National Museum of Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and history

Exploring the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, enduring Indigenous attachment to country and contributions to Australian society.

Now showing

A Different Time

A Different Time

Bipotaim exhibition

Bipotaim

From Little Things Big Things Grow exhibition

From Little Things Big Things Grow

Gallery of First Australians

First Australians

Off the Walls exhibition

Off the Walls

Yalangbara: Art of the Djang'kawu

Yalangbara

From our past exhibitions

Dhari a Krar exhibition

Dhari A Krar

Papunya Painting: out of the desert exhibition

Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert

Yiwarra Kuju exhibition

Yiwarra Kuju

Online features

Aboriginal breastplates online feature

Aboriginal breastplates

Cook's Pacific Encounters: Cook-Forster Collection online

Cook's Pacific Encounters: Cook-Forster Collection

Collaborating for Indigenous Rights

Collaborating for Indigenous Rights

Collection highlights

Mornington Island headress front and back view.

Mornington Is headdress

Detail of a pair of white gloves

Faith Bandler's gloves

Detail of Ernabella batik

Ernabella Arts collection

Black and white pencil sketch on a piece of lined paper showing four men dancing.

Oscar's sketchbook

Detail of visitor looking at a painting

Papunya collection

Detail of a shell necklace.

Tasmanian shell necklaces

Sydney Harbour Bridge sculpture of red shells covering a red felt background. © Esme Timbery. Licensed by VISCOPY, Sydney 2009.

Shellwork Harbour Bridge

Detail of a Yawk Yawk sculpture

Yawkyawk sculptures

Detail of Evonne Goolagong Cawley holding her 1980 women's Wimbledon trophy

Goolagong tennis collection

Warakurna history paintings - Camel Lady detail

Warakurna history paintings

Collection interactives

A screenshot image of an interactive

Oscar's sketchbook

Audio on demand

Who You Callin' Urban? forum

Constitutional recognition – so what?

Emily Kame Kngwarreye series

Barks, Birds and Billabongs symposium

Mick Gooda joins the conversation

Indigenous Participation in Australian Economies conference

Classroom resources

Indigenous Rights and Freedoms thumbnail image

Indigenous rights and freedoms

Years 8–12
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, English, media

From Little Things Big Things Grow thumbnail image

From little things big things grow

Years 8–12
Australian history, Indigenous culture & history, English, Media

First Australians thumbnail image

First Australians

Years 6–10
Indigenous culture & history, Australian history, historical skills, geography

View all classroom resources for Indigenous culture & history

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