How the new Chau Chak Wing Museum changes thinking
As university faculties are under the pinch nationally, philanthropy has allowed a future ready 21st century museum to lead, by placing embedded education at the heart of contemporary considerations and cross-discipline narratives.
The new Chau Chak Wing Museum, opening at University of Sydney this November. Photo ArtsHub.
The Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney is scheduled to open 18 November, just days ahead of another museum that has received considerable media attention across the year, the WA Museum (opening 21 November).
Further, the Australian Museum in Sydney, the National Museum of Australia and the Australian War Memorial, both in Canberra, are also undergoing major multi-million dollar facelifts.
Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW.
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