AMaGA NATIONAL AWARDS 2023 SHORTLIST

Congratulations to everyone on the 2023 AMaGA National Awards shortlist. Thank you for entering and sharing your creative and innovative projects with the rest of the sector. The shortlist is testament to the quality work of the entries submitted. 

The finalists are selected from this shortlist and will be revealed at the AMaGA National Awards Ceremony, on Tuesday 16 May 2023, Murrook Cultural Centre, Newcastle as part of the AMaGA 2023 National Conference. For those who are not able to attend the conference you can register to view the Awards Ceremony via this link. https://conlog.eventsair.com/amaga-2023/awards

AMaGA would like to thank our wonderful team of volunteer judges who offered their time and expertise for this year's awards. 


2023 MUSEUMS AUSTRALASIA MULTIMEDIA AND PUBLICATION DESIGN AWARDS (MAPDA) SHORTLIST

BOOK CATEGORY

Auckland Art Gallery
The Collection Te Kohinga

Griffith University Art Museum
Richard Bell Reader: documenta fifteen

Museums Victoria
The Power and the Passion: Our Ancestors Return Home

National Library of Australia
Vintage Knits

CHILDREN'S BOOK

Australian Age of Dinosaurs
Deep Time Astronomy wheel chart

Museums Victoria
Horridus children’s book series

Museums Victoria
The Quest for Kool

 

EXHIBITION BRANDING (LEVEL A)

Art Lab

Auckland Art Gallery
Walls to Live Beside, Rooms to Own: The Chartwell Show Exhibition Branding

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Oh, Canola! Dani Marti

Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery
Front Beach, Back Beach

Tweed Regional Museum
Museum On Wheels

 

EXHIBITION BRANDING (LEVEL B)

Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
Democracy DNA exhibition

Museum of Contemporary Art Australia
Do Ho Suh Exhibition Branding

Museums Victoria
Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs

WA Museum Boola Bardip
Dinosaurs of Patagonia

 

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (SMALL)

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Daughter of the Lightning Snake | Noŋgirrŋa Marawili

Maitland Regional Gallery
Oh, Canola! Dani Marti

Shoalhaven Regional Gallery
Plant Your Feet – Room brochure

 

EXHIBITION CATALOGUE (MAJOR)

Auckland Art Gallery
Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Māori Art

Auckland Art Gallery
Walls to Live Beside, Rooms to Own: The Chartwell Show

Australian Museum
Mineral Icons

Museums Victoria
Horridus: Journey of a Triceratops

University of Melbourne
Yuki Kihara: Paradise Camp

 

DIGITAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Arts Health Activity

State Library of Queensland
Summer Reading Club

 

PROGRAM WEBSITE

Australian Museum
Australian Museum Minerals Gallery online publication

WA Museum Boola Bardip
WAnderland

 

IDENTITY

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Maitland Regional Art Gallery Highlights 2022

Melbourne Holocaust Museum
MHM- Piece by Piece

 

MAGAZINES

Australian Age of Dinosaurs
Australian Age of Dinosaurs Journal, Issue 19

Auckland Art Gallery
Art Toi

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Artel #7 and Artel #8

Melbourne Holocaust Museum
Voices

 


2023 MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES NATIONAL AWARDS  (MAGNA) SHORTLIST

INTERPRETATION, LEARNING & AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT

Australian Museum
Burra Learning Place 

Bunbury Museum and Heritage Centre
History's Mysteries Young Writers Competition 

Museums Victoria
FlushBack - Spotswood Pumping Station Quest 

Powerhouse Museum
100 Climate Conversations

WA Museum Boola Bardip 
Early Learning Programs at WA Museum Boola Bardip 

 

TEMPORARY OR TRAVELLING EXHIBITION

Australian Museum
Sharks  

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Nongirrna Marawili: Daughter of the Lightning Snake 

MOD
FLEX 

Museum and Gallery of the Northern Territory
Gumurr’manydji Manapanmirr Djäma (Making successful business together)

Museums Victoria
Tyama: A deeper sense of knowing 

National Trust of Western Australia
Beneath the Bitumen: Discoveries from the Chinese Cemetery, East Perth   

Shrine of Remembrance
Defending with Pride: Stories of LGBTQ+ Service 

WA Museum Boola Bardip
Fremantle Then & Now: Historical Panoramas 

 

PERMANENT EXHIBITION OR GALLERY FIT-OUT

Canberra Museum and Gallery
Canberra/ Kamberri: Place & People 

Museums Victoria
Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs 

University of Melbourne, Museums and Collections
Science Gallery Melbourne 

Wodonga Council
Bonegilla ID Cards Exhibition – Bonegilla Migrant Experience 

 

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH

Australian Museum
WorldPride at the Australian Museum 

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
The Maitland Archive 

MOD
Ethos Forums 

Powerhouse Museum
Powerhouse Lates 

Tweed Regional Museum
Museum on Wheels 

 

SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT

Arts Centre Melbourne
APAC Reveal 

Bathurst Regional Council
Central Tablelands Collections Facility 

Powerhouse Museum
Powerhouse Climate Action Plan and Caring for Country Principles 

 

INDIGENOUS PROJECT

Maitland Regional Art Gallery
Maitland Cultural Resurgence 

Shire of Toodyay
Gnulla Karnany Waangkiny (Our Truth Telling) 

 

Upcoming Events

28 Sep
The Jaeger Room & Ian Wark Theatre at the Canberra Shine Dome, Australian Academy of Science, ACT

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