Staff at the Chau Chak Wing Museum (University of Sydney) have organised a petition against proposed staff cuts. Read more and sign the petition here.
From the petition:
The Chau Chak Wing Museum’s collections, exhibitions, research, educational programs and public engagement activities connect communities with knowledge, culture and history while supporting teaching, learning and research across the University of Sydney.
In recent years, the museum has faced ongoing budget constraints and operational pressures. The latest proposed organisational restructure makes redundant eight positions across the Curatorial, Collections and Public Engagement teams, threatening to reduce the care of the collections and the specialist expertise that underpins this work.
These proposed cuts come at a time when the museum is expected to continue delivering high-quality teaching support, research outcomes, exhibitions, public programs and community engagement. The loss of these roles, and changes to organisational structure, risks diminishing the museum’s capacity to care for and develop its collections, deliver educational experiences, support academic research and maintain its standing as a leading university museum.As one of Australia’s most significant university museums, the Chau Chak Wing Museum deserves sustainable investment and institutional support. We call on the University of Sydney to reject further reductions to the museum’s capacity and instead commit to increased funding, sustainable staffing and long-term investment in the Chau Chak Wing Museum. As one of the University’s most important educational and cultural assets, the museum should be supported to grow and thrive, not asked to do more with less.