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Spanish expeditions arrive at National Museum
His Excellency Mr Antonio Cosano, Ambassador of Spain will officially open Spanish Expeditions to the South Pacific from the 16th to 18th centuries, at the National Museum of Australia on Thursday, August 16 at 11.30am.

Museum forum asks 'Who You Callin' Urban?'
The National Museum of Australia is celebrating NAIDOC Week with a free public forum exploring Indigenous identity and culture in urban environments. The forum, ‘Who You Callin’ Urban?′ will be held on Friday, July 6.

Students to quiz Malcolm Turnbull on water crisis
Three Brisbane secondary students will question The Hon Malcolm Turnbull, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources about Australia’s water crisis in a Talkback Classroom forum at the National Museum of Australia today.

Museum symposium explores Leichhardt
Eminent scholars will talk about Ludwig Leichhardt in all his facets – explorer, scientist, and figure of literature and mystery, in a free public symposium at the National Museum of Australia tomorrow.

Students to quiz Mal Brough on Indigenous rights
Three secondary students will question The Hon Mal Brough, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs about the 1967 Referendum, racism, education and health in a Talkback Classroom forum at the National Museum of Australia on Thursday, 31 May.

'67 Referendum campaigners share their stories
Sixty people who lobbied for change for Aboriginal people leading up to the 1967 Referendum will reflect on this significant time in the nation’s history in a forum at the National Museum of Australia this Saturday, 26 May.

Rail exhibition steams into National Museum
An exhibition tracing the history of the railway industry in Australia and the role of train travel in the nation’s cultural life is on show at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Pop star guitar on show at National Museum
The first guitar owned by Australian singer-songwriter Ben Lee goes on show at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra tomorrow.

Exhibition explores a century of Miss Australia
An exhibition exploring the glamour and the golden years and the controversial end of the Miss Australia Quest opens at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra this Thursday, 8 March.

Museum clocks up half a million student visitors
The 500,000th school student to visit the National Museum of Australia is due to arrive in Canberra tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, February 28.

National Museum takes top tourism award again
The National Museum of Australia in Canberra was named Best Major Tourist Attraction at the 2006-07 Australian Tourism Awards in Sydney last night.

Growing crowd numbers at National Museum
The National Museum of Australia is delighted with the response to the family festival day on Australia Day.