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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’.

Crime writers investigate love of whodunits
Some of Australia’s top crime writers will look for clues about the amazing popularity of their chosen genre at a National Museum of Australia forum this Sunday.

High-tech outlaws storm cyber space
Blockbuster films on a dozen big screens, a new website, interactive games and a do-it-yourself movie studio all help visitors to the National Museum of Australia’s new Outlawed! exhibition achieve the ultimate museum multimedia experience.

Enterprise slips back into lake after major works
The National Museum of Australia’s resident paddlesteamer, the Enterprise, will be relaunched on Lake Burley Griffin on Monday after an intensive three-week overhaul.

Female outlaws crack gender barriers
India's recently murdered Bandit Queen leads the female outlaws legends portrayed in a new National Museum of Australia exhibition.

New exhibition marks DisAbility Day in Canberra
A collection of art works reflecting the spaces, faces and places of Australia go on display at the National Museum tomorrow, to celebrate the International Day of People with a DisAbility.

Outlaws take the stage for world first
The first major exhibition to investigate national outlaw legends Outlawed! The World’s Rebels, Revolutionaries and Bushrangers opens at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra today, presented by Lockwood.