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2016 awardThe awards were presented by Dr Robin Hirst (Chair, ICOM Australia) at the 2016 Museums Australasia Conference dinner at Auckland on 17 May 2016.
Individual awardDr Des Griffin AMPresented to Dr Des Griffin AM who as a museum professional has spent his life advocating for cultural diversity within the museum sector, especially in Australia and New Zealand.
Institutional awardNational Museum of AustraliaPresented to the National Museum of Australia for its collaboration with the British Museum which saw it realise two landmark exhibitions: Enduring Civilisations at the British Museum, and Encounters: revealing stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander objects from the British Museum at the National Museum in Canberra.
Presentation at Auckland, New Zealand. (Left to right) Des Griffin, Ian Coates (Head, Collections, National Museum of Australia), Barbara Paulson (Curator, National Museum of Australia), Mat Trinca (Director, National Museum of Australia), Robin Hirst (Chair, ICOM Australia). |