Museums are archives which preserve objects that define historical and cultural events. We visit museum exhibitions to learn about the world's present and past and to come face-to-face with artefacts that played a role in history. But what happens when these artefacts only tell part of a story, or give one demographic's perspective? How do we fill these gaps in the archive, to make museums inclusive spaces where all demographics can see themselves reflected?

This episode dives into a reverse collecting project which originated from a gap in Queensland Museum's collection relating to maternity and motherhood. Join Queensland Museum Senior Curator Liz Bissell, UQ's Director of Museum Studies Caroline Wilson-Barnao, and expert on museum experiences outside of traditional museum environments Lisa Enright to learn more about how they are changing this narrative by sourcing more representative objects and stories. We also hear from Margaret Henderson, an expert on women's and feminist writing, who talks about her efforts to bring together a collection of second-wave feminist objects for the National Museum.

This episode is hosted by Emma Cole, and edited and mastered by Anthony Frangi. Matt Bapty is the Creative Flourishing research assistant.