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Camel trains to steel wheels
Canberra
This exhibition features fascinating archival records, photos and footage that capture the events and challenges from the Trans-Australian Railway’s first 60 years.
Exhibition
Voices / Dhuniai
Canberra
Visit the Voices exhibition to take a journey through the history of the Australian Constitution and the rights and freedoms it guarantees.
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Connections / Mura gadi
Canberra
The Connections exhibition reflects surprising and important connections between Australians and their government.
Exhibition
Sea to suburbia
Perth
Australian government photographers capturing the people, places and daily life of Western Australia over 4 decades.
Event
Murrulangalang story time
Canberra
Join us for a fun interactive session of songs, stories and more for your early learners.
Touring Exhibition
Reception this way
Albury
Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.
Touring Exhibition
Disrupt, persist, invent
Newcastle
Australia, home of the 'fair go'. But is it really the free and fair place you'd hope for? What can we change?
Guided Tour
Skirt-suits and suffragettes
Canberra
Explore the stories of significant women in Australia’s political history on our new walking tour.
Webinar
Fashion through time
Online
Join us for a journey through Australian fashion history, where iconic trends come alive in stunning archival photographs.
Event
Ballarat architecture
Ballarat
Uncover stories behind Ballarat's most iconic buildings through archival records and architectural drawings from the city's colonial era.
Touring Exhibition
Focus
Sydney
This fascinating exhibition takes Australia's government photographers out of the darkroom and into the spotlight.
Event
Community day
Canberra
A fun-filled community day in Canberra to celebrate the arrival of our exhibition Camel trains to steel wheels: life on the Trans-Australian Railway.
Guided Tour
Voices / Dhuniai gallery tour
Canberra
Join us for a curator-led tour of our Voices / Dhuniai exhibition during Reconciliation Week!
Event
Trials and tribulations
Brisbane
Discover the untold stories of Queensland’s early Chinese migrants with author and historian Elizabeth Nunn.
Touring Exhibition
Out of this world
Adelaide
See how the space age captured the imagination of a nation and its people, from mid-century fashion to early satellites and rocket playgrounds.
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