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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
A Place to Call Home?
Perth
01 Feb 2020 - 05 Apr 2020Rekindle memories with vivid photographs of life in Australia's migrant hostels.
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Touring Exhibition
Without Consent
Adelaide
07 Feb 2020 - 26 Apr 2020Moving experiences of heartbreak and resilience are shared by people affected by Australia's past adoption practices.
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Spies out of the shadows
Canberra
28 Feb 2020 - 06 Mar 2020Sneak into the National Archives during Enlighten for all things espionage, spies and secret agents.
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Espionage confidential
Canberra
07 Mar 2020Join award-winning journalists and novelists Chris Uhlmann and Steve Lewis for a night of intriguing conversation.
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Chilled: Antarctic life
Hobart
24 Jul 2020 - 14 Nov 2020A unique insight into the lives of Antarctic expeditioners.
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