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James Cook – man, mariner, myth or monster
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/james-cook/

2020 marks the two-hundred-and-fifty-year anniversary of James Cook’s epic voyage along the east coast of Australia in 1770. The Australian nation will be torn between Anglo celebrations and Aboriginal mourning over James Cook’s so-called discovery of Australia.

Published 26 May 2020

First Nations Cook Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
The First Lie - the ongoing tragic legacy of Cook’s lie
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/the-first-lie/

The artwork I have chosen to respond to is Brenda L Croft’s gelatin silver photograph, Michael Watson in Redfern on the Long March of Freedom, Justice and Hope, Invasion Day, 26 January 1988.

Published 26 May 2020

First Nations Cook Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Deaths in custody: What can museums do to effect change?
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/deaths-in-custody-what-can-museums-do/

Museums have the power to set the agenda.

Published 10 June 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander death
The Stolen Generation
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/stolen-generation/

The phrase Stolen Generation refers to the countless number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who were forcibly removed from their families under government policy and direction.

Published 22 June 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stolen generation
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
First Nations watercraft culture
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/watercraft-culture/

Dr Mariko Smith is a Yuin woman with Japanese heritage, First Nations Collections & Engagement Manager at the Australian Museum, and Honorary Associate at the University of Sydney.

Published 02 October 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander canoe
Land Rights
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/land-rights/

Land Rights refers to the struggle for legal and moral recognition of the ownership of the land and waterways that were home to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this country prior to the colonisation that occurred from 1788.

Published 02 October 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander land rights
Native Title
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/native-title/

Native Title is the Australian Government response to the land rights movement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, which progressed to legal agitation in the Australian Courts.

Published 02 October 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander native title
Fire management on Country
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/fire-management-country/

You do not need to be a scientist to know that the environment is sick. That how we are managing Country is not working and things need to dramatically change.

Published 07 October 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Fire Practices Bushfires
The differences between hazard reduction burning and Cultural Fire practices
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/cultural-fire-practices/

There is a lot of misunderstandings around the different techniques used for burning. The language used to label these may be different but they all have the same purpose and used with the same intent.

Published 07 October 2020

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Fire Practices Bushfires

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.

Virtual excursions
Educator-led tours

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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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