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This #ANZACDay, we invite you to explore Chinese-Australians' contribution to the war effort and their experiences during and after the war via Chinese ANZACs, a #VCStory curated by @HTAVed and @chinesemuse : victoriancollections.net.au/…
This #InternationalDayOfHappiness we're sharing contentment in Victoria's cultural collections. From smiling Slovenians to a cheerful kookaburra & delightful Dr Edna Gault, there's joy aplenty! 📷 via Slovenian Association, Gippsland Art Gallery, Surrey Hills Neighbourhood Centre
ALT Black and white photograph of an elderly woman holding a walking stick and with an open mouth an happy face.
ALT Black and white photograph of a group of smiling people sitting closely together, some of whom are holding intstruments.
ALT Wooden sculpture of a kookaburra on the front of a small piece of wood with bark edges. The words 'Happy Days' are inscribed at the base.
This #InternationalWomensDay, we're celebrating the many creative, trailblazing women in Victorian history through the Stories featured on Victorian Collections #IWD2023
Working women are integral to Victorian history too, from the rural women behind Victoria's agricultural heritage to the women working for government agencies like Melbourne Metropolitan Board of Works and Victoria Police #IWD2023
Head to VC to explore these Stories and many more: victoriancollections.net.au/… #IWD2023
Summer holidays may be over but you can still cling to sunny days and sea sprays via our featured VC Story, 'Postcards: Stories from the Mornington Peninsula'. Head to the VC website to take a virtual journey to Sorrento, Rye, Flinders and more: victoriancollections.net.au/…
ALT Black and white photograph looking along a wooden pier from the sea to the shore. Two people in shorts walking toward the camera.
ALT Black and white photographic postcard of a small steam locomotive pulling two open tramcars on a coastal track. Two horses pulling a group of people in an open carriage in the foreground. Surf breaking in the distance.
ALT Tinted black and white photographic postcard of a long pier with a paddle steamer.
And with that, #VCDay2022 has come to a close. Thanks to everyone who joined us in person, and followed online.
What a treat to end #VCDay2022! A special performance by Dr Graham Clarke in the @MtSVMelbourne Chapel. Dr Clarke played ‘Gloria in excelsis Deo’ on the baby grand piano, the same song research showed was played first on the reed organ featured in Geraldine Brault’s case study.
Next up is Geraldine Brault, @VicCollections Regional Digitisation Officer and Heritage Officer with @MtSVMelbourne, with a fascinating case study relating to the movement and history of a reed organ in the collection and how this helped a similar organ in Canada #VCDay2022
Maxine Holden, one of @VicCollections’ Regional Digitisation Officers, starts her session with some great advice: ‘You don’t have to be a gallery to catalogue an artwork’. Maxine is sharing some practical advice on how to catalogue an artwork on Victorian Collections #VCDay2022
Maxine asks, What is an artwork? To help you decide look out for clues, such as it's aesthetic or artistic significance, and its fine craftsmanship #VCDay2022
Not sure what category to use when you’re cataloguing your collections? We’re now hearing from @VicCollections’ own Lynda Bernard, Program Manager and Amelia Marra, Operations Coordinator who are leading an interactive session, ‘Find Your Fit: Demystifying categories’ #VCDay2022
Lynda and Amelia: Categories aren’t set in stone when you’re using @VicCollections. Whether it’s Object, Artwork, Publication or Archive, choose the category that best fits your object or collection but you can go back and update these later without losing your record. #VCDay2022
More from Lynda and Amelia on your collection records on @VicCollections not being set in stone: Cataloguing is a process you can come back to. You can always come back to improve on the entry #VCDay2022
Rachel Jones shares how temporary digitisation studios in bushfire affected areas of regional Victoria are ensuring that digital copies of community and personal collections will be safeguarded into the future as part of @AMaGA_Victoria’s Bushfire Recovery Project #VCDay2022
Shaye Malsem used @AusCopyright’s fact sheet for galleries and museums when obtaining artist copyright permissions at @WangArtGallery before uploading images to @VicCollections #VCDay2022 tinyurl.com/2tup57cx
We're now hearing from Annabelle Williams, who was hosted by Benalla Art Gallery in 2021 as a Digitisation Officer for @AMaGA_Victoria's Regional Gallery Digitisation Project.
Annabelle is talking through the process of condition reporting collections, and breaking down some of the language commonly used. She used aiccm.org.au/ as a resource, and employed ALT text for condition images taken to improve access #VCDay2022