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Media
For more information or media releases prior to 2003, contact the Museum's Public Affairs team.
MEDIA RELEASES
  • International indigenous filmmaking forum
    04/08/03
    Filmmakers from Canada, New Zealand and Australia will examine indigenous filmmaking portrayal and practices during a live video link at the National Museum of Australia on Wednesday.
  • New 'snapshots' from Australia's history
    29/07/03
    Changes to the Nation: Symbols of Australia exhibition, including the addition of objects linked to Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, will be on display from Thursday, 31 July.
  • National Museum review panel reports
    14/07/03
    The report of a major review into the exhibitions and public programs of the National Museum of Australia will be made public tomorrow morning.
  • Conserving fire-damaged photos
    11/07/03
    A world expert on photo conservation will talk about preserving family photos  especially those damaged by fire  at the National Museum next Wednesday evening.
  • Spiritual Rover on show for NAIDOC Week
    02/07/03
    Gough Whitlam and Evonne Goolagong Cawley will add their handprints to an historic Land Rover painted with indigenous symbols, at the National Museum of Australia's NAIDOC Week launch next Monday.
  • Rare Traders in the flesh for Fair Day
    01/07/03
    Seven of the talented artisans featured in the new Rare Trades exhibition are demonstrating in the flesh at a special National Museum of Australia Fair Day this Sunday, 6 July.
  • Bloke's rare quest to find problem solvers
    25/06/03
    He's a bloke who travels across Australia seeking people who work in rare trades, build beaut barbies and have sheds akin to shrines.
  • Teens take on Greens leader
    23/06/03
    Greens leader Senator Bob Brown will be quizzed tomorrow by three senior high school students in a Talkback Classroom interview at the National Museum of Australia.
  • National Museum Voices win popular vote
    19/06/03
    An ambitious series of educational materials aimed at bringing history alive for students was judged best book series for primary schools, in the Excellence in Educational Publishing 2003 Awards announced today in Sydney.
  • Aussie and US teenagers take on the PM
    02/06/03
    Prime Minister John Howard will be quizzed by both American and Australian high school students this Wednesday at the National Museum of Australia, in a link between Canberra and the Washington's Smithsonian Institute.