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Exhibitions

Exhibition in the Hall
From October 2012
Journey through Australia with treasured objects from the Museum's collection, based on the theme of travel.
Bipotaim exhibition
September 2011 - September 2013
Bipotaim: Stories from the Torres Strait is an exhibition of striking photographs, stories and objects about the lives, culture and identity of Torres Strait Islanders.
Glorious Days: Australia 1913
March 2013 - October 2013
Glorious Days: Australia 1913 features beautiful artworks, costume, music and newsreel footage from Australia as it was a century ago.
Warakurna exhibition
December 2012 - November 2013
Warakurna: All the stories got into our minds and eyes highlights a new art movement emerging from the Western Desert, with works depicting scenes of everyday life and people, historic and contemporary stories.

Galleries

Australian Journeys
Explore the voyages that connect Australia to the world. Share personal stories of some of the people who have travelled to and from Australia over time. Includes some of the Museum's latest acquisitions and oldest treasures. Online interactives, video and audio programs, and education resources.
Circa theatre exterior
Multimedia moving theatre providing Museum visitors with an overview of the galleries, the Museum's collections and Australian history.
Eternity sign
Eternity brings to life the personal stories of 50 ordinary and extraordinary people.
First Australians gallery
The First Australians gallery introduces visitors to the two Indigenous groups in Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - and shows the wide diversity of languages and cultures within these groups.
Landmarks: People and Places across Australia
Landmarks is a National Museum gallery exploring a broad history of Australia through stories of places and their peoples.
Old New Land gallery
The Old New Land gallery explores Australia's environmental history.

Travelling

A Different Time
6 April to 13 July 2013, Liverpool Regional Museum, Liverpool, New South Wales
The exhibition draws on the Museum's rich collection of Herbert Basedow's photographic work produced during expeditions into central and northern Australia in the early 1900s.
Inside: Life in Children's Homes and Institutions exhibition
29 August 2013 to 27 January 2014, Melbourne Museum, Melbourne, Victoria
Inside features the words, voices and objects of the Forgotten Australians, Former Child Migrants and those who experienced institutional care as children.
League of Legends exhibition
27 March to 12 May 2013, Grafton Regional Gallery, Grafton, New South Wales
The exhibition celebrates and examines the history of rugby league in Australia.
Yiwarra Kuju exhibition
25 May to 14 July 2013, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Queensland
Yiwarra Kuju tells the story of the Canning Stock Route's impact on Aboriginal people, through the works of senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. Developed with FORM.