Behind the scenes at the museum

The National Museum of Australia took on statutory existence in 1980, but it was not until the change of government in 1996 that things began to move. A site selection committee was convened in August of that year, and in December Prime Minister John Howard announced the decision to build the Nation...

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Published in:Australian CPA 2002-08, Vol.72 (7), p.40
Main Author: Casey, Dawn
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architects
Architecture
Art exhibits
Art galleries & museums
Australian history
Budgets
Contractors
Design
National museums
Native peoples
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Summary:The National Museum of Australia took on statutory existence in 1980, but it was not until the change of government in 1996 that things began to move. A site selection committee was convened in August of that year, and in December Prime Minister John Howard announced the decision to build the National Museum, co-located with the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) to create a unique cultural precinct on Acton Peninsula. Three major themes of `Land, People and Nation' were established as the museum's intellectual framework. They were to be explored in five permanent exhibitions. The first of the galleries would be Tangled Destinies (Land and People in Australia), focusing on the ways in which human history is written on the land. In the Eternity exhibition (stories from the emotional heart of Australia), a bold approach was taken to explore the personal dimension of Australian history.
ISSN:1440-8880
1832-0899