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bugia naway gabun buridja (Learn Today from Yesterday for a Better Tomorrow)
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/learn-today/

Carved spotted gum from bushfire- ravaged Country by Uncle Noel Butler, 2021.

Published 12 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sculpture
jumalung (Platypus) Coolamon
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/jumalung-coolamon/

Gifted by 74 men as a representation of Yuin Gurandgi land and lore from the timeless connection of spirit through Uncle Max Dulumunmun Harrison, 2021.

Published 10 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander coolamon
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
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
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
Ceremony Wear for Granma Coomee
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/signal-fires/ceremony-wear/

Sharon Mason, Aunty Vivian Mason, Ashweeni Mason, and Savitri Mason, 2019

Published 12 July 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ceremony
Blood Money
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/continued-resistance/sovereignty/

The Blood Money series by Dr Ryan Presley prompts us to critically consider who we commemorate on Australian currency and in the national public memory.

Published 03 September 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blood money
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
Art as resistance
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/continued-resistance/art-as-resistance/

Through art, First Nations peoples are able to empower and elevate their voices and bring attention to issues of sovereignty, self-determination, and cultural strength.

Published 03 September 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander resistance art

Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea

Witness the beauty and diversity of cultural decoration and body adornment from Papua New Guinea in this special exhibition at the Australian Museum in Sydney.

Featuring photographs by Wylda Bayrón.

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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs

Exclusive to the Australian Museum in Sydney: more than 3,000 years in the making, discover over 180 ancient Egyptian treasures.

Special exhibition opens 18 November 2023

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School programs and excursions

Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s new learning and play space.

Permanent education space
Open daily

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