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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Museum welcomes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander centre
The National Museum of Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s plan to build a $316.5 million Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural precinct on the shores of Canberra’s Lake Burley Griffin which will be the new home for the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS).

Museums among Australia’s most trusted organisations
A new survey by the Council of Australasian Museum Directors (CAMD) has revealed that public trust in museums is 78 percent. Museums received one of the highest ratings of the 17 organisations surveyed, which included universities and the media.

Exhibition honours 2022 Australian of the Year recipients
A tennis racquet, a group of tiles created from recycled materials, handcuffs and footprints of a murdered woman are among the objects chosen by the 2022 Australian of the Year state and territory recipients, who include Australia’s ‘Rubbish Queen’, a vaccination expert and Indigenous and Paralympic sporting legends.

Ancient Greeks blockbuster opens
A compelling exhibition exploring the theme of competition in the Ancient Greek world and featuring stunning objects from the British Museum’s collection, opens at the National Museum of Australia on Friday, 17 December.

Chinese sculptures on display at the National Museum in Canberra
As part of an ongoing partnership with the prestigious National Art Museum of China (NAMOC), three modern Chinese sculptures is on display at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

National Museum welcomes new Council Chair
The National Museum of Australia welcomes the appointment of Warwick Smith AO as the new Chair of the Museum’s Council.

Australian arts icon Robyn Archer donates collection
Internationally acclaimed singer, writer, performer, artistic director and public arts advocate Robyn Archer AO has donated personal items collected over two decades to the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.