Australian Museums and Galleries Association (AMaGA) Conference 2021
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Funding and support
The Office for the Arts has a range of funding opportunities available to support the Museums, Galleries, Libraries and Archives sector across Australia.
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- Australian Government International Exhibitions Insurance Program
- The National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach program
- Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program
- Regional Arts Fund (RAF)
- Regional Arts Australia
- National Regional Programs—touring
- Visions of Australia program
- Festivals Australia program
- Community Heritage Grants
- Restart Investment to Sustain and Expand (RISE) Fund
- Maritime Museum of Australia Project Support Scheme (MMAPSS)
Museums, galleries, libraries and archives
Australia's collecting institutions protect and celebrate Australia's rich cultural heritage, share resources and mentor regional partners. We provide advice to government and the sector on best practice for collecting cultural material, developing quality collections and ensuring ethical collecting in Australia.
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- Key statistics
- Meeting of Cultural Ministers Statistics Working Group
- Impact of National Cultural Institutions Report 2019–2020
- Significance 2.0
- Australian Best Practice Guide to Collecting Cultural Material
- The National Cultural and Collecting Institutions:
- Australian National Maritime Museum
- Bundanon Trust
- The Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
- The National Archives of Australia
- National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
- The National Gallery of Australia
- The National Library of Australia
- The National Museum of Australia
The National Portrait Gallery - The Australia Council for the Arts
- The Australian Film, Television and Radio School
- Screen Australia
Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Scheme
The Protection of Cultural Objects on Loan Scheme provides legal protection for cultural objects on loan from overseas lenders for temporary public exhibition in Australia.
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Cultural Gifts Program
The Cultural Gifts Program offers tax incentives to encourage people to donate cultural items to public art galleries, museums, libraries and archives in Australia.
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Cultural Heritage and the National Cultural Heritage Account
We protect national and international movable cultural heritage: we regulate exports and imports, and help museums, galleries and libraries acquire important cultural material.
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- Fact sheet—Buying Legally—making sure it's above board
- Fact sheet—Protecting Movable Cultural Heritage
- Fact sheet—National Cultural Heritage Account
- Fact sheet—Expert Examiners
- Fact sheet—General Permits
Indigenous arts, languages and repatriation
Language and art are essential to the wellbeing, culture and identity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities.
The Australian Government supports the repatriation of ancestral remains and secret sacred objects to their communities of origin to help promote healing and reconciliation. We help repatriate Indigenous ancestral remains and cultural material.
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- National Indigenous Languages Report 2020
- Indigenous Languages and Arts Program
- Fact sheet—Indigenous Languages and Arts Program
- Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program
- AIATSIS—guidelines for ethical research in Australian Indigenous studies
- Indigenous Repatriation
- Australian Government Policy on Indigenous Repatriation
- Indigenous Repatriation
Resale Royalty Scheme
Under the Resale Royalty Scheme, visual artists and other right-holders are entitled to 5% of the sale price of eligible artworks resold commercially for $1000 or more.
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