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For more information or media releases prior to 2003, contact the Museum's Public Affairs team.
MEDIA RELEASES
  • Holden story belongs to all Australians
    25/08/04
    Two iconic FX Holdens unveiled today at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra will take visitors on a nostalgic journey celebrating the nation's first and most popular mass produced car.
  • National Museum unveils two motoring icons
    24/08/04
    Two iconic treasures of Australia's motoring history will be unveiled at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra at 11.15am tomorrow.
  • Bringing Darwin to the National Museum
    11/08/04
    The National Museum of Australia in Canberra wants to hear over the next fortnight from community groups in Darwin who would like their suburb to feature in a photographic exhibit which depicts 'life in the burbs'.
  • Kelp armour, possums and political activism
    06/08/04
    The stories of Aboriginal people from Victoria and Tasmania who are reclaiming lost cultural traditions go on show at the National Museum of Australia on Monday to mark the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples.
  • Science film fest screens across Australia
    05/08/04
    The annual science film festival, SCINEMA, extends well beyond its Canberra base this year, with screenings of the world's best science films at more than 30 locations across Australia in August.
  • An historic venture
    04/08/04
    The History Channel is pleased to announce an historic agreement with the National Museum of Australia. The two year agreement is the first formal collaboration for the channel and is part of a broader plan which has the channel working with museums and historic societies across the country.
  • Conflict and beyond: Real families of the frontier
    30/07/04
    The unknown stories of intermarriage, domesticity and the acts of cooperation - and conflict - that form the global frontier experience will be revealed in a ground-breaking conference at the National Museum of Australia next week.
  • Purchase builds national breastplate collection
    27/07/04
    The purchase of 15 Aboriginal breastplates at auction today means the National Museum of Australia now holds one of the most significant collections in the world.
  • Sunken Treasures unveiled in Canberra
    27/07/04
    The finest pieces from a massive shipload of ceramics which lay at the bottom of the sea for 500 years are being installed at the National Museum of Australia on Thursday.
  • Kerry Nettle faces thorny questions
    26/07/04
    Outspoken young Greens Senator Kerry Nettle will be quizzed about her long-term political intentions and the sustainability of the party's environmental policies during a Talkback Classroom interview at the National Museum of Australia this Wednesday.