Events and exhibitions

Voices Gallery National Archives of Australia.

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.

Connections gallery

Exhibition

Connections / Mura gadi

Canberra

The Connections exhibition reflects surprising and important connections between Australians and their government.

2 children with coloured markers

Event

Murrulangalang storytime

Canberra

Join us for a fun interactive session of songs, stories and more for your early learners.

Mrs Yun Ho Hong, Deputy Director of Junior Red Cross in the Republic of Korea being shown how to throw a boomerang by Australian Aborigine, Mr William Onus

Exhibition

In real life: inventors, innovators and opportunists

05 Dec 2025 - 11 Apr 2027

Geelong

Explore the history of Australian invention, from First Nations creativity to 150 years of patents, designs and trademarks.

Family dining by the motel pool.

Touring Exhibition

Reception this way

08 Jun 2026 - 29 Oct 2026

Perth

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.

A man in overalls working on what could be an industrial steel press

Exhibition

Rear vision: the Holden collection

12 Jun 2026 - 31 Jan 2027

Canberra

Take a drive through the story of an Australian icon, from 19th-century saddlery to 'Australia's own car', and Holden's lasting impact on the nation. Opening 12 June 2026.

National Archives of Australia murrulamgalang building.

Guided Tour

100 years of historic East Block building

06 Sep 2026 - 05 Dec 2026

Canberra

Guided tour of National Archives historic East Block building in Parkes Canberra.

Anna beside a pale blue Holden

Guided Tour

Behind-the-scenes tour – Rear vision

24 Sep 2026

Canberra

How do you get a Holden inside East Block?

People walking amongst colourful flower beds

Holiday Program

A city in bloom

28 Sep 2026 - 08 Oct 2026

Canberra

Celebrate Floriade by discovering how Canberra was imagined as a city in bloom.

German migrants arrive aboard a VISCOUNT delivery flight. A group of twenty young German migrants arriving at Essendon airport, Melbourne, on the new Viscount turbo-jet airliner of T A A called CHARLES STURT. The migrants flew from Hamburg, Germany, under the assisted passage scheme sponsored by the Inter-governmental Commitee for European Migration

Event

From the Archives: Germany to Australia

26 Oct 2026

Canberra

What can records reveal about someone’s journey to Australia?

Man working in the Archive

Online event

Keeping family collections safe

27 Oct 2026

Keep your family stories safe for generations to come, with practical tips for preserving photographs, documents and digital files.

People walking along a tree-lined path.

Guided Tour

National Triangle gems

20 Nov 2026

Canberra

Enjoy history, architecture and autumn leaves on this walking tour between National Archives and the High Court of Australia.

Protesters holding signs and banners.

Touring Exhibition

Disrupt, persist, invent

20 Feb 2027 - 09 May 2027

Geraldton

Australia, home of the 'fair go'. But is it really the free and fair place you'd hope for? What can we change?