Fiona Kinsey has been a collector of ephemera ever since she was a child and is fascinated by a weird and wonderful variety of historical subjects. She could not imagine a more appropriate place to work than Museum Victoria’s History and Technology Department, where she has been a curator since 1998.
Fiona has worked on a wide variety of collections at Museum Victoria, ranging from photography and leisure to information technology and domestic life. She has contributed to exhibitions on a diverse range of topics including the Melbourne Story (currently on display at Melbourne Museum), horology (clocks and watches), CSIRAC (Australia’s first computer), tools of trade, Kodak Australasia, and Museum Victoria’s Treasures.
Fiona has an Honours degree in History from La Trobe University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Museum Studies from Deakin University, and a Masters degree with first class honours in Australian Studies from the University of Melbourne.