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Which movie sequel was filmed here 45 years ago? 🎥
The outback roads and rugged landscapes of Silverton and Broken Hill in NSW became the backdrop for a film where the vehicles were as memorable as the characters themselves.
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A woven wicker covering hasn’t protected this #MysteryObject from dirt and feathers on Heard and McDonald Islands.
Can you guess what it is?
Leave your answer in the comments and we’ll drop the answer on Monday.
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Conservator Melissa Bolin is preparing this stunning blue velvet dinner dress for the Antarctica exhibition!
The corset is made from baleen, a by-product of the 19th century whaling industry that operated in the Southern Oceans.
Exhibition tickets: nma.gov.au/antarctica
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Tell us, do you recognise this week’s #MysteryObject?
This instrument sits inside a custom-made box and is carried using a metal strap.
It has metal rings - but it’s not a percussion instrument.
We’ll give you the answer on Tuesday.
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Two brolgas dance gracefully as the sun sets on the Museum. 🪶
Yolngu artist Gunybi Ganambarr sculpted the revered Djan’kawu sisters in bronze.
Beneath the brolgas’ wings are crosshatched Yolngu designs.
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If you don’t serve your cheese on a ceramic platter, why not? 🤔
This Australian-made cheese stand was likely produced by Bendigo Pottery, founded after Scottish migrant George Duncan Guthrie discovered clay perfect for ceramics during the 1850s gold rush.
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It’s been 51 years since the Great Barrier Reef was named a marine park 🪸
#WorldEnvironmentDay
📷: QLD Gov Tourist Bureau poster, Percy Trompf, 1933. NLA obj-135779556
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This archival footage from 1947 gives us an exciting glimpse into what it was like on early Antarctic expeditions.
Discover more about Antarctica at our exhibition, opening July 1!
Book tickets now: nma.gov.au/antarctica
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Last week we hosted Cameron Gravestock (Noongar) and Kamryn Sheppard (Muluridji/Djabugay), from the Emerging Curators Program at WA Museum Boola Bardip.
At NMA, they explored ways of displaying and preserving cultural objects to support communities reconnecting with culture.
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Join us on Wednesday 10 June for the Australian of the Year panel conversation: Recognition, voice, change.
Three nationally respected leaders will share their lived experience. In-person or live-streamed tickets at nma.gov.au/aoty-panel
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This drifter buoy was deployed into WA’s Leeuwin Current in the 1970s.
Designed by CSIRO oceanographer George Cresswell, it helped study the warm current that allows tropical marine life to survive as far south as Perth. 🪸
📷: George Cresswell
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Can you guess these #MysteryObjects?
They cross and twist in pairs to create something intricate.
They are often decorated with beaded spangles to help keep the tension even.
Answer coming Tuesday.
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This remarkable Kimberley Point spearhead was made using glass!
Traded widely for their beauty and skill, they later inspired composer Elena Kats-Chernin. 🎶
Listen: nma.gov.au/audio/uncategoris…
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For 100 years Australia has led the way in mapping Eastern Antarctica!
This '96 docuseries ‘Breaking the Ice’ takes us back to the 1950s, when occupants of Mawson station were only just discovering what lay beyond the Framnes Mountains.
Learn more: nma.gov.au/antarctica
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This Reconciliation Week, we’re looking at one of the earliest known moments of reconciliation.
In 1770, a Guugu Yimidhirr elder prevented a fight from escalating between his people and James Cook’s crew.
Learn more about this incredible story: nma.gov.au/exhibitions/endea…
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After WWI, governments settled returned soldiers on small farms, hoping to build prosperous rural communities. 🌾
The ideal of the soldier settler, however, was often far removed from the reality of farming and many walked away.
Learn more: nma.gov.au/defining-moments/…
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What could this innocuous #MysteryObject be? It's stored in a wooden box alongside a compass, brush, tweezers, screwdrivers and a spanner.
If you know what this is, let us know in the comments!
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Answer: it’s a variometer, used to measure changes in the Earth's magnetic field
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This Reconciliation Week, join us at the National Museum for a celebration of Culture and Country.
Explore the pop-up exhibition, enjoy live performances and take part in a coolamon-making workshop with Aunty Jude.
Plan your visit: nma.gov.au/whats-on/reconcil…
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