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

21 Nov 2025 - 17 May 2026

Canberra

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

Protesters holding signs and banners.

Touring Exhibition

Disrupt, persist, invent

05 Jan 2026 - 30 Apr 2026

Perth

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

Family dining by the motel pool.

Touring Exhibition

Reception this way

27 Feb 2026 - 24 May 2027

Geraldton

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

Curiosity lanterns

Enlighten

Curiosity lanterns

27 Feb 2026 - 07 Mar 2026

Canberra

Spark your creativity by crafting your own curiosity lantern for Enlighten 2026!

Corridor of curiosities at National Archives

Enlighten

Corridor of curiosities

27 Feb 2026 - 07 Mar 2026

Canberra

Step into the corridor of curiosities at National Archives of Australia, where shadows hold tales of wonder and whispers of the past beckon you to explore.

Smiling portrait, Kim-Rubenstein

Speakers' Corner

Women and the Constitution

03 Mar 2026

Canberra

To mark International Women’s Day, National Archives' is holding a special Speakers' Corner event with Professor Kim Rubenstein as she examines the Australian Constitution through the lens of women’s lives.

Orchards - Harvesting oranges, Gayndah, Queensland - 15 Aug 1973

Event

Australia in focus

24 Mar 2026 - 27 Mar 2026

Brisbane

Step back in time and watch Australia’s story come to life through the camera lens.

Perth’s innovative history

Event

Perth’s innovative history

01 Apr 2026

Perth

Discover Perth’s inventive past through colourful trademarks and creative patents from the early 20th century.

A selection of Australian paper money notes.

Holiday Program

Money, money, money

09 Apr 2026 - 16 Apr 2026

Canberra

Creative activity these school holiday activity exploring the fascinating stories behind Australia's banknotes.

National Archives of Australia murrulamgalang building.

Guided Tour

100 years of historic East Block building

11 Apr 2026 - 10 May 2026

Canberra

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

3 smiling women with short hair, wearing early 60s clothing, sitting on timber armchairs chairs.

Event

Tea, bickies and stories of social change

18 Apr 2026

Perth

An afternoon tea to explore the people, movements and organisations that have achieved social change in Perth.

ANZACS-Gallipoli- Postcard depicting "Anzac Cove, Gallipoli", during the ANZAC landing, taken from an original photograph

Event

Remembering the first Anzacs

28 Apr 2026

Adelaide

As we mark 110 years since the first Anzac Day, we’ll explore the origins of this enduring legend.