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.

Trans-Australian Railway express about 1960

Exhibition

Camel trains to steel wheels

24 Aug 2024 - 26 Jan 2025

Adelaide

Explore a colourful chapter of Australia's history at National Archives' latest exhibition Camel trains to steel wheels: life on the Trans-Australian Railway.

Protesters holding signs and banners.

Exhibition

Disrupt, persist, invent

06 Sep 2024 - 27 Jan 2025

Hobart

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

Family dining by the motel pool.

Touring Exhibition

Reception this way

02 Nov 2024 - 02 Mar 2025

Orange

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

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

Touring Exhibition

Focus

08 Nov 2024 - 25 Apr 2025

Melbourne

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

2012 – Overall Winner. Squid School (detail). Photographer: Wayne Osborn

Event

Under the sea holiday program

13 Jan 2025 - 24 Jan 2025

Canberra

Join us during the school holidays to create art inspired by underwater imagery! Perfect for young artists and their families!

Tree branches and logs burning on a forest floor.

Workshop

My country burns

01 Feb 2025 - 15 Mar 2025

Canberra

Whether you're a budding photographer or simply passionate about nature, this workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn and connect with nature photography.

A class of young children gathered around a teacher seated at a piano shaking her hands.

Event

Murrulangalang story time

12 Feb 2025 - 17 Dec 2025

Canberra

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

Education - J Woodruff"Woody" Emlen of Madison, Wisconsin, winner of an American Field Service international scholarship. He spent eight months I Melbourne, Victoria living with an Australian family and going to school there. Woody seated, Tony left and Ian Cooper studying at their home in Brighton

Event

Start researching at National Archives

18 Feb 2025 - 21 Feb 2025

Brisbane

Learn about the diverse range of records in the national archival collection and how to kick-start your own research.

Australia - SA [South Australia] - Adelaide (3) - River Torrens - "Popeye"

Event

Snapshots from the past

25 Feb 2025

Adelaide

Join us on a captivating journey through the intriguing stories of Australia's past.

World War 2 service womans paper file.

Online event

From paper to pixels: the WWII digitisation journey

28 Feb 2025

Online

Join us for an inspiring showcase of our WWII Digitisation Project, a 5-year effort bringing to life a treasure trove of records and stories

2 actors on set

Online event

Colour movie: right there on my TV

05 Mar 2025

Online

Celebrate 50 years of colour television in Australia by looking back at archival gems, iconic broadcasts and the politics of the era.

A protest march of people holding signs

Event

Skirt-suits and suffragettes

08 Mar 2025 - 29 Oct 2025

Canberra

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

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.