ASPIRE
18 – 20 June 2025
The Australasian Registrars Committee (ARC) looks forward to welcoming you to the 2025 ARC Conference, which will take place between the 18-20th of June 2025, in Sydney Australia. Partnering with the Australian National Maritime Museum, the 2025 ARC Conference will centre on the theme ‘Aspire’, where we seek to share, discuss and contemplate current and future aspirations for our collections and the registration profession in our region.
We envision the theme ‘Aspire’ exploring new strategies, uncommon collaborations, and experimentation which has taken your work and the profession to a new level. Whether you are at the beginning or the end, we want to know how you are embracing the opportunities, challenges and vulnerabilities sparked by these new ventures. This theme aims to highlight the collegiality among registrars by encouraging open discussion, suggestions and support for our colleagues aspiring to new heights in their work.
The conference will feature two days of thought-provoking talks and an additional day for delegates to attend tours at some of Sydney’s museums and galleries. The 2025 ARC Conference will be a hybrid event, providing delegates both in-person and online attendance.
ARC is proud to partner with the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) for our conference. ANMM is the national centre for maritime collections, exhibitions, experiences and knowledge. They are the custodians of historic vessels and a cultural hub for Australian maritime heritage and contemporary stories of the sea. The museum resides in Darling Harbour, on land traditionally owned by the Gadigal who found a rich source of fish and shellfish in the sheltered waters of Darling Harbour and Cockle Bay. The museum opened in 1991 and has welcomed millions of visitors from Australia and the world.
Call for proposals is now open and will close at midnight on Sunday 2nd March 2025.
Presenters will also receive 50% off their ticket price.
Partner Venue
Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM)
Museum location: 2 Murray Street, Darling Harbour, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
Open 10 am – 4 pm
Last boarding time for vessels is 3.10 pm
For further information on getting there, visit: Australian National Maritime Museum
Keynote Speakers
Keynote: Rose Barrowcliffe
Keynote presentation sponsored by International Art Services (IAS).
Dr. Rose Barrowcliffe is a Butchulla postdoctoral research fellow in the Centre of Critical Indigenous Studies at Macquarie University, a member of the Global Centre for Indigenous Futures, the Indigenous Archives Collective, and an executive member of the Maiam nayri Wingara Indigenous Data Sovereignty Collective. Rose was the inaugural First Nations Archives Advisor to the Queensland State Archives.
Rose’s work and research examines the representation of Indigenous peoples and the enactment of Indigenous rights in collecting institutions. In 2024, Rose became a member of the Local Contexts Council. As a council member and a researcher, Rose works with collecting institutions and communities interested in using the Labels and the Notices to embed Indigenous knowledge attribution, protocols and permissions in records.
Photo credit: Paula Rivera
Keynote: Armando Perla
Keynote presentation sponsored by Global Specialised Services.
Armando Perla is a non-binary queer mestizo curator, Perla has been Artistic Director and Chief Curator at the Textile Museum of canada. Previously, Perla was Chief Curator for the City of Toronto and Vice-President of the Canadian Museums Association. They also worked as Assistant Professor on Decolonization and Race in Museums at the University of Toronto and served as International Advisor on Museums for the City of Medellin, Colombia. They were part of the founding team of the Canadian Museum for Human Rights and Project Leader at the Swedish Museum of Migration and Democracy.
In 2021 Perla was awarded the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Doctoral Fellowship. They hold a Bachelor of Laws from l’Université Laval and a Master of Laws from Lund University in Sweden. In 2025, Perla was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal for their contributions to the Canadian and international museum sectors.