2024 Being Collected Lecture

The Being Collected Lecture was established more than two decades ago to allow Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices working in or with the GLAM sector (galleries, libraries, archives and museums) a chance to discuss their work and journeys with collections, often colonial in formation.

Historically, Western conservation practices have focused on the physical preservation of an object, however since the inception of the First Nations Directorate, the Powerhouse is trying to shift the focus onto caring for relationships and acknowledging living connections as part of its collection management practices.

Madeline Poll, Nathan mudyi Sentance and Tammi Gissell will discuss how in their day to day work they are trying to make this shift possible and work toward a museum collection that is created to serve First Nations communities first and foremost.