via University of Sydney, 06 March 2024: Dr. Natali Pearson secures a $50,000 Australia-ASEAN Council Grant for the SEA-Collections Project, aimed at enhancing cross-cultural understanding through maritime museum collaborations in five ASEAN countries and Australia. The initiative will foster collaborative museological skills and develop digital exhibitions showcasing over 25 significant maritime objects, illuminating shared regional histories.
Dr Natali Pearson was awarded significant funding in the latest round of Australia-ASEAN Council Grants for a cross-cultural capacity-building project on maritime collections across Southeast Asia SSEAC’s Dr Natali Pearson has been awarded a $50,000 Australia-ASEAN Council Grant for a project that aims to increase cross-cultural capacity to interpret and communicate shared maritime histories across museums in five ASEAN countries and Australia.
Participants from selected museums in Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore will have an opportunity to develop their collaborative museological and curatorial skills through object significance workshops and the co-development of cross-cutting themes that respond to increased regional demand for new ways of interpreting museum collections.
“I’m excited to be embarking on the ‘SEA-Collections Project’, where I’ll be working with established partners in the region, including the team from Southeast Asia Museum Services (SEAMS), and with museum curators and professionals in Southeast Asia and Australia to not only help build capacity but to uncover more of our shared histories through maritime collections,” Dr Pearson said.
Source: Australia-ASEAN Council Grant awarded for cross-cultural project – The University of Sydney
