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Last days, 9am – 5pm, free Piinpi: Contemporary Indigenous Fashion Celebrate art, history and culture.
Daily, 9am – 5pm, free Talking Blak to History See extraordinary works and hear the voices of Australia’s first peoples.
Daily, 9am – 5pm, free Yidaki: Didjeridu and the Sound of Australia Discover the power of the didjeridu and its meanings with the Yolngu people.

Momentous

Share your COVID-19 and 2019–20 bushfire experiences as we record how Australians adapt in times of great change.

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4 August 2021, costs apply Toddler fun
Daily, 10–11am and 2–3pm, costs apply Building and architecture tour
August 2021, costs apply Tasting Australia tour and tea with Adam Shipp

The Museum from home

Stuck in lockdown, curled up on a rainy day or not likely to visit Canberra soon? Check out these things to do in quarantine, at home or anywhere you like.

The Museum from home

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Australian Olympics collection
Acknowledgement of Country
It’s Time for True Constitutional Recognition
Daily, 9am – 5pm, free Gandel Atrium
Evonne Goolagong Cawley tennis collection

Our collection

At the heart of the National Museum of Australia is our National Historical Collection, more than 210,000 objects which represent Australia’s history and cultural heritage.

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Museum blog Closure of Uluru climb
Museum blog Love Wheels comes to Canberra
Collection highlights Joan Richmond collection
Collection highlights Sir Thomas Mitchell duelling pistols
Collection highlights Toy pig
Defining Moments Castle Hill Rebellion
Defining Moments Handback of Uluru to the Anangu people
Defining Moments Uluru Statement from the Heart
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People Pops collection

Find out about visitors' thoughts and reflections on the recent Endeavour Voyage exhibition.
From the vault – sporting achievements

Discover some of Australia’s sporting achievements which have become an integral part of our culture and national identity.
Carnarvon’s emerging curators

Learn about a recent visit by two cultural workers from Gwoonwardu Mia Gascoyne Aboriginal Heritage and Cultural Centre in Western Australia.
Giant coal specimen

Read about a 2.4 tonne sample of coal from south-east Queensland that will be on show in the Museum's Great Southern Land gallery.
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