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Top End students star in new photo show
The lives of primary school children living in four remote Top End communities are the focus of a new photographic exhibition that opens at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) this Friday, 2 June.

Rare Pacific objects come from Cook to Canberra
The world’s largest identifiable collection of artefacts collected on Captain James Cook’s Pacific voyages goes on show at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on 1 July.

Canberrans share stories of emigration
A popular exhibition that captures the powerful emotions of British emigration to Australia in the 19th century closes at the National Museum of Australia soon.

Students quiz Canadian High Commissioner
Three secondary school students will ask Canadian High Commissioner Michael Leir about the Canadian environment and his country’s position on the war in Iraq at a Talkback Classroom forum at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday.

Museum makes tracks into children's literacy
A set of eight books inspired by significant objects from the National Museum of Australia’s collection is being launched this week to help children make tracks into literacy and history.

First National Museum fellows announced
The role of Captain James Cook in the nation’s historical imagination and the history of an Aboriginal breastplate will be examined by the National Museum of Australia’s two inaugural research fellows.

Emotional stories of epic emigrant journeys
An exhibition that captures the powerful and conflicting emotions of British emigration to Australia in the 19th century opens at the National Museum of Australia this Friday.

Emotional stories of epic emigrant journeys
An exhibition that captures the powerful and conflicting emotions of British emigration to Australia in the 19th century opens at the National Museum of Australia on 21 April.

Students to quiz Environment Minister
Three secondary school students will ask federal Minister for the Environment and Heritage Ian Campbell about climate change and the Kyoto Protocol at a Talkback Classroom forum at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra on Wednesday.

New journal focuses on museum matters
Australia’s newest journal of material history and museum practice, reCollections, will be launched at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra tomorrow.

Bodyline buy matches new cricket exhibition
A match-used, signed Bodyline series stump is a key new National Museum purchase, which coincides with the opening of a new cricket exhibition tomorrow.

Museum visitors captivated on fifth anniversary
The National Museum of Australia marks a couple of key milestones this week, with the fifth anniversary of operations at Acton and more than 70,000 people visiting its Captivating and Curious exhibition.