Bella Chwasta is the Assistant Curator of the Australian Music Vault and Australian Performing Arts Collection – the country’s largest and most important collection of performing arts history and tradition, now home to just under 800,000 items relating to circus, dance, music, opera and theatre.
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Bella was our special guest on Big Brekky to talk about her role, their new Strength in Sound display, and the Mushroom: 50 Years of Making Noise short film in The Amplifier.
With a Master of Arts and Cultural Management from the University of Melbourne, Bella has worked across various galleries – locally and internationally – including Science Gallery London, No Vacancy Gallery, the Ian Potter Museum of Art and the Museums and Collections faculty at the University of Melbourne.
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As a researcher and exhibitions curator, Bella is interested in engaging multiple communities with museum collections and displaying thought-provoking exhibitions that explore the multitude of stories in Australian contemporary music.
For more information: https://www.australianmusicvault.com.au/