ICS Seminar - Lisa Ffrench, Nathan Mudyi Sentance, Deborah Lawler-Dormer, Jason Reynolds

Redefining the Museum

Panel: Lisa Ffrench, Nathan Mudyi Sentance, Deborah Lawler-Dormer, Jason Reynolds

Chair: Cecelia Cmielewski

Abstract

The renewal of the Powerhouse marks a major shift in how Sydney thinks about itself, its culture and its communities. The Powerhouse will establish a new paradigm for museums through the creation of an institution that is designed to evolve in response to the needs of its growing communities. Join Powerhouse staff for this discussion of how the Powerhouse is redefining cultural infrastructure and First Nations collections care through a focus on relational connections to Country and community, and through ongoing research partnerships with universities and scholars. Through multiple research opportunities, and by amplifying stories and embodying First Nations self-determination, Powerhouse will create a space for dynamic research, difficult conversations, First Nations-led truth telling and for experiences that compel us to raise our eyes from our screens.

Presenter

Lisa Ffrench is the Director, Strategic Projects, Powerhouse. She leads the development and delivery of strategic projects for Powerhouse Parramatta.

Nathan Mudyi Sentance (Wiradjuri) is Head of Collections First Nations, Powerhouse. He works to embed relational stewardship into care of collections.

Deborah Lawler-Dormer is the Research Manager at the Powerhouse Museum and an Adjunct Research Fellow at ICS. Her work is transdisciplinary and often engages art, science and technology in collaboration with industry, tertiary and community partners.

Jason Reynolds is the inaugural Western Sydney University Scholar in Residence. He is an earth scientist focused on minerals in the Anthropocene.

Event Details

Date & Time: Thursday, 19 October 2023 | 11:30am - 1:00pm

Venue: Room: EZ.G.23 Parramatta South Campus

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The Institute for Culture and Society is located in Parramatta, “the place where the eel sets down” in Dharug language,
along the north bank of the Parramatta River. It sits on the traditional lands and waters of the Burramattagal people of the Dharug Nation,
who have been stewards and caretakers of these territories since time immemorial, in what today is referred to as Greater Western Sydney,
one of the most diverse cultural communities in the world and home to the largest number of Indigenous Australians in the country.
The Institute for Culture and Society acknowledges the Dharug, Eora, Dharawal (also referred to as Tharawal)
and Wiradjuri peoples as traditional custodians and Indigenous knowledge-holders, whose storytelling serve
as historical record, a form of teaching and learning, a way to care for Country,
and an expression of Indigenous culture and identity.