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Surprise cake recipe

The Mixing Bowl

Cake in a tin next to an oven mitt. Check out the recipes from 1913, tested by the Museum's librarians and featured in The Mixing Bowl. This cake gave us trouble!Read the recipes

Agricultural shows

People and the Environment

Two men examining vegetable plates. The Museum's new online feature on the history of agricultural shows in Australia and contemporary urban farming.See feature

Fred Hollows collection

Collection highlights

An eye chart. A new acquisition for the Fred Hollows collection - a portable reversed letter eye chart used in the National Trachoma and Eye Health Program.Find out more

Free bus to Museum

Plan your visit

Fragment of a map of Canberra. Free Canberra Centenary bus loop runs every 30 mins from 9am to 4.30pm between the Museum, Civic and other destinations.Find out more