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The Historical Expression of Chinese Art exhibition
Explore calligraphy and paintings from the National Museum of China.
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Painting on Country
See stunning large-format photographs of rock art on country from Tjungu Palya artists.
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The Studio: Collections Up Close
Take a closer look at eight of the Museum’s most interesting and significant objects.
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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Royal Daimler conservation
Discover the mysteries surrounding the 1948 Daimler landaulette, used in Queen Elizabeth II’s debut royal tour of Australia.
Convict love tokens
Learn about a moving convict memento, as featured in a new partnership with Visit Canberra and Schwartz Media.
Defining Moments quiz
The Museum recently launched its first Defining Moments in Australian History quiz and the results have prompted us to develop more.
Birtles and the Sundowner car
See the Sundowner car driven by adventurer Francis Birtles on record-breaking journeys from London to Melbourne Darwin to Melbourne in the 1920s.