Elysha Rei, Queensland State Archives. Queensland State Archives: it's all about access presentation at Opening Doors: 2019 Museums & Galleries Queensland Conference.

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It’s all about access
Elysha Rei, Public Programs Officer

2. Today’s presentation
• Who is QSA?
• Access and Engagement
• The Memory Lounge Project
• Overview – the lounge and the program
• Dementia Australia Action Plan
• Commitment Principles
• Legacy outcomes

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Who is QSA?

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7. “
“The archive is popularly conceived as a space where things are hidden in a state of stasis,
imbued with secrecy, mystery and power.”
Sue Breakell, ‘Perspectives: Negotiating the Archive’, Tate Papers, no.9, Spring 2008

8. “
“Archives are seen as rows and rows of boxes on shelves, impenetrable without the codex
which unlocks their arrangements and locations.”
Sue Breakell, ‘Perspectives: Negotiating the Archive’, Tate Papers, no.9, Spring 2008

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Access and Engagement
A team and a strategy

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Engagement
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• Secure meaningful
connections and
communities
• Improve discoverability
• Attract new audiences
• Develop and maintain new
strategic partnerships
• Transform one-off visitors to
repeat visitors
• Increase cross QSA
collaboration
• Transform front of house

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The Memory Lounge

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16. Where did it all start?
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19. Six Commitment
Principles
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1. People living with dementia
are actively involved in the
process of becoming dementia-
friendly
2. Commitment
3. Up-skilling staff
4. Review of the physical
environment
5. Business documentation
6. Review and continuous
improvement

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Principle 1:
People living with dementia are actively involved in the process of becoming
dementia friendly.

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Principle 2:
Commitment

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Principle 3:
Up-skilling staff

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Principle 4:
Review of the physical environment

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People living with dementia can
experience their world as
confusing, disorienting and, at
worst, disabling and even
dangerous. A well set up or
designed environment, planned
with impaired thinking skills in
mind, can help maintain
abilities and provide
meaningful engagement by
providing essential prompts,
accessibility and reduce risks to
support a person with
dementia.
Dementia Australia
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Principle 5:
Business documentation

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Principle 6:
Review and continuous improvement

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Legacy Outcomes

32. Connection to community through personal engagement
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33. Value shift of our collection:
From state memory to personal memory
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DID 22128
DID 2650

34. Cultural shift with QSA staff
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35. Stronger connection with GLAM peers
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36. Partnerships – health and academic
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Creating and sharing a model for community
engagement and access
Memorable moments

38. Brisbane City Hall
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Item ID 435739

39. Cloudland
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DID 6535

40. Rosemary and Len
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DID: 5948

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Questions?
programs@archives.qld.gov.au
07 3037 6777