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Travelling exhibitions

View map to see locations for the National Museum of Australia's travelling exhibitions.

A Different Time: The Expedition Photographs
of Herbert Basedow 1903–1928

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A Different Time: The Expedition Photographs of Herbert Basedow 1903-1928

This exhibition draws on the National Museum of Australia's rich collection of Herbert Basedow's photographic work.

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Northern Territory
29 March to 2 May 2010
Northern Territory Library

South Australia
9 October to 28 November 2010
Port Augusta Cultural Centre Gallery

April to June 2012
South Australian Museum

Queensland
March to May 2011
Queensland Museum, Brisbane

15 August to 24 October 2011
Qantas Founders Museum

New South Wales
3 June to 31 July 2011
Cockatoo Island
Sydney Harbour Federation Trust

Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2009

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Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2009

This exhibition is a celebration of the best Australian political cartoons and illustrations collected by the National Museum of Australia in 2009.

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Western Australia
24 June until 20 August 2010
The Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, Perth

Northern Territory
10 September until 5 November 2010
Northern Territory Library, Darwin

From Little Things Big Things Grow: Fighting for Indigenous Rights 1920–1970

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Bill Onus, President of the Victorian Aborigines' Advancement League, taking part in the march for Aboriginal Rights referendum, Melbourne, 29 May 1967. Photo: Fairfaxphotos.

This exhibition tells the largely unknown story of a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians who fought together for justice and equal rights for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Photo: Fairfaxphotos.

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Victoria
June to November 2010
Bunjilaka, Museum Victoria

South Australia
11 December 2010 to 6 February 2011
Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, Adelaide

Australian Government National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program

New South Wales
21 February to 19 June 2011
Museum of Sydney, Sydney

Western Australia
July to September 2011
Wanneroo Cultural Centre

Queensland
1 October 2011 to 19 February 2012
Queensland Museum

March to May 2012
Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville

This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.

League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia

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League of Legends: 100 Years of Rugby League in Australia

The original League of Legends exhibition, including many treasures of the game travelled to Canberra, Brisbane, Sydney, Townsville and Melbourne in 2008–09. A smaller photographic exhibition will travel to Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea and other Australian regional centres in 2010–12.

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Papua New Guinea
The Australian High Commission, Port Moresby
8 March to 8 April 2010

Samoa
Museum of Samoa, Apia
May 2010

New South Wales
Western Plains Cultural Centre
4 February to 1 April 2011

Wollongong City Gallery
June to July 2011

Tamworth Regional Gallery
May to June 2012

Queensland
Bundaberg Regional Art gallery
16 March to 8 May 2011

Rockhampton Art Gallery
5 October to 25 November 2012

Ned Kelly: Fact and Fiction

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Portrait of Ned Kelly, aged about 15, May 1870

Many mysteries surround iconic Australian bushranger Ned Kelly. Who was he? How did he become an outlaw? What made the man into the myth? Ned Kelly: Fact and Fiction offers fresh answers to these enduring questions.

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Victoria
19 March to 28 May 2010
Public Record Office, North Melbourne

14 June to 29 August 2010 (tentative)
Gold Museum, Ballarat

13 September to 19 December 2010
Benalla Costume and Pioneer Museum, Benalla

January to March 2011 (tentative)
RSL Building Art Gallery, Victoria

Symbols of Australia

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Symbols of Australia travelling exhibition

Drawn from the National Museum's collection, this exhibition explores the kangaroo, flag, wattle and other symbols which Australians have chosen to represent themselves and their nation.

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Western Australia
26 March to 20 May 2010
Wanneroo Cultural Centre, Perth

Australian Government National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program

New South Wales
10 June to 08 August 2010
Albury Library and Museum

20 May to 31 July 2011
Museum of the Riverina, Wagga Wagga

1 November 2011 to 14 March 2012
Western Plains Cultural Centre, Dubbo

Queensland
6 September to 14 November 2010
Museum of Tropical Queensland, Townsville

4 December 2010 to 26 February 2011
Queensland Museum, Brisbane

16 March to 8 May 2011
Bundaberg Regional Art Gallery

19 August to 9 October 2011
Rockhampton Art Gallery

South Australia
30 March to 27 May 2012
Port Pirie Regional Art Gallery

Victoria
June to August 2012
Gold Museum, Sovereign Hill, Ballarat

This exhibition is supported by the National Collecting Institutions Touring and Outreach Program, an Australian Government program aiming to improve access to the national collections for all Australians.


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