2024 Awards: Shortlist Announced
AMaGA Victoria and PGAV are thrilled to reveal the shortlist for the 2024 Victorian Museums and Galleries Awards! We extend our warmest congratulations to the dedicated organisations and collaborators who brought these projects to life. Your creativity and hard work have truly shone through this year — here’s to celebrating your remarkable achievements!
Volunteer-run Project of the Year
Ballarat Tramway Museum | Creating a Contemporary and Accessible Tramway Museum
Charlton Golden Grains Museum | Keeping the Faith
Port Fairy Museum and Archive | A Walk Through Time
Robin Boyd Foundation | Robin Boyd & Japan
Small Project of the Year (Museum)
City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection | Princes Bridge Creative Hoardings Project
Glenelg Shire Council (Portland Maritime Museum) | Harnessing STEAM Power!
Phillip Island Historical Society x Convergence Design | Berninneit Museum
RMIT Culture / RMIT University | RMIT Artothek
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum | Creative Learning Program
Small Project of the Year (Gallery)
Burrinja Cultural Centre x Bogong Centre for Sound Culture | Between Two Sites
Greater Dandenong City Council | HOME 24 - Olana Janfa: Too Much Drama
McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery | On Bunurong Country: Art and design in Frankston
RMIT Culture | Tintin Wulia: Secrets
Shepparton Art Museum | The ARNDT Collection: From One World to Another
Medium Project of the Year (Museum)
Beechworth Courthouse x Convergence Design | Beechworth Courthouse Kelly Trials Exhibition
Golden Dragon Museum | Collection Redevelopment Project
Museums Victoria | Joy
National Wool Museum | We the Makers
Medium Project of the Year (Gallery)
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art | Between Waves
TarraWarra Museum of Art | The Soils Project
The University of Melbourne | Nightshifts at Buxton Contemporary
Warrnambool Art Gallery | LISA GORMAN + MIRKA MORA: To breathe with the rhythm of the heart
Large Project of the Year
ACMI | Marshmallow Laser Feast: Works of Nature
Melbourne Holocaust Museum | Hidden Seven Children Saved
Ned Kelly Discovery Hub x Convergence Design | Ned Kelly Discovery Hub
State Library Victoria | Mirror: New Views on Photography
First Nations Project of the Year
Australian Centre for Contemporary Art | Between Waves
Bunjil Place | Ngaratya (together, us group, all in it together)
Counihan Gallery x Blak Dot Gallery | Future River: When the Past Flows
McClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery | Current: Gail Mabo, Lisa Waup, Dominic White
Monash University Museum of Art | Collective Movements: First Nations Collectives, Collaborations and Creative Practices from Across Victoria
Museums Victoria | Biik Milboo Dhumba - Country is Always Talking
Science Gallery Melbourne | Indigenous Learning Program
Shepparton Art Museum | Creative Arts Storytelling Program
Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation | The Beruk Exhibition
* All nominations listed for this category.
2024 AWARDS CEREMONY
Winners, including those of the Individual Awards, will be announced at the Awards Ceremony, held at Science Gallery Melbourne – where art and science collide – and hosted by comedian and broadcaster Sammy J.
This event offers a unique opportunity for our community to come together in celebration of the people and organisations whose passion, resilience, and creativity underpin the renown of the Victorian museum and gallery sector. We hope you’ll join us for our sector’s night of nights!
Tickets for the Awards Ceremony are selling fast – book now to avoid disappointment.
Date: Tuesday, 1 October 2024
Time: 6:00pm - 8.30pm
Location: Science Gallery Melbourne, 114 Grattan St, Parkville
Host: Sammy J
Please note that the ticket price includes entry to the event, canapés, and beverages.
