Museums and Technology: A Recession Boom?

With so many people feeling bruised and battered by the 1980s, it may seem cynical to point out that this unlamented decade also produced some new museums. These two 1980s legacies appear unrelated. On the face of it, museums are a quintessentially boom-time phenomenon, another emblem of 1980s extravagance.

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Implementing Aboriginal and Multicultural Policy in the Museum Sector

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