Entity titleMonash University Museum of ArtEntity identifier308Entity typeAgencyDate range1997 - DescriptionThe Monash University Art Collection began in 1961 as a collection of modern Australian art with the intention to 'enliven the walls of the various buildings on and off the campus.' With the founding of the Department of Visual Arts in 1974, a small Exhibition Gallery became available on the 7th floor of the Menzies building and a curator was appointed. The first exhibition was held in 1975 - 'Selected Painting from the Monash University Collection.' The Art Gallery was opened in 1986 in the Multi-purpose Building and in 1997 the name was changed to Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA). In mid 2010 the Museum relocated to the Caulfield Campus.
Curators: 1974-1979 Grazia Gunn (Exhibition Gallery)
1979-2003 Jenepher Duncan (Exhibition Gallery, Art Gallery and MUMA)
2004-2012 Max (Marc) Delany (MUMA)
2013-2023 Charlotte Day
2023- Rebecca Coates
