The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA) will use interactive technologies to provide visitors with an insight into its collection - and the experts tasked with preserving it - in a new public space called Hive.
Hive will open in Canberra on Saturday 1 August 2020; entry will be free. Hive will give visitors an opportunity to explore stories about the treasures in the NFSA’s vast collection, and hear from the people who love and care for more than three million items preserved by the national institution.
The centrepiece of Hive will be a new interactive display titled Storywall, produced by the NFSA and SBS Digital Creative Labs.
Storywall will feature a life-size projection of six NFSA experts ‘waiting’ for visitors to interact with them using their mobile devices. Once selected, they will tell a story about themselves and their passion for Australia's audiovisual history, as well as digitally showcasing items from the NFSA collection.
The Storywall will feature:
The stories are available in English plus six other languages: Arabic, French, Hindi, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish.
Two of the original items featured in Storywall will also be on display at Hive: the Priscilla shoe, and The Fringe Dwellers hat.
In addition to Storywall, Hive will include other interactive displays, such as a trivia game featuring NFSA collection footage (to test visitors on their knowledge of Australian culture and history), highlights from the Sounds of Australia registry to date, and more stories from the NFSA collection. These will be refreshed regularly so there will always be plenty to explore.
The free Hive experience will be open Monday to Sunday from 10am-4pm, from 1 August 2020.
For interviews and further information, please contact Gabrielle Wilson, 0433 972 915 or gabrielle@thepresssociety.com.au.
A new public space at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, featuring the interactive display Storywall, a trivia game spanning decades of NFSA collection material, the Sounds of Australia, and more.
When: Monday to Sunday 10am-4pm, from Saturday 1 August 2020
Where: NFSA, McCoy Circuit, Acton ACT 2601
Tickets: Free; no bookings required. To help keep everyone COVID-safe, please plan your visit in advance: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/visit-us
As Australia’s ‘living’ archive of more than two million collection items, we not only collect and preserve but also share the nation’s diverse and exciting film, sound and broadcast heritage. From wax cylinders to MP3s, from flammable celluloid film to the latest multiplatform digital works, we capture and make accessible the nation’s creative output, including a unique Indigenous collection.
SBS Digital Creative Labs is an award-winning studio committed to creating experiences that bring SBS’ purpose to life, to tell stories otherwise untold and give a voice to those often unheard in new and innovative ways. They partner with a range of organisations and creatives to build collaborative and enduring projects that celebrate diversity and inspire audiences to see the world in a new light.
The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia acknowledges Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their Elders both past and present.