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Behind the Scenes Series

Join Museum professionals as they share details of their research and the work that goes on behind the scenes at the National Museum in Canberra.

This series features talks by curators about key collection objects expected to go on show in the Museum's Australian Journeys gallery.

Find details for upcoming curatorial talks on our Friends of the National Museum page.

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Curator Rebecca Nason on Staffordshire figurines of Irish nationalist, parliamentarian and convict William Smith O'Brien 11 June 2008
> Download MP3 audio \| > Transcript coming soon (Duration 21:05, file size 9.7mb)

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Curator Alison Mercieca on the trepang processing industry in Arnhem land 7 July 2008
> Download MP3 audio \| > Transcript coming soon (Duration 38:00, file size 17.4.mb)

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Curator Karen Schamberger on Guna Kinne and her Latvian national dress 14 May 2008
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Curator Susannah Helman on the Baden journals 9 April 2008
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Curator Michelle Hetherington on John Gore's telescope: sailing with Captain Cook 13 February 2008
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Curator Martha Sear on photographer Richard Daintree's glass plates 10 October 2007
> Download MP3 audio \| > Read transcript (Duration 52:25, file size 40mb) > See the Daintree plates slideshow

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*Curator Jennifer Wilson on the dàn tre: a musical migration story* 8 August 2007
> Download MP3 audio \| > Read transcript (Duration 20:54, file size 9.6mb)

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