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South Sea Islander culture comes to Canberra
The culture of Australia’s South Sea Islanders and their controversial contribution to the early sugar cane industry is explored in a new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Australia next Thursday.

Historic instruments feature in birthday concert
A string quartet crafted by world-famous Australian violin maker AE Smith is being played for the first time in more than a decade at the National Museum of Australia this Thursday.

Novell turns virtual 'My Museum' project into reality
Virtual visitors to the National Museum of Australia will be able to create their own personal museum online thanks to the latest identity management and web technologies provided by Novell as part of a major sponsorship deal.

Queen's man opens A Royal Romance
The National Museum of Australia’s new 1954 coronation tour exhibition, A Royal Romance, will be officially opened on 26 February by monarchist Sir David Smith.

Workers learn about identifying human remains
The challenges in identifying human remains in the archaeological and criminal landscape goes under the microscope in a conference and workshop being held this Friday at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Museum Garden a muse for young Canberrans
Canberra Youth Theatre will share its vision of the National Museum’s Garden of Australian Dreams in its new show, The Great Garden Game, starting tomorrow night.

Criminal to celebrity: Outlaws in popular culture
The transformation of outlaw heroes into cultural icons through film, folklore, music and literature goes under the spotlight during an international conference at the National Museum of Australia later this week.

50 years tomorrow since Queen first passed by
Fifty years ago tomorrow, Queen Elizabeth II became the first reigning monarch to step ashore on Australian soil landing at Sydney’s Farm Cove on 3 February 1954.

Sky Lounge: Music + new media under the stars
Forget the usual Friday nights this February, when the National Museum brings together a top lineup of musicians, animators and young artists to imagine the future at Sky Lounge 2004.

Aussie English gets a guernsey at Museum
A new book taking a light-hearted look at Australian phrases including off like a bride’s nightie and verandah over the toyshop is being launched at Canberra’s National Museum of Australia on Monday.

Nation's best cartoonists go Behind the Lines
Queensland Minister for the Arts Matt Foley today launched an exhibition of Australia’s best political cartoons from a year marked by the conflict in Iraq.

Taking Alice Springs to the National Museum
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra wants to hear from community groups in Alice Springs who would like their suburb to feature in a photographic exhibit which depicts ‘life in the burbs’.