By Natasha Naughton Writing an article about my hopes and fears for the GLAM industry seems a daunting task at this stage of my career. I’m very much an early stage professional in the museum sector, and at the moment most of my hopes and fears feel very self-centred. At their most basic: ... Continue Reading →
My Favourite Thing – Cooking My Culture
By Vick Gwyn For as long as I can remember, food - and making it - has been an integral part of my identity. I'm a child of parents from two different cultures, who was born in a third, raised in a fourth, and through all of it, the one unifier has been... Continue Reading →
My Favourite Thing – The Oral Historian
By Stephanie Boyle I’ve played trivia in Kandahar. Walked through Saddam’s summer palace. And watched the flags go down in Tarin Kot, when an Australian soldier died. Working at the Australian War Memorial has seen me in places curators don’t usually go. This is my … gosh. Eleventh year at the Australian War... Continue Reading →
My Favourite Thing – Travel
By Kelly Burgess I once met someone, who after chatting with me for a short amount of time, told me that I clearly have three great loves in life: art, food and most importantly travel. I was initially shocked when I heard this statement. I couldn’t believe that someone I barely knew could... Continue Reading →
Issue 4 – Editor’s Welcome
Hello Kulture Kids and welcome back for Issue 4 of the Digest! This month's issue is about our contributors' favourite things - from conducting oral histories in war zones, catching the travel bug, or connecting to your culture through food and the kitchen, what inspires you? What reaches in and stokes the fires of your... Continue Reading →