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Annual Reports 2005–06

Appendix D

Exhibitions program in 2005–06

Canberra galleries

Venue

Dates

Number of visitors*

Gallery 1 and Federation Gallery

1 Jul 2005 – 30 June 2006

37 534

Gallery   2:

 

 

Just Add Water: Schemes and Dreams for a Sunburnt Country

11 Mar – 31 Jul 2005

2 990**

Courage to Care

13 Aug – 25 Sep 2005

5 635

The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize

6 Oct – 27 Nov 2005

4 252

Summers Past: Golden Days in the Sun 1950–1970

8 Dec 2005 – 23 Jul 2006

18 504**

* Visitor numbers within the 2005–06 financial year.
** Exhibition dates overlap with other financial years.

Find of the Month

Month

Title

Media*

Web**

Jul 2005

Flourish the vine

43 000

print, radio

1 409

Aug 2005

Blinded by the light

28 000

print, radio

1 992

Sep 2005

John, Paul, George and Ricky

2.6 million

print, radio, television

1 940

Oct 2005

Rockin’ Rollin’ Clementine

42 000

print, radio

1 862

Nov 2005

Dear Gough

690 000

print, radio

1 898

Dec 2005

You can’t cook your coin and eat it too

768 000

print, radio

2 079

Jan 2006

Australia, Dear Australia

860 000

radio, television

2 303

Feb 2006

Bird flu: No laughing matter for Kooka and Gumnut

4 900

radio

1 694

Mar 2006

A man and his Malvern Star

4 900

radio

1 938

Apr 2006

The car with no name

11 000

radio

1 876

May 2006

From the fowl house to the High Court

11 000

radio

1 859

Jun 2006

World Cup Soccer

5 200

radio

1 658

* Media – Type of media and total approximate circulation or audience for that day or program.
** Web – Number of visitors to
www.naa.gov.au/about_us/find-of-month/default.html.

Touring exhibitions

Venue

Date

Number of visitors*

Beacons by the Sea: Stories of Australian Lighthouses

Lady Denman Heritage Complex,
Huskisson, NSW

9 Jul – 28 Aug 2005

1 201

Museum of the Riverina,
Wagga Wagga, NSW

8 Sep – 30 Oct 2005

4 631

Queensland Maritime Museum,
Brisbane, Qld

12 Nov 2005 – 12 Mar 2006

7 946

Matthew Flinders Gallery,
Bribie Island, Qld

25 Mar – 21 May 06

975

Bundaberg Arts Centre, Qld

31 May – 15 Jul 2006

1 517**

Unexpected Archives: Introduced by Robyn Archer

The Capital,
Bendigo’s Performing Arts Centre, Vic

15 Jun – 17 Jul 2005

1 111**

Kyneton Arts Centre, Vic

20 Jul – 14 Aug 2005

1 473

Launceston Library, Tas

1–27 Sep 2005

675

State Library of Tasmania, Hobart, Tas

29 Sep – 6 Nov 2005

16 150

Ararat Performing Arts Centre, Vic

12 Nov – 11 Dec 2005

1 570

CEMA Arts Centre, Portland Vic

14 Dec 2005 – 29 Jan 2006

150

Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier, SA

1 Feb – 5 Mar 2006

1 000

Tea Tree Gully Library, Adelaide, SA

8 Mar – 23 Apr 2006

48 440

Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie, SA

26 Apr – 28 May 2006

2 354

Kalgoorlie Public Library, WA

3 Jun – 20 Aug 2006

7 605**

It’s a Dog’s Life! Animals in the Public Service

Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW

18 Mar – 24 Jul 2005

29 889**

Public Record Office of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic

5 Sep – 21 Oct 2005

3 708

Western Australian Museum, Perth, WA

3 Nov 2005 – 9 Jan 2006

18 384

Western Australian Museum, Geraldton, WA

19 Jan – 20 Mar 2006

4 806

Western Australian Museum, Kalgoorlie, WA

30 Mar – 28 May 2006

12 302

Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tas

9 Jun – 27 Aug 2006

3 071**

Just Add Water: Schemes and Dreams for a Sunburnt Country

South Australian Maritime Museum, Port Adelaide, SA

16 Dec 2005 – 2 Apr 2006

18 030

Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga, NSW

18 May – 20 Aug 2006

2 415

Just Add Water at tradeshows and conferences

Qld Department of Natural Resources and Mines at the LGAQ

11 – 20 Aug 2005

144 231

Qld Department of Natural Resources and Mines at the LGAQ 109th Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld

29 Aug – 1 Sep 2005

1 226

River Health Conference and Australian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage Conference,
Mildura, Vic

16 – 26 Oct 2005

1 300

* Visitor numbers within the 2005–06 financial year.
** Exhibition dates overlap with other financial years.

Visitation to Archives’ exhibitions and other exhibitions featuring
Archives’ items

 

2003–04

2004–05

2005–06

Canberra galleries

45 694

37 214

37 534

Touring exhibitions outside Canberra

139 052

213 958

189 403

Just Add Water at tradeshows and conferences

-

-

146 757

Other exhibitions featuring Archives’ items*

-

-

1 558 410

* The Archives loans collection items for inclusion in exhibitions and displays in other cultural institutions. In 2005–06, 38 loaned items were on display in five organisations.