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Events and exhibitions

To keep you safe, many National Archives events and exhibitions have been cancelled.

We look forward to welcoming you back to our buildings around Australia soon. 

In the meantime, why not check out #ArchivesAtHome?

What's on

  • A woman wearing skirt-suit, boots and sunglasses reclining in a velour swivel chair

    Online Exhibition

    #ArchivesAtHome

    Online exhibitions and events, archival photos, collection favourites, kids' activities and more.

  • Youths loiter on the south-east corner of Barrack and Wellington streets, Perth, c.1910

    Exhibition

    Perth: an accidental history

    Perth

    08 Jun 2020 - 12 Feb 2021

    See your city through a different lens. View rare archival photographs of Perth dating back to the early 20th century.

  • Photograph of a crèche at a large maternity hospital, 1954

    Touring Exhibition

    Without consent

    Adelaide

    09 Jun 2020 - 01 Nov 2020

    Moving experiences of heartbreak and resilience are shared by people affected by Australia's past adoption practices.

  • A man in coveralls standing on a production line using an angle grinder on a car body producing sparks.

    Exhibition

    Behind the wheel

    Darwin

    14 Jul 2020 - 25 Sep 2020

    The development and demise of car manufacturing in Australia is marked with an exhibition of images and records from the National Archives of Australia.

  • Plans and elevations of Lytton Quarantine Station, Isolation Hospital 1913

    Exhibition

    Inside the Lytton Quarantine Station

    Brisbane

    17 Jun 2020 - 31 Dec 2020

    Situated at the mouth of the Brisbane River, the Lytton Quarantine Station was the first stop for many new arrivals to Australia.
    This exhibition explores the history of the station from its establishment in 1913 to the disposal of the land and buildings in the 1980s.

  • Photograph of children at Scheyville Migrant Centre in 1957.

    Exhibition

    A place to call home?

    Bundaberg

    09 Nov 2020 - 06 Dec 2020

    Rekindle memories with vivid photographs of life in Australia's migrant hostels.

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