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Starting where you are: First Nations non-linear storytelling
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/non-linear-stories/

For First Nations people, stories and lifecycles don’t need to have a beginning and an ending because they happen continuously in circles and patterns.

Published 10 May 2022

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Burra
Who’s who, Bangu: how to tell the difference between Flying-fox Bats
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/difference-between-flying-fox-bats/

Learn how to tell our nectivorous (nectar-eating) and frugivorous (fruit-eating) Flying-fox Bangu apart.

Published 07 June 2022

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bats Burra
Whale poo and climate change
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/whale-poo-climate-change/

Learn how the connection between whales and climate change reach far and wide across Country.

Published 16 June 2022

Burra Climate Change First Nations Whales Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Listening to Country
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/burra/listening-to-country/

We are all connected to Country so it is important to understand how everything works and notice when patterns change.

Published 16 June 2022

Burra Climate Change Country First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
A First Nations lens on glass in Australia
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/first-nations-glass/

As a Waanyi descendant, I am proud to be a part of the longest living cultures in Australia and have had the opportunity to highlight a small part of First Nations knowledges and their place in National Science Week 2022.

Published 12 August 2022

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander canoe
First Nations Pride and a retrospective on LGBTQIA+ celebration at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/inside-out/pride-light/mardi-gras/

Learn more about Aunty Barbara McGrady's photography of First Nations Sistagirls at Sydney Mardi Gras, relive the iconic 1994 exhibition 'Prejudice & Pride' and meet Progress Shark.

Published 07 February 2023

First Nations Pride
Consultation Report 2025
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/community-consultation-report-2025/

The Australian Museum is developing a new permanent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander exhibition, with two comprehensive surveys conducted between 2023-2024 to gather contemporary insights for the First Nations Curatorial team.

Published 20 May 2025

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Consultation Exhibition First Nations
Shellfish hooks
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/shellfish-hooks/

Sequence of shellfish hooks manufacture for fishing.

Published 02 October 2012

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fishing
Why a Boomerang flies
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/boomerangs/why-a-boomerang-flies/

The vital boomerang attributes: convex top surface, distinctive curve, thin body and wide surface area are essential to the boomerang's aerodynamic properties.

Published 04 February 2011

First Nations boomerang
Woppaburra people of the Keppel Islands
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/woppaburra-people-of-the-keppel-islands/

Woppaburra are from a wider Whale Dreaming Indigenous Community around coastal Australia. This is a showcase our ancestor’s cultural objects and their history, as an invaluable cultural educational and teaching/learning tool for all Australians.

Published 17 August 2017

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

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
On now

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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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RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO® worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO® Masters winners. Opening 16 August at the Australian Museum.

Special Exhibition
Opens 16 August 2025

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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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