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Exhibition
Focus
Canberra
This fascinating exhibition takes Australia's government photographers out of the darkroom and into the spotlight.
Guided Tour
Guided tour of Focus
Canberra
Explore the rich photographic history preserved in our collection with a free guided tour of Focus: Australian government photographers.
Exhibition
Chilled
Perth
Antarctica, it’s no place for a flat tyre, and the grocery run is a nightmare! Yet companionship, games, festivities, recipes and homebrew find their way there.
Touring Exhibition
Reception this way
North Ipswich
Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.
Display
From restricted to assisted
Brisbane
Explore the intriguing history of Maltese migration to Australia.
Touring Exhibition
Out of this world
Kalgoorlie
See how the space age captured the imagination of a nation and its people, from mid-century fashion to early satellites and rocket playgrounds.
Exhibition
Disrupt, persist, invent
Melbourne
Australia, home of the 'fair go'. But is it really the free and fair place you'd hope for? What can we change?
Event
A new home abroad
Online
Join us to hear migration stories of Italians who settled in Australia.
Event
Maltese migration to Australia
Queensland
Join us to hear migration stories of Maltese who settled in Australia.
Event
Goodbye 2023, hello 2024
Queensland
Join us and take the time to look back at the year we’ve had and take a look at the plans we have for 2024.
Members
Members' end-of-year celebration
Canberra
Join us to celebrate another wonderful year at National Archives of Australia.
Event
Christmas around Australia
Online
Travel around the country with National Archives to find out what our records show us about this festive time of the year.
Members
Researching immigration records
Online
Join us online for a dive into the types of immigration records held in the national archival collection.
Holiday workshop
School holidays at the Archives
Canberra
Drop in for a self-guided activities to engage your budding archivists during the school holidays. Explore the collection through arts and crafts, puzzles and books.
Holiday workshop
Fun with photos: holiday workshops
Canberra
Children will explore our temporary exhibition Focus: Australian government photographers and create their own art from our photographic collection.
Event
Petitions in National Archives
Melbourne
Explore citizen activism through petitions in the national archival collection.
Guided Tour
Focus exhibition curator tour
Canberra
Join curator Emily Catt for a rare behind-the-scenes tour of Focus: Australian government photographers.
Members
A curator's guide to exhibition development
Canberra
Join us for a behind-the-scenes look into how National Archives exhibitions are created.
Event
Frozen to fried: climate records
Perth
Australians live with extremes of weather – from the ice of Antarctica to scorching temperatures, cyclones and devastating floods.
Event
X-files in the Archives
Brisbane
They walk among us… is the truth hidden in the records?
Event
Two truths and a lie
Adelaide
Can you tell the difference between the truth and lies?
Members
Disrupt, persist, invent exhibition tour
Melbourne
Enjoy an exclusive members tour of the Disrupt, persist, invent: Australians in an ever-changing world exhibition.
Members
Preserving family records
Online
Join us online for an expert tutorial on how to preserve and care for your family records.
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