Since the British first colonised Australia in 1788, 10 million people have arrived in this country and made it their home. These people have been part of one of the greatest migration movements in the history of the modern world. Horizons traces this incredible story of human relocation. It looks at how migration has shaped the Australia we know today, and the role governments have played. It shows who these migrants are and were, where they came from, what they packed in their suitcases, and what hopes and expectations they held for their new life.

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The National Museum of Australia is undertaking an exciting program of gallery development . As part of the gallery development, the Horizons gallery is closed. The gallery will reopen in late 2008 as Australian Journeys, an exhibition about the journeys that connect Australia to the world.