Cultural heritage
May: Presidential Palace, Jakarta - Palace Museum Project (Stage 1)
November: Presidential Palace, Jakarta - Palace Museum Project (Stage 2)
The University of Sydney & The Presidential Palace Museum
Executive Training Program
In 2008 the Museum Studies Department at The University of Sydney will deliver an executive training program for senior staff from the Presidential Palace Museum in Jakarta and Cipanas. The program will develop important skills within the Presidential Palace Museum relevant to improving the general management of the Palace collections and prevention of further degradation to collection items. Through a combination of formal University coursework, and practical experience via an internship at a museum or art gallery, program participants will be able to take a leadership role in capacity building within the Presidential Palace Museum in key areas relating to conservation, collection management, collection interpretation and museum administration.
Staff from the Museum Studies Department at the University of Sydney - including Dr Jennifer Barrett, Director Museum Studies, Dr Chiara O'Reilly, Lecturer and Ms Jane Johnston, Internship Officer - will conduct a preliminary visit to the Palace to meet program participants and develop an understanding of the Presidential Palace Museum collections, management and administration. A follow-up visit will ensure that linkages are maintained with the Presidential Palace Museum and that opportunities for further collaboration are developed. This visit will also provide the opportunity for University of Sydney Museum Studies Department staff to monitor the application of key skills developed within the program and enable the provision of important follow-up training and support within the Indonesian cultural heritage and preservation context. In addition, a seminar for Presidential Palace Museum staff who were not able to attend the training program in Australia will be organised and thus a broader variety of staff will benefit from the knowledge and expertise of leading Australian academics in this field.
This training program will build linkages between Australia and the Presidential Palace through delivering high quality, specialised training to a key cultural government institution. Preserving the record of historical development of the Republic of Indonesia is a priority for the Indonesian Government at present and it is anticipated that the University of Sydney and the Australia International Cultural Council will be able to contribute to this goal on a longer term basis.
