Collection Services
Head of Collection Services - Melinda Coen
Ms Melinda Coen was appointed Head of Collection Services in 2018. She is a collection management specialist with over 18 years’ experience in the field and leads the Registration, Conservation and Collection Management System teams across the Campbell and Mitchell sites. Prior to this role, Ms Coen was the Registrar at the Memorial, responsible for collection management and operations.
Ms Coen has previously held senior positions in Registration and collection management with many leading cultural institutions including the Arts Centre Melbourne, the Australian National Maritime Museum, Art Exhibitions Australia and the National Museum of Australia. In these roles she managed the storage, documentation, display, loan and movement of many nationally and internationally significant collections.