Ten Reasons for Optimism

The upbeat theme of optimism brought 250 international museum professionals to Sydney this week for the Communicating the Museum conference. They shared good news for cultural industries.
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1. Cultural symbols are valued.

Sydney Opera House CEO Louise Herron kicked off the conference to the oohs and aahs of international delegates taking in the view from the Utzon room over Sydney Harbour. She pointed out that the Opera House is Australia’s most recognisable symbol and is visited by 8 million people each year, the same number who visit the Eiffel tower, and twice as many as the Empire State Building.

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Deborah Stone
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Deborah Stone is a Melbourne journalist and communications professional. She is a former Editor of ArtsHub and a former Fairfax feature writer.