Community Day 2024 Australia Day at the Museum Join us this Australia Day for a free day of music, dance, art, conversation and connection. Featuring local and regional First Nations Traditional Custodians, along with musicians, poets, artists and performers from diverse backgrounds, we invite you to immerse yourself in a day that considers what it […]
The third in the Belonging exhibition series, Belonging: Stories from Far North Queensland features works by artists from Mossman Gorge, Mapoon, Napranum, Wripa, Wujal Wajul and Pormpuraaw. Come along to meet some of the First Nations artists featured in Belonging: Stories from Far North Queensland and curator Catherine Czerw. Hear about the Belonging project, the […]
The third in the Belonging exhibition series, Belonging: Stories from Far North Queensland features works by artists from Mossman Gorge, Mapoon, Napranum, Wripa, Wujal Wajul and Pormpuraaw. Join First Nations artists from Far North Queensland for a hands-on creative workshop. Using both traditional and contemporary techniques, craft your piece of wearable art while exploring connection, […]
The third in the Belonging exhibition series, Belonging: Stories from Far North Queensland features works by artists from Mossman Gorge, Mapoon, Napranum, Wripa, Wujal Wajul and Pormpuraaw. Join First Nations artists from Far North Queensland for a hands-on creative workshop. Using both traditional and contemporary techniques, craft your piece of wearable art while exploring connection, […]
Tony Armstrong is on a journey to discover and celebrate the things we treasure. This free exhibition at the National Museum of Australia brings together the objects Tony finds, the people who cherish them and the extraordinary stories they reveal.
Discover the grittier side of life in Pompeii through the city’s graffiti. The colourful language of love, desire and politics inscribed on Pompeii’s ancient walls reveals the underbelly of Roman life and brings the city’s people to life. Featuring Professor Caillan Davenport, Roman historian and Head of the Centre for Classical Studies, Australian National University, […]
Join us for the launch of Our Story: Aboriginal–Chinese People in Australia, an exhibition that sheds light on the fascinating history of Aboriginal and Chinese relations in colonial Australia. Through personal accounts, archival photographs and documents, alongside artworks by some of Australia’s foremost contemporary First Nations artists, the exhibition explores themes of identity, survival, resilience […]
Gasp, cheer and dance with joy as we follow a sneaky bowerbird on his journey to find love in an interactive detective story where you help solve the case! Suitable for children aged 3–10 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Friday 10 October, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm
Gasp, cheer and dance with joy as we follow a sneaky bowerbird on his journey to find love in an interactive detective story where you help solve the case! Suitable for children aged 3–10 years. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Friday 10 October, 10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm