Experience

Heritage Victoria

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager, Statutory Approvals

  • Oct 2021 - Present

• Acting Manager, Statutory Approvals

  • Nov 2020 - Present

• Acting Principal, Registrations

  • Jun 2019 - Nov 2020

• Senior Assessor

  • Jul 2019 - Feb 2020

• Assessor

  • Dec 2016 - Jun 2019



Nicola Stairmand Creative Projects

• Owner

  • Jun 2006 - Nov 2020

  Independent heritage consultant, curator and designer. Researching, assessing and telling the stories of objects, places and people. Independent heritage consultant, curator and designer. Researching, assessing and telling the stories of objects, places and people.



TarraWarra Museum of Art

• Exhibtions

  • Jul 2011 - Dec 2016

  Project management, research, writing and editing for exhibitions and events. Project management, research, writing and editing for exhibitions and events.



State Library of Victoria

• Creative Fellowship

  • Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

  This project will research and describe everyday life at Coranderrk Aboriginal Station, established in 1863 and closed in 1924, contributing to a greater understanding of its history. Using the State Library's photographic and documentary collections, Nicola will research and produce a series of illustrative maps supported by images and descriptions. This project will research and describe everyday life at Coranderrk Aboriginal Station, established in 1863 and closed in 1924, contributing to a greater understanding of its history. Using the State Library's photographic and documentary collections, Nicola will research and produce a series of illustrative maps supported by images and descriptions.



Lovell Chen

• Associate (Senior Interiors Heritage Consultant)

  • Aug 2008 - Sep 2011

  Interiors and interpretation projects at significant place in private, government and not-for profit ownership. Projects include applied finishes investigation, interior design, and assessment of places and collections. Contributed to Heritage Impact Statements, and Conservation Management Plans. Interiors and interpretation projects at significant place in private, government and not-for profit ownership. Projects include applied finishes investigation, interior design, and assessment of places and collections. Contributed to Heritage Impact Statements, and Conservation Management Plans.



Nicola Stairmand (historic interiors consultant)

• Consultant

  • Jan 1997 - Jun 2008

  Consultancy specialising in heritage, museum, interior design and curatorial projects for private, government and not-for-profit clients. Consultancy specialising in heritage, museum, interior design and curatorial projects for private, government and not-for-profit clients.



Antcap Pty Ltd

• Co Director

  • 2001 - 2003

  Consultancy specialising in heritage, museum, interior design and curatorial projects. Consultancy specialising in heritage, museum, interior design and curatorial projects.



National Trust of Queensland

• Australia
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co Project and curatorial manager

  • Nov 1999 - Jun 2002

  A $2.3M Centenary of Federation project for the National Trust of Queensland, comprising overall project management, of the conservation of a 19thC Sisters of Mercy Convent building, extension of a new gallery, collections management of more than 6,000 objects over 10 galleries, including a significant indigenous collection, and the cannon and anchor from Captain Cook's Bark Endeavour. A $2.3M Centenary of Federation project for the National Trust of Queensland, comprising overall project management, of the conservation of a 19thC Sisters of Mercy Convent building, extension of a new gallery, collections management of more than 6,000 objects over 10 galleries, including a significant indigenous collection, and the cannon and anchor from Captain Cook's Bark Endeavour.