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Tear It Down
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/tear-it-down/

How do we deal with false, constructed histories? 2020 is being used to commemorate the “discovery” of Australia by Lieutenant (best known as Captain) James Cook. Aboriginal people engage with what this means for our history.

Published 25 May 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander statue
Unsettled: Primary unit
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/first-nations-learning-resources/unsettled-primary/

Follow our unit to engage with the Australian Museum’s exhibition Unsettled and explore the ways we understand, remember and acknowledge our shared past in Australia.

Published 27 May 2021

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Unsettled: Art-focus unit
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/first-nations-learning-resources/unsettled-art/

Follow this unit to engage with the themes of Unsettled and learn about the artworks and artists that make up the exhibition.

Published 27 May 2021

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Investigating objects
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/first-nations-learning-resources/investigating-objects/

Make predictions about archeological sites and objects based on no historical context, and question your understanding and presumptions about our shared history.

Published 27 May 2021

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Resources in Archives and Library Collections
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/first-nations-languages-guide/

Discover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language resources in the Australian Museum Archives and Research Library.

Published 10 February 2020

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The Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (A.A.P.A.)
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/aapa/

The first united all Aboriginal political organisation to form in Australia was the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (A.A.P.A.).

Published 15 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander politics
Brewarrina Boy
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/brewarrina-boy/

For many Indigenous artists, to take up photography as an art form was often a conscious move to counter this history of the medium.

Published 27 May 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander photography
Ali Golding
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/ali-golding/

Ali Golding, a Biripi woman, grew up on an Aboriginal mission at Purfleet outside Taree and later lived on ‘The Block’ in Redfern for over 20 years.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait
Dr Bob Morgan
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/bob-morgan/

Dr Bob Morgan is a Gamilaroi man and a highly respected Aboriginal educator/researcher.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait
Richard Phillips (Dick Blair)
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/richard-phillips/

Richard was one of the first coordinators for Aboriginal Housing and helped establish ‘The Block’ based at Redfern, an important community for Aboriginal people to live and socialise in inner Sydney.

Published 28 April 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders portrait

Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent kids learning space
10am - 4.30pm

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RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO^® brick worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO^® Masters winners. Opening 16 August at the Australian Museum.

Special Exhibition
Opens 16 August 2025

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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