HSC Visual Arts - Case Study 3. Artworld Agencies including Case Study "Curatorial Instincts": Galleries and Museums

This article traces the history of museums, first by noting the
etymology of the word museum and its derivatives, next by describing the private
collecting conducted in ancient and medieval times, and finally by reviewing the
development of modern public museums from the Renaissance to the present day.

During the last three decades Australia has witnessed an unprecedented development in the visual arts. Art museums have both responded to and been agents of change in this period through their collections, exhibitions and public programs.