New Age Museums can dramatically boost tourism
In our recent story titled “Finding a new home for TV stations and memorabilia” we pointed out that the Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television (AMMPT) has been seeking a home for the last decade, without success. It would seem that remembering our immediate cinema, radio and television [...]
As part of Museum Week, the Australian Museum of Motion Picture and Television (AMMPT) will conduct a public presentation with demonstrations of very early equipment. Featured will be a shadow puppet theatre, Magic Lantern show and a range of early carnival and sideshow moving image attractions, which captivated young children and parents during the mid [...]
The importance attached to keeping our heritage differs greatly between individuals, organisations and governments. Fortunately there are many who devote their time and energy to collecting artefacts which may otherwise be lost.
TV Veterans at 2009 TVW Reunion
The ABC Collectors program does a wonderful job of maintaining the profile of [...]
What: The pioneers of Australian television are in danger of being swept into obscurity. A national effort has begun to ensure these people and their technology won’t suffer the same fate as many of those individuals and companies who began our cinema industry over a hundred years ago.
Where: Meetings of concerned people from the cinema [...]
Bel Canto Promotions presents…
Sunday Serenades Concert No. 2
A Chat With Max
Enjoy an afternoon with Perth celebrity
Max Kay as he chats about his life and career.
From his life on the stage, the highlights of the Civic Theatre days or to what he fills
his days with now, this is one fun filled afternoon
Not [...]
Please note that the Australian Museum of Motion Picture Technology (AMMPT) is a separate entity from this web site. We are promoting AMMPT’s exhibition because they share a common interest in television heritage matters.
A free public exhibition is currently running at the Fremantle Arts Centre, entitled “50 years of television broadcasting in Western Australia”.
This exhibition [...]
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