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Experts unravel meaning of Cook curiosities
Different perspectives on the cultural significance of artefacts collected on Captain James Cook’s Pacific voyages will be discussed at a symposium at the National Museum of Australia this Friday.

Dennis Grant joins National Museum team
Dennis Grant has taken up the role of Director of Public Affairs at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. He was formerly head of communications and marketing at the Australian War Memorial.

New masks and media on show at Museum
A spectacular collection of ceremonial masks and headdresses from the Torres Strait and an exhibition looking at the work of Goolarri Media Enterprises in Broome go on show at the National Museum in Canberra this week.

Talkback Classroom goes to South Korea
Two Australian secondary students visiting South Korea to study prospects for peace and reunification will question a key Korean government adviser next week in the National Museum of Australia’s first Asian Talkback Classroom.

School yard sale brings clock to museum
A five-shilling school yard sale has resulted in the National Museum of Australia acquiring a wrecked clock from Australia’s first major civil air disaster, 75 years after the Southern Cloud crashed in the Snowy Mountains.

Top End students star in new photo show
The lives of primary school children living in four remote Top End communities are the focus of a new photographic exhibition that opens at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) this Friday, 2 June.

Rare Pacific objects come from Cook to Canberra
The world’s largest identifiable collection of artefacts collected on Captain James Cook’s Pacific voyages goes on show at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on 1 July.

Canberrans share stories of emigration
A popular exhibition that captures the powerful emotions of British emigration to Australia in the 19th century closes at the National Museum of Australia soon.

Students quiz Canadian High Commissioner
Three secondary school students will ask Canadian High Commissioner Michael Leir about the Canadian environment and his country’s position on the war in Iraq at a Talkback Classroom forum at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday.

Museum makes tracks into children's literacy
A set of eight books inspired by significant objects from the National Museum of Australia’s collection is being launched this week to help children make tracks into literacy and history.

First National Museum fellows announced
The role of Captain James Cook in the nation’s historical imagination and the history of an Aboriginal breastplate will be examined by the National Museum of Australia’s two inaugural research fellows.

Emotional stories of epic emigrant journeys
An exhibition that captures the powerful and conflicting emotions of British emigration to Australia in the 19th century opens at the National Museum of Australia this Friday.