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Debunking the myth that Aboriginal stories are just myths: the Yamuti and the megafauna Diprotodon
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/yamuti/

As a young Adnyamathanha kid, I was told the story about the Yamuti. The Yamuti was a very large and scary animal that specifically looked to steal little kids.

Published 16 October 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander megafauna
Emily Caroline Creaghe’s diary, 1883
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/remembering-massacres/emily-caroline-creaghe-diary/

The diary of Emily Caroline Creaghe vividly describes stories of colonisers committing atrocities against the Waanyi People of the Gulf region in north-west Queensland.

Published 09 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Emily Creaghe
Myall Creek massacre letter, 1838
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/remembering-massacres/myall-creek-massacre-letter/

This letter written by Sydney resident J.H. Bannatyne, details the trial of 11 colonists accused of murdering 28 Wirrayaraay men, women and children in the 1838 Myall Creek massacre.

Published 09 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander colonial massacres
Breastplates
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/fighting-wars/breastplates/

Learn how colonists used the European system of awarding breast plates and titles to control their diplomatic relationship with the Aboriginal peoples.

Published 13 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war breastplates
Stolen Generations
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/surviving-genocide/stolen-generations/

Learn how the removal of Aboriginal children from their families under government policy has had irrevocable intergenerational impacts.

Published 23 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations
Generations of resistance
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/continued-resistance/generations-of-resistance/

First Nations political movements have been fought across generations, with consistent calls for land rights, self-determination, and equality occurring for more than 90 years.

Published 03 September 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resistance
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

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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Future Now

Step into <i>Future Now</i>, an Australian Museum exhibition about sustainability and be inspired by practical and innovative ways to build a more sustainable future.

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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 education space
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

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

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