Precarity of collections held in DIY Institutions: case of the American Museum of Telephony

News that the American Museum of Telephony (aka JKL Museum of Telephony) has been destroyed by a fire is a reminder of the precarity of collections held in many community heritage institutions. 

Visit to the Australian Jazz Museum (incorporating the Victorian Jazz Archive) with Dr Andrew Flinn

Today I had the pleasure of taking Dr Andrew Flinn from University College London to visit the Australian Jazz Museum (incorporating the Victorian Jazz Archive), located in Wantirna, an outer suburb of Melbourne. 

Public lecture by Andrew Flinn and Anne Gilliland

This evening I was fortunate to attend a public lecture in Melbourne with papers delivered by Dr Andrew Flinn (University College London) and Professor Anne Gilliland (UCLA).