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National Museums hooks Cook collection
Artefacts illustrating Captain James Cook’s great skill as a navigator and his enduring impact on British society have been acquired by the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

Miss Australia reflects search for identity
Museum of Brisbane (MoB) is set to premiere a new National Museum of Australia exhibition exploring the glamour, golden years and changing notion of ideal Australian womanhood associated with the Miss Australia Quest.

Students grill Shorten on leadership
Australian Workers’ Union national secretary Bill Shorten will be quizzed about his political leadership ambitions when he appears at a Talkback Classroom interview at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra this Wednesday.

National Museum hooked on Goulburn River
The craft of making a handmade fly, the return of native fish and the joy of catching a crayfish are explored in a new National Museum of Australia online exhibition about the Goulburn River.

Students quiz Australia's top public servant
Three secondary school students will question Australia’s most senior public servant, the Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Dr Peter Shergold, at a Talkback Classroom forum at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday morning.

Tasmanians tell their story in a museum first
A groundbreaking new museum book which allows Tasmanian Aborigines to tell their own stories is being launched by the National Museum of Australia in Hobart tomorrow.

Beads link Commonwealth in new exhibition
The creative use of beads across Commonwealth nations over many centuries is explored in a new exhibition opening at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra tomorrow.

Experts unravel meaning of Cook curiosities
Different perspectives on the cultural significance of artefacts collected on Captain James Cook’s Pacific voyages will be discussed at a symposium at the National Museum of Australia this Friday.

Dennis Grant joins National Museum team
Dennis Grant has taken up the role of Director of Public Affairs at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra. He was formerly head of communications and marketing at the Australian War Memorial.

New masks and media on show at Museum
A spectacular collection of ceremonial masks and headdresses from the Torres Strait and an exhibition looking at the work of Goolarri Media Enterprises in Broome go on show at the National Museum in Canberra this week.

Talkback Classroom goes to South Korea
Two Australian secondary students visiting South Korea to study prospects for peace and reunification will question a key Korean government adviser next week in the National Museum of Australia’s first Asian Talkback Classroom.

School yard sale brings clock to museum
A five-shilling school yard sale has resulted in the National Museum of Australia acquiring a wrecked clock from Australia’s first major civil air disaster, 75 years after the Southern Cloud crashed in the Snowy Mountains.