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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
Fishing Bats
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/fishing-bats/

Even though all Bangu (Bats) are amazing animals, the Large-footed Myotis is an especially interesting microbat that can fish.

Published 16 June 2022

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bats Burra
Shell adornments
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/shell-adornments/

First Nations adornments informs others who we are, where we are from, and what our relationships with Country are.

Published 16 June 2022

Burra shell Climate Change First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Mangrove Boomerangs
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/mangrove-boomerangs/

Discover how Mangroves and Boomerangs teach us about breathing, giving and receiving.

Published 16 June 2022

Burra shell Climate Change First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
The Australian Museum’s Statement of Reflection
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/The-Australian-Museums-statement-of-reflection/

Cultural institutions have a responsibility to critically reflect on history and how it influences the present.

Published 07 May 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Black Cockatoo Shield
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/black-cockatoo-shield/

Shield by Uncle Noel Wellington, 2020.

Published 10 July 2021

First Nations shield Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
waagura (Crow) Dancer outfit
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/waagura-crow/

Dancer outfit worn by Yuin woman Ashweeni Mason as waagura (Crow) in Living Legacies by Amanda Jane Reynolds.

Published 10 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander dance
marayung wumara-warra (Sky Emu Travels) cloak
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/sky-emu-travels/

Amanda Jane Reynolds, 2019. On loan for the exhibition.

Published 12 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cloak
Contested Possession
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/recognising-invasions/contested-possession/

Contested Possession presents the various and at times conflicting accounts regarding the event of Cook and Tuined (Possession Island).

Published 23 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contested possession

Fantastical Sharks & Rays

Dive into the fantastical world of sharks and rays, in this special exhibition that shines a light on some of Australia’s most unique endangered species.

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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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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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