The National Museum of Australia's vision is to be a world-class museum exploring Australia's past, illuminating the present and imagining the future.

The Museum offers visitors something new every time they visit. The gallery development project will take place over two years and will allow the Museum to share previously unseen treasures and to show recent acquisitions.

What we're doing

The revolving Circa theatre has been refurbished and is now open for preview. Circa takes visitors on a unique visual journey through history from deep time to contemporary Australia.

The Horizons gallery is becoming Australian Journeys, an exhibition about the many voyages that connect Australia to the world.

Horizons is currently closed but there is still plenty to enjoy at the Museum. Visit the permanent galleries or a special exhibition, participate in a program or take a guided tour.

> Message from the Director (MPEG4 video 4.2mb, Quicktime 6)

> Reasons to change

> Reasons to explore

> What's coming

Key dates

Horizons
Closed Sunday 14 October 2007. Reopens late 2008 as Australian Journeys.

Nation
Closes in 2009. Reopens late 2009 as Creating a Country.

If you would like more information about the gallery development project, email information@nma.gov.au