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Craig Middleton (he/him)

@museumguy.bsky.social

Queer curator. Living on Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri country. Canberra, Australia.

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Summer, never end. 🍊

22.02.2025 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Recently I saw Radical Textiles at the Art Gallery of South Australia - a beautiful collage of history, contemporary visual culture and local flavour! 😍

17.02.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have been visiting my home state of South Australia for the last few weeks! Here are some memories. Mostly family, friends and fun. β˜€οΈ

06.02.2025 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carol Jerrems at National Portrait Gallery Australia. πŸ“Έ

10.01.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beach day yesterday. β˜€οΈ #DepotBeach #SouthCoast

04.01.2025 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ethel Carrick and Anne Dangar at the National Gallery of Australia. Two wonderful retrospectives.

27.12.2024 23:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christmas/Friendmas in Canberra. β€οΈπŸ’šβ€οΈ

25.12.2024 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Poland's first LGBTQ+ museum opens to visitors Poland's first LGBT+ museum, the QueerMuzeum, has opened to visitors in Warsaw. The project was led by Poland's oldest LGBT+ organisation.

There have been many dedicated LGBTIQA+ museums opening around the world in recent years - I think this signals the complex context in which our communities exist in and highlights the role of museums to not only preserve but educate and advocate. blooloop.com/museum/news/...

22.12.2024 04:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Museum and gallery friends: we MUST keep encouraging one another to take every opportunity to interpret themes of HIV/AIDS and queer life for our visitors. #WorldAIDSDay

01.12.2024 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last night the National Museum of Australia was recognised by the Canberra tourism sector, being Highly Commended for our Discovering Ancient Egypt exhibition in the Major Festivals and Events Category. πŸ’™πŸ’›

29.11.2024 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It was joy to share the stage with Nicole Sutherland and Matthew Cunneen who brought their own knowledge and important perspectives to bear on the topic.

Thanks also to Virginia Rigney for her excellent chairing, and deep knowledge of Sidney Nolan.

20.11.2024 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Inspired by Sidney Nolan’s For the Term of His Natural Life series, the conversation explored convict history from the lens of display and interpretation, multiple narratives, national identity, and more.

20.11.2024 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Canberra Museum and Gallery for the invitation to think-out-loud about how museums (re)present convict histories.

20.11.2024 03:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I new it wouldn’t take long πŸ˜…

18.11.2024 04:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PANEL TALK: Representing Convict History in Museums

And for something different I am on another panel discussion. But actually different this time, with a focus on convict histories in museums.
www.cmag.com.au/events/panel...

18.11.2024 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trans-Inclusive Culture is being used by 1000s of culture practitioners to advance trans inclusion in museums, galleries, libraries, archives and heritage. Download for free - le.ac.uk/rcmg/researc... - and follow for updates #trans #transinclusiveculture

15.11.2024 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s excellent seeing so many amazing museum people joining this platform - I built my early career network on Twitter and now feeling excited for Bkuesky. πŸ›οΈ

16.11.2024 09:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Man in the orange shirt…. I’m crying. 🧑

15.11.2024 09:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In Ballarat for #amaga2024 who is around online or otherwise?

17.09.2024 02:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Discovering Ancient Egypt from the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden launched at the National Museum of Australia last week.

Very proud to be the lead coordinating curator! ⭐️

18.12.2023 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This morning on @sunriseon7.bsky.social talking Discovering Ancient Egypt opening at National Museum of Australia on 15 December.

Tickets πŸ‘‰πŸΌ www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/...

05.12.2023 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Curators in conversation | National Museum of Australia Discover the intriguing stories behind the exhibition and its rare and remarkable objects and gain unique insights into the journey to bring the exhibition to Australia during this lively and fascinat...

β€˜Discovering Ancient Egypt' from the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden opens on 15 December at the National Museum of Australia.

Join Daniel Soliman and I on 16 December for a conversation about the exhibition and what it takes to bring a blockbuster to Australian shores.

www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/...

01.12.2023 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My first time to Heide MOMA. I’m in love. 😍

26.11.2023 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grateful for the invitation to speak at the 50th Annual ICOM CIMUSET Conference last month in Seoul, South Korea.

10.11.2023 21:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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