Key Activities:

Conservation and Collection Management:

• initiated and completed a comprehensive audit of the entire uniform and clothing collection including writing and uploading object reports and photographs to EMu

• drafted Pest Management and Disaster Recovery Plans, improved textile reports and established and applied preventive pest and environmental monitoring parameters in all areas of the museum

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Museum Management and Liaison:

• communicated with army base air conditioning technician and cleaning staff to provide information on museum environmental standards and improve consistency of temperature and relative humidity within the museum

• attended and took notes for the museum at quarterly meetings of the Scenic Rim Heritage Network and the Oral History Association of Australia (QLD Branch)

• Personal Assistant to manager and display staff, drafting and editing display panels, pamphlets and correspondence, monitoring exhibit conditions, cleaning and refurbishing display cabinets, taking visitor bookings, maintaining a visit schedule, and monitoring training opportunities for museum staff

• provided instruction to volunteer conservators

 

Oral History:

• oversaw the completion of release documentation and background research

• participated in the conduct of interviews including set up and monitoring of recording equipment (video and audio)

 

Front Desk:

visitor reception, sales, accounting, banking, stocktaking and stock orders