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07 Aug 2025

Spotlight Conversations: Mr Squiggle and the legacy of Norman Hetherington

Delve into the life of the gentle and hardworking man behind the puppet with a pencil for a nose.
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Presenters: Rebecca Hetherington, Tom Hetherington-Welch, Danielle Cassar and Alex Sloan AM

09 May 2024

Spotlight Conversations: Let’s talk about ethics

Join Egyptologist Dr Melanie Pitkin, bioarchaeologist Professor Ronika Power, and Egyptologist and exhibition curator Dr Daniel Soliman in conversation with National Museum of Australia senior curator Craig Middleton on ethics: coming to terms with the past and collecting for the future.
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Presenters: Dr Melanie Pitkin, Professor Ronika Power, Dr Daniel Soliman, Craig Middleton

17 Dec 2023

Discovering Ancient Egypt: curators in conversation

Join visiting exhibition curator and Egypt expert Dr Daniel Soliman of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities and National Museum of Australia curator Craig Middleton, as they chat with award-winning journalist Emma Macdonald.
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Presenters: Dr Daniel Soliman, Craig Middleton, Emma Macdonaald
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Australia Speaks 22 Feb 2022

Growing Australia's Cultural Inheritance

Rupert Myer AO explores how Australia can best exercise and increase the power of our cultural inheritance. Alison Page, descendant of the Walbanga and Wadi Wadi people of the Yuin nation will respond as a leader in Australian culture and design.
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Presenters: Rupert Myer, Alison Page, Paul Girrawa House, Warwick Smith, Alex Sloan, Mathew Trinca

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