of New South Wales Inc
Woodworkers’ Association of NSW
+21 life fellows
and honorary
associates
+life fellows
Mr Pat Boland OAM, ED
Mr William Bradshaw
Mr Kevin Fahy AM
Mr Gerry Gleeson AC
Mr Trevor Kennedy AM
Mr Malcolm King AM
Mr Fred Millar AO, CBE
Ms Anne Schofield
Mr Leo Schofield AM, Chevalier de L’Ordre
des Arts et Lettres
Hon Neville Wran AC, QC
+recipients of distinguished
service awards
Mr Carl Andrew
Dr Allan Bromley
Mr John Godschall Johnson OAM
Mr Doug Hardy
Ms Wendy Hucker
Mrs Chris McDiven
Mr Jack Willis
+honorary associates
Mr Warren Anderson – arms
Prof John Bach – maritime history
Mr William Bradshaw – English furniture, clocks
Associate Professor Allan G Bromley –
computing history
Major Ian Brookes – Japanese swords
Mr William D Bush – numismatics
Dr Robert Carson – numismatics
Mrs Sylvia Drummond – mechanical musical instruments
Mr Dennis Eccles – clocks
Mr Kevin Fahy AM – Australiana, furniture, ceramics
Mr John Hawkins – silver
Mr Jolyon Warwick James – silver
Mr John Jeremy – restoration
Mr John Godschall Johnson OAM –
musical instruments
Mr Alan Landis – ceramics, glass
Mr Ross Langlands – oriental rugs and textiles
Mr Hepburn Myrtle CBE – Asian ceramics
Mr Randall Reed – ceramics, glass, silver
Ms Anne Schofield – costume, jewellery
Mr John Shorter CBE – ceramics, Doulton
Dr George Soutter – ceramics, furniture, rugs
Miss Elizabeth Todd OAM – music
Mr Leslie Walford – decorative arts
Dr Janet West – scrimshaw and nautical crafts
Mr Barclay Wright – musical instruments
Dr John Yu AM – ceramics, furniture, rugs
+22 volunteers
Miss Alice Abi
Mr John A’Beckett
Ms Kim Alexander
Mr Scott Allen
+ 56
Mr Thomas Anderson
Ms Mary Andrews
Mr Erik Bachmann
Mrs Jean Baigent
Mr Robert Baird
Mr Allen Baker
Mr Andrew Ball
Mr Timothy Ball
Mrs Betty Balmer
Mrs Lydia Bell
Ms Audrey Berry
Ms Robin Beveridge
Mrs Fleur Bishop
Mr Pat Boland OAM, ED
Mr Ronald Bowbrick
Mrs Joyce Bradbury
Ms Muriel Breiesser
Ms Deidre Broughton
Miss Pam Burden
Mr Dick Butcher
Ms Jane Burns
Miss Benedetta Calzavara
Mrs Annette Casey
Miss Amy Chui
Mr Wenford Clifton
Mrs Susan Cohen
Ms Joan Cole
Mr Leon Corn
Mr Robert Degotardi
Ms Amanda Dent
Ms Lynley Dougherty
Mr Paul Dove
Mrs Judith Durie
Ms Beryl Dwyer
Mr John Ebner
Mr Roy Eldridge OAM
Mr Trevor Edmonds
Mr Frank Elgar
Miss Georgina Ewart
Miss Kim Faulkner
Mr Bryan Fitzgerald
Mrs June Fitzpatrick
Ms Marie Flores
Mr Jeffrey Flower
Ms Christine France
Mr Donald French
Mr George Fry
Mr Graham Fry
Mr Max Gay
Mr Robert Gillespie
Mrs Helen Goddard
Miss Dorothy Green
Mr Ross Green
Mrs Julia Hall
Mr Val Hamey
Mr Vic Harris
Mrs Lesley Harwood
Mrs Helen Hattersley
Ms Louise Havekes
Mrs Judith Hawes
Mrs Mary Hendry
Ms Prue Hill
Ms Cherie Hingee
Mrs Susanne Hledik
Mrs Patricia Hodgkinson
Mrs Nina Huelin
Ms Brenda Humble
Ms Anne Humphreys
Mrs Merle Johnson
Mrs Joan Johnson
Mr Frank Joyce
Miss Penny Katsaros
Ms Jacqueline Kensett-Smith
Miss Marivic Lagleva
Mr Monty Leventhal
Ms Karynne Ledger
Dr Ronald Lewis
Ms Lyndal Linaker
Mr Robert Lloyd
Ms Angela Luessi
Mr Yeo Lye-Yew
Mr Harvey MacDonald
Mrs Patricia MacDonald
Mr Jack Mandelberg
Ms Margaret Massam
Mr Keith Matts
Mr Cyril McColough
Mrs Shirley McDonald
Mr Tim McDonald
Mr Marcus McInnes
Mr Jim McLachlan
Ms Dorothy McLean
Mr Lawrence McManus
Ms Rachel Miller
Mrs Kathleen Mist
Mr Ken Mitchell
Mrs Phyllis Mitchell
Mr Chad Moodie
Mr Adam Moszt
Mr Andrew Moyes
Miss Kristen Mundy
Ms Eva NadasBeckingsale
Mr Chui Ng
Mrs Barbara Nivison-Smith
Ms Joyce Orchard
Mrs Janet Paterson
Miss Christine Patton
Mrs Beverley Pescott
Mr Rex Peters
Ms Jocelyn Plate
Ms Deborah Van Der Platt
Mr David Priddle
Mrs Dorelle Propert
Mrs Pamela Radford
Miss Celia Reid
Mr Peter Rennie
Mr Julio Roa
Mrs Christina Roberts
Mr Thomas Robertson
Mrs Rebecca Robinson
Mrs Jean Roffey
Ms Sabina Rubens
Mr Mark Robinson
Ms Leslie Russell
Mrs Jacqueline Ruston
Mrs Shirley Ruxton
Mrs Mary Ryland
Ms Katy Sade
Ms Melanie Salomon
Mr Bruce Saunders
Mr Alex Sawyer
Mrs Olga Sawyer
Miss Kate Scott
Mrs Deborah Seddon
Ms Coral Serisier
Mr Miron Shapira
Mrs Anne Slade
Mr Murray Smithers
Ms Kristina Stankovski
Mrs Heather Stevens
Mrs Margaret Stevenson
Mr Paul Storm
Mr Albert Taylor
Mr Frank Theobald
Mrs Queenie Thompson
Mr Avinash Verma
Mr Bevan Wall
Mrs Margaret Waller
Mr William Walsh
Mrs Annette Ward
Mr Peter Warren
Ms Elizabeth Welsh
Ms Roberta Wilson
Mr Victor Wong-Doo
Ms Grace Woodrow
Mr John Wright
Mrs Barbara Wright
Mr John Yakalis
Mrs June Yeomans
Ms Sharon Zwi
+23
contributing
and life
members
+contributing
members
Mr Robert Albert
Mr Mark Andrews
Mr Anthony Buckley
Mr W L Chapman
Dr David Eager
Miss P Earhart
Mr Robert Edwards
Mr J Grierson
Ms Wendy Haxton
Ms Stavroula Kostacopoulos
Mr Chris Kuan
Mr Joseph Lamaro
Mrs Beryl J Malone
Mr Anthony W McIntyre
Mr Andrew McKinnon
Miss D McLaughlin
Miss Susan S Nicholson
Mr A M Rochford
Mr Dirk J Stoffels
Mr Christopher Wallace
+dual contributing
members
Mr Max Burnet and Ms Joy Darwin
Mrs Sarah Blair and
Mr Jeffrey Darling
Mr D M Fraser and Mrs M Fraser
Mr Edward Glanville and
Mrs Margery Glanville
Mrs Bettina G Gowing and
Mr R C Gowing
Mr Andrew Lind and
Mrs Justine Lind
Mrs Jill Linton
Dr David Millons and
Mrs Barbara Millons
Mr Paul Mottram and
Mr Prapaipuk Mottram
Dr Gene Sherman and
Mr Brian Sherman
Mrs C Simpson and Mr P Simpson
Mrs M C Speirs and Mr I C Speirs
Mr Joseph Van Blarg and
Ms Kathy Haden
Mr Jeff Wood
Mr Justice Peter Young and
Ms Pamela Young
+life members
Miss K Armstrong
Mr G Barnes
Mr J R Baxter
Mr D Block
Mr Pat Boland
Mr William Bradshaw
Mr William D Bush
Mr W Dobson
Mr R Ellis
Mr Kevin Fahy
Ms E Filla
Mrs G H Flinn
Mr Gerry Gleeson
Mrs M S Griffiths
Mr M Grossman
Miss H Hindle
Mr Neville Hodgson
Mrs Beverley Horwitz
Mr Trevor Kennedy AM
Mr M G King
Mr Terence Measham AM, FRSA
Mr Fredrick Millar AO, CBE
Mr J Millner
Mr R Reed
Mr A L Rigby AM
Mr Royston Riley and Mrs P Riley
Mr P Root
Ms Anne Schofield
Mr Leo Schofield AM
Mrs P Seidler
Mr W S Tatlow
The Hon Neville Wran AC, QC
+24 members
events
+special events
Members Dinner – Bastille Day
celebration
Members Day
Christmas Party
Under a Blue Moon: New Year’s Eve
at the Sydney Observatory
New Members Reception
Yuri’s night/New members reception
+exhibition viewings
Visions of a republic: the work of
Lucien Henry
Spectacular! Spectacular! On the
set of Moulin Rouge
Births of a nation: women, childbirth
and Federation
Spinning around: 50 years of
Festival Records
Two-wheeled warriors: the history of
Harley Davidson in Australia
Sourcing the Muse
+steam train
Fathers’ Day steam train trip to
Tramway Museum
Mothers’ Day steam train trip to
Belgenny Farm
Locomotive 3265 information and
conservation session
+behind-the-scenes
tours
Museum library and archives
Costume collection
Introduction to conservation (x 2)
Jones Street store tour
Fabulous fashion
Early sound recording
+25 staffing by
department
Directorate
2.0
+talk the talk –
lecture series with
curators
Secretariat
2.0
China, China – Claire Roberts
Shoe collection – Louise Mitchell
Tie collection – Peter Collins MP
Pottery in Australia – Dr Grace
Cochrane
Powerhouse Classics:
The Strasburg Clock – Des Barrett
Anzac Day lecture – Mark Spencer
An Afternoon of Science and Music
with The Royal Society
Stamp appraisal for collectors –
Richard Peck
+tea and textiles
series
Directorate
Evaluation
4.0
Corporate Development
4.0
Directorate Total
12.0
Corporate Services
Management
Finance
2.0
12.6
Human Resources
11.0
Properties
47.5
Security
24.1
Corporate Services Total
97.2
Collections and Exhibitions
Management
Collection Development and Research
3.0
4.0
Lace (x2)
Quilting
Children’s sewing
Victorian Fancy Work
Patchwork
Berlin Wool Work (x 2)
Trade Winds textiles
The tea cosy
Curatorial
+children’s events
Management
6.0
Starting a stamp collection
Recycled craft
Children’s twilight viewing at
Sydney Observatory
Easter egg cup decorating
Mothers’ Day craft
Museum Detective
Information Technology
9.0
Records
3.0
Research Library
6.8
AMOL
3.8
+tours
Lucien Henry’s Sydney – led by
Charles Pickett
Haberfield, the Federation Suburb
Michael Mobbs’ sustainable house
Macleay Museum
Summit Technology CD Factory
Dawes Point archaeological dig
Sydney Tankstream - led by Megan
Hicks and Ian Hoskins
Bus tour to Shanghai Jews at Sydney
Jewish Museum
Darling Harbour Foreshore
Renoir to Matisse: AGNSW
Buddha: AGNSW
Love and Death: Art in the Age of
Queen Victoria: AGNSW
Vasa: ANMM
Matthew Flinders Story: ANMM
Auguste Rodin: National Gallery of
Australia
The Italians: National Gallery of
Australia
+ 57
34.8
Conservation
22.8
Registration
23.8
Exhibition Development
Collections & Exhibitions Total
29.1
117.5
Knowledge and
Information Management
Knowledge and
Information Management Total
28.6
Programs and Commercial Services
Management
2.0
Marketing and Media
8.0
Print Media
Educations and Visitor Services
Shops
Venue Operations
Members
8.4
34.7
8.1
45.5
3.5
Programs and
Commercial Services Total
MUSEUM TOTAL
110.2
365.5
+26 ses positions
During 2001–2002 the following were members of the State Government Senior Executive Service:
Director
Dr Kevin Fewster, BA Hons (ANU), PhD (UNSW)
Associate Director, Corporate Services
Michael Landsbergen, M. of Mgmt (UTS)
Deputy Director, Collections and Exhibitions
Jennifer Sanders, BA Hons (Syd)
Associate Director, Programs and
Commercial Services
Mark Goggin, BA Hons (Mel)
Associate Director, Knowledge and Information
Management
Kevin Sumption (from 27 July 2001), ND
(Natal), BA Hons HADF (Middlesex), MA (USyd)
SES level
Position title
Sex
4
2
1
1
1
Director
Deputy Director, Collections and Exhibitions
Associate Director, Corporate Services
Associate Director, Programs and Commercial Services
Associate Director, Knowledge and Information Management
Male
Female
Male
Male
Male
SES level
30 June 2002
30 June 2001
4
3
2
1
CEO under s11A*
Total
1
1
1
3
0
5
1
3
0
5
* CEO positions listed under section 11A of the Statutory and Other Offices Remuneration Act 1975 not included in Schedule 3A of the Public Sector
Management Act 1988.
Number of female SES
2001
1
2002
1
+ 2 7 e q u a l e m p loy m e n t o p p o r t u n t i e s ( E E O )
The Museum is committed to equity in all areas of employment with fairness, equity and merit as the key principles of its operations.
+percent of total staff by salary level
LEVEL
< $27,606
TOTAL
STAFF
(Number)
Men
Women
3
100%
$27,606 - $36,258
72
67%
33%
$36,259 - $40,535
75
40%
60%
$40,536 - $51,293
90
47%
53%
$51,294 - $66,332
97
43%
57%
$66,333 - $82,914
35
47%
53%
5
80%
20%
377
49%
51%
Aboriginal
People &
Torres Strait
Islanders
People from
Racial,
Ethnic,
Ethno-Religious
Minority Groups
People
whose language
first spoken
as a child
was not English
People with
a Disability
People with
a Disability
requiring
Work-related
Adjustment
33%
67%
67%
22%
15%
7%
1.4%
21%
11%
4%
1.3%
19%
9%
9%
19%
13%
7%
2.8%
14%
14%
6%
1.1%
19%
12%
7%
73
47
1.4%
2.2%
6.2%
> $82,914 (non-SES)
> $82,914 (SES)
TOTAL
Estimated Sub Group totals
185
192
4
+ 58
27
2.1%
8
+percent of total staff by employment basis
EMPLOYMENT
BASIS
Permanent Full-time
TOTAL
STAFF
(Number)
Men
Women
Aboriginal
People &
Torres Strait
Islanders
1.4%
People from
Racial,
Ethnic,
Ethno-Religious
Minority Groups
People
whose language
first spoken
as a child
was not English
People with
a Disability
People with
a Disability
requiring
Work-related
Adjustment
2.7%
287
55%
45%
21%
14%
7%
Part-time
32
16%
84%
22%
16%
3%
Temporary Full-time
30
40%
60%
10%
3%
10%
Part-time
21
19%
81%
10%
5
80%
20%
Training Positions
2
100%
50%
100%
TOTAL
377
49%
51%
1.0%
19%
12%
6%
1.9%
185
192
4
73
47
27
8
Contract - SES
Non SES
Estimated Sub Group totals
+Comparison of staff numbers for all permanent and temporary staff by occupational category
Year
Clerical/
Administrative
Professional
Professional support
Trades
Other Total
1999-2000
164
85
76
36
49
410
2000-2001
175
90
89
37
50
441
2001-2002
172
79
92
39
49
431
+ The above figures are based on a head count of staff and include casual employees.
+ 2 8 . st a f f d eve lo p m e n t
Number of staff attending information sessions:
677
Number of staff attending computer training:
136
Number in internal training courses run by museum staff:
220
Number in internal training courses run by external providers:
132
Number of staff attending external training courses:
175
Total number of staff attending all forms of training and information sessions.
1340
+ 2 9 st a f f l i st
+ d i re c t o ra t e
Kevin Fewster • Director
Pauline Bojko • Executive Assistant
+secretariat
Peter Morton • Executive Officer (from 17 December
2001)
Mark Daly • Project and Policy Officer
+evaluation and audience
research
Carol Scott • Evaluation Manager
Leanne Atkins • Project Officer (from 30 July 2001)
Natalie Taranec • (from 11 June 2002)
Sandra Violentis • Clerk
+corporate development
Barbara Keen • Corporate Development Manager
Emma Nicholson • Corporate Development Officer
(to 27 November 2001)
Michael Baldwin • Corporate Development Officer (to
31 August 2001)
Karen Leathan • Corporate Development Officer
(from 5 November 2001)
Kathryn King • Corporate Development Officer
Amanda Tunchon • Administrative Support Officer
(to 14 September 2001)
Miranda Purnell • Administrative Support Officer
+corporate services division
Michael Landsbergen • Associate Director
Natalie Bevan • Administrative Assistant (to 24 May
2002)
Melissa Smith • Administrative Assistant (from 27
May 2002)
+finance
John Kirkland • Manager
Anthony Rogers • Senior Accountant
Ganesathasan Upendran • Management Accountant
John McDonald • Assistant Accountant
Cristeta Abellar • Accounts Officer
Agnes Perez • Accounts Officer
Rebecca MacDonald • Accounts Officer (from 25
March 2002)
Andrew Rothwell • Accounts Officer
Maria Sprem • Accounts Officer
Pedro Zapata • Accounts Officer
Paul Kerr • Accounts Officer
Cindia Tse • Clerk/Word Processor Operator
+purchasing
Kim Pearce • Administration Officer
+human resources
Ian Hewitt • Manager (from 15 October 2001)
Jennifer Bulkeley • Manager
Anita Fredkin • HR Services Coordinator
+ 59
Eddy Frittmann • Senior Payroll Officer
Chris Cottier • Employment Services Officer
Suzie Grady • HR Officer
Joy Gray • HR Officer
Farida Ali • HR Officer
Gosia Sliwa • HR Officer
Karen Vaughan • HR Officer
+occupational health
and safety
Robyn Gardner • Health and Safety Coordinator (to
17 May 2002)
Garry Swann • Health and Safety Coordinator (from
23 April 2002)
+staff development
Judy Dwyer • Learning and Development Officer
Debra Caples • Training Officer
+properties
Robert Scott • Manager
Sharon Dickson • Clerk/Word Processor Operator
Frances Cray • Clerk/Word Processor Operator (from
20 May 2002)
Robert Webb • Property Development Coordinator
Neil Ryan • Building Services Coordinator
Robert Chancellor • Properties Services Coordinator
Roberto Tagle • Programs Clerk
Keith Landy • Electrical Supervisor
Owen Pauling • Plant Electrician
Peter Hermon • Electrical Fitter
Brendon Munson • Electrical Fitter
Paul Scheibel • Electrical Fitter
Kevin Squires • Electrical Fitter
Kevin Laker • Building Supervisor
Brian Ricks • Workshop Supervisor
Greg Hoare • Senior Preparator
Peter Stevenson • Preparator
Brian Connolly • Preparator
Tim Haire • Preparator
Rodney Hendy • Preparator
Graeme Plat • Preparator
Iain Scott-Stevenson • Preparator
Jaime Vicent • Preparator
Graeme Coughlan • Preparator
Erskine Bray • Preparator (from 29 January 2002)
Frank Noble • Preparator (from 14 January 2002)
Leigh Ritchie • Transport Officer
Lawrence Adams • Driver
Stephen Agius • Driver
Ian Banks • Stores Officer
Gavin Parsons • House Supervisor
Paul Laxton • Museum Officer
Brian James • Plant Superintendent
Michael Williams • Assistant Plant Superintendent
Shaun Dal Santo • Plant Fitter Operator
Wayne Voss • Plant Fitter Operator
Dane McIntosh • Plant Fitter Operator (from 4
February 2002)
David Nelson • Senior Preparator
Jim Betsos • Preparator
Ron Fishpool • Preparator
Ravi Prakash • Technical Services Coordinator
Owen Conlan • Senior Electronics Technician
William Jeffery • Operations Technician
Arturo Rivillo • Operations Technician
Timothy Wilson • Operations Technician
Alfred Khanlu • Operations Technician
Adrian Pintabona • Operations Technician
Ali El Najjar • Apprentice
Daniel Jensen • Apprentice
+security
Jonathan Wick • Deputy Operations Manager
Rachelle Graves • Administrative Officer (to 15
February 2002)
Colin Gaut • Security Supervisor
Brian Curtis • Security Supervisor
Andrew McGeoch • Security Supervisor
Raymond Allen • Security Officer (to 12 October
2001)
Vincent Defrancesco • Security Officer
Bede Langley • Security Officer
Richard Assange • Security Officer
John Browne • Security Officer
Malcolm Bryan • Security Officer
Victor Denina • Security Officer
Anthony Kuster • Security Officer
Stephen Lee • Security Officer
David Meehan • Security Officer
Andrew Novosel • Security Officer
William Quilkey • Security Officer
Michael Rogers • Security Officer
Bratislav Stankovic • Security Officer
Ron Stevenson • Security Officer (to 16 January 2002)
Glen Ward • Security Officer
Peter Ward • Security Officer
Francis Wong • Security Officer
Damian Langley • Security Officer
Aldo Franks • Security Officer
Mark Foxwell • Security Officer
Nicholas de Ridder • Security Officer
Julie-Ann Dighton • Security Officer
+collections and
exhibitions
division
Jennifer Sanders • Deputy Director
Sebastian Crangle • Administrative Assistant (from
2 October 2001)
Rebecca Pinchin • Regional Services Coordinator
(from 24 July 2001)
+collection development
and research
Michael Desmond • Manager
Brenda Duncombe • Administrative Officer
Julia Foong • Administrative Assistant
Esther Chan • Clerical Officer (to 6 July 2001)
Nancy LaMott • Clerical Officer
Alissar Chidiac • Education Officer
+curatorial
departments
+australian decorative arts
and design
Grace Cochrane • Senior Curator
Anne Watson • Curator
Michael Lea • Curator
Glynis Jones • Assistant Curator
Catherine Reade • Assistant Curator (from 17
September 2001)
Rosemary Shepherd • Lace Specialist
Anne Marie van de Ven • Curator
+international decorative
arts and design
Claire Roberts • Senior Curator
Eva Czernis-Ryl • Curator
Paul Donnelly • Curator
Louise Mitchell • Curator
Christina Sumner • Curator
Lindie Ward • Assistant Curator
Melanie Eastburn • Curator
+engineering and design
Robert Renew • Senior Curator
Des Barrett • Curator
Sandra McEwen • Curator
Deborah Rudder • Curator
Anni Turnbull • Assistant Curator
Angelique Hutchison • Assistant Curator
+transport
Andrew Grant • Senior Curator
Ian Debenham • Curator
Kerrie Dougherty • Curator
Richard Peck • Curator
Margaret Simpson • Assistant Curator
+sciences
Jesse Shore • Senior Curator
Megan Hicks • Curator
Nick Lomb • Curator
+australian history and society
Kimberley Webber • Senior Curator
Charles Pickett • Curator
Ann Stephen • Curator
Peter Cox • Curator
Ian Hoskins • Assistant Curator
Jeannine Baker • Assistant Curator (to 20 December 2001)
+ 60
+information and
communication technology
Matthew Connell • Section Head
Campbell Bickerstaff • Assistant Curator
Richard Peck • Curator
+koori history and culture
James Wilson-Miller • Section Head
Fabri Blacklock • Assistant Curator
+collection
management
+conservation
Pat Townley • Manager
Suzanne Chee • Conservator
Kate Chidlow • Conservator
Graham Clegg • Conservator
Malgorzata Dudek • Conservator
James Elwing • Conservator
Frances Fitzpatrick • Conservator
Sue Gatenby • Conservator
Mary Gissing • Conservator
Ross Goodman • Conservator
Bronwen Griffin • Conservator
Malgorzata Juraszek • Conservator
Deidre McKillop • Conservator
Roger Parris • Conservator (to 9 August 2001)
Keith Potter • Conservator
David Rockell • Conservator
Teresa Werstak • Conservator
Paul Brown • Assistant Conservator
Nadia DeWachter • Assistant Conservator
Cheryl Griswold • Assistant Conservator
Geraldine Hunt • Assistant Conservator
Megan Jordan-Jones • Assistant Conservator
Tim Morris • Assistant Conservator
Jennifer Edmonds • Assistant Conservator
Therese Dimech • Clerical Officer
Ron Bowbrick • Stationary Steam Engine
Demonstrator
Bill Ebert • Stationary Steam Engine Demonstrator
Len Lark • Stationary Steam Engine Demonstrator
Brian Jaeger • Stationary Steam Engine
Demonstrator (to 31 December 2001)
Nitsa Yioupros • Photographer
+registration
Judy Coombes • Manager
Des Beechey • Senior Registrar
Geoff Davis • Registrar (to 4 January 2002)
Carey Ward • Registrar
Caroline Berlyn • Registrar
Helen Yoxall • Archivist
Susan Davidson • Registrar
Myfanwy Eaves • Registrar
Tiina Hendrikson • Registrar
Lynne McNairn • Collections Systems Officer
Nicole Balmer • Assistant Registrar
Rebecca Bower • Assistant Registrar
Alison Brennan • Assistant Registrar
Mandy Crook • Assistant Registrar
Emma Nicol • Assistant Registrar
Barbara Palmer • Assistant Registrar
Peter Tilley • Assistant Registrar
Stephanie Boast • Assistant Registrar
Katrina Hogan • Assistant Registrar
Anna Gray • Assistant Registrar (from 24 September
2001)Jill Chapman • Assistant Archivist (from 14
August 2001)
Einar Docker • Clerical Officer
Julius Medgyessy • Clerical Officer
Terence Mooney • Clerical Officer
Joan Watson • Clerical Officer
Kate Harris • Clerical Officer
Lam Ba • Attendant
+exhibition development
Brad Baker • Manager
Nikki Vasiliadis • Administrative Assistant (to 17
May 2002)
+exhibition coordination
Toner Stevenson • Exhibition Coordination Manager
Tara Kita • Exhibition Coordinator
Joanne Delzoppo • Exhibition Coordinator
Susan McMunn • Exhibition Coordinator
Catherine Sidwell • Exhibition Coordinator
Julia Carroll • Administrative Assistant
Dimity Mullane • Administrative Assistant
Cathy Nunn • Administrative Assistant (to 31 May 2002)
+design
Diana Lorentz • Manager
Trina Day • Display Planner (to 14 September 2001)
Fiona Young • Display Planner (to 14 June 2002)
Jennifer Ison • Display Planner
Danny Jacobson • Display Planner
Paula Murray • Display Planner (to 6 October 2000)
Christina Carayanides • Display Planner (to 12 April 2002)
Colin Rowan • Display Planner
Cecilia Salazar • Display Planner (to 18 July 2001)
Janine Roberts • Designer
Stephen Jannar • Design Draughtsperson
Malcolm McKernan • Design Draughtsperson
+interactives
Arthur Menasse • Interactives Supervisor
James Laurendet • Industrial Designer
Gary Chamberlain • Industrial Designer (to 28
December 2001)
Kathy La Fontaine • Systems Officer
Andrew Lawrence • Multimedia Programmer
Jonathon Hirsch • Technical Officer
Sinclair Park • Design Draughtsperson (from 12
November 2001)
Geoffrey Drane • Senior Preparator
Andrew Jakeman • Preparator
Leigh Davidson • Electrical Engineer
Kate Lamerton • Designer
+audio visuals
Zoltan Nemes-Nemeth • Multimedia Supervisor
Kathleen Phillips • Producer
+photography
Geoff Friend • Photographic Supervisor
Marinco Kojdanovski • Photographer
Jean-Francois Lanzarone • Photographer
Sue Stafford • Photographer
Sotha Bourn • Photographic Assistant
+knowledge and
information
management
division
Kevin Sumption • Associate Director
Leone Joice • Administrative Assistant
Jason Gee • Web Site Coordinator
Irma Havlicek • Online Content Coordinator
Ryan Hernandez • Photographer
+IT projects
Sarah Kenderdine • Special Projects Coordinator
Alexander Davies • Systems Officer (web production)
(to 22 August 2001)
Peter Murphy • Systems Officer (web photographer)
(to 31 October 2001)
Tom Phillipson • Systems Assistant (web assistant)
(to 31 October 2001)
Brett Stanley • Systems Officer (web database
developer) (to 19 October 2001)
Ross Cavanagh • Systems Assistant (to 31 January 2002)
+information technology
Mitra Bhar • Manager
George Rossi • Network Administrator
Sebastian Chan • Systems Administrator
Derek Phung • Senior Systems Officer (to 28
September 2001)
Suiping Hu • Senior Systems Officer (from 17
September 2001)
Graham Schultz • Systems Officer (from 27 May 2002)
Tony Simone • Microsoft NT Administrator
Andrew Axton • Systems Officer
Stella Mariadassou • Systems Assistant (from 4
March 2002)
Beatrice D’Souza • Systems Assistant
+records
Margaret Adamson • Manager
Elke Holzapfel • Records Coordinator
Stuart Broughton • Records Clerk
+research library
Margaret Rafferty • Manager
Karen Johnson • Librarian
Ingrid Mason • Librarian
Matthew Davies • Librarian (to 11 September 2001)
Jan Turbit • Senior Library Technician
Gara Baldwin • Rights and Permissions Officer
Elizabeth Pastor • Rights and Permissions Officer
(to 16 November 2001)
Kathleen Hackett • Senior Library Technician
Dimity Holt • Senior Library Technician (from 2
October 2001)
+AMOL project
Robert Swieca • Manager
Lee Adendorff • AMOL Coordinator
Basil Dewhurst • AMOL Coordinator
Sophie Daniel • AMOL National Guide Coordinator
+programs and
commercial
services
division
Mark Goggin • Associate Director
Catherine Purcell • Administrative Assistant (from
20 May 2002)
+media and marketing
Geoff Bannon • Marketing Manager
Emma Williams • Media/Marketing Coordinator
Sally Quinn • Media/Marketing Officer
Amanda Campbell-Avenell • Media/Marketing
Officer
Sophie Bearup • Media/Marketing Officer (to 28
November 2001)
Hayley Gallant • Media/Marketing Officer (from 11
March 2002)
Amanda Cummergen • Media/Marketing Officer
(from 4 March 2002)
+ 61
Nina Exharos • Marketing Officer (to 17 May 2002)
Renee Donnelly • Marketing Officer (from 11 April
2002)
Justine Martini • Marketing Clerk (from 8 April 2002)
Jennifer White • Marketing Officer Tourism
+print media and
powerhouse publishing
Julie Donaldson • Manager
Karin Vesk • Exhibitions Editor
Judith Matheson • Exhibitions Editor
Tracy Goulding • Publications Editor (from 6 August
2002)
Melanie Cariss • Editorial Assistant
Jacob Del Castillo • Artist
Anne Slam • Clerical Officer
Deb Renaud • Clerical Officer
Maureen Wallace • Clerical Officer
+education and visitor services
Jana Vytrhlik • Manager
Leonie Crane • Administrative Coordinator
Julie Garradd • Visitor Program Coordinator
Helen Whitty • Program Development Coordinator
Stephan Miller • Education Officer
Lysele Poulsen • Education Officer
Kath Daniel • Education Officer
Heleanor Feltham • Education Officer
Faye Gardiner • Education Officer
Judith Flett • Education Officer
Jeannie Kitchener • Education Officer
Allan Kreuiter • Education Officer
Peter Mahony • SoundHouse Educator
Angus Tse • Education Officer
Maki Taguchi • Education Officer
Michael van Tiel • Education Officer
Jane Latief • Education Officer
Rita Bila • Education Officer
Lily Katakouzinos • Education Officer (from 16
October 2001)
Martin Anderson • Assistant Education Officer
Andrew Constantine • Assistant Education Officer
John Cowie • Assistant Education Officer
Kim Fisher • Assistant Education Officer (to 6 June
2002)
Kylie Gillespie • Assistant Education Officer
Karen Griffiths • Assistant Education Officer
Matoula Ioannou • Assistant Education Officer
Michael Jones •Assistant Education Officer (from 23
March 2001)
Linda Larsen • Assistant Education Officer
Jacquelyn Latham • Assistant Education Officer
(from 6 April 2001)
Anthony Lennon • Assistant Education Officer (from
9 April 2001)
Rita Orsini • Assistant Education Officer
Ann Proudfoot • Assistant Education Officer
Robert Smith • Assistant Education Officer
Mary Stewart • Assistant Education Officer
Deborah Vaughan • Assistant Education Officer
Sharon Whatman • Assistant Education Officer
Geoff Wyatt • Assistant Education Officer
Denise Teale • Bookings Officer
Jan Garland • Typist
Selepa Nannai • Clerical Officer
Melissa Hulbert • Bookings Officer (to 19 April 2002)
Shauntai Batzke • Bookings Officer
+shops
Johanna Watson • Merchandising Manager
Tina Workman • Shops Manager
Pat Alexopolous • Clerk
Louise Cannane • Sales Assistant
Maria Doukas • Sales Assistant (to 22 February 2002)
David Stafford • Sales Assistant
(to 9 August 2001)
David Waller • Sales Assistant
(to 23 February 2002)
Daniel Anderson • Sales Assistant
(from 18 February 2002)
Fiona Barbouttis • Sales Assistant
(from 8 February 2002)
Freya Carney • Sales Assistant
(from 8 February 2002)
Thomas MacDonald • Sales Assistant
(from 18 February 2002)
+venue operations
Jane Turner • Operations Manager
Bernard Hawes • Deputy Operations Manager
Barry Brown • Assistant Venue Manager
Chris Antoniou • Assistant Venue Manager
Kaitlin Menne • Administrative Assistant (from 10
June 2002)
Matthew Smith • Operations Supervisor
Glen Bevan • Museum Officer
Paul Villarruel • Museum Officer
Timothy Antill • Museum Officer
Eduardo Carrasco • Museum Officer (to 16 January 2002)
Todd Solomon • Museum Officer (from 20 May 2002)
Djamila Hacene • Senior Customer Service Officer
Michael Davidson • Customer Service Officer
Dominica Heron • Customer Service Officer
Maria Jensen • Customer Service Officer
Catherine Jones • Customer Service Officer
Marlysse Medina • Customer Service Officer
Patricia Muzzio • Customer Service Officer
Marcia Pidgeon • Customer Service Officer
Fran Roach • Switchboard Operator
Chris Rossi • Customer Service Officer
Roy Smith • Customer Service Officer
John Griffin • Senior Operations Technician (Theatre)
Eric Holly • Operations Technician (Theatre)
Laurie-Anne Bentley • Events Sales Manager
Michael Hamer • Events Coordinator
Fiona Bennett • Events Coordinator
Sarah Pointon • Events Coordinator
Demos Alexander • Gallery Officer (to 29 July 2001)
Heather Bennett • Gallery Officer
John Bennett • Gallery Officer
Clive Bull • Gallery Officer
Jean Brown • Gallery Officer
Juan Correa • Gallery Officer
Brian Crispin • Gallery Officer
Jaswant Dhami • Gallery Officer
Colin Horn • Gallery Officer (to 5 July 2001)
Christine Howard • Gallery Officer
Gerald Kilby • Gallery Officer
Fiona McClennan • Gallery Officer
Teresa Monteleone • Gallery Officer
Keith Myles • Gallery Officer
Peter Ryan • Gallery Officer (from 25 September 2000)
Robert Moore • Gallery Officer
Stan Cornwell • Gallery Officer
Andrew Murray • Gallery Officer (from 19 July 2001)
+members
Sally Dawes • Manager
Louise Tawfik • Membership Services Coordinator
Karina Luzia • Membership Services Coordinator (to
14 October 2001)
Benjamin Stonehouse • Membership Services
Coordinator
Angela Finocchiaro • Members Liaison Officer
Mary O’Connell • Members Office Clerk
+30 consultants
During the year ended June 2002 no consultants
were engaged by the Museum nor were any fees paid
to consultants during the year.
+31 payment performance indicators
VALUE OF ACCOUNTS DUE AND PAYABLE BY THE MUSEUM AT THE END OF EACH QUARTER
Current
Less than 30 days overdue
Between 30 and 60 days overdue
Between 60 and 90 days overdue
More than 90 days overdue
AS AT
30 SEP 2001
$
AS AT
31 DEC 2001
$
AS AT
31 MAR 2002
$
AS AT
30 JUN 2002
$
393,059
181,434
40,535
13,894
145,307
774,229
1,261,111
250,314
193,623
34,933
120,476
1,860,457
515,481
188,640
137,118
54,405
77,371
973,015
441,105
188,392
62,431
24,227
35,701
751,856
These amounts do not include accruals of expenses for which no claim for payment had been made at the end of the quarter.
+amount and value of accounts paid by the Museum on time in each quarter
QUARTER
ENDING
% PAID
ON TIME
PAID ON
TIME $
TOTAL
PAID $
30 September 2001
68.5%
4,978,886
7,272,993
31 December 2001
66.0%
2,678,631
4,055,980
31 March 2002
45.7%
2,607,452
5,701,854
30 June 2002
61.4%
2,915,733
4,751,194
The Museum’s policy is to endeavour to ensure that all
payments to suppliers are made promptly and in line with
State Government guidelines. In some instances, certain
issues relating to claims for payment require further
clarification with suppliers. In such cases payment is
made promptly once agreement is reached on matters
requiring clarification. During the year, the Museum
experienced cash flow problems that affected the Museum’s
ability to pay suppliers on time, interest of $1,057.00 on
overdue accounts was paid to suppliers during the 2001-02
financial year.
+32 budget estimates
Budgets for the year under review and for the next financial year are set out hereunder in accordance with section 7(1)(a)(iii) of the Annual Reports (Statutory Bodies)
Act 1984. The budgets have been prepared on an accrual basis.
EXPENDITURE
REVENUE
2001/2002
2002/2003
2001/2002
2002/2003
$’000
$’000
$’000
$’000
Consolidated fund recurrent appropriation
Operating expenses
25,960
27,112
Consolidated fund capital appropriation
2,295
4,951
4,508
4,453
142
145
2,884
2,907
Employee related
21,823
22,779
Sale of goods and services
Other operating expenses
10,969
11,229
Investment income
2,977
3,195
Maintenance
Grants and contributions
Depreciation and amortisation
5,239
4,727
Other revenue
Capital items
2,545
5,501
Acceptance by State of liabilities
43,553
47,431
TOTAL EXPENDITURE
TOTAL REVENUE
+ 62
84
86
2,209
2,605
38,082
42,259
+index
1000 years of the Olympic Games: treasures of
ancient Greece (App 6)
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
representation 11, (App 2)
Access 10, (App 2), Back cover
Acquisitions 1, 7, 9, (App 3)
Action plan for women (App 2)
Affiliated societies 1, 16, (App 20)
Aims and objectives 4
Anne Frank: a history for today 10, 11, 12,
(Apps 2, 4, 5)
Annual report production details IFC
Appendices 39
Arts of Southeast Asia from the Powerhouse
Museum collection (App 8)
Attendance 1, 10, 11, (App 1)
Audience research 12
Audiences and access 10
Australian design awards 16
Australian museums and galleries on line
(AMOL) 14
Awards (App 6)
Complaints and compliments (App 18)
Conservation 12, 15, 19
Consultants (App 30)
Consumer response (App 18)
Contributing members (App 23)
Corporate and commercial services 16
Corporate members (App 23)
Corporate Plan 1999-2002 6
Corporate services 7, 16, 17, 21
Courage to Care 11, 12, (Apps 2, 4, 6)
Cover Story: celebrating 40 years of Pottery
in Australia (App 4)
Cultural diversity (App 2)
Customer diversity (App 2)
Customer numbers 1, 10, 11, (App 1)
Customer service (Apps 15, 18)
Bayagul: contemporary Indigenous
communication 11, (App 8)
Bill Bright harpsichord 1, 6, 9, 10
Births of a nation: women, childbirth
and Federation 9, 11, (App 4)
Black Theatre 11, (App 4)
Blacked Up 11
Board of Trustees 4, (App 13)
Bodies Positive – HIV/AIDS Posters (App 4)
Budget estimates (App 32)
EcoLogic: creating a sustainable future 8, 11,
12, 15, (Apps 4, 8)
Education and visitor services 11, (App 5)
Education programs 3, (App 5)
Electronic service delivery 13, 14, 15, (App 7)
Energy management 18
Engineering Excellence 8, (App 4)
Equal employment opportunity (EEO) 17,
(App 27)
Ethnic Affairs Priorities Statement (App 2)
Evaluation and audience research 12
Evaluation of affiliated societies 16
Exhibitions 8, (App 4)
Castle Hill store 2, 7, 9, 10, 17
Celebrating Australia: identity by design 9,
(Apps 4, 8)
Charter 4
Circus interactives (App 4)
Citizens and the City (App 4)
Code of conduct (App 16)
Collection management 9
Collection storage 7, 9, 10, 17
Committees (App 14)
DesignTech 2001 (App 4)
Director’s report 3
Disability plan (App 2)
Distinguished service awards (App 21)
Donations/donors 9, 10, 65, (App 3)
Figs in Space (App 4)
Finances: the year in review 21
Financial report 25
Financial statements and associated
letters 23
Freedom of information (App 18)
Functions and venue hire 19
+ 63
Garvan Institute of Medical Research (App 4)
Goals 7
Grand Marnier/Powerhouse Museum Fashion of
the year 2001 (App 4)
Guarantee of service (App 15)
Highlights 1
Historic Houses Trust of NSW 10
Honorary associates (App 21)
Human resources 17
Image resource centre 14
Indigenous programs 11, (App 2)
Information technology and knowledge
management 13, 15
Intel Young Scientist 2001 (App 4)
IT partnerships 15
Joy of Discovery 2001 (App 4)
KIDS (Kids Interactive Display System) (App 4)
Lace for Fashion Award (App 4)
Legislative changes (App 19)
Life fellows (App 21)
Life members (App 23)
Long-term off-site exhibitions (App 4)
Marc Newson: design works 8, (App 4)
Media 15
Medicine through the Ages (App 4)
Members 16, 20
Members events (App 24)
Merchandising 19
Minding the shop: a history of retailing in
Australia (App 8)
Minted Noted and Stamped: images of
Australia at Federation (App 4)
Mission statement IFC
Mod to Memphis: design in colour
1960s–80s (App 8)
Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Act
1945 4, (App 18)
Museum of Sydney 10, (App 4)
National Aboriginal Islander Day of
Commemoration (NAIDOC) 11, (App 5)
National Aboriginal Islander Skills
Development Association (NAISDA) 11, (App 5)
National Quilt Register 14, (App 6)
New Acquisition showcase (App 4)
New Children’s Hospital, Westmead (App 4)
Object loans 10, 12
Observer & observed: a pictorial history of
Sydney Observatory and Observatory Hill
(App 8)
Office of Information Technology
6, 13, 15, (App 6)
OH&S 17
Old Peking: photographs by Hedda Morrison
1933 – 46 9, (Apps 2, 4, 8)
Olympic Medals and Torches (App 4)
On Location: Sydney 9, (App 4)
Online titles (App 8)
Organisational chart 5
Overseas travel (App 12)
Payment performance indicators (App 31)
Performance indicators 6, 7
Powerhouse Museum ’Eco’ series (App 8)
Powerhouse Museum 2nd International Lace
for Fashion Award (Apps 4, 8)
Powerhouse Rock 8, 10, (App 5)
Powerline 16, (App 8)
President’s foreword 2
Privacy and personal information (App 17)
Progress against objectives 6
Properties 17
Public programs 11, (App 5)
Publications 19, (App 8)
Randwick Children’s Hospital (App 4)
Recycling 18, (Apps 5, 24)
Regional internships 1, 12
Regional services 1, 12
Review mechanisms 4
Risk management and insurance 10, 19
Robert Klippel (App 4)
Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in
Custody (App 2)
Sydney Observatory sky guide (App 8)
Systems 14
Systems implementation projects (App 7)
Technical Aid for the Disabled (TAD) (App 4)
Scent bottles (App 4)
Selected acquisitions 1, (App 3)
Self-generated funding 22, 33
Senior management structure 4
Seniors, services for (App 2)
SES positions (App 26)
Shanghai childhood: Herta’s story (Apps 2, 4)
Sharing a Wailwan Story 11, (App 4)
Soundbyte 11, 13, (App 6)
SoundHouse 11, 65, (Apps 2, 5)
Sounding the Museum 1, 11 (Apps 2, 5)
Sourcing the muse 8, (App 4)
Spectacular! Spectacular! on the set of
Moulin Rouge 8, (Apps, 2, 4, 5)
Spinning around: 50 years of
Festival Records 8, 12, 15, 19, (Apps 2, 4, 5)
Spinning around: the Festival Records
story (App 8)
Staff development (App 28)
Staff list (App 29)
Staff presentations and related activities
(App 10).
Staff professional commitments and
achievements (App 11)
Staff publications (App 9)
Staffing by department (App 25)
Statement of Affairs (App 18)
Statement of Commitment to Aboriginal People
(App 2)
Steam locomotive 3830 trips (App 4)
Strategic Plan 2002-2005 2, (App 13)
Student fashion: three of the best (App 4)
Supporters and partnerships 15
Sydney 2000 Games Collection 1, 7, 9, 10
Sydney Design Week 11, (Apps 4, 5)
Sydney Observatory 1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 15, 16,
18, 19, (Apps 5, 8)
+ 64
The Acropolis, the Parthenon, Elgin and the
marbles seminar papers (App 8)
The Collection 9
The Joy of Discovery (1&2) (App 4)
The Sydney Morning Herald Young Designer of
the Year Awards 2001 (Apps 2, 4)
Tiffany vase (App 4)
Trade winds: arts of Southeast Asia 8,
(Apps 2, 4, 5)
Travelling exhibitions (App 4)
Trends 20
Trust committees (App 14)
Trustees 4, (App 13)
Two wheeled warriors: a history of HarleyDavidson in Australia 8, (Apps 4, 5)
Visitor/Customer numbers 1, 10, 11, (App 1)
Volunteers 16, 20, (App 22)
Waste reduction 18
Women with Wings: images of Australian
women Pilots (App 4)
Women with wings: portraits of Australian
women pilots (App 8)
Women, action plan for (App 2)
www.phm.gov.au 13
Young people, services for (App 2)
Young Scientist 2000 (App 4)
IFC = Inside front cover
+thankyou
The Museum acknowledges the
following foundations & trusts
for their support:
Crome Bequest
The Gordon Darling Foundation
The Myer Foundation
The Museum acknowledges the
following companies for their
ongoing support:
Principal Partners
Coles Myer Ltd
Dick Smith
Intel Corporation
Nine Network Australia
State Rail Authority of
New South Wales
Senior Partners
Holden Ltd*
IBM Australia
Lovells Springs
Microsoft
News Limited
NRMA
Samsung Electronics Australia
Talk Radio 2UE
Victa
Partners
Australian Academy of
Technological
Sciences & Engineering
Grand Marnier
The Institution of Engineers,
Australia (Sydney Division)
NHK Technical Services, Inc.
Novotel Sydney on Darling Harbour
Olympic Airways
Snowy Mountains
Hydro-electric Authority
SoundHouse™ Music Alliance
Yamaha Music Australia
Supporters
Applied Resolution Technologies
Boeing Australia Limited
Delta Electricity
Educational Experience
Great White Noise*
Robotic Automation Pty Ltd
The Museum acknowledges the
following Corporate Members for
their support:
Founding Corporate Members
Express Data
Fujitsu Australia Limited
Harris Technology Pty Ltd
Intel Australia Pty Ltd
Macquarie Bank Limited
Microsoft Pty Ltd
Multiplex Constructions Pty Ltd
NSW Department of Information
Technology & Management
Sing-Tel Optus
Landmark Corporate Members
Arab Bank Australia
Cliff Lewis Printing*
Dunlop Flooring Australia
Harbourside Shopping Centre
Lake Technology
Leyton Consulting
Minale Bryce Design Strategy
Mincom Limited
Ordal Australia
Royal Doulton Australia Pty Ltd
Swarovski International (Aust) Pty Ltd
Sydney Institute of Technology
The Fourth Wave Australia Pty Ltd
The RACI Inc., NSW Branch
Warman International Ltd
Armed Forces Members
Defence Community OrganisationLiverpool
HMAS Watson
Randwick Barracks Officers
Mess*
Steele Barracks
Victoria Barracks Regimental Trust
* denotes new supporters in 2001-02
Collection Donors
The list relates to donors whose
objects have been formally
acquired by the Museum in the
period. Others donated during
the period and will be
acknowledged once acquisition
has taken place.
ACON (AIDS Council of
New South Wales Inc)
Ambulance Service of
New South Wales
Amor Sanders Pty Ltd
ANA Harbour Grand Hotel
Junichi Arai
Marie Austin
Fiona & George Barbouttis
Beijing Sun Smile Fashion
& Accessories Design Co
The Board of Management of the
Great Synagogue, Sydney
Jeannette Bond
Nicola Bradley
Ross Bray
+ 65
Pam Burden
Cash’s Australia Pty Ltd
Central Coast Area Health
Service Health Promotion Unit
William L Chapman
Graham Clegg
The Hon Peter Collins QC MP
The Commissioner, NSW
Police Service
Commonwealth Department of
Health & Aged Care
Crumpler
Dalbry Antiques & Collectibles
John & Fiona Davies, Gift of
the estate of Jean Flavelle Davies
The Department of Defence
John Devitt & Associates Pty Ltd
Ken Done, Done Art & Design
Easton Pearson Pty Ltd
Myfanwy Eaves
Norma J Flegg
Geoff Ford OAM & Kerrie Ford
John Forsyth
Rose Gallagher
Thora Gosschalk
George Hamill
David Terrazas & Chris Searle,
Ing Design
Institution of Engineers Australia
(Sydney division)
Irwin Imhof
Maisie Jarratt
Paul Jellard
Gwendoline Beryl John
Dr Nic Jools
Kuranda Manufacturing
Peter Lau, XCVIII Ninety Eight
P M Le Bas
A Levy
Simon Lock & Australian
Fashion Innovators
Macleay Museum, University
of Sydney
John Mainwaring & Associates
Pty Ltd
Frank Matthews
Nora Mauldon
Jim & Claire May
Medical Centre, Cockatoo
Island Dockyard
Tempe Merewether
Kati Mindszenti
National Public Health
Partnership, Australia
Helen Olde & Ray Jarvis
Olympic Coordination Authority
(OCA)
Ordal Australia Pty Ltd
Sylvia Osborn
Tino Parotore
Norah Patfield
Richard Peck
Guo Pei
Giovanni (John) Pucci
Quadrivium Pty Ltd
Quantum Energy Pty Ltd
Royal Australian Institute of
Architects (NSW)
Tull Price & Rodney Adler,
Royal Elastics
Pilar Rojas
Peter F Rushforth
Judith & Ken Rutherford
Sex Workers Outreach
Project, NSW
Pacino Wan, She & He Ltd
Sherman Galleries
L Richard Smith
Gloria Smythe
Space Systems/Loral
Speedo Australia Pty Ltd
Ron W Standfield
State Library of NSW
Streamwatch, Sydney Water
Corporation Ltd
Sydney Solahart
Sydney Technical College
Anthony & Jacqueline Sukari
Dorinda Sullivan
Mr & Mrs W A Taylor
Unions WA (Trades & Labor
Council of Western Australia)
Colin & Pauline Vance
Vendart Pty Ltd
G & C Ventura Pty Ltd
Washington H Soul Pattinson &
Company Limited
Lee White
Dr Stewart Whittlestone
Rosemary Willoughby-Winlaw
& Stuart Renwick
Kylie Winkworth
POWERHOUSE MUSEUM
ADMISSION CHARGES
SYDNEY OBSERVATORY
ADMISSION CHARGES – DAY
500 Harris Street
Ultimo NSW 2007
Adults $10.00
Observatory Hill
Watson Road, The Rocks
Informal self-guided Museum
visits are free
Phone: (02) 9217 0485
Booked guided
tours (groups):
$4.00 per person
Postal address:
PO Box K346 Haymarket
NSW 1238
Phone: (02) 9217 0111
Open: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm
every day except Christmas Day;
school holidays open:
9.30 am to 5.00 pm
Powerhouse Infoline
(for information about what’s on)
phone: (02) 9217 0444
Education services bookings and
enquiries: phone: 9217 0222;
fax: 9217 0441; email:
[email protected]
Administration hours: 8.30 am to
5.00 pm Monday to Friday
Phone: (02) 9217 0111
Fax: (02) 9217 0333
Children
(5 to 15 years) $3.00
Powerhouse Members, under 5s,
Australian Seniors cardholders
and pensioners free
Concessions (students, Social
Security and Veterans Affairs
cardholders) $3.00
Family groups (two adults with
up to three children or one adult
with up to five children) $23.00
Group concessions (over 20
adults) $6.00 per person
Booked guided Powerhouse
school members $1.00 per student
Additional admission charges
apply to some temporary exhibitions
Open daily:
10.00 am to 5.00 pm
Booked guided Powerhouse
Member school tours free
Open nightly - bookings are
essential - phone 9217 0485
Closed Christmas Day
ADMISSION CHARGES - NIGHT
Night visits include a guided
telescope tour/viewing and seminar.
If weather conditions are not
suitable for the telescope viewing,
a planetarium show is presented.
Adults $10.00
Children (5 to 15 years),
concessions (students,
Social Security and Veterans
Affairs cardholders,
Australian Seniors cardholders,
aged pensioners) $5.00
Family groups (two adults with
up to three children or one adult
with up to five children) $25.00
Powerhouse Members: adults
$5.00; children/concessions
$3.00; family $15.00
Additional discounts may apply,
for example to selected tourist
organisations, associations, for
some travel packages and
other promotions - for details
phone Observatory 9217 0485,
Powerhouse 9217 0100
MEMBERS ORGANISATION
Powerhouse Museum Members
500 Harris St Ultimo NSW 2007
Phone: 9217 0600
Members Lounge open: 10.00 am
to 4.45 pm every day (except
Christmas Day)
VOLUNTEERS
If you are interested in
Volunteer work or have any
enquiries, please contact the
Volunteer Program on telephone
9217 0111 for details.
Admission charges are as at
30 June 2002.
www.phm.gov.au