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This 2010 ABC news segment, reported by Anne Maria Nicholson, a senior journalist at the ABC specialising in art news coverage, surmises the major renovation the MCA underwent from 2010-2012.[1]

Humphries’ 2012 review of the then newly renovated MCA provides information on the new floorplan, the public reception of the renovations and describes various major pieces included in the reopening exhibit.[2]

The MCA Heritage profile includes a history of the building and its various modifications, an analysis of the building’s aesthetic and architectural significance, and identifies the site as having considerable archaeological potential.[3]

Eccles details the collaboration between London’s Tate gallery and the MCA in jointly acquiring and displaying Indigenous art pieces and analyses the pieces themselves within an international context.[4]

Fitzgerald critically analyses the impact of the MCA’s Primavera exhibition on its 25th anniversary, using the perspectives of curators and artists involved in the project in the past.[5]

Paragraph 1 - History

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney is located just south of the landing spot of the First Fleet. The site originally housed two Commissariat Stores. The first, constructed in 1809, was designed by Lieutenant-Colonel Foveaux following the Rum Rebellion of 1808. The second store, facing George Street North, was constructed in 1813 under Governor Macquarie's authority. Both buildings were constructed using convict labour.[6] The State Government assumed control of the Commissariat Stores in 1901, which were subsequently leased to commercial tenants. In 1937, the Circular Quay Planning Committee recommended the Commissariat Stores be demolished to allow for the construction of a new Maritime Services Board (MSB) office, which had been displaced by the Circular Quay Railway.[6] Demolition was completed in 1939, however construction was halted in 1940 due to war restrictions. The project was resumed in 1944, with the MSB offices officially opening in 1952.[6] In 1984, NSW Premier Neville Wran announced the transformation of the MSB building into an art gallery, intended to house the Power Institute of Fine Art. Major renovations took place, including the creation of gallery spaces, a reception hall, and a café. The building was reopened in 1991 as the Museum of Contemporary Art.[6]

 
The façade of the Mordant Wing of the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney

Answers to Module 7 Questions

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Describe your media

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A photograph of the façade of the Mordant Wing of the Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Yes, it is a public building and I took the picture myself.

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Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International

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Museums, Sydney, Contemporary Art

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The façade of the Mordant Wing of the Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney. Cubist architecture in grey, white and black concrete.

Reference List

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  1. ^ Phillips, Juanita (May 2010). "Major Facelift to Make Sydney's MCA World Class: Work will begin next month on a major upgrade of Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art". ABC News NSW. Retrieved 2021-03-28.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Humphries, Oscar (May 2012). "A New Horizon: the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney reopened in March following an 18-month redevelopment. Its transformation further enlivens the cultural landscape of Australia, and is the latest development in the increasingly international profile of Australian art". Apollo. 175: 62–65 – via Gale Academic Onefile.
  3. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. ^ Eccles, Jeremy (January 2017). "Museum of contemporary art Australia/tate project". Eyeline. 86: 62–65 – via Informit.
  5. ^ Fitzgerald, Michael (December 2016). "A transfer of stimulus and creativity: 25 years of 'Primavera'". Art Monthly Australasia. 295: 54–65 – via Informit.
  6. ^ a b c d Architects, Tanner (October 2008). "Museum of Contemporary Art, Circular Quay: Redevelopment and Expansion Heritage Impacts Statement". NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment. Retrieved 2021-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

Trial transport access table 1

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Museum of Contemporary Art
 
Train
Circular Quay train station
 
Bus
Circular Quay, Young St, Stand D

Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand A Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand B Argyle Pl at Lower Fort St Argyle St at Kent St

Exchange Square, Bridge St

Not happy with this.

Trial 2 - adaption of tate modern template

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Service Station/Stop Lines/Routes served Distance

from the Museum

of Contemporary Art

Sydney Buses   Circular Quay, Young St, Stand D   333, 333N, 392, 394, 396, 397, 399, L94 400 metres (5 minute walk)[1]
Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand A   304, 339, 343, 373, 374, 377 400 metres (5 minute walk)[2]
Argyle Pl at Lower Fort St 311 400 metres (6 minute walk)[3]
Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand B   333, 392, 394, 396, 397, 399, L94, X94, X97 450 metres (6 minute walk)[4]
Exchange Square, Bridge St   115 500 metres (6 minute walk)[5]
Sydney Light Rail   Circular Quay   L2  , L3 280 metres (3 minute walk)[6]
Bridge St   L2  , L3 550 metres (7 minute walk)[7]
Wynyard   L2  , L3 850 metres (11 minute walk)[8]
Sydney Trains   Circular Quay   T2  , T3  , T4  , T7  , T8   300 metres (4 minute walk)[9]
Wynyard   Central Coast and Newcastle Line , T1  , T2  ,

T3  , T4  , T7  , T8  , T9  

700 metres (9 minute walk)[10]
Sydney Ferries   Circular Quay ferry wharf   F1, F2, F3, F4, F5, F6, F7, F8, F9 300 metres (4 minutes)[11]
  1. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Young St, Stand D". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Young St, Stand D. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand A". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand A. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  3. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Argyle Pl at Lower Fort St". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Argyle Pl at Lower Fort St. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  4. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand B". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Alfred St, Stand B. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Exchange Square, Bridge St". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Exchange Square, Bridge St. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  6. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  7. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Bridge Street". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Bridge Street. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Wynyard". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Wynyard. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  9. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  10. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Wynyard". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Wynyard. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  11. ^ "Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Wharf 4". Museum of Contemporary Art Australia to Circular Quay, Wharf 4. Retrieved 2021-05-30.