On museology, engagement and digital culture
If you’re not familiar with the photo festival that is Museum Selfie Day it is an annual worldwide event during which museums encourage visitors to share their own selfies taken...
Posted in Making Connections
January 19, 2017
Pauline Cockrill is one of two Community History Officers within the Community History Programs team based at the History Trust of South Australia’s ‘HQ’ on the Torrens Parade Ground. Beginnings Pauline has always been passionate about museums and their collections. I knew I wanted to work in museums from an...
Posted in Meet the Crew
January 10, 2017
2016 has been a big year for the History Trust of South Australia. We changed our name for one! We welcomed Greg Mackie as our new Chief Executive, had a...
Posted in In the Business
December 20, 2016
History SA is now the History Trust of South Australia. Those of you with long memories might realise this is a return to our original name, which has in fact remained our ‘legal’ name. The History Trust of South Australia is a statutory authority reporting to Parliament through the Minister...
Posted in In the Business
December 2, 2016
We’re always thinking about new ways to engage people with history. This year when we were planning events for South Australia’s History Festival we started chatting to David from Digital...
Posted in Making History
June 4, 2016
Good news history lovers, Wednesday 20th January is International #MuseumSelfie day! On this day museum fans from all around the world will be taking to Twitter and Instagram to share selfies at their favourite museums. This year is the third time the online event will take place, with two the previous...
Posted in Making Connections
January 18, 2016