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24/EXE015 Chief Operating Officer
Utilise your strategic financial expertise and strong leadership and innovative skills to make an impact in a leading state cultural institution, Museums of History NSW (MHNSW), committed to enhancing access and sharing NSW’s unique history.
15 Apr 2024
24/CAR003 Senior Advisor, Conservation
Take this opportunity to join our organisation in caring for our invaluable collections and preserving them for current and future generations. As the Senior Advisor, Conservation you will utilise your management and conservation skills working with a passionate and professional team to achieve MHNSW’s goals.
15 Apr 2024
24/ALT003 Access Advisor, First Nations Community Access to Archives (Identified)
Are you passionate about the return of First Nations language and cultural material into communities across NSW? Do you want to support Aboriginal communities in their language and cultural revitalisation and education journeys? Come work on an exciting new project with a strengths focused team improving First Nations Community Access to the archives. In a highly supportive environment gain a deep understanding of the archival collection, what’s involved in archival research and analysis, and grow your leadership potential within a First Nations archival workforce.
12 Apr 2024
Storage on a Shoestring: collections care videos launched
Our Collections Care and Digital teams have been hard at work making make a suite of vocational videos for volunteers and staff working in museums across the state
3 Apr 2024
National Close the Gap Day 2024
Today is National Close the Gap Day 2024. Closing the gap refers to the meaningful action that is required by governments, organisations, communities and individuals to address inequity experienced by First Nations peoples in Australia
21 Mar 2024
Conserving the archives: a bespoke donor experience
On Thursday 14 March, MHNSW donors enjoyed a fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the NSW State Archives Collection at the Western Sydney Records Centre
19 Mar 2024
Welcome new members of the First Nations Community Access to Archives team
The First Nations Community Access to the Archives team welcomes three First Nations staff to the Collections space
12 Mar 2024
A recent acquisition uncovers rare tintype photographs
Tintypes are photographs printed on thin sheets of metal, rather than card. MHNSW doesn’t hold many in our collections, so this discovery is an exciting one
5 Mar 2024
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State Archives Collection: Customer satisfaction survey 2024
We welcome your input in this year's survey to help evaluate our services
29 Feb 2024