Friends Review eNewsletter

Our goal for Friends Review is to include coverage of as many Friends and Members activities across Australia as we can in each issue — and that goes for events, programs and exhibitions in member institutions as well.

Please send contributions and images by the copy deadlines: end of April for June/July, end of October for November/December. Editor Ros Russell, email ros@rrmuseumservices.com.au

Now that Friends Review is an e-newsletter, it can be sent to all your Friends and Members,
or a link to the PDF can be provided on your website.

December 2025

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Yvette Pratt concludes her term, welcoming Chad MacKenzie as AFFM President.
Friends of TMAG enjoyed exclusive talks and exhibitions on Oliffe Richmond and Vipoo Srivilasa.
Dr Barbara Wienecke shared decades of Antarctic bird‑research insights.
Paper Universe at the State Library showcased leading artists' books.
Dr Margaret Simons discussed public broadcasting’s future.
UNESCO Pacific Collections workshop strengthened regional collaboration.
The 2025 Rigg Design Prize honoured emerging makers.
Miss Porter’s House has advanced conservation and digitisation.
The National Library’s Treasures Gallery revealed updated displays.

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August 2025

Welcoming Her Excellency Ms Sam Mostyn AC as AFFM Patron.
Carolyn Forster OAM honoured at the WFFM General Assembly in Italy.
Exhibition highlights include Mr Squiggle, French Impressionism, Yolŋu Power, and On Island.
Friends of TMAG enjoyed exclusive tours and talks on art, fossils, and convict history.
Miss Porter’s House collection recognised by UNESCO for its social history value.
Panama Canal museums spotlight West Indian labourers and the Carter-Torrijos Treaties.
NFSA event featured music from a 100-year-old wind-up gramophone.
National institutions celebrate 50 years of Papua New Guinea independence.
Hazel de Berg Oral History Collection added to UNESCO Memory of the World Register.

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January 2025

Carolyn Forster's speech to WFFM General Assembly
Summer exhibitions at
- National Museum of Australia
- National Gallery of Australia
- National Portrait Gallery
- National Library of Australia
- Art Gallery of NSW
Explore floortalks at Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
'Archival appetites' at National Film and Sound Archive
Discover how 'Happiness is the greatest health producer' at Miss Porter's House
Walla Walla - Wendish migration heritage story
Museums and Libraries in Accra, Ghana