The National Archives runs events all over the country and online.
Join us for talks, workshops and exhibitions that showcase our remarkable collection.
You can also visit the permanent galleries at our national office in Canberra.
Exhibition
Connections / Mura gadi
Canberra
The Connections exhibition reflects surprising and important connections between Australians and their government.
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.
Exhibition
Lasting impressions
07 Feb 2022 - 31 Oct 2022
Perth
An exhibition revealing the stories of individuals and families who lived through the White Australia Policy in the early 20th century.
Exhibition
Patents, trademarks and designs
15 Feb 2022 - 15 Feb 2023
Brisbane
A small exhibition of the history of Australian patent submissions, trademarks and designs at the Queensland State Office, Brisbane.
Touring Exhibition
Spy: Espionage in Australia
11 Jun 2022 - 30 Oct 2022
Toowoomba
Spy: Espionage in Australia reveals the personal experiences of secret agents and the curious history of espionage and counter-espionage in Australia.
Exhibition
Chilled
08 Jul 2022 - 29 Oct 2022
Hobart
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
Out of this world
30 Jul 2022 - 09 Oct 2022
Bundaberg
See how the space age captured the imagination of a nation and its people, from mid-century fashion to early satellites and rocket playgrounds.
Event
Black Diasporas
29 Aug 2022 - 31 Oct 2022
Melbourne
Black Diasporas display featuring short films about people of African heritage living in Naarm Melbourne.
Event
Curator floor talk – Chilled
15 Sep 2022 - 13 Oct 2022
Hobart
Join National Archives curators for a more in depth look at our exhibition 'Chilled: Antarctic life, inside and out.'
Guided Tour
Guided tours: Waterhouse
16 Sep 2022 - 13 Nov 2022
Canberra
Join an Archives team member to delve into the stunning artworks on display this year for the 'Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize'.
Event
Art at the Archives
16 Sep 2022 - 13 Nov 2022
Canberra
An art workshop and tour of the Waterhouse exhibition.
Exhibition
Waterhouse
16 Sep 2022 - 13 Nov 2022
Canberra
Experience the collision of science and art in profound works that highlight major issues facing the planet. Opening 16 September.
Event
Members tour: Waterhouse
12 Oct 2022
Canberra
Come and enjoy an exclusive members tour of our spring exhibition: 2022 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize.
Event
Pioneers and pearlers
13 Oct 2022
Online
An online seminar presented by the National Archives Western Australia Office. Stories of Japanese men and women who migrated to the northern towns of Western Australia from the late nineteenth century.
Event
Off the drawing board
17 Oct 2022
Online
Did you know that National Archives’ Victoria office holds over 5,000 architectural drawings of public buildings across Victoria?
Event
Colonial to couture
18 Oct 2022 - 21 Oct 2022
Brisbane
Come and explore Australia’s fashionable past through a celebration of style and creativity.
Workshop
Watercolour and wine
21 Oct 2022
Canberra
Enjoy an evening of wine, canapes and art at the National Archives!
Event
Honouring stories of struggle
21 Oct 2022
Canberra
A Documenting Australian Society Symposium. Honouring stories of struggle: reassessing Australian records of disadvantage.
Event
Velocipedes, toilets and harvesters
25 Oct 2022
Adelaide
Hear about 19th century South Australian patent applications and the stories they tell.
Event
Blind and vision impaired tour
28 Oct 2022
Canberra
Join us for a unique, multi-sensory experience of the upcoming 2022 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize exhibition.
Guided Tour
Preservation Facility members tour
28 Oct 2022
Canberra
A behind the scenes tour of our purpose-built preservation facility.
Event
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
29 Oct 2022
Canberra
National Archives is offering a special screening of the 1954 cult classic, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea!
Exhibition
Reception this way
04 Nov 2022 - 04 Feb 2023
Launceston
Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.
Event
Auslan guided tour
05 Nov 2022
Canberra
Join an archives team member and Auslan interpreter to delve into the artworks on display in the 2022 Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize.
Event
Dutch–Australian shared histories
07 Nov 2022
Online
A webinar introducing the broad range of Dutch-Australian records in the National Archives collection. Advice will be provided on how to access them online.
Guided Tour
Design Canberra: Behind the scenes
11 Nov 2022 - 18 Nov 2022
Canberra
A Design Canberra Festival special access tour of the National Archives Preservation Facility in Mitchell Canberra.
Event
Boom to bust
17 Nov 2022
Perth
A seminar about the history of ghost towns in Western Australia.
Event
Ships ahoy
22 Nov 2022
Adelaide
Ships ahoy! Get expert advice on how to access and search maritime records documenting the registration of ships and crew in South Australia.
Event
From the Baltic to the Pacific
23 Nov 2022
Melbourne
Presented in collaboration with the Immigration Museum. The 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first post WW2 displaced persons in Melbourne.
Online exhibitions
Virtual tours, image galleries and more.
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Online Exhibition
Virtual tour: Voices
Come on a virtual tour of the Voices exhibition with senior curator Anne-Marie Condé.
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Online Exhibition
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Online exhibitions and events, archival photos, collection favourites, kids' activities and more.