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Review of the National Museum of Australia, its exhibitions and public programs :
"July 2003." Members of review panel: John Carroll (Chair), Richard Longes, Philip Jones, Patricia Vickers-Rich. The Panel’s brief for this Report was two-fold. It was to examine whether the NMA has met the expectations enunciated in the National Museum of Australia Act 1980, and expanded upon by subsequent statements about the vision for the NMA’s permanent and temporary exhibitions, and schools and public programs. It was then to make recommendations about the future development of the NMA. The Panel took this brief – in the main but not exclusively – to refer to the way the permanent exhibitions tell the Australian story, in its many facets; assuming that grand narratives are part of such a story, but so too is diversity, and a complex mosaic of social experience. Introduction – Preamble – Methodology – 2. Reflections and Vision – Reflections – Vision for the National Museum of Australia – 3. The Exhibitions – Orientation – Primary themes and narratives – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures – European discovery to Federation – Federation to contemporary Australia – Land – Diversity: Plurality and mosaic of everyday life – Balance of views – Courtyard – Garden of Australian Dreams – Travelling and temporary exhibitions – Signage and acoustics: Signage – Acoustics – 4. Behind the Scenes – National Museum of Australia Act 1980 – Research – The Collection – The Museum’s Collection – Collections policy – Collaboration – 5. Programs – Public programs – Programs for Schools – Audience Surveys – 6. Conclusion – Findings – The Future – Appendices – Terms of Reference – Panel Biographical details – Source documents – call for submissions – Contributors to the Review. NMA G 2003 NMA 2003

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