Events and exhibitions

Voices Gallery National Archives of Australia.

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.

Connections gallery

Exhibition

Connections / Mura gadi

Canberra

The Connections exhibition reflects surprising and important connections between Australians and their government.

Children jumping from rocks into the sea.

Exhibition

Sea to suburbia

14 May 2024 - 28 Nov 2025

Perth

Australian government photographers capturing the people, places and daily life of Western Australia over 4 decades.

2 children with coloured markers

Event

Murrulangalang storytime

12 Feb 2025 - 17 Dec 2025

Canberra

Join us for a fun interactive session of songs, stories and more for your early learners.

A protest march of people holding signs

Guided Tour

Skirt-suits and suffragettes

07 May 2025 - 29 Oct 2025

Canberra

Explore the stories of significant women in Australia’s political history on our new walking tour.

Media - Australian Information Service - John Holdsworth and John Simpson at Work.

Touring Exhibition

Focus

23 May 2025 - 17 Aug 2025

Sydney

This fascinating exhibition takes Australia's government photographers out of the darkroom and into the spotlight.

Trans-Australian Railway express about 1960

Exhibition

Camel trains to steel wheels

24 May 2025 - 19 Oct 2025

Canberra

This exhibition features fascinating archival records, photos and footage that capture the events and challenges from the Trans-Australian Railway’s first 60 years.

Family dining by the motel pool.

Touring Exhibition

Reception this way

14 Jun 2025 - 19 Oct 2025

Albany

Travel around Australia revisiting your memories of the classic Aussie motel.

Three women standing on a sandstone cliff above the ocean dressed in futuristic fashion.

Touring Exhibition

Out of this world

04 Jul 2025 - 05 Oct 2025

Adelaide

See how the space age captured the imagination of a nation and its people, from mid-century fashion to early satellites and rocket playgrounds.

Men holding glasses of beer gathered at a bar

Event

The Irish experience in Queensland

19 Aug 2025 - 22 Aug 2025

Brisbane

Explore the Irish experience in QLD! Discover resources from the national archival collection that highlight Irish history and culture.

CUNDALL, Peter

Event

Digging up secrets

20 Aug 2025

Launceston

Compost and politics: Discover how ASIO's surveillance of a Tasmanian gardening guru revealed surprising family secrets.

WWII Hygiene posters / social media images

Webinar

The journey of a record

22 Aug 2025

Online

Join our webinar to explore how we preserve and make government records accessible.

A young family stand on their driveway beside their car

Event

Tracing people through places

26 Aug 2025

Adelaide

Discover the journeys of your ancestors! Where did your family come from, live, and visit? Uncover the stories that shaped your history!

The High Court of Australia viewed from the fountain.

Walking tour

National Triangle gems

29 Aug 2025

Canberra

Join us for a unique opportunity to explore two gems of the National Triangle precinct!

A Papuan Member, Mr Mahuru Rarua-Rarua, addressing the Papua and New Guinea Legislative Council at Port Moresby. To his left is a New Guinean Member, Mr Simogun Peta of the Sepik District, and on his right, Mr John Vuia, a prominent leader of the Tolai people in the Gazelle Peninsula area of New Britain

Webinar

Searching Papua New Guinea collections

04 Sep 2025

Online

Celebrate Papua New Guinea’s 50th Anniversary of independence by learning how to discover PNG records online.

View between compactus shelves

Walking tour

Behind-the-scenes tour: Belmont repository

04 Sep 2025

Perth

Explore the inner workings of our state-of-the-art storage facility at Belmont.

Papuan men with drums wearing traditional clothing

Community day

Celebrating 50 years of Papua New Guinea's independence

13 Sep 2025

Canberra

Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Papua New Guinea’s Independence with us at a lively community day!

Protesters holding signs and banners.

Touring Exhibition

Disrupt, persist, invent

27 Sep 2025 - 07 Dec 2025

Albury

Australia, home of the 'fair go'. But is it really the free and fair place you'd hope for? What can we change?