National Museum of Australia – Audio on demand program
Forums, talks, symposiums, conferences and other events held at the National Museum of Australia, exploring Australia's land, nation and people.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 468
- Years Active
- 2006 - 2025
Delve into the life of the gentle and hardworking man behind the puppet with a pencil for a nose.
00:21:58 |
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Dr Melanie Pitkin, Professor Ronika Power, Dr Daniel Soliman, Craig Middleton
Join Egyptologist Dr Melanie Pitkin, bioarchaeologist Professor Ronika Power, and Egyptologist and exhibition curator Dr Daniel Soliman in conversation with National Museum of Australia senior curato…
Wed 04 Sep 2024
Join visiting exhibition curator and Egypt expert Dr Daniel Soliman of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities and National Museum of Australia curator Craig Middleton, as they chat with award-winni…
Fri 15 Dec 2023
Ðàn Tre
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
A bamboo musical instrument crafted by Vietnamese migrant Minh Tam Nguyen and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:07:53 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Fred's Vision
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
A case of trial frames and lenses used by Professor Fred Hollows, which inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:06:44 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Journey Women
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
The 1973 painting 'Story of the Women’s Camp and the Origin of Damper' by Anatjari Tjakamarra and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classi…
00:07:49 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Our Land
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
A protest placard used at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:09:24 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Hidden Past
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
A yellow Swansea bicycle used by Darrell Hick on Rottnest Island and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:09:17 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Desperation
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
A lifebuoy from the MV 'Tampa' and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:07:55 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Stolen
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
A gate from the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home and how this object inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:10:14 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Southern Sky
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
An 1880s Grubb refractor telescope from the National Museum's collection and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:07:02 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Love and Forgiveness
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
A small, gold locket with a portrait of boxer Les Darcy and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:07:48 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Song For The Road
Date recorded: 2 March 2021.
The Museum’s Holden Prototype No. 1 car, its history and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC Classic
00:08:31 |
Mon 08 Mar 2021
Defining Moments: True Crime
Date recorded: 24 August 2019.
ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and expert panel discuss true crime and popular culture.
00:59:25 |
Thu 26 Sep 2019
Paul Tapsell: Maori experience
Date recorded: 7 May 2018.
Paul Tapsell describes the importance of understanding cultural beliefs and practices in attitudes towards ancestral remains. Repatriation reflects a responsibility for bo…
00:52:39 |
Mon 02 Sep 2019
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences
Date recorded: 7 May 2018.
Neil Carter, Lui Ned David and Major Sumner share their histories and experiences, identifying regional differences and similarities in repatriation activities. They state…
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Amber Aranui: Maori experience
Date recorded: 7 May 2018.
Amber Aranui discusses the potential for conflict between Maori cultural values and practices and those of Western systems. Aranui describes the emotional experiences for …
00:44:35 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Welcome to Country and Museum Executive welcome
Date recorded: 7 May 2018.
Local Ngunnawal elder, Jude Barlow, provides the Welcome to Country address followed by Mathew Trinca’s opening address. Welcome to Country is a traditional practice in wh…
00:15:49 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
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