Keynote Speakers and Conference Programme
The full programme for the ARC Conference is now available. See below for details.
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.
WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE from 2pm
Staff guided tours of the Art Gallery of New South Wales or White Rabbit Gallery: Dangrove storage facility and Chau Chak Wing Museum. See Tours, Venue, Accessibility for further information.
All tours have a limited number of places and registration is essential. Registration is only available to in-person conference attendees after conference registration.
THURSDAY 19 JUNE from 9am
Armando Perla | Keynote
Aspiring Beyond the Archive: Indigenous Transnational Mesoamerican Museologies and the Ethics of Decolonial Stewardship
Morning tea break
Caroline Lorentz | State Library of New South Wales
Wadgayawa nhay dhadjan wari (they made them a long time ago): A case study in cross sector and community collaboration
Sabrina Baron, Zara El Mahir, Eleanor Megna, Alison Mercieca & Dr. Mariko Smith | Australian Museum
First Nations-Led Enhancement of the Australian Museum’s Aboriginal Archaeological Collection
Cyndi Koh & Lydia Chan | Defence Collective Singapore
Behind the Barracks: Organising Singapore’s Military Collections
Lunch break
Miriam Troon | Arts Centre Melbourne
AI Transcription and Volunteer Collaboration: Enhancing Access to the Australian Performing Arts Collection
Belinda Hunt | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Shining a Light on Backlogs
Hannah Litherland | National Museum of the Royal New Zealand Navy
From Ship to Shore: Navigating Registration of the New Zealand Navy’s Fleet Trophy Collection
Afternoon tea break
Anita Robertson | Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery
Ambition verses Reality. Working through a building redevelopment
Shannon Hutchinson | National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
Nitrate, so hot right now!
ARC Annual General Meeting for ARC members only
FRIDAY 20 JUNE from 9am
Dr Rose Barrowcliffe | Keynote
Supporting Indigenous data governance with TK Labels and Notices
Rebecca Fifield | The New York Public Library
Building Better Together: Planning Collections Spaces Collaboratively at The New York Public Library Research Libraries
Morning tea break
Shelly McGuire & Nicole Schwirtlich | National Library of Australia
ICIP in action at the National Library of Australia
Liam Bryan-Brown | Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art
Unpacking Time Based Media Acquisitions at QAGOMA
Meg Taylor | University of Melbourne | Museums and Collections
Collecting performance: the acquisition of Angela Goh’s ‘Body Loss’
Lunch break
Leanne Tse | M+
Navigating loans to Hong Kong and Mainland China: embracing unique approaches towards loan agreements, licences, couriering and shipping
Paula Nason & Anna Evenhouse | National Gallery of Victoria & Art Gallery of New South Wales
Evolving Roles: Rethinking the Exhibition Registrar
Alessandra Schultz | Queensland Museum
Navigating the Management of the Queensland State Maritime Archaeology Collection: A Case Study in Legacy & Innovation
Afternoon tea break
Joanna Wehrly & Casimar Larkin | The Dowse Art Museum
Unhinged: solving the puzzle of our collection store upgrade
Emma Muzzatti | Australian Museum
Scanning for Solutions: Considerations for Barcoding Australia’s Oldest Collection
Lucy Clark & Charm Watts | Powerhouse Museum
Creating Synergy: Insights from the Powerhouse Collection Relocation and Digitisation Project