Research and scholarship are central to the National Museum of Australia's collection, exhibitions, publications and other activities.
This research includes Australian history, care of its collection and museological areas including audience, evaluation and outreach.
The establishment of the Centre for Historical Research has consolidated the study of Australian history and museum issues.
> Centre for Historical Research
> Fellowships
> Graduate programs and student prize
> Library
> reCollections
> Research projects
Conferences and seminars
Online features
> Collaborating for Indigenous Rights - website
Explore the campaigns waged in postwar Australia to overturn discriminatory laws and expose racism.
> Cook's Pacific Encounters - website
Explore more than 300 artefacts collected during James Cook's three voyages to the Pacific.
> Collections symposium 2008 - Material histories: objects as sources?
Listen to presentations and read the transcripts of this year's symposium that was devoted to exploring the ways we might use museum objects as sources.
> Historical Interpretation Series - audio on demand
A series of presentations by Museum's research fellows and director's fellows on their current research projects.
> Into the Simpson desert - audio blog
Listen to archaeologist Dr Mike Smith tell his fascinating story of discovery, comrades and camels.
