GLAM Psychosocial Safety & Wellbeing Report

This report summarises the symposium Psychosocial Safety and Wellbeing in the GLAM Sector. The symposium brought together more than 100 attendees and 14 speakers from across Victoria's galleries, libraries, archives, and museums (GLAM) sector to examine what these changes mean in practice. Drawing on international research from Europe, the United States, and Canada, speakers and panellists explored practical approaches to fostering wellbeing at work. Panellists representing organisations including the Museum of Old and New Art, Yalukit Marnang, the Department of Families, Fairness and Housing, the National Film and Sound Archive, and the Australian Queer Archive examined a tension central to much of the sector: that the deep passion and commitment driving our work can create conditions where psychosocial risks are normalised, minimised, or overlooked.

This report draws together the key themes, findings, and recommendations that emerged from the day.