Museum Management

The first session of a four-part seminar series designed as a foundational exploration of museum and gallery management. This session will cover: • Overview of ethical standards in museum practice and compliance with legal frameworks. • Governance best practices for small to medium museums and galleries. • Key considerations for engaging with community stakeholders and peak bodies. Delivered by: Ian McDonald, Special Council, Simpsons Lawyers

• Understand the role of governance in museum and gallery operations. • Understand the legal and ethical responsibilities in managing collections and staff. • Understand the key governance structures and how they ensure public accountability. • Understand how to engage with professional networks and adhering to museum ethics and protocols.

Ian has been a Special Counsel with Simpsons Lawyers since April 2011. Prior to joining Simpsons, Ian was the principal of a boutique copyright law firm and before that worked for 17 years specialising in copyright at the Australian Copyright Council. He also specialises in defamation (particularly pre-publication advice), privacy issues and legal issues for museum and gallery collections. He is a well-known and popular speaker and writer on copyright and moral rights and on legal issues for museums and galleries. For some seven years, Ian lectured in “Cultural Property, Ethics and Law” in the Master of Art Administration at the University of New South Wales Art & Design covering – among other things – topics as diverse as museum documentation, provenance, sedition, privacy, defamation, obscenity, censorship and governance issues relating to museums and galleries.