Her Place Annual Report 2021 – 2022
Know the past & make the future
Wanted: More women in digital and why it matters.
Opinion. Adnan Jaswal, Board Member, Her Place Museum. In the 1840s, Ada Lovelace – a female mathematician – became the world’s first computer coder and, critically, conceptualised the difference between what a calculator does and what a computer could do. One … Continued
Give Me Shelter
Housing All Australians launched Give Me Shelter – an economic report into the long-term costs of underproviding public, social and affordable housing. We’re proud to have partnered with Housing All Australians to deliver this study. As an Australian first, Give … Continued
Controlling Choice: Reversing Roe v Wade and the importance of access to Abortion
Esther Lee-Scott, Her Place Volunteer The dissolution of Roe v Wade in the United States of America has sent waves of outrage and grief across the globe, marking a seismic shift backwards in what should be an inherent human right. … Continued
Grace Tame at Her Place
Australian of the Year Grace Tame presented at Her Place Women’s Museum Australia on 31st March 2022. She appeared in conversation with award winning journalist Mary Delahunty, our Board Chair. Grace told her remarkable story and shared her passion for … Continued
The Lost Petition at Her Place Museum
The powerful Lost Petition by artist Dans Bain was installed at Her Place women’s Museum in East Melbourne last week to herald the beginning of the Museum’s year long salute to Women’s Activism across the generations. We are planning to … Continued
Her Place partners with MindTribes on diversity & inclusion
Her Place Museum has partnered with MindTribes – a diversity and inclusion consultancy – to build a road map for how the museum plans to create a culturally diverse, inclusive, contemporary public space to honour all women and girls. While … Continued
Her Place exhibition UNMASKED receives an AMaGA award
Her Place Women’s museum has been awarded an Australian Museums and Galleries Association award for our exhibition Unmasked. The awards recognise outstanding achievements and service in the museum, gallery, and collecting sector. Unmasked began as a special exhibition to celebrate … Continued
It’s time we chose a woman instead – Electorate names
A great piece by Prof. Clare Wright “We have enough electorates named after dead white men. It’s time we chose a woman instead” — https://theconversation.com/we-have-enough-electorates-named-after-dead-white-men-its-time-we-chose-a-woman-instead-146923
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED at the MAPDA Awards
Her Place Women’s Museum Australia and the Women’s Mural Documentation Project are really proud to announce “Re-imagining the Women’s Mural – a virtual tour” received a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED at the MAPDA 2020 awards! We are really honoured to have received … Continued