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.

Children jumping from rocks into the sea.

Exhibition

Sea to suburbia

14 May 2024 - 28 Nov 2025

Perth

Australian government photographers capturing the people, places and daily life of Western Australia over 4 decades.

2 children with coloured markers

Event

Murrulangalang story time

12 Feb 2025 - 17 Dec 2025

Canberra

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

Protesters holding signs and banners.

Touring Exhibition

Disrupt, persist, invent

27 Sep 2025 - 07 Dec 2025

Albury

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

Papua New Guinea - Education

Event

Showcasing Papua New Guinea collections

21 Oct 2025 - 24 Oct 2025

Celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 50th anniversary of independence by exploring PNG records held in the national archival collection.

A man standing among pumpkins in a field.

Event

Halloween at the Archives

30 Oct 2025

Perth

Join us on a spine-tingling journey as we unearth eerie tales from Western Australia’s history, hidden in the national archival collection.

Family dining by the motel pool.

Touring Exhibition

Reception this way

01 Nov 2025 - 15 Feb 2026

Kalgoorlie

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

2 people in a botanic garden with views beyond to a city and river

Event

Have a Go with National Archives

12 Nov 2025

Perth

Talk to National Archives Western Australia office staff about family history during 'Have a go day'

National Archives of Australia Queensland office entrance.

Members

Behind the scenes tour

13 Nov 2025

Brisbane

Get a behind-the-scenes look at our Queensland Office repository with a tour led by our expert staff, followed by a morning tea.

Ship's waiter Leslie Young from Exmouth, Devon, headwaiter in Strathnaver. Leslie Young, 37 from Devon, head waiter in Strathnaver.

Event

Stache stories: Australia's whiskered past

25 Nov 2025

Adelaide

Discover how the moustache has shaped Australian identity, fashion, and policy over 150 years, from politicians to cricketers.