PRISM

A member of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria cooking at a camp fire, preparing meals for the men during the Club's scientific expedition to the Furneaux Group of islands in November 1893. There are two billy cans and a cooking pot over the fire. Three other billy cans and a pail are on the ground to the right.

PRISM is an online, open-access humanities journal published by Museums Victoria. With a particular focus on interdisciplinary research and contemporary perspectives, PRISM seeks to engage, explore and challenge the stories, ideas and histories contained within our collections at Museums Victoria.

Humanities research is expansive, and PRISM represents a cross-section of contemporary discourse across a range of areas, including First Peoples communities and cultures, Australian social, cultural and political histories, collection management and conservation. PRISM promotes and amplifies interdisciplinary collaboration, both inside and outside the museum.

The journal is published annually and showcases the research undertaken by Museums Victoria Research Institute staff and research collaborators.

The first volume of PRISM will be published in August 2025.

For detailed information about submissions, please see the attached call for submissions and style guide, or email prism@museum.vic.gov.au.