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National Museum acquires rare colonial ‘Holey dollar’
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has acquired a rare 1813 New South Wales ‘Holey dollar’ – the first currency minted in Australia.

Life in Children's Homes and Institutions
An exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra will go behind the gates of Australia’s Children’s Homes and Institutions in the 20th Century and find the voices of the children who lived under institutional care.

National Museum displays horse racing treasures
The National Museum of Australia has acquired two significant trophies presented to winners of the Melbourne Cup.

National Museum restores historic Holden, on show at Open Day
The first Holden car sold in Australia, number 48-215, or FX model as it became known, is back in working order following an extensive mechanical overhaul at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra

Off the Walls: art in the context of cultural politics
A rich and diverse collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, gathered over almost 40 years by Australian Government agencies responsible for Aboriginal affairs will be on display at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra until June, 2012.

National Museum provides cultural introduction to Australia for Commonwealth heads
A remarkable collection of paintings and stories from the deserts of Western Australia, gathered and presented in a record-breaking exhibition, will form the cultural centrepiece for visitors to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth.

National Museum hosts major exhibition of contemporary Chinese art
A New Horizon: Contemporary Chinese Art, an exhibition that examines the art of China since 1949, has opened at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

National Museum acquires Konrads’ Olympic medals
An exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra will go behind the gates of Australia’s Children’s Homes and Institutions in the 20th Century and find the voices of the children who lived under institutional care.

Bipotaim: stories before time
Stories from the Torres Strait and a way of life that is disappearing or has already disappeared are told in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.

National Museum begins a national conversation
The National Museum of Australia has begun a new discussion program to engage with opinion makers in debates about the nation’s future and the history of ideas in Australia.

National Museum opens Landmarks gallery
The National Museum of Australia has opened a major new permanent gallery, Landmarks: People and Places across Australia. Bringing together more than 1500 objects, Landmarks explores Australian history since European settlement.

Major exhibition on the Irish in Australia opens at the National Museum
The epic story of the Irish in the history of Australia is told in a major exhibition at the National Museum of Australia which opens in Canberra on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2011.