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Time machine to Pompeii: blockbuster opens in Australia

Time machine to Pompeii: blockbuster opens in Australia

History-buffs can walk the streets of ancient Pompeii in a multi-sensory summer blockbuster at the National Museum of Australia.

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

Made by an Aussie, Doctor Who theme joins sound archive

The theme to sci-fi series Doctor Who is one of the annual additions to the Sounds of Australia collection at the National Film and Sound Archive.

Taking a deep dive into Queensland's pearling history

Taking a deep dive into Queensland's pearling history

Taking a deep dive into Queensland's pearling history

Taking a deep dive into Queensland's pearling history

Inspired by her mother's stories, a Torres Strait Islander woman is exploring the lives of Indigenous men who worked in the pearling industry.

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'You've saved our lives': 100 years of caring for kids

'You've saved our lives': 100 years of caring for kids

Nancy Bird Walton, Queen Elizabeth and a desperate rural mum are some of the people touched by the work of a charity that's cared for rural children since 1924.

Guns and violins: a play to save Australian war history

Guns and violins: a play to save Australian war history

A classical violinist is an unlikely ally in the quest to save a collection of Australia's military history, after a break-in left a country museum in jeopardy.

Australia's close-up, cropped from 11 million photos

Australia's close-up, cropped from 11 million photos

From Cyclone Tracy to Snowy Hydro, pictures by a government photography unit captured life in Australia over more than 50 years.

Indigenous ancestral remains returned from US museums

Indigenous ancestral remains returned from US museums

Californian museums have repatriated the remains of more than a dozen Indigenous people as discussions continue on collection ethics and colonisation.

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'Like the Opera House': the tiny halls that loom large

'Like the Opera House': the tiny halls that loom large

'Like the Opera House': the tiny halls that loom large

'Like the Opera House': the tiny halls that loom large

Country halls remain at the heart of small towns in times of both celebration and disaster, but their longevity largely depends on the kindness of locals.

'Rare gold, erotic pottery': ancient life on display

'Rare gold, erotic pottery': ancient life on display

'Rare gold, erotic pottery': ancient life on display

'Rare gold, erotic pottery': ancient life on display

A rare exhibition unpacking the 'secrets' of ancient Peru features the largest collection of Andean gold ever to leave the South American country.

Hub to help Indigenous communities own their history

Hub to help Indigenous communities own their history

Hub to help Indigenous communities own their history

Hub to help Indigenous communities own their history

A community-led research project is fighting for Indigenous digital and archival sovereignty, aiming to empower communities to care for their cultural heritage.

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Holocaust, colonisation in school curriculum overhaul

Students across NSW will learn about the effects of colonisation on Indigenous Australians as part of a major high-school education overhaul.

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

'Paradox of Pompeii' to be told through everyday relics

Casts of volcano victims, detailed frescoes, carbonised bread and other ancient artefacts will help illustrate the story of Pompeii in a new Australian exhibit.

Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return

Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return

Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return

Sparks fly as monster epic Beowulf makes a fiery return

Actor and Beowulf scholar Felix Nobis returns to his celebrated solo performance of the epic tale Beowulf, staged for the first time in a blacksmith's workshop.

Secret story behind Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance

Secret story behind Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance

Secret story behind Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance

Secret story behind Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance

Ninety years after the Shrine of Remembrance was built in Melbourne, a new exhibition details the range of designs considered for the landmark monument.

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Archive to preserve multitude of Indigenous languages

Languages from across Australia will be collected in an archive to protect the hundreds of Indigenous tongues while offering insight into heritage and culture.

Friendship as former foes honour Cowra Breakout fallen

From conflict to reconciliation and now friendship, Australians and Japanese will together to honour hundreds of soldiers killed in a PoW breakout 80 years ago.

History lovers to gather for two-day stagecoach journey

Regional towns across southern Queensland will celebrate the centennial of Cobb & Co's final stagecoach run, the last of its kind in Australia.

Artefacts returned from US: 'they belong to our people'

Indigenous leaders travelled to the US to repatriate 20 culturally significant artefacts that will be returned to traditional owners in the Northern Territory.

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Rare artefacts on display for largest pharaohs showcase

An exclusive ancient Egyptian exhibition focusing on pharaohs' lives and the people that served them will display rarely seen artefacts from the British Museum.

Hollywood gowns for sale as fair recalls design pioneer

Dresses worn by the late actor Raquel Welch will be on show at the Sydney Fair, while the program also features memories of Australian designer Mavis Ripper.

Painting within painting sheds light on hidden abstract

An artwork revealed inside a painting of a close collaborator brings an exciting edge to an exhibition of Australia's earliest and most important abstract art.

Mystery of Mona Lisa's locale may have been solved

The mysterious backdrop to one of the world's most famous works of art may have been solved by a geologist who has pinpointed a small town on a lake shore.

'Jam packed with love': the story of the Anzac biscuit

Young soldiers wrote to their families grateful for sweet biscuits sent to the front lines, with the oat-filled treat becoming part of Anzac history.

Call for War Memorial to mark First Nations history

Officially recognising the frontier conflicts could facilitate truth-telling and help the nation come to terms with its bloody history, an author says.

Settler's descendant wants forebears' monuments removed

The descendant of an early settler has called for the removal of monuments to her forebears, as Victoria's truth telling commission continues.

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