Following an extensive recruitment process, the Launceston City Council has appointed Richard Mulvaney as Director of the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG).
Mr Mulvaney has 25 years experience in cultural heritage and museum management roles and is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the New South Wales Rail Transport
Museum.
Notably, he was the inaugural Director of the Bradman Museum in Bowral, NSW which honours Sir Donald Bradman.
Launceston City Council General Manager Robert Dobrzynski said "I'm delighted to welcome Richard to the team. His extensive skills and experience will help lead the
QVMAG during this exciting time. There are a number of initiatives such as the realignment of the Inveresk site as a dedicated museum and the refurbishment of the Royal Park site that are in progress which he will take the lead role in.
"In particular, Richard's strong governance and relationship building skills will be essential assets as the QVMAG enters this next phase."
Mr Mulvaney's first day at the QVMAG will be on Monday 6 December 2010. He has been involved with museums for all his working life. After completing his Graduate Diploma in Museum Studies in Melbourne in 1983 he worked at the Australian War Memorial and Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in Canberra and then Sovereign Hill in Ballarat.
In 1989 he became the founding director of the Bradman Museum in Bowral, NSW. Over the next 17 years he managed the development of a new cricket museum complex and related activities. In 2007 he worked at Museums & Galleries NSW as General Manager, Business & Finance.
Mr Mulvaney took up his position as CEO Rail Heritage Centre at Thirlmere to be closer to his home in the NSW Southern Highlands. Part of his role at Thirlmere is to supervise on behalf of the organisation the major upgrade of the site in association with RailCorp. The new Rail Heritage Centre opened recently and will include a new workshop, exhibition area and restoration of the historic railway precinct.
Mr Mulvan has been a member of Museums Australia for many years and has a deep appreciation of the contribution the state based service organisations such as Museums & Galleries NSW provides to museums and those who work in the industry. He served on the Council during the early 1990’s as President of MA NSW. He has also been an office bearer of the Illawarra Chapter of MA NSW and Chairman of the MA SIG sports heritage.
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Thanks for this backgrounding. In some ways it must be hard to get out from underneath the mushrooms. Anyway thanks for the effort.
What I always say is, being kept in the dark is much easier to tolerate than getting rid of the bull-crap smell. It takes ages to wash away and gallons of perfume to disguise.
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