2009 awards for international relations

Individual award

Ron Vanderwal
Senior Curator – Anthropology (Oceania)
Museum Victoria

For his personal engagement with the people and museum collections of the Pacific region, in particular those of Fiji and the Fijian Diaspora in Australia

Bernice Murphy
National Director
Museums Australia

For major contributions on a significant level to:

• issues that are at the core of museological practice
• ICOM's Code of Ethics
• placing Australia and our museum profession on the international stage

Institutional award 

RMIT Gallery
Melbourne

For a commitment to:

• presenting the work of international art, craft and design in Australia
• developing ongoing presentations of the work of Australian artists, designers and craftspeople internationally, in particular in India and Germany