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The National Museum’s Public Affairs team assists the media with inquiries about the Museum, its collections and exhibitions, and helps connect media with our expert staff.

Where to find us

National Museum of Australia
Lawson Crescent
Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT 2601

Media contact

Diana Streak
0409 888 976
media@nma.gov.au

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Media releases

25 August 2022

Leading artists explore regenerative farming in new exhibition
Leading Australian artists explore regenerative farming in an innovative new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on 26 August.

16 August 2022

Museum statement on asbestos
Visitors may notice that a fence has been erected along the West Basin, preventing pedestrian access to the lakeside path next to the National Museum. The road and paved pedestrian path remain open.

07 June 2022

Museum acquires 400 artworks in partnership with IACA
A selection of vibrant and diverse artworks created by First Nations artists from Far North Queensland and the Torres Strait, part of a major new acquisition by the National Museum of Australia, is on display for the first time.

07 June 2022

World-first immersive adventure into Indigenous art and culture
Connection – a unique Indigenous cultural event that takes visitors on a journey through land, water and sky Country opens at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday 8 June 2022.

26 May 2022

New exhibition marks a culinary journey over 65,000 years
Indigenous hunting and cooking tools are on display in Canberra alongside stunning contemporary kitchen objects, wrapped in Country, painted by Aboriginal artists, heralding a unique and enduring partnership between the National Museum of Australia, and Australian company Breville.

12 April 2022

Museum welcomes the appointment of Bernard Salt AM to the Museum Council
The National Museum of Australia welcomes the recent appointment of Mr Bernard Salt AM to the Museum’s Council.

01 April 2022

Decoded: 75 years of the Australian Signals Directorate
An unprecedented glimpse at the history, techniques and future of Australia’s enigmatic signals intelligence and cyber defence agency is the focus of a new exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

24 March 2022

Museum statement
Visitors may notice that a fence has been erected along the West Basin, preventing pedestrian access to the lakeside path next to the National Museum. The road and paved pedestrian path remain open.

10 March 2022

Museum to premiere world first multi-sensory Indigenous art experience
Connection: Songlines from Australia’s First Peoples in a spectacular immersive experience is a unique cultural event, taking visitors on a journey of discovery across Australia, through sky, land and water Country.

24 February 2022

Museum acquires artwork by Rover Thomas
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has acquired a major $1.3-million artwork, Jabanunga Goorialla (Rainbow Serpent) by the iconic late Kimberley artist Rover Thomas.

17 January 2022

Ash Barty donates Wimbledon championship outfit to the Museum
World number one and Australian tennis champion Ashleigh (Ash) Barty has donated the outfit she wore during her victorious 2021 Wimbledon campaign to the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

06 January 2022

Museum partners with Greek Festival Sydney
The National Museum of Australia will host a day of festivities on Saturday 12 February 2022, in conjunction with the Greek Festival Sydney at the Agora, showcasing the sights, smells, tastes and sounds of Greece.

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