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Located at:

Lawson Crescent
Acton Peninsula
Canberra
Acton ACT

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Opening Hours

9am - 5pm

Monday - Sunday every day except Christmas Day

(General admission to the Museum is free)


 
Now Showing
Ngurrara: The Great Sandy Desert Canvas

Until 22 June 2008
Developed by the South Australian Museum, this exhibition centres on one of the largest and most spectacular Aboriginal Western Desert paintings: the great Ngurrara Canvas.

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Winner 2006 Australian Tourism Awards: Major Tourist Attractions

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Find out more about the National Museum's gallery development project. Image of guitar belonging to Australian musician Ben Lee. Object featured in the Museum's Eternity gallery