National Museum of Australia

The National Museum of Australia in Canberra has acquired a rare 1813 New South Wales 'Holey dollar' – the first currency minted in Australia.

An exhibition at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra will go behind the gates of Australia's Children's Homes and Institutions in the 20th Century and find the voices of the children who lived under institutional care.

The first Holden car sold in Australia, number 48-215, or FX model as it became known, is back in working order following an extensive mechanical overhaul at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

The National Museum of Australia has acquired two significant trophies presented to winners of the Melbourne Cup.

A rich and diverse collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, gathered over almost 40 years by Australian Government agencies responsible for Aboriginal affairs will be on display at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra until June, 2012.

A remarkable collection of paintings and stories from the deserts of Western Australia, gathered and presented in a record-breaking exhibition, will form the cultural centrepiece for visitors to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Perth.

A New Horizon: Contemporary Chinese Art, an exhibition that examines the art of China since 1949, has opened at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra.

The National Museum of Australia has acquired a significant collection of Olympic medals and official clothing won by swimmer John Konrads at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.

Stories from the Torres Strait and a way of life that is disappearing or has already disappeared are told in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Australia.

The National Museum of Australia is marking the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington with displays which directly connect Australia and Australians to the hijacking and destruction of passenger aircraft by terrorists in the United States.