press kit - The International Council of Museums

King Cottage Museum
Collection of Artefacts from Early Australian History (10am-4pm)
Openings, collection of artefacts.
The King Cottage Museum will release their exhibit that focuses on the history of Western Australia from
1880s to 1920s.
Contact : Ms. Anne Chapple
Phone : 61 08 9427 2270
Email: anne.chapple@museums.wa.gov.au
Address: Forrest Avenue, Bunbury, WA Australia
Western Australian Maritime Museum
Batavia Lecture Series: Shipwreck and Salvation (18:00)
Educational programme.
The wooden-hulled three- masted Austro-Hungarian barque Stefano is one of the most significant of all the
colonial era wrecks in Western Australia. Professor John Melville-Jones and Dr. Michael McCarthy will
collaborate and give a talk about the historical and social importance of the shipwreck.
National Archaeology Week 2011: Behind the Scenes - Acid Reflux! Determination problems facing the iconic
Batavia and Vasa shipwrecks (11:00)
Educational programme.
These two shipwrecks found over four years ago underwent many years of conservation in order to stabilize
the wooden hulls. They now stand proudly on display in museums at opposite ends of the earth. Recently,
however, acid formation within the timbers now threatens the integrity of these iconic shipwrecks. Come and
join Vicki Richards as she highlights these problems and discusses wats in which scientists and conservators
are working towards solving these acid issues.
Contact: Ms. Anne Chapple
Phone: 61 08 9427 2270
Email: anne.chapple@museums.wa.gov.au
Address: Peter Hughes Drive, Fremantle, WA Australia
New Zealand
Whanganui Regional Museum
Memory and Music (5 performances during month of May)
In collaboration with International Museum Day’s focus on memory and New Zealand Music Month the
Whanganui Regional Museum extends an invitation to honour the power of music to bring the past into the
present in a series of concerts.
- OUR SOUNDS: Join us to experience the sounds of our heritage instruments in the Atrium of the Museum.
- SOUNDS ON OUR SHORES: We present an evening to celebrate the rich musical traditions that have arrived
on our shores. From bagpipes to bamboo flutes, Chinese opera to Irish reels, Kapa haka to Pacifica
performances we will explore the music, memories and meanings that lie at the heart of our diverse musical
culture.
- LETTERS HOME: Wartime tunes symbolise the power of music to express our sorrows and remind us to hope.
From comically defiant songs to haunting ballads our repertoire of music will be interspersed with readings of
letters sent home by those who served overseas maintaining fragile contact with loved ones. These Letters are
now treasures in our archival collection.
Contact: Louise Follett (External Relations Coordinator)
Phone: 6 349 1110
Email: info@museum.queenspark.org.nz
Address: Watt Street – 4540 Whanganui, New Zealand
Website: www.wanganui-museum.org.nz
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