Journal of Australian Studies, December 1st, 2001
Museums in Australia have existed since the early nineteenth century yet their focus for much of that time has been largely natural history, science and technology, and to a certain extent, indigenous populations. This article traces the history and changing role of museums in Australia from their foundation until the Pigott report in 1975, focusing on the motives behind what was and was not collected. Highlighting the general, though not total, absence of historical collections in Australian museums, it provides insight into how and why museums developed in the way they did, and why attitud...
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