Stepping down as director of the Canberra Museum and Art Gallery (CMAG) has been a gradual process for Shane Breynard. He initially took leave last year to begin a PhD at Australian National University, but found himself being drawn into his research so much that he formally resigned in November 2019.
‘I am really enjoying the opportunity to dig deep into what is for me a fascinating research topic and to be a part of the research community at the School of History at ANU,’ Breynard told ArtsHub. He is particularly interested in how Canberra is portrayed in the moving image and the museum’s role, in changing ideas of nationhood.
