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style="FONT-SIZE: 22pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT color=#c0c0c0 size=4><FONT
color=#808080>MEDIA <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">RELEASE</B></FONT><BR
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<P class=MsoNormal
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=4>EXHIBITIONS BOOK WINS
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN PRIZE<BR
style="mso-special-character: line-break"></FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><FONT size=3><FONT
color=#808080><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Museums
</SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Australia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Victoria</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">) has won First Prize in the 2008
American<SPAN class=675321305-08052008> </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Association of
</SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Museums</SPAN></st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> </SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Museum</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Publications Design Awards for<SPAN
class=675321305-08052008> </SPAN></SPAN><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Exhibitions: a practical guide for
small museums and galleries</SPAN></I><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
/><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Written by Museums Australia
(Victoria)’s Manager of Touring Services, Georgia<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rouette, and designed by the
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Melbourne</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> firm Ektavo, the publication won
First Prize<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">in the category of ‘books published
by an institution with a budget of less than<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">US $750,000’.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Exhibitions: a practical guide for small
museums and galleries</I> </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">was produced
by<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Museums
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Australia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Victoria</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">) and is an indispensable guide for
small museums and<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">galleries, volunteers and
independent curators. The publication was a project of the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regional Exhibition Touring
Initiative, funded by Arts Victoria. The project was made<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">possible with generous funding
support from The Besen Family Foundation, The<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Harold Mitchell Foundation and Arts
Victoria.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">For further information
contact<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><BR>Erica
Sanders<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Executive
Director<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Museums
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Australia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Victoria</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">)<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(03) 8341 7343<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="mailto:esanders@mavic.asn.au">esanders@mavic.asn.au</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2><SPAN
class=675321305-08052008>The book</SPAN> can be <SPAN
class=675321305-08052008>purchased</SPAN> from the Museums Australia national
website<SPAN class=675321305-08052008>:</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><A
href="http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/page36.php"><FONT
size=2>http://www.museumsaustralia.org.au/site/page36.php</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=675321305-08052008><FONT
size=2></FONT></SPAN></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=675321305-08052008><FONT
size=2>Download a copy of the Media Release:</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN
class=675321305-08052008></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN class=675321305-08052008><A
href="http://www.mavic.asn.au/assets/08_Exhibitions_Handbook_Media_Release.pdf"><FONT
size=2>http://www.mavic.asn.au/assets/08_Exhibitions_Handbook_Media_Release.pdf</FONT></A><BR></P></SPAN></SPAN>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=1>Dimity
Mapstone<BR><SPAN style="COLOR: gray">Office
Coordinator</SPAN></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Museums
</SPAN><st1:country-region><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Australia</SPAN></st1:place></st1:country-region><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
(</SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Victoria</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">)<BR></SPAN><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Melbourne</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
</SPAN><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Museum</SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN></FONT><st1:place><FONT size=1><st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Carlton</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
</SPAN></FONT><st1:PlaceType><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT
size=1>Gardens<BR></FONT></SPAN></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><st1:address
style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x"><FONT
size=1><st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">PO Box
385</SPAN></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">,
</SPAN><st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Carlton</SPAN></st1:City></FONT></st1:address><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> South,
VIC, 3053<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=GramE><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">ph</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><FONT
size=1><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">: (03)
8341 7344, freecall: 1800 680 082<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=GramE><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">fax</SPAN></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><FONT size=1>: (03)
8341 7333, email: </FONT><SPAN class=SpellE><A
href="mailto:mavic@mavic.asn.au"><FONT
size=1>mavic@mavic.asn.au</FONT></A><BR></SPAN></SPAN><FONT size=1><SPAN
class=GramE><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">web</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 7.5pt; COLOR: gray; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">: <SPAN
class=SpellE><A
href="http://www.mavic.asn.au/">www.mavic.asn.au</A></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT size=1><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Nominations
for the Victorian Museum Awards close May 23<BR></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">For
more information visit <A
href="http://www.mavic.asn.au/victorian-museum-awards/">http://www.mavic.asn.au/victorian-museum-awards/</A></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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