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Cultural burning: Caring for Country
https://australian.museum/learn/climate-change/climate-solutions/cultural-burning/

First Nations peoples have lived in Australia for more than 60,000 years, maintaining a continuous and seamless connection with nature. Learn how traditional knowledge and methods can offer a guide to the survival of future generations.

Published 10 May 2021

technology science climate change climate First Nations
Unsettled: Uncovering our nation's hidden history
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled-uncovering-our-nations-hidden-history/

An exploration of one of the Australian Museum’s most significant shows in its almost 200-year history.

Published 18 May 2021

First Nations exhibition Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Who is Country?
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/who-is-country/

So often we are asked “what is Country?”, but for First Nations people the real question has always been “who is Country?”

Published 07 June 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Living Legacies immersive experience
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/living-legacies/

A Stella Stories Production with Amanda Jane Reynolds as lead artist, 2021.

Published 09 July 2021

First Nations exhibition video Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
mayanj gungara barra barradha (We Live By the Sea)
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/we-live-by-the-sea/

mayanj gungara barra barradha (We Live By the Sea) painting by Leanne Brook, 2021.

Published 10 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance
Captain Cook taking possession of the Australian continent on behalf of the British Crown
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/recognising-invasions/captain-cook-taking-possession/

Elder Waubin Richard Aken of the Kaurareg First Nations people points out that the famous image of Cook, inspired by readings of his journal entry, is based on the dubious claim that he landed on Tuined (Possession Island) with his party.

Published 23 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander possession
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

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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
Schools Reconciliation Challenge 2022
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/schools-reconciliation-challenge/

"What stories will you dream?"is the theme for the 2023 Schools Reconciliation Challenge, an annual writing and art program for young people across NSW and the ACT, conducted by Reconciliation NSW.

Published 27 October 2022

First Nations education reconciliation schools

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
Open daily

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