Kindred Bodies
Acronyms and details of organisations utilized by the Museum Assistance Program.
AC
Australia Council
The Australia Council is the Federal government’s arts funding and
advisory body.
372 Elizabeth Street
Surry Hills NSW 2010
Tel: 02 9215 9000
Fax: 02 9215 9111
Email: mail@australiacouncil.gov.au
Web address: www.ozco.gov.au
AGWA
Art Gallery of Western Australia
Address: Perth Cultural Centre, Perth Western Australia 6000
Postal address:
PO Box 8363
Perth Business Centre
Perth WA 6849
Tel: 08 9492 6622
Email Enquiries admin@artgallery.wa.gov.au
Web address: http://www.artgallery.wa.gov.au/
AHC
Australian Heritage Council
The Australian Heritage Council is the principal adviser to the
Australian Government on heritage matters. The Council assesses
nominations for the National Heritage List and the Commonwealth
Heritage List and compiles the Register of the National Estate.
http://www.ahc.gov.au/
Australian Heritage Directory – a bibliographic database about
significant places in our natural and cultural environment
Web address: http://www.heritage.gov.au/
AICCM
Australian Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Material
The national organisation for conservators and people interested in
the preservation of cultural material.
Tel: 02 6295 9074
Fax: 02 6295 9277
Email: secretariat@aiccm.org.au
Web address: http://www.aiccm.org.au
AICN
Australian Indigenous Cultural Network (ACT based)
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Studies
Address: Lawson Crescent, Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT 2601
Tel: 02 6246 1111 (International +61 2 6246 1111)
Fax: 02 6261 4285 (International +61 2 6261 4285)
Web address: http://www.aiatsis.gov.au
ASA
Australian Society of Archivists (Inc)
Formed in 1975 the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. (ASA) is the
peak professional body for archivists in Australia.
CAN
CHIN
CIDOC
HO
Western Australian Branch Secretary
Dr Roberta Cowan, Curtin Business School
Address: Curtin University of Technology
PO Box U1987
Perth WA 6845
Tel: 08 9266 7586 (w)
Fax: 08 9266 4027 (w)
Email: roberta.cowan@curtin.edu.au
Web address: http://www.archivists.org.au/
Collections Australia Network
(Formerly AMOL – Australian Museums and Galleries Online)
The Collections Australia Network (CAN) provides access to
nationwide information on Australia's cultural heritage. Members of
the public can also access an individual institution's own CAN
website to explore its specific content, including: collection
descriptions and objects; exhibitions and general events; news;
useful tools, links, resources for people working in the sector.
The CAN Coordination Unit operates from Sydney’s Powerhouse at
500 Harris Street, Ultimo, Sydney.
Collections Australia Network
Powerhouse Museum
Box K346
Haymarket NSW 1238
Tel: 02 9217 0347
Fax: 02 9217 0616
Email: enquiries@collectionsaustralia.net
Web address: http://www.collectionsaustralia.net
Canadian Heritage Information Network
Digital preservation best practice and advice for museums
Digital content development and heritage resources
Web address: http://www.chin.gc.ca
International Committee for Documentation of the International
Council of Museums ( ICOM-CIDOC ).
Part of ICOM, CIDOC is the international focus for the documentation
interests of museums and similar organisations. CIDOC provides a
forum for discussing and providing advice on the application of
documentation standards, and information and communication
technologies, for the gathering, management and sharing of the
knowledge carried in heritage collections.
Web address: http://www.willpowerinfo.myby.co.uk/cidoc/stand0.htm
Heritage Office (NSW)
The mission of the Heritage Office is "working with the community to
know, value and care for our heritage".
The work of the Heritage Office includes: working with communities
to help them identify their important places and objects; providing
guidance on how to look after heritage items and supporting
community heritage projects through funding and advice.
Postal Address: Locked Bag 5020, Parramatta NSW 2124
Tel: 61-2-9873 8500
Fax: 61-2-9873 8599
Email: heritage@planning.nsw.gov.au
Web address: http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
IAA
Interpretation Australia Association
Interpretation Australia Association is a national membership-based
organisation dedicated to the advancement of the profession of
heritage interpretation. IAA was formed in 1992 to share issues and
ideas, improve professional standards and raise the profile of
heritage interpretation as a profession. It currently serves more than
400 members in Australia, New Zealand and other countries.
Web address: http://www.interpretationaustralia.asn.au/default.aspx
ICOM
International Council of Museums
ICOM is the international organisation of museums and museum
professionals which is committed to the conservation, continuation
and communication to society of the world's natural and cultural
heritage, present and future, tangible and intangible.
Address:
Maison de l'UNESCO
1.rue Miollis
75732 PARIS cedex 15 – FRANCE
Web address: http://icom.museum
ICOM-CC
International Committee for Conservation
International Council of Museums – Committee for Conservation
ICOM-CC aims to promote the conservation, investigation and
analysis of culturally and historically significant works and to further
the goals of the conservation profession.
Web address: http://icom-cc.icom.museum/
ICOM/ CECA
International Committee for Education & Cultural Action
CECA – The Committee for Education and Cultural Action is one of
the oldest International Committees of ICOM. Members (from 70
countries) are professionals working in different sectors of the
museum field or in institutions related to this field, such as educators,
curators, professors, communication agents or interpreters interested
in education and cultural action applied to a particular sort of
heritage.
Web address: http://ceca.icom.museum/
ICOMOS
International Committee on Monuments and Sites
ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the
interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are
architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers,
anthropologists, engineers and town planners. The members of
ICOMOS contribute to improving the preservation of heritage, the
standards and the techniques for each type of cultural heritage
property: buildings, historic cities, cultural landscapes and
archaeological sites.
ICOMOS International Secretariat
49-51, rue de la fédération
75015 Paris, France
Tel: +33 (0)1 45 67 67 70
Fax: +33 (0)1 45 66 06 22
Email: secretariat@icomos.org
Web address: http://www.icomos.org
IFLA
International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions
IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and
Institutions) is the leading international body representing the
interests of library and information services and their users. It is the
global voice of the library and information profession.
Founded in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1927, IFLA now has 1700
members from 150 countries. Registered in the Netherlands in 1971,
the Royal Library in The Hague houses its headquarters.
For general information about IFLA or to contact the Secretariat:
Postal Address: P.O. Box 95312
2509 CH The Hague
Visiting Address: Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
2595 BE The Hague
Netherlands
Tel: +31 70 3140884
Fax: +31 70 3834827
E-mail: IFLA@ifla.org
Web address: http://www.ifla.org/
MA
Museums Australia
Museums Australia is the national professional association
advocating on behalf of museums and galleries and supporting the
people who work in them.
Web address: http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/
MA(WA)
Museums Australia (Western Australia)
Museums Australia (WA) Branch Co-ordinator
PO Box 224 Northbridge WA 6865
Tel: 08 9427 2770
Fax: 08 9427 2882
Email: MA_WA@museums.wa.gov.au
NT
National Trust of Australia
The National Trust of Australia is a community-based, nongovernment organisation, committed to promoting and conserving
Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage through its
advocacy work and its custodianship of heritage places and objects.
14/71 Constitution Avenue, Campbell ACT 2612
PO Box 1002, Civic Square ACT Australia 2608
Tel: 61 02 6247 6766
Fax: 61 02 6249 1395
Email: admin@nationaltrust.org.au
Web address: www.nationaltrust.org.au
National Trust of Australia ( Western Australia )
4 Havelock Street, West Perth
PO Box 1162, West Perth 6005
Tel: 08) 9321 6088
Fax: (08) 9324 1571
Email: trust@ntwa.com.au
Web address: www.ntwa.com.au
NETS (WA)
National Exhibitions Touring Structure
ART ON THE MOVE, the National Exhibitions Touring Structure for
Western Australia Inc manages the touring of up to 18 exhibitions
annually of West Australian artists within the state and nationally.
Exhibitions with supporting education publications and SPECIAL
EXHIBITION EVENTS for school students and the general public
travel throughout a network of galleries across the state.
PO Box 1835
Osborne Park DC
Osborne Park WA 6916
8a Carbon Court
Osborne Park Western Australia
Tel: 08 9242 7887
Fax: 08 9242 7878
Email: artmoves@artonthemove.com.au
OHAA
Web: http://www.artonthemove.com.au/
Oral History Association of Australia
The OHAA was formed in 1978. There are branches in each state.
The objectives of the Oral History Association of Australia are:
To promote the practice and methods of oral history; to educate in
the use of oral history methods; to encourage discussions on all
aspects of oral history and to foster the preservation of oral history
records.
Web address: http://www.ohaa.net.au/
WA branch - Web address: http://www.ohaa-wa.com.au/
Oral History Association of Western Australia
PO BOX 1065
NEDLANDS WA 6909
RWAHS
Margaret McKerihan, President, OHAA WA Branch
Tel: (08) 9401 3241
The Royal Western Australian Historical Society (Inc)
The Royal Western Australian Historical Society (Inc) has had a
pioneering role in the conservation and interpretation of WA's social
history and supports recognition and research of Aboriginal history
and culture which predates and parallels the period of European
history. Open 9.30am – 5.00pm Mon to Fri.
Stirling House
49 Broadway
Nedlands
Tel: 08 9386 3841
Fax: 08 9386 3309
Email: histwest@git.com.au
Web address: http://www.histwest.git.com.au/