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> Collaborating for Indigenous Rights
The fifteen years from the late 1950s to the early 1970s was a time of unusual collaboration between black and white activists in Australia. Explore the campaigns waged in postwar Australia to overturn discriminatory laws and expose racism. (2008)
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> 1967 Referendum
This section of the Collaborating for Indigenous Rights website tells the story of the 1967 Referendum which marked a turning point in the history of black-white relations in Australia. (2007)
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> Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert
The National Museum of Australia's collection of Aboriginal art from Papunya is unique. Explore the online exhibition to view some of the extraordinary paintings and to gain an insight into the history and significance of the collection. (2007)
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> Australia at Expo 67 Montreal
In 1967 Canada's Montreal welcomed more than 50 million visitors to Expo 67 over a period of six months. Forty years on, explore the world of Australia at Expo 67 Montreal in this online exhibition. (2007)
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> Between the Flags: 100 Years of Surf Lifesaving
Celebrate the centenary of surf lifesaving in Australia and meet some of the people between the flags. Share online stories from surf lifesavers and explore 100 years of service protecting the nation's beaches. (2007)
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> Miss Australia: A Nation's Quest
Trace the history of the quest from its humble beginnings in 1907, through to its final year in 2000. View titleholders and test your knowledge with questions that were posed to the 1957 Miss Australia finalists. (2007) |
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> Cook's Pacific Encounters: Cook-Forster Collection
Explore the Cook-Forster collection of the Georg-August University of Göttingen in Germany. The collection comprises over 350 Pacific artefacts collected during Captain James Cook's three 18th-century voyages to the Pacific. A selection of artefacts from the collection was showcased at the National Museum of Australia in 2006. (2007)
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> Hooked ... on the Goulburn
Encounter the place and discover the stories behind people and fish 'hooked' on the Goulburn River in Victoria. (2006)
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> Pass the Salt
Exploring places, examining objects and telling people's stories about salinity in the Wagga Wagga region, New South Wales. (2006)
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> Anzac Pilgrims
Discover stories from Anzac Cove, view journals and photographs and share your own Anzac pilgrimage story. (2004)
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Community online exhibitions
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The National Museum of Australia undertakes a range of outreach programs working with communities around Australia. Many of these projects result in community developed online exhibitions.
> More about the Museum's community projects
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> Farmers' stories
A series of short interviews and images are of real farmers who work for themselves. (2007) |
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> Many Rhymes, One Rhythm
Rap songs in remote locations: two months, six states and territories, 1600 young people, more than 60 schools. (2005)
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> Snapshots of Remote Communities
What is a community and how you define your community? What do communities have in common? How much do communities across Australia vary? (2004 onwards)
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> Looking Around
Each year we ask four different community groups or photographers to produce a photographic essay on, 'What is important and special about where you live?'. (2004 onwards)
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