Museums and collections: are they telling our stories?

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04 November 2010At this Melbourne Conversations event, Australian and international guests consider the capacity and success of museums and collections to tell the stories of a modern and diverse society.

The speakers are:

Professor Adrian Franklin,­ Presenter on Collectors ABC TV and Professor of Sociology University of Tasmania;

Professor Stephen Heppell, British social networking expert;

Ms Michelle Hippolite, ­Kaihautu of Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand;

Mr David Revere McFadden, ­Chief Curator and Vice President for Programs and Collections, Museum of Arts and Design, New York.

The event is chaired by Amanda Smith, Artworks (ABC Radio National).

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