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Exhibitions as contested sites: the role of museums in contemporary society is a three-year Australian and international research project funded by the Australian Research Council with partners the University of Sydney History Department; the Australian Museum, Sydney; and the Australian War Memorial, Canberra.

The project is investigating the role of museums with an emphasis on how institutions can deal effectively with the challenge of mounting exhibitions on controversial issues and sensitive topics.

This website contains information about and resources related to the Exhibitions as contested sites research project.

You are invited to actively participate in the project through completing an online survey; and/or through reading about the industry symposium in November 2003.

Further information about the project:

Dr Fiona Cameron
Research Fellow, Museum and Cultural Heritage Studies
Centre for Cultural Research
University of Western Sydney
Locked Bag 1797,
Penrith South, DC, NSW 1797
Australia
Tel: +61 2 9685-9677
Fax: +61 2 9685 9610
Mob: 0421 834536
Email: f.cameron@uws.edu.au

Website inquiries and feedback:

Lynda Kelly
Australian Museum Audience Research Centre
Email: Email Lynda Kelly
Phone: (+612) 9320 6413
Fax: (+612) 9320 6418