Audio on demand
An evolving collection of recordings of key past and current lectures, forums and symposiums held at the National Museum of Australia – listen to them anywhere, anytime, or subscribe to our podcast service.
Recent programs
Australian art and artists in 1913
Andrew Sayers with introduction by Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia
Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 30 April 2013
This lecture highlights the new directions being explored by important Australian artists around 1913 - many of whom are little-known today - and examines the role of arts and crafts in 1913 society and Australian reactions to new art movements in Europe.
Surveyors at the snowline: surveying the ACT-NSW border 1910-15
Matthew Higgins with introduction by David Arnold
Glorious Days: Australia 1913, 12 April 2013
Canberra historian Matthew Higgins tells a story of adventure and discovery by three young men, Percy Sheaffe, Harry Mouat and Freddie Johnston, working in Australia’s rugged mountain country to mark the national capital and its surrounding territory.
Now with transcripts
Transcripts are often published after MP3 files. Here are the latest additions.
- Australian art and artists in 1913Andrew Sayers with introduction by Guy Hansen, National Museum of Australia
- Surveyors at the snowline: surveying the ACT-NSW border 1910-15Matthew Higgins with introduction by David Arnold
- Australia’s place in the world - 1913 lectureNicholas Brown with introduction by Michelle Hetherington, National Museum of Australia
