Celebrate the eight extraordinary state and territory recipients of the 2022 Australian of the Year Awards, including national winner Dylan Alcott AO. Learn about their lives, aspirations and experiences through objects of personal significance.
The 2022 Australian of the Year exhibition is on show at:
- Sir John Gorton Library, Kerang, Victoria, 11 May to 18 July 2022
Meet our eminent Australians
Explore the objects
The National Museum uses objects to tell stories, to connect with others and make us think. We asked the Australian of the Year recipients from each state and territory to choose an object of personal significance to go display. Each object tells us something about their lives, aspirations and experiences.
Green ceramic tiles from Veena Sahajwalla
Police hat and handcuffs from Leanne Liddle
Hannah Clarke’s footprints from Sue and Lloyd Clarke
Jack Klemich’s football from Helen Marshall
Epic Mysterium-X camera from Craig Leeson
‘The Piper from Over the Way’ from Paul Litherland
Supporters
The 2022 Australian of the Year exhibition was developed by the National Museum of Australia in collaboration with the National Australia Day Council. Portrait images supplied by the National Australia Day Council.
The National Australia Day Council would like to thank the following sponsors for their continued support of the Australian of the Year Awards program:
This exhibition was also on show at:
- National Museum of Australia, Canberra, 20 December 2021 to 20 February 2022