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Touring Exhibition
Spy: Espionage in Australia
Canberra
29 Nov 2019 - 27 Apr 2020Revealed for the first time at the National Archives: the curious history of espionage in Australia. Developed in partnership with ASIO.
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Exhibition
Carnarvon, WA & the Space Race
Perth
17 Sep 2019 - 08 Apr 2020What role did a remote north-west town play in NASA’s space program in the 1960s and 1970s?
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Exhibition
Perth: an accidental history
Perth
20 Apr 2020 - 30 Oct 2020See your city through a different lens. View rare archival photographs of Perth dating back to the early 20th century.
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Event
Shortis and Simpson
Canberra
Canberra duo Shortis and Simpson take a musical trip down political memory lane.
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Exhibition
Chilled: Antarctic life
Hobart
24 Jul 2020 - 07 Nov 2020A unique insight into the lives of Antarctic expeditioners.
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