Conservator MA. Coordinator of First Nations Collections and Repatriation at the National Museum of Australia, Sydney.

A West Bundjalung and Yuin woman specializing in heritage conservation, collection management, and community-centered repatriation practices.

Juanita Kelly-Mundine (she/they) is a proud West Bundjalung and Yuin woman engaged in First Nations heritage conservation, collection management and repatriation. Her practice focuses on creating conservation, repatriation, and collection management strategies which prioritse community engagement, and the integration of Indigenous knowledges, systems of care and languages. Juanita’s practice is also concerned with engaging Indigenous principles of custodianship in the preservation of intangible forms of artistic and cultural expression including choreographic, dance and performance modalities. Juanita is the Coordinator, First Nations Collections and Repatriation at the National Museum of Australia.