What's on
Exhibition
In real life: inventors, innovators and opportunists
Canberra
21 Nov 2025 - 17 May 2026
Explore the history of Australian invention, from First Nations creativity to 150 years of patents, designs and trademarks.
Exhibition
Voices / Dhuniai
Canberra
Visit the Voices exhibition to take a journey through the history of the Australian Constitution and the rights and freedoms it guarantees.
Exhibition
Connections / Mura gadi
Canberra
The Connections exhibition reflects surprising and important connections between Australians and their government.
Event
Murrulangalang storytime
Canberra
Join us for a fun interactive session of songs, stories and more for your early learners.
Touring Exhibition
Reception this way
01 Nov 2025 - 29 Oct 2026
Kalgoorlie
Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.
Touring Exhibition
Disrupt, persist, invent
05 Jan 2026 - 30 Apr 2026
Perth
Australia, home of the 'fair go'. But is it really the free and fair place you'd hope for? What can we change?
Enlighten
Curiosity lanterns
27 Feb 2026 - 07 Mar 2026
Canberra
Spark your creativity by crafting your own curiosity lantern for Enlighten 2026!
Enlighten
Corridor of curiosities
27 Feb 2026 - 07 Mar 2026
Canberra
Step into the corridor of curiosities at National Archives of Australia, where shadows hold tales of wonder and whispers of the past beckon you to explore.
Speakers' Corner
Women and the Constitution
03 Mar 2026
Canberra
To mark International Women’s Day, National Archives' is holding a special Speakers' Corner event with Professor Kim Rubenstein as she examines the Australian Constitution through the lens of women’s lives.
Event
Australia in focus
24 Mar 2026 - 27 Mar 2026
Brisbane
Step back in time and watch Australia’s story come to life through the camera lens.
Event
Remembering the first Anzacs
28 Apr 2026
Adelaide
As we mark 110 years since the first Anzac Day, we’ll explore the origins of this enduring legend.
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