Old New Land explored Australia’s diverse and unique plants, animals and environments and how people responded and adapted to the land over time.
Old New Land, originally Tangled Destinies, was on show at the National Museum of Australia from 11 March 2001 to 13 January 2020.
Australia’s unique environment and natural history will be explored in a new gallery, Great Southern Land, opening in 2021.
Exhibition highlights
Old New Land looked at our changing knowledge of the land, the ways we reacted to the environment and different ways of living with the land.
Delve deeper into the Museum's collection, to explore more about how land and people, climate, flora, fauna and ecology have shaped life in Australia.
Canberra Archaeological Society 15 Mar 2017
The cultural riches of ancient south-east Australia
The tragic history of the Tasmanian tiger, once found across Australia
Scientist Brian Coman on the impact of rabbits on his life and work