National Gallery of Australia appointment
27 February 2017
The Turnbull Government has appointed Ms Helen Cook as a member of the Council of the National Gallery of Australia (NGA) for a three-year term.
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What's on in March
28 February 2017
It’s cooling down but there is still plenty to see and do at our national institutions.
Community heritage grants now available
3 March 2017
Applications are now open for the 2017 Community Heritage Grants Program.
Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2017 entry guidelines
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Download DOC (812.5 KB) Catalyst Program Statistics fact sheet
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The Catalyst Program Statistics fact sheet provides a summary of the funding outcomes.
Lending rights deadline
16 March 2017
Claims for 2017–18 lending rights payments need to be lodged by 31 March 2017.
Changes to arts funding
18 March 2017
The Minister for the Arts has announced some changes to the Government’s support for the arts.
Screen Australia Board appointments
20 March 2017
The Turnbull Government has announced three new appointments to the Screen Australia Board.
Outstanding Government response – Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee – Annual Reports (No.1 of 2015)
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Outstanding Government response – Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee – Annual Reports (No.1 of 2015)
What’s on in April
Looking for things to do this Easter? Our national institutions have plenty of events and activities to keep you busy.
Outstanding Government response – Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee – Annual Reports (No.1 of 2016)
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Outstanding Government response – Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee – Annual Reports (No.1 of 2016)
Australian Indigenous ancestral remains returned
24 March 2017
Three Australian Indigenous ancestral remains have been returned from three institutions in Germany at an official handover ceremony in Berlin.
Fact sheet—Indigenous Repatriation Program—international
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The Australian Government supports the unconditional return of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains through the Indigenous Repatriation Program.
Questions and Answers—Indigenous Repatriation Program—International
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For more than 150 years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestral remains were removed and sent to museums, universities and private collections both in Australia and overseas. They were...
What's on in April
30 March 2017
Looking for things to do this Easter? Our national institutions have plenty of events and activities to keep you busy.
General permit report for objects exported and returned
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Principal collecting institutions are granted general permits by the Minister of the Arts under Section 10A of the Protection of Movable Cultural Heritage Act 1986 (PMCH Act) to export Class B...
Application for certificate of exemption
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Australia's movable cultural heritage is protected by legislation which controls the export of important cultural heritage objects, so that our irreplaceable heritage is not lost to the nation...
Appointments to the Board of the National Film and Sound Archive
12 April 2017
The Government has appointed Mr Kim Ledger and Ms Caroline Elliott as members to the Board of the NFSA for three year terms.
Anzac Centenary Arts and Culture Fund Production and Commissioning Fund 2014–2018—Round 2 Guidelines
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The Australian Government has committed more than $140 million over seven years to activities to commemorate the Anzac Centenary, including $4 million for an Arts and Culture Fund. The Arts and...
The impact of newsmaps during WWI
21 April 2017
With Anzac Day just around the corner, we take a look at the important role newsmaps played for Australians during World War I.
