Recently Queensland Museum staff Ewen McPhee, Dr Melanie Piddocke and Sue Valis visited Bowen Museum and Historical Society to work with the volunteers on their First World War display. As with many community museums the First World War objects and stories that are held within the Bowen collection are significant on a National, State and Local level. This trip was undertaken to install some display furniture and to train the volunteers in object mounting, display planning and basic conservation practices. Research was also done for the next phase of exhibition development which includes text panels and object labels.
MDO working spaces and tools of the trade
new object supports
new hanging system
medals with new supports
making medal mounts
Sue and Melanie working on medal mounts
Researching individual soldiers and their objects
Melanie with object support
Victory apron
Honour Roll
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