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National Museum takes sporting collection highlights online
Today Google Arts & Culture launched Great Sporting Land — the first dedicated celebration of sporting culture on Google Arts & Culture. Collections, stories and knowledge from over 30 renowned institutions across Australia, including the National Museum of Australia, have been brought together.

New travelling exhibition showcases iconic Australian photos and stories
An exhibition of iconic photographs and stories from Australia’s outback, bush and coast will tour the country as part of an unprecedented partnership between the National Museum of Australia and Australian Geographic.

National Museum conservators bring rare Daimler back to life
Meticulous conservation work by the National Museum of Australia has revived a rare 1948 Daimler landaulette used by Queen Elizabeth II during her historic 1954 Royal Tour of Australia.

Rare chance to see National Museum of Australia’s historic vehicles in action
A hundred years of automotive history will be in action when a selection of iconic vehicles from the National Museum of Australia take to the track at Wakefield Park Raceway in Goulburn, New South Wales, on 17 August.

Encounters Indigenous fellows announced for international program
Six newly awarded fellows will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international opportunity at leading cultural institutions in Australia and the United Kingdom, as part of the National Museum of Australia’s Encounters Fellowship Program for 2019.

50th anniversary of moon landing – historic objects on display
A fragment of moon rock, a satellite tracking console and a 1969 lunch menu are among the intriguing objects on display as part the National Museum of Australia’s Tracking Apollo: 50 Years since the Moon Landing exhibit which opens in Canberra 1 July.

Canberra's Moon Rock Trail
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Canberra locals and visitors can embark on a voyage of discovery on a special Moon Rock Trail from Friday, 5 July 2019.

Vale Dr William Jonas
It is with great sadness that we learned about the passing of Dr William Jonas AM.

National Museum commissions major works by acclaimed Tjanpi Desert Weavers
A series of eight life-sized figures created by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers from the remote Central and Western deserts will go on display at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, from 25 May to 4 August 2019.

National Museum of Australia acquires historic Douglas Mawson medicine chest
A medicine chest supplied to Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911–14 has been donated to the National Museum of Australia by pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.

Eight intriguing objects will inspire creative workshops in multiple mediums
Creative workshops in a studio setting are part of a bold new approach taken by the National Museum of Australia which will focus on eight carefully chosen objects from its collection.

Exhibition from National Museum of China showcases treasures
This enchanting exhibition will explore the grand historical sweep of Chinese art and calligraphy traditions and extend the cultural ties between the two nations, at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.