Global Excellence in Interpretation

Free Webinar Series

While interpreters have shifted to digital communication through online webinars and meetings, interpreters' professional associations around the world have increased their activity, developing and providing online services to members, including training, conferences, one-off events, and more. This accelerated trend has given us an opportunity to share good practice more widely across the world, with interpreters from different countries and indeed different continents joining events of interest to them. This series will develop a pilot international webinar series, under the banner of the Global Alliance for Heritage Interpretation.

This yearlong series of webinars hosted by seven interpretation organizations around the world is free to all interpreters, regardless of membership or affiliation with any of the sponsor organizations! English-Spanish live translation will be available.

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A woman’s place is… Interpreting women’s built heritage and women’s narratives
Interpret Australia
Thursday, May 28, 2026
9:00pm Pacific / 12:00am Eastern
60 minute webinar
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Though women’s historical narratives have become much more expected in museum exhibitions over the last four or five decades, when it comes to interpreting built heritage have we progressed as far? Do we still fall into the trap of imagining historical women only in domestic settings? How do we approach the idea of women’s physical places and spaces historically and in the present?

To tackle these and other questions about interpreting women’s built heritage, please join Interpretation Australia's Dr Meighen Katz in conversation with Justine Dalla Riva, Executive Director of Melbourne’s Her Place Women’s Museum and Shelly Kube, Site Manager at the Cascades Female Factory in Hobart, part of the Port Arthur Historic Sites and one of the UNESCO Australian Convict Sites.

The webinar will be moderated this time exceptionally by Dr. Meighen Katz. She is a public historian, curator and heritage consultant. After six years working for one of Melbourne’s major architecture and heritage practices, she has recently established her own consultancy, Katzeye Interpretation, History & Heritage.

The presenters will be the following:

Justine Dalla Riva is the Executive Director of Her Place Women's Museum Australia, the country's dedicated museum of women's history, located at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne — itself one of Victoria's most significant heritage sites. Her Place officially opened in March 2026, celebrating the lives and legacies of Australian women and championing their visibility in the public landscape.

Shelly Kube is the Manager of the Cascades Female Factory in South Hobart, Tasmania. This World Heritage-listed site preserves the extraordinary history of thousands of convict women and children who lived, worked, and faced punishment within its walls. Their experiences of hardship, strength, courage, and resilience form an essential part of Australia’s national story.

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