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Joolah and Googarty (The Lyrebird and the Frog)
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/joolah-googarty-lyrebird-frog/

Yuin community leader and knowledge keeper, Uncle Warren Ngarrae Foster shares the story of Joolah and Googarty.

Published 19 February 2025

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander FrogID Country
Case Study: La Perouse 2002
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/community-engagement/case-study-la-perouse-2002/

Ancestral and sacred material from La Perouse was of scientific interest, but the wishes of First Nations people take precedence.

Published 04 December 2012

First Nations repatriation
Growing Old in Eora Country
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/growing-old-in-eora-country/

An essay to coincide with the Sydney Elders exhibition, written by Aboriginal Curator Djon Mundine.

Published 30 June 2014

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
The returning Boomerang: how it flies
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/boomerangs/the-returning-boomerang-how-it-flies/

Observing returning boomerangs in flight is to enjoy a fascinating phenomenon of physics.

Published 03 February 2011

First Nations boomerang
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Flags
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/indigenous-australia-flags/

The Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag were designed to represent these groups of Indigenous Australians.

Published 27 June 2018

First Nations flag
Australian South Sea Islander Recognition Week: An interview with Emelda Davis and Dr Sonya Pearce
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/south-sea-islander-recognition-week-emelda-davis-sonya-pearce/

Last week the Pasifika team were fortunate enough to sit with Sydney City Councillor, Emelda Davis, and Dr Sonya Pearce to hear their stories and celebrate the Australian South Sea Islander story: 175 years ago, to now and well into the future.

Published 25 August 2022

First Nations Pacific Culture Pasifika
Papua New Guinea Independence Day: An Interview with Wap-hill Imbun
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/papua-new-guinea-independence-day/

As an acknowledgement of Papua New Guinea's 47th year of Independence, we had the honour of interviewing Wap-hill Imbun, a Papua New Guinean- Australian.

Published 21 September 2022

First Nations Pacific Culture Pasifika
Aunty Barb McGrady photographs
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/aunty-barb-mcgrady-photos/

A proud Gomeroi/Gamilaraay Murri yinah (woman), Aunty Barbara has documented important social, political, and cultural events over thirty years.

Published 08 May 2020

First Nations photography Social Justice
Dark Days: A photo essay by Brendan Beirne
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/dark-days-brendan-beirne/

Photographs by Brendan Beirne capture the scenes of horrific atrocities committed by white settlers against Indigenous people in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Published 11 May 2020

First Nations photography colonisation infrared
The Australian Museum's Burra learning space
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/

Discover more about the journey of the burra (eel) from the Pacific Ocean down the East Australian Current to Sydney Harbour, as told in Burra learning and play space.

Published 28 June 2022

First Nations Exhibition

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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