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"Instrumental: Surveying Instruments" explores a range of specialised tools used for surveying between the early 19th and late 20th centuries. Visitors are introduced to the functions and applications of these varied instruments, particularly in an Australian historical context. Historic photographs are also included in the display, encouraging visitors to imagine the use of instruments in the field. Throughout the display, objects are grouped thematically, helping to illustrate technological changes that have occurred over time. Included are instruments made by both well-known and lesser-known manufacturers, from the United Kingdom, Germany, the United States of America and Australia. This range exposes visitors to variations in design and production techniques, as well as regional preferences and needs. Finally, visible inscriptions on the instruments (added after their initial purchase) are transcribed in labels throughout the display. These encourage visitors to closely investigate the objects and consider their past ‘lives’, including who owned them, who used them, how, and why. This exhibition is part of the series Chau Chak Wing Museum series "Instrumental: Collections from Science"

Background In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released updated physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines, which for the first-time included a guideline for people living with disability. The disability guideline is based on evidence from the general population and eight common health conditions causing disability, but did not include people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), nor did it consider the rehabilitation phase of recovery from injury. In 2019, the Australian federal government launched the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission. The Mission was tasked with providing $50 million over 10 years under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support research. The goal of the Mission is to better predict recovery outcomes after a TBI, identify the most effective care and treatments, and reduce barriers to support people to live their best possible life after TBI. In 2021, our team was funded through the MRFF TBI Mission to develop an Australian Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guideline for people living with moderate to severe TBI (msTBI). The overarching project to guide the development of the guideline was called BRIDGES (BRain Injury: Developing GuidElineS for physical activities). Objective To develop an Australian clinical practice guideline to support the clinical decision-making of health professionals working with people with msTBI and increase uptake of safe and beneficial physical activity by people living with msTBI. Methods The overarching BRIDGES project was guided by the Exploration Preparation Implementation Sustainment (EPIS) framework. We used a Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) ADOLOPMENT approach to determine whether to ‘adapt’ or ‘adopt’ the WHO guideline or develop de novo recommendations. We established guideline leadership and development groups, conducted a rapid systematic review to identify direct evidence in TBI, and reviewed guidelines in other relevant health conditions (i.e., stroke, cerebral palsy) to identify indirect evidence. To further inform guideline development and implementation considerations, we conducted an audit of brain injury services in Australia and qualitative consultations with key stakeholders, including people with msTBI. Results Direct evidence for the prescription of physical activity for people with msTBI is limited. The clinical practice guideline developed incorporates 10 de novo evidence-based recommendations with additional good practice points and precautionary practice points to guide clinical decision-making. The physical activity recommended is aerobic exercise, strength training, mobility training, sport and physical recreation, and promotion of physical activity. The physical activity is recommended for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across the continuum of rehabilitation. Conclusion While there remain evidence gaps that require further research, and further work on how the guideline can be implemented into clinical practice is needed, physical activity interventions tailored to the individual’s goals and needs should be standard clinical practice for health professionals working with people with msTBI in Australian rehabilitation, community, home, and school (for children and adolescents) settings.

This manual contains materials that can assist in exploring the concept of human dignity within human rights curricula in higher education. It can be used in its entirety or specific modules can be extracted for incorporation into other classes, for example on international criminal law or international human rights law.

Posed portraits and scenes have been part of photographic practice since the beginnings of photography. The 19th century experience of visiting a professional photographer in their studio was a theatrical experience, involving staging, scenic backgrounds and props. From this, the idea of exploring the ‘staged photograph’ arose, bringing into focus this performative aspect, involving costumes and staging. This exhibition explores ‘the staged photograph’ through the themes of professional portraits of people in costume and special outfits; home and suburban backyard staging by amateur photographers; and the genre of comic and narrative stereographs, with their staged scenes. The exhibition was able to draw on the museum’s historic photography collection, bringing to public attention unknown and unfamiliar photographs.

Background In 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) released updated physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines, which for the first-time included a guideline for people living with disability. The disability guideline is based on evidence from the general population and eight common health conditions causing disability, but did not include people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), nor did it consider the rehabilitation phase of recovery from injury. In 2019, the Australian federal government launched the Traumatic Brain Injury Mission. The Mission was tasked with providing $50 million over 10 years under the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to support research. The goal of the Mission is to better predict recovery outcomes after a TBI, identify the most effective care and treatments, and reduce barriers to support people to live their best possible life after TBI. In 2021, our team was funded through the MRFF TBI Mission to develop an Australian Physical Activity Clinical Practice Guideline for people living with moderate to severe TBI (msTBI). The overarching project to guide the development of the guideline was called BRIDGES (BRain Injury: Developing GuidElineS for physical activities). Objective To develop an Australian clinical practice guideline to support the clinical decision-making of health professionals working with people with msTBI and increase uptake of safe and beneficial physical activity by people living with msTBI. Methods The overarching BRIDGES project was guided by the Exploration Preparation Implementation Sustainment (EPIS) framework. We used a Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) ADOLOPMENT approach to determine whether to ‘adapt’ or ‘adopt’ the WHO guideline or develop de novo recommendations. We established guideline leadership and development groups, conducted a rapid systematic review to identify direct evidence in TBI, and reviewed guidelines in other relevant health conditions (i.e., stroke, cerebral palsy) to identify indirect evidence. To further inform guideline development and implementation considerations, we conducted an audit of brain injury services in Australia and qualitative consultations with key stakeholders, including people with msTBI. Results Direct evidence for the prescription of physical activity for people with msTBI is limited. The clinical practice guideline developed incorporates 10 de novo evidence-based recommendations with additional good practice points and precautionary practice points to guide clinical decision-making. The physical activity recommended is aerobic exercise, strength training, mobility training, sport and physical recreation, and promotion of physical activity. The physical activity is recommended for children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across the continuum of rehabilitation. Conclusion While there remain evidence gaps that require further research, and further work on how the guideline can be implemented into clinical practice is needed, physical activity interventions tailored to the individual’s goals and needs should be standard clinical practice for health professionals working with people with msTBI in Australian rehabilitation, community, home, and school (for children and adolescents) settings.

This survey was used in a large study to determine the level of workplace violence experienced by health workers who visit clients in their own homes.

In the 19th century photographs were predominantly the work of photographic studios. These businesses ranged from single person to complex operations. The output of the studio was credited to the studio name: only rarely are individual photographers (operators) known. Much of the history of photography is to be found in studio photography, yet the commercial nature of 19th century photography is rarely a focus of study. This exhibition forefronts the business and commerce of photography over the ‘artist photographer’. Here, the lens is turned back to the studio photographers – who were they? It is rare they took their own portraits; rare to leave business records; rare to have images of them at work – however from their works, their marketing and newspaper and other reports, we can explore the 19th century studio. The golden age of the studio lasted until the early 20th century, when the impact of the Kodak camera and the growth of the home amateur photographer brought its demise. This exhibition brings to public attention, and showcases, the Chau Chak Wing Museum’s historic photograph collection in a variety of formats.

‘Stories are the Toolkit’ is a vignette series that illuminates the actions taken by communities as they faced recent disaster events. The stories are based on interviews with 68 individuals who, in their different ways, contributed to community-led response, recovery and adaptation across three regions in New South Wales: the Northern Rivers, the Hawkesbury and the Blue Mountains. The stories themselves are amalgamations. They blend and combine what people shared to highlight what is common among them all – despite the immense diversity of actions, experiences, places, people and backgrounds. The stories are not a comprehensive account of what communities did during and after the bushfires or floods. Rather, the stories included focus on what seems less visible and recognised when we think of community-led disaster response, recovery and adaptation. These vignettes highlight how different contributions can be made through various skillsets, in many ways enabling more visible actions like boat rescues to be taken. Each story demonstrates how communities often drew upon so-called ‘everyday’ social networks to coordinate support and to access skills, resources and local knowledges. In this sense, what is ‘ordinary’ is powerful and has made a profound difference for many people. The stories also highlight some of the difficulties people faced as well as how they worked around these difficulties. Having to ‘learn as you go’ was routinely cited as a key challenge. Many of those we interviewed said they now ‘feel like pros’, having had to put into practice their organising multiple times over. Others expressed a strong desire to learn from each other to improve how they respond to future challenges. This vignette series sustains and passes on such knowledge for other communities to inspire and reduce future disaster risk through shared experiences.

《赫拉克勒斯：神话与传承》是一场跨学科的展览，其同时采用两条叙事线索来重述古代神话赫拉克勒斯的十二试炼，并探讨了自后文艺复兴时期至今赫拉克勒斯在科学、技术和艺术领域的影响与应用。 此次展览是周泽荣博物馆致力于“接受研究”系列展览中的第二场展览。第一场展览《动物之神：古典与分类》是关于荷马史诗《特洛伊战》和《奥德赛》。展览中介绍了林奈的生物分类和命名系统，突出了拉丁神话学家文本在名称应用中的作用，其往往没有考虑到被命名动物的物理属性。然而，对于使用‘赫拉克勒斯’ 这个名称的时候，最重要的是考虑到动物、地点或发明物的身体特征，以便将它们与赫拉克勒斯的特征联系起来。此次陈列品包括古代雅典和后文艺复兴时期的艺术作，以及在我们周围世界中应用了赫拉克勒斯及其同伴或对手的名称的动物、植物和物品。

On the morning of 28 April 1770, James Cook and his crew sailed into Botany Bay in the bark Endeavour, becoming the first Europeans to set foot on the east coast of Australia (Cook, 1955, 304-312). The event itself had negligible impact on the environment or on the peoples that occupied the territory. Its broader consequences, however, were massive. Perhaps the most significant of these was that the area was recommended as the site of the colony that Britain hoped to establish, inter alia, to house its overflowing gaol population 2, making Botany Bay the focus of the great colonial experiment that led to the transformation of New Holland into the modern continent-state of Australia.