Museums Victoria Publishing honoured the life of Martin Hallett through this ebook of essays.

I worked as a co-Editor, copyeditor and contributor to the publication.

Commemorating the contribution of Martin Hallett – a leader of change in Australian cultural management - this ebook documents the work of museums over the last 40 years, charting critical shifts in practice, including: new models for community engagement; diversification of collections and stories; and increasing work with regional collections. 

The publication shows how one person within an industry can provide effective leadership and influence change. It outlines Martin Hallett’s aim to make museums a catalyst for positive social change, in which everyone has a voice and has ownership. Martin’s work influenced critical shifts in practice, including new models for community engagement; diversification of collections and stories; the introduction of context interpretation in exhibitions; new approaches to conservation, restoration, and documentation; and increasing work with regional stories and collections. 

Divided into five parts (including Curating Change: Collecting, Activating and Exhibiting; Early Innovations: Digital Documentation; and Linking Communities & Developing Legacies), and with a detailed bibliography for students and scholars, the work is published as an eBook to be affordable and accessible to distant and enduring audiences.