AMaGA Victoria

Sep 20, 2021

Congratulations to the 2021 Shortlist!

We are delighted to announce the 2021 Shortlist for the AMaGA Victoria Museums and Galleries Awards.

The Archival Survival Award for volunteer-run museums/galleries (up to 1 EFT paid staff member)

The Aust Queer Archives, ‘A History of LGBTIQ+ Victoria in 100 Places & Objects' project and website
Her Place Women’s Museum Australia, Unmasked
RMIT University Art Collection, Store Rationalisation Project
Phillip Island Historical Society, 'At Home and at War – Phillip Island' A multimedia project to commemorate the 75th anniversary since the end of World War Two

The Archival Survival Award for small museums/galleries (2 – 7 paid staff)

Warrnambool Art Gallery, The WAG Maar Nation Gallery and Aboriginal-led Legacy Initiative
PMI Victorian History Library (Prahran Mechanics’ Institute & Circulating Library), PMI: The Library of Last Resort
The Beechworth Burke Museum, The Burke Museum Online Cataloguing Program (BMOCP)
The Johnston Collection, JUBILATION: Diamonds & Pearls, Summer at The Johnston Collection, 1 December 2020 - 23 February 2021

The AMaGA Victoria Award for medium museums/galleries awards (8 – 50 paid staff)

RMIT University (RMIT Gallery), Future U
Geelong Gallery, Rone in Geelong exhibition design
Grimwade Conservation Services, the University of Melbourne, Sustainable Conservation Practice
Grimwade Conservation Services, the University of Melbourne, Costume LAB - Conservation in Action HC
Jewish Holocaust Centre, International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 and the commemoration of the liberation of Auschwitz
Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, MPRG online 2020-21
Monash Gallery of Art, STAGES: photography through the pandemic
Museum of Chinese Australian History, Chinese Anzac and Chinese-Australian WWII Soldiers Research, Publication, and Exhibition
TarraWarra Museum of Art, Looking Glass: Judy Watson and Yhonnie Scarce
National Wool Museum, On the Land: Our story Retold

The AMaGA Victoria Award for large museums/galleries (51+ paid staff)

ACMI, The Story of the Moving Image, ACMI's new free, centrepiece exhibition
Museums Victoria, Treasures of the Natural World international touring exhibition from Natural History Museum (London), hosted by Museums Victoria.
Museums Victoria, One Year On: Stories of COVID-19 in Melbourne's Suburbs
State Library Victoria, The Rural and Regional Photography Commission

The individual awards will be announced on the night. You can register here to attend our free online event on Tuesday 5 October 2021.