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Discovery space - Think Ink!

From School holidays

Child and Museum staff member showing a Great Wall silouette. The children who visited the National Museum of Australia during the school holidays created beautiful ink drawings in Think Ink! and a Great Wall of Children. See their creations on Flickr

Where is Behind the Lines?

From News

Fox with umbrella and cat. Behind the Lines: The year’s best cartoons 2011 is on show at the Museum of Australian Democracy. MOAD website

Yiwarra Kuju in Sydney

From What’s on

Detail of a hand holding a paint brush. Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route is on show at the Australian Museum in Sydney. More on Yiwarra Kuju

Can you help?

From Exhibitions

Detail of painting with ochre square and tracks. Do you know anything about the works in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Art collection? View the ATSIAA collection

Cartoons catalogue out now

From Publications

Cover of Behind the Lines 2011. Behind the Lines: The year’s best cartoons 2011 catalogue is available in our online shop. Shop online

Agricultural show medals

From Collections

Detail of silver show medal. The Museum has purchased a rare collection of 111 show medals, some dating from the mid 1800s.More about the collection

Australian Digital Journeys

From Online features

Partial view of a woman's face with a plastic pig nose and bright lipstick. This site showcases Australian National University second-year Digital Media and Photo Media student projects. See student art works