The mission and business of an art museum - an international perspective

Hosted by: AIIA WA Branch

The event will start on: Tuesday, 06 December 2011 6:00 PM

And will end on: Tuesday, 06 December 2011 8:00 PM

At St Catherine’s College

2 Park Road , Nedlands Western Australia

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Join us in wrapping up yet another year with the annual AIIA Christmas party with the Director of the Art Gallery of WA, Stefano Carboni.

Art museums, or public art galleries as they are usually referred to in Australia, have become complex institutions that continuously expand -- physically as well as in their programs -- sometimes to unsustainable levels. While the core mission of an art museum remains what can be summarized into “collecting, displaying and preserving art for the enjoyment and education of the public”, the harsh competition in the world of culture and the arts and the need to deliver high attendance numbers has dramatically changed its general business. In order to survive, the art museum has become an immersive experience where one expects to enjoy a good meal or a drink, see a good educational movie, have a guided tour at your fingertips through an i-phone app, have a say on your experience via Facebook or Twitter while you visit the galleries, park your children in the crèche or special playground area, and charge your credit card on the latest design and jewelry products in the shop. Whether this enriches the core experience of viewing and appreciating art or it provides a distraction and deterrent to it is an ongoing matter of speculation. The talk will address the issues above from the international and national perspective and what it means leading an art museum.

Cost: Ordinary $45.00, Student $25.00 (Thanks to a subsidy from CMSS)

PRE-PAYMENT

Cheques should be made payable

to AIIA WA Branch and sent to the

PO Box below; or

direct deposit to BSB 306 084, Account 4151615

IMPORTANT:  Please  cite  surname  &  initial  on  EFT   payment  for  reconciliation  purposes ;

or RSVP and pay online https://fs6.formsite.com/aiia/form715 336375/secure_index.html (Visa, Mastercard or Paypal only)

RSVP

Please confirm your party's attendance and method of payment via email to wa.branch@aiia.asn.au by 30th of November.

AIIA - Western Australian Branch

PO Box 1216, South Perth, WA 6951

wa.branch@aiia.asn.au