Archives, art and family history with Ruth Maddison

Event details

Events and Exhibitions

Date & time

4 August 2026

Tuesday
5:30 to 6:30 pm

Location

National Archives of Australia
National Office
Kings Avenue
Parkes, ACT 2600

Price

$10 or free for NAA members

In celebration of Family History Month, join artist Ruth Maddison as she discusses The Fellow Traveller, inspired by her father’s ASIO files

The Fellow Traveller explores her father’s political activism from the 1950s to the 1980s and its documentation through ASIO surveillance.

Ruth will discuss uncovering his ASIO file in the national archival collection and how these records informed the development of the photographic installation.

Join this engaging conversation about art, archives, and the unexpected stories revealed through historical records.