University museums and collections

Abstract

Peter Stanbury has worked with university museums and historic houses for most of his career. In 1992 he was one of the co‐founders of the Australia‐wide association of university museums, CAUMAC – the Council of Australian University Museums and Collections. In 1998 he proposed the formation of an international university museums group at ICOM in Melbourne. He currently advises the vice‐chancellor of Macquarie University, Sydney, on museums, collections and heritage, and is executive officer of the Museums and Collections Standing Committee of the New South Wales Vice‐Chancellors’ Committee.