PGAV Event
Audience Engagement in Galleries and Museums - Online Seminar Series
Audience Engagement in Galleries and Museums - Online Seminar Series
Wednesday 18 Nov 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
We are excited to invite you to join peers and colleagues alongside members of the NGV Audience Engagement and Learning team for a free, three-week online seminar series exploring audience engagement in galleries and museums.
Over three interactive one-hour online sessions, participants will come together to explore, discuss and share practical and aspirational ideas for audience-centered planning and engagement for galleries and museums of any size.
The program welcomes professionals working with or planning for audiences in any way, including emerging or senior staff, and in roles such as visitor and front-of-house services, programs and education, access and inclusion, marketing, communications, collections and exhibitions, and others.
This program will draw from publications and resources developed by the International Audience Engagement Network, of which the NGV is founding member. We welcome and look forward to the insights, experiences and perspectives of all participants.
SPEAKERS:
Donna McColm Assistant Director, Curatorial and Audience Engagement, NGV
Elisha Buttler Head of Audience Engagement, NGV
Leigh Cartwright Head of Customer Service, NGV
Leah Santilli Educator, NGV
Michele Stockley Head of Learning, NGV
DATE & TIME:
Three one-hour sessions
18 November 2026, 11am-12pm
25 November 2026,11am-12pm
2 December 2026, 11am-12pm
WHERE: Online
COST: PGAV Members FREE
HOW TO REGISTER:
Bookings essential. Learn more and register via the button below, using the passcode IAEN26 to access the event booking page on the NGV website.
CONTACT: IAEN@ngv.vic.gov.au
Audience Engagement in Galleries and Museums is presented by the NGV, founding member of the International Audience Engagement (IAE) Network. The program will draw from publications and resources developed by the International Audience Engagement Network, and welcomes the insights, experiences and perspectives of all participants.
Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) is proud to support this program.
Image: Visitors exploring works Wanina Biddee Bonney, Biddy Baadjo, Jijija Molly Dededar, Wayawaya Sundown Ellery, Kurtiji Peter Goodje, Kuji Rosie Goodijee, Luurn Willie Kew, Jakapa Dora Kwilla, Myarn Lawford, Trixie Long, Yangkarni Penny K-lyons, Mayapy Elsie Thomas, Juknja Nora Tjookootja, George Tuckerbox Kulyayi and Nyirla, 1999 and Wanina Biddee Bonney, Biddy Baadjo, Kuji Rosie Goodijee, Luurn Willie Kew, Yangkarni Penny K-lyons, Nada Rawlins, Jill Jack, Janie Lee, Mayapu Elsie Thomas, Juknja Nora Tjookootja, George Tuckerbox We bin born in the bush, 2005 at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia. Photo: Tim Carrafa.
Wednesday 18 Nov 2026, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
The Public Galleries Association of Victoria (PGAV) acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands where our office is located, and all Traditional Owners of country throughout Victoria and Australia. We recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples enduring traditions and continuing creative cultures. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and emerging.
We are an LGBTQIA+ friendly organisation that celebrates diversity. We are committed to providing safe, culturally appropriate, and inclusive services for all people, regardless of their ethnicity, faith, disability, sexuality, or gender identity.
