National Museum of Australia

Hi,

Yesterday we went to the National Museum of Australia in Canberra with Budhe Iwu and her grandchildren Andra and Asha.
The National Museum of Australia is a social history museum. We can learn about the land, nation and people of Australia there.
We can find Indigenous histories and cultures, histories of European settlement and the interaction of Australians with the environment.

This is an "Uluru (Ayers rock) line" on the main entrance, an ancient mystery, spirit and wonder.

I am with Andra and Asha

Inside the museum




"When you look at this painting, don't read it like a whitefella map. It's a Martu map: this is how we see the country, this is how we use a painting to tell stories about our country". Ngalangka Nola Taylor (an Indigenous woman), 2009.






Old Australia





Shearing machine

"Little red riding hood" wall-hanging was created by Olga Basylewycs, a Ukranian refugee, using a United Nation issue blanket and scraps of fabric and fur.

Circa is a rotating theatre located at the entry to the National Museum of Australia's permanent exhibitions. It tells a chronological narrative from the old Australia's time to contemporary Australia.

Outside the museum. The museum is facing Lake Burley Griffin. Yiiii hiii we can have a picnic here!