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Pandanus toy propellers from Arnhem Land, 1948
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/indigenous-pandanus-toy-propellers-from-arnhem-land-1948/

Pandanus propellers such as these were used as toys by Aboriginal children from Yirrkala in Arnhem Land.

Published 29 June 2015

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander toys
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

archives Aboriginal Cultural collections Indigenous languages First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research library
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
The Australian Museum’s Statement of Reflection
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/The-Australian-Museums-statement-of-reflection/

Cultural institutions have a responsibility to critically reflect on history and how it influences the present.

Published 07 May 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Black Cockatoo Shield
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/black-cockatoo-shield/

Shield by Uncle Noel Wellington, 2020.

Published 10 July 2021

First Nations shield Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
waagura (Crow) Dancer outfit
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/waagura-crow/

Dancer outfit worn by Yuin woman Ashweeni Mason as waagura (Crow) in Living Legacies by Amanda Jane Reynolds.

Published 10 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance
marayung wumara-warra (Sky Emu Travels) cloak
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/sky-emu-travels/

Amanda Jane Reynolds, 2019. On loan for the exhibition.

Published 12 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cloak
Contested Possession
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/recognising-invasions/contested-possession/

Contested Possession presents the various and at times conflicting accounts regarding the event of Cook and Tuined (Possession Island).

Published 23 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contested possession
Plans for a colony
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/recognising-invasions/plans-for-a-colony/

Delve into historical records and learn how the decision was made to establish a colony in Australia.

Published 04 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander possession

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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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
Opening Saturday 10 May

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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Minerals

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

Permanent exhibition
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