National Museum of Australia - Exhibitions

National Museum of Australia - Canberra

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A DIFFERENT TIME: THE EXPEDITION PHOTOGRAPHS OF HERBERT BASEDOW 1903-1928	SELLING AN AMERICAN DREAM: AUSTRALIA'S GREEK CAFé	FIRST AUSTRALIANS
DHARI A KRAR	ETERNITY	NATION
OLD NEW LAND	THE HALL


	Dhari a Krar, meaning 'headdresses and masks' in the western Torres Strait language of Kala Lagaw Ya, brings together a diverse collection of masks, headdresses and dance objects from the late 1800s to the present. The exhibition explores their continuing significance to Torres Strait Islander cultures.

Now showing online

> Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert

> League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia

> Behind the Lines 2007

> Crimson Thread of Kinship

> Cook's Pacific Encounters:
Cook-Forster Collection

> Collaborating for Indigenous Rights

> Harvest of Endurance scroll

> Many Rhymes, One Rhythm

> more online exhibitions ...

Travelling exhibitions

>	League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia
>	Between the Flags: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving
>	In Search of the Birdsville Track: An Artist in the Outback
>	Behind the Lines 2007: The Year's Best Cartoons
>	Ned Kelly: Fact and Fiction
>	International exhibition: Emily Kame Kngwarreye

> For more information visit our Travelling exhibitions page



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Black and white photo of Emily Kame Kngwarreye by Greg Weight

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