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National Museum opens Papunya exhibition
During the 1970s and early 1980s artists at the Northern Territory community of Papunya created a body of work which transformed understandings of Aboriginal art. Papunya Painting: Out of the Desert, a free exhibition at the National Museum of Australia, explores the stories behind the canvas.

Pacific workshops stimulate regional dialogue
‘The workshops demonstrate how the National Museum of Australia, already involved in cooperative ventures with museums in the Asia-Pacific region, is taking a lead in forging a new understanding of and new partnerships with museums in our part of the world,’ said Craddock Morton, Director of the National Museum of Australia.

Students go behind the lines on political satire
A panel of three Canberra secondary students will interview broadcaster John Safran and Canberra cartoonist David Pope about political satire in a Talkback Classroom forum at the National Museum of Australia on Wednesday November 14 at 10am.

Museum wins tourism award for record year
The National Museum of Australia has been named winner of the Canberra and Capital Region’s Tourism award for best Major Tourist Attraction for the fifth year running.

National Museum sends Emily exhibition to Japan
The National Museum of Australia will present an exhibition of works by the Australian artist Emily Kame Kngwarreye: Utopia, the Genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye at the National Museum of Art, Osaka and the National Art Centre, Tokyo in 2008.

Museum Research Fellow wins history prize
Dr Libby Robin, Senior Research Fellow at the National Museum of Australia’s Centre for Historical Research, has won the 2007 NSW Premier’s Australian History Prize for her publication How a Continent Created a Nation.

Donation from Ellis helps Museum profile netball
Liz Ellis, Captain of the Australian Netball Team, has donated some of her personal netball memorabilia to the National Museum of Australia to document the development of the game and is encouraging other elite Australian sports people to do the same.

Migration exhibition opens at National Museum
Migration Memories, an exhibition providing a snapshot of Australian migration history is now on display at the National Museum of Australia. Exhibition components from two locations; Lightning Ridge, NSW and Robinvale, VIC, are displayed together for the first time.

National Museum brings memories together
Professor Mandy Thomas, Pro-Vice Chancellor at the Australian National University will launch Migration Memories, an exhibition providing a snapshot of Australian migration history, at the National Museum of Australia on Thursday, September 20 at 10.30am.

Montreal expo display captures 1960s Australia
The National Museum of Australia will mark forty years since Expo 67 Montreal, Canada, which is regarded as one of Australia’s most successful overseas promotions.

National Museum display revisits era of funk
The National Museum of Australia will mark 40 years since Expo 67 Montreal, Canada, which is regarded as one of Australia’s most successful overseas promotions.

National Museum installs September 11 flag
A tattered and torn Australian flag found in the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York will go on display at the National Museum of Australia on Friday, September 7.