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Explore cultural objects, art and technology
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/first-nations-collections/cultural-objects/

Discover a selection of cultural objects, art and technology in the Australian Museum's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Collection.

Published 27 November 2018

Cultural collections
Australian Archaeology Resources
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/australian-archaeology-guide/

Discover Australian Archaeology resources in the Australian Museum Research Library.

Published 10 April 2019

Aboriginal Cultural collections First Nations archaeology Australian archaeology archaeological reports Sydney archaeology NSW archaeology Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research library
Aboriginal Sydney Resources
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/aboriginal-sydney/

Discover Aboriginal Sydney resources in the Australian Museum Research Library.

Published 10 April 2019

Aboriginal Cultural collections Sydney Sydney archaeology Eora Aboriginal Sydney research library
Australia’s largest Pacific collection welcomed to new home at AM's Cultural Collections Centre
https://australian.museum/about/organisation/media-centre/cultural-collections-centre-opening/

Australia’s largest collection of cultural objects, artworks and archaeological material from the Pacific has been welcomed to its new home at the recently established Cultural Collections Centre in Rydalmere.

Published 31 July 2019

Pacific collection Cultural collections
Unsettled: History-focus unit
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/first-nations-learning-resources/unsettled-history/

Follow our unit to engage with the themes of Unsettled and critically examine our shared history through the objects, sources and evidence in the exhibition.

Published 27 May 2021

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural collections First Nations aboriginal and torres strait islander histories and cultures cultural object history stage 4 stage 5
Yellow coffin from Akhmim
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/yellow-coffin-akhmim/

A mummy, well wrapped in bandages in a painted coffin without a lid from Thebes in Egypt, was gifted to the Museum in 1912 by brewer, politician, and philanthropist, Robert Lucas-Tooth.

Published 18 October 2022

Egypt Cultural collections mummy
Weaving Woman by Genevieve Stewart
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/weaving-woman/

A newly acquired illustration by Kuku Yalanji artist Genevieve Stewart is a powerful statement on memory, resilience and strength of First Nations peoples.

Published 14 May 2021

First Nations Cultural collections object
Scarred (Ancestral Vase) by Uncle Kevin “Sooty” Welsh
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/Scarred-Ancestral-Vase/

Years after being removed from his family, Uncle Sooty returned to his birthplace in north-western NSW where he reconnected with his relatives and culture, becoming involved in painting, woodwork, photography and ceramics.

Published 14 May 2021

First Nations Cultural collections object
Bayala Nura: Yarning Country
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/bayala-nura-yarning-country/

Celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through a rich diversity of objects and fascinating stories of living culture.

Published 16 May 2018

First Nations Cultural collections Indigenous Australia permanent exhibition
Garrigarrang: Sea Country
https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/garrigarrang-sea-country/

From the Sydney Basin to Torres Strait, discover and celebrate the rich cultures of Australia’s Salt Water People, who for tens of thousands of years have lived and flourished on Garrigarrang nura – sea country.

Published 16 May 2018

Cultural collections First Nations Indigenous Australia permanent exhibition

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
Now open

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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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