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Freshwater Saltwater
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-freshawater-saltwater/

Kay Sadler was unaware that she was Aboriginal until her early twenties, making her emotional journey to connect to culture as painful as her physical pain from Marfans Syndrome.

Published 06 August 2020

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Soul Deep
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-soul-deep/

Becoming a quadriplegic when I had my accident – jumped into a pool and skimmed the bottom of the pool and my neck creased back and just slightly pinched on the spinal cord, which swelled up and starved all of the oxygen to the rest of my body.

Published 14 May 2025

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Maralinga
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-maralinga/

In the 1950s there was British Government and the Australian Government made an agreement to have bomb testing in Australia. Not far from here. I was only a little kid.

Published 06 August 2020

First Nations holograph photography unfinished business
Sound of Silence
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-sound-of-silence/

I didn’t want to accept the fact that I was deaf, ’cause I wanted to be a hearing person so I could fit in with their world.

Published 06 August 2020

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The Activist
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-the-activist/

I am the mother of a 2-year-old boy with achondroplasia, which is the most common form of dwarfism.

Published 06 August 2020

First Nations holograph photography unfinished business
The Carer
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-the-carer/

My name is Tyrone. My mum, well now I call her mum, she used to be my aunty but now she is my mum.

Published 06 August 2020

First Nations holograph photography unfinished business
The MJD
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-the-mjd/

There is a sickness in our family – it is called Machado Joseph Disease (MJD). It is a bad sickness that makes our bodies stop working properly and we pass it on to our children.

Published 06 August 2020

First Nations holograph photography unfinished business
The Soldier
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-the-soldier/

I went forward to check this place out and when I was moving forward I tripped a mine and it blew my leg off.

Published 06 August 2020

First Nations holograph photography unfinished business
Stolen
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-stolen/

They said they had this place up at Hay, in NSW, it was a Japanese World War II prison, and they turned it into an institution for young girls.

Published 06 August 2020

First Nations holograph photography unfinished business
The Visionary
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unfinished-business-extended-content/unfinished-business-visionary-man/

I was diagnosed by Fred Hollows and he told me that I had a form of macular degeneration, which meant that my eyesight would gradually be lost.

Published 06 August 2020

First Nations holograph photography unfinished business

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.

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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
Opens 1 November

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Wansolmoana

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

Permanent exhibition
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
10am - 4.30pm

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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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