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Who we are
Museum
Planning Services Australia (MPSA) is an independent,
Sydney-based museum consulting practice, established in
2000. Between them, staff members have over 25 years of
museum management and curatorial experience and are committed
to providing a high level of service to a wide range of
clients, in either an advisory or project management role.
Museum Planning Services Australia has a strong belief
in the importance of ‘value management’ within
the cultural sector and strives to provide all clients
with a cost effective service.
MPSA is strongly committed to assisting customers to operate
within a sound ethical, financial and community-minded
framework. Theory and practice are recognised as different
sides of the same coin. Without a commitment by management
to the ‘triple bottom line’, museums cannot
serve their audiences nor discharge their responsibilities
effectively, efficiently or appropriately.
MPSA have established strong links with a wide range of industry specialists in fields as diverse as exhibition design & fabrication, conservation, fundraising, multi-media development, marketing, curatorship and project research. These relationships ensure the consultancy can assemble strong, imaginative and well-managed project teams for all types of museum activity.
Staff Profiles
Richard Wesley MA, Dip Mus Stud
Managing Director
Richard has extensive experience in the management and operation of museum facilities across Australia. He has worked in New South Wales, Tasmania, Norfolk Island and Western Australia and has lectured extensively in Museum Management at both the University of Sydney and University of Hong Kong. Richard’s industry positions have included: Director of the Norfolk Island Museum, Manager of the Port Arthur Historic Site and Executive Officer for the Museums Association of Australia Inc (NSW) and Director of Museums and Properties at the National Trust of Australia (NSW). For a number of years he was a non executive Director of Museums and Galleries NSW and a member of the Museums Advisory Committee of ArtsNSW. He is currently retained by a number of clients to assist with both strategic planning projects and the effective day to day operation of museum facilities.
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Jane Wesley MA, FRSA
Managing Director
Jane has been involved in exhibition research, development and management for many years. She has curated and project managed a number of highly acclaimed exhibitions that have toured both nationally and internationally. Jane has had extensive experience in writing and producing exhibition catalogues, brochures, guidebooks, CD ROMs and audiovisuals. She has been very successful in grant applications for museum exhibitions and oral history projects. Jane also has considerable experience in working closely with community groups within our diverse society.
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Dr Jeffrey Cohen, FRSA
Senior Associate
As Senior Associate at Museum Planning Services Australia, Jeffrey specialises in the planning, evaluation and conservation of historic facilities. He is a Life member of the National Trust of Australia and holds membership in the Council of American Jewish Museums. He was recently elected a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts and from 1996 to 2001 served as Chief Executive Officer of the Sydney Jewish Museum.
Jeffrey is a Visiting Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Culture and Health at UNSW. His areas of research include the Ethical, Spiritual and Cultural issues at End of Life, as well as Spirituality and Health.
In 2001 Jeffrey was Visiting Research Associate in the Department of Semitic Studies at Sydney University and is President of the Council of Christians and Jews. He was the Literary Editor of the Australian Jewish News for four years. |
Museum Planning Services Australia Associates
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Desmond Freeman MA, RCA, FRSA, LFDIA
Director
Freeman Design Partners
Desmond Freeman has had a broad involvement in and commitment to the practice, teaching and promotion of design in Australia. Freeman Design Partners was established in 1979 (originally as Desmond Freeman Associates) and has become one of Australia’s most highly respected interior and museum design practices, with an impressive portfolio of work across design disciplines and in many countries. |
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Karen Coote BA, B.Sc. (Hons) Conservation
Managing Director
Antiquities Conservation Pty Ltd
Antiquities Conservation was established by Karen Coote in 1982 to service the cultural material preservation needs of Australia and the Pacific. Karen is committed to high quality conservation treatment and advice on collections management including the practical handling of cultural material.
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Steven White
Steven has had over 30 years experience in commerce focused in the service industry with a background in commercial accounting and banking, broadcasting, inbound and local tourism and travel and most recently financial management within the diverse operations of The National Trust of Australia (New South Wales).
He is a firm believer in the balance of short-term fundraising within a long-term fundraising program to ensure financial stability and sustainability which are vital to the longevity of any community based organisation. |
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Marketing and museum publications
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Graphic design, website development, interactive media |
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Angela Le Sueur BA, MA Eng
Angela has over 25 years experience as a marketing consultant to various government departments (including NSW Heritage Council and Heritage Office; NSW Department of Planning, NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service, Sydney Water, NSW Department of Housing, NSW Department of Water Resources); to local government councils (including Woollahra, North Sydney, South Sydney); not-for-profit organisations (including the National Trust, Benevolent Society of NSW); and corporate enterprises (including the Marketing Store Worldwide, Kodak Australasia, Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce).
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Wild Mind Design Studio
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