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Fighting wars
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/fighting-wars/

Learn how Australia was not peacefully settled but taken by force through the decades of armed, violent conflicts between sovereign First Nations and the colonists.

Published 13 August 2021

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Surviving genocide
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/surviving-genocide/

Massacres, dispossession, dispersals, sterilisation of Aboriginal women, forced child removals and assimilation policies - all acts of genocide, have been committed against First Nations peoples.

Published 19 August 2021

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Reconciliation
https://australian.museum/about/organisation/reconciliation-action-plan/

The Australian Museum is committed to genuine collaboration to amplify First Nations voices and build a more reconciled Australia for everyone.

Published 17 October 2023

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Wrapped in a Possum Skin Cloak by the Lake exhibition is launched
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/wrapped-in-a-possum-skin-cloak-by-the-lake-exhibition-is-launched/

A cultural revival project and exhibition celebrating Aboriginal cloak-making ran until until 31 July 2011.

Published 22 March 2011

First Nations exhibition blog
The Keeping Place Exhibition Launch
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-keeping-place-exhibition-launch/

The Australian Museum launched an exhibition of amazing traditional and contemporary Indigenous Australian artworks.

Published 15 August 2011

First Nations Exhibition Blog
Lunchtime Conversation 2021: Bianca Hunt and Professor John Maynard
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/lunch-conv-hunt-maynard/

NITV’s Yokayi Footy presenter Bianca Hunt and Professor John Maynard, Chair of Aboriginal History at the University of Newcastle, talk opportunities, barriers and responsibilities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sportspeople past and present.

Published 14 July 2021

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Barka: The Forgotten River
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/barka/

Meet Barka: The Forgotten River in this new First Nations exhibition developed by Uncle Badger Bates and Justine Muller with the Barkandji community.

Published 20 February 2023

First Nations Barka

RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO^® brick worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO^® Masters winners.

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2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

See nature in a whole new light in this stunning, photographic exhibition, featuring works by some of the world's best nature photographers.

Special exhibition
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Unfinished Business

Experience an accessible 3D photography exhibition detailing personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with disabilities across Australia.

Special exhibition
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Wansolmoana

Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region.

Permanent exhibition
Free entry
Open daily

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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
Free entry
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

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

Permanent exhibition
Free entry
Open daily

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