Discover the stories behind some of our most interesting objects

The National Historical Collection is at the heart of the National Museum of Australia.

This collection of more than 200,000 objects represents:

> Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories

> Australian history and society since 1788

> people's interaction with the environment

Here, you can learn about the stories behind some of our most significant objects through the research conducted by our expert staff.

We are currently working on placing more of our collection online.

What's new? Johnny Warren football collection

Memorabilia including soccer uniforms, medals, scrapbooks and trophies owned by captain, coach, commentator and champion Johnny Warren, who was part of the first Australian team to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.

> More on the Johnny Warren football collection

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Collection highlights are just the beginning – our online database has more than 48,000 objects from 1003 collections.

> Search the Museum's collection database