The time difference between Western Australia and the Eastern States isn't always a bad thing! We got up this morning to the exciting news that we'd been shortlisted for the Museums & Galleries National Awards, otherwise known as the MAGNAs.
Our shortlisting is in the permanent exhibition category and is for our Virtual Museum: to be known and distinguished as Carnamah. The winners of each category will be announced at a function during the national conference of Museums Australia, which is being held later this month in Launceston, Tasmania.
Our virtual museum is our simple but effective way of sharing some of our collection and history with online audiences who are beyond the physical reaches of Carnamah. It was made possible thanks to financial support from the Department of Culture and the Arts. It can be viewed online at: www.virtualmuseum.com.au
We're delighted to reveal that we're a finalist in the 2014 Western Australian Heritage Awards! Along with another six finalists we're in the running for outstanding contribution to heritage by a community-based organisation.
The winners will be announced on 3 April 2014 at His Majesty's Theatre in Perth. Coincidentally, His Majesty's was built by Gus Liebe who later went on to become the largest wheat farmer in the world (with an enormous property spanning parts of Carnamah, Winchester, Coorow, Waddy Foesrt, Bunjil and Latham).
The full list of finalists for all eleven categories of the awards can be seen on the website of the State Heritage Office and also in a media release by the Hon. Albert Jacob, MLA for Heritage. Other related articles:
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