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The National Museum of Australia’s dynamic and curriculum-linked school programs and experiences provide awesome experiences for groups large and small.

Take a Museum educator-led program

Pompeii: Inside the Lost City

7–12, 1 hour, $15
Experience the catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that buried Pompeii but also preserved it as a remarkable record of daily life.

Deadly Defining Moments

5–12, 1 hour, $7
Key moments in history from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
PACER program

The Story of Country

3–6, 1 hour, $7
Gallery exploration of the story of the ancient and powerful Australian continent.
PACER program

Country and Connection

7–10, 1 hour, $7
Gallery exploration of deep time, power and diversity across the Australian continent.
PACER program

Then and Now

K–2, 1 hour, $7
Object handling and gallery exploration to investigate how life has changed in Australia over the past 100 years.

Meet the People

3–10, 1 hour, $7
The life of a fascinating Australian through key objects and gallery exploration.
PACER program

Making a Nation

5–10, 1 hour, $7
Investigate the theme of nationhood by handling objects and exploring the Museum’s galleries.
PACER program

A Living Culture

K–10, 1 hour, $7
Handle and explore objects to help understand the ways Indigenous cultures have evolved and adapted in the past 200 years.
PACER program

Indigenous Rights and Freedoms

9–12, 1 hour, $7
Key people involved in the struggles for rights and freedoms for Indigenous Australians and how these struggles were shaped by global trends.
PACER program

Closures

Teacher-guided visits and Kspace school bookings are no longer available.

Landmarks and the upper welcome entrance to First Australians are temporarily closed while we create a new space for more Australian stories. The rest of First Australians is open across both levels.

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