We are delighted to introduce the members of the Museum’s revamped Collection Development Advisory Group (CDAG) who are a group of experienced and/or professionally trained individuals invited by the museum to provide objective and considered advice on collections management matters.  

Insights and feedback from CDAG members, who are all volunteers, will assist the museum's Curatorial Department in making informed decisions that will continue to expand and strengthen the museum’s collections.  

Thank you to the following CDAG Members, who accepted our invitation. We can't wait to start working with you! 

We would like to acknowledge and thank Dr Sophie Couchman, who established the CDAG during her tenure as Curator of the museum and for continuing on as a member even after her departure. Sincere gratitude also to the previous member Anne-Louise Muir. Thank you for laying the foundations for the work that we are undertaking now.

	Dr Kate Bagnall  Senior Lecturer in Humanities (History)  University of Tasmania
	Dr Lorinda Cramer  Researcher   Australian Catholic University
	Dr Anna Daly  Writer and researcher currently pursuing an interest in canon formation and Australian visual culture of the past and the present
	Daria Gradusova  PhD candidate, Faculty of Health, Arts and Design   Swinburne University of Technology
	Nik McGrath  Archivist   Museums Victoria
	Eleni Papavasileiou  Senior Curator and Collections Manager  Jewish Museum of Australia
	Marion Parker  Textiles Conservator  Marion Parker Textiles Conservation
	Terry Young  Vice President  Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria (CAFHOV)
	Ruth Leveson  Retired Museum Collection Manager (Numismatic Collection)  Museums Victoria
	Dr Ashten Warfe  Lecturer in Ancient Cultures  Monash University