‘A couple of weeks ago I lost it’: Lisa Havilah on finding and misplacing loved ones’ creations

The chief executive of Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum has lived her life through objects, but it is the pieces made by family that she holds dearest

For over 15 years, Lisa Havilah has been one of the most forward-thinking names in the Australian arts. After beginning her career at the Casula Powerhouse and then Campbelltown Arts Centre, in 2011 she stepped up for the role of director at Carriageworks. It became an eight-year tenure she used to transform the venue into one of the most-visited arts precincts in the country.

Today, Havilah serves as the chief executive of the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney. This spring and summer the Powerhouse will unveil the first annual program under her direction – a series of five major exhibitions that spans photography, ceramics, design and more. Among them is Glitterarti, a collection of more than 300 photographs from renowned fashion and social pages photographer Robert Rosen, and Eucalyptusdom, which presents more than 400 objects that examine Australia’s political and cultural relationship to the gumtree.

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