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
Landmark women: Dr Jennifer Gall
Date recorded: 17 July 2015.
Jennifer describes the rich musical history of Mugga Mugga Homestead, Lanyon Homestead and Calthorpe's House in the Canberra, and demonstrates works from different eras…
00:48:52 |
Thu 30 Jul 2015
The Water Diviner: screen to page
Date recorded: 11 June 2015.
Andrew and Meaghan discuss the inspiration for The Water Diviner, their book which inspired the 2014 film about Gallipoli and grief. With an introduction from Kylie abo…
00:59:02 |
Sun 28 Jun 2015
Landmark women: Amanda Whitley
Date recorded: 15 May 2015.
Amanda talks about the importance of family, and her 'winding career path' - from running a citrus marketing lobby group - to moderating the Mamamia website and setting …
Thu 25 Jun 2015
In the Shadow of Ebola film screening and discussion
Date recorded: 12 May 2015.
Environmental and medical historian and film director Gregg Mitman talks about his work in Liberia, which resulted in the 2015 film In the Shadow of Ebola.
00:29:16 |
Thu 28 May 2015
The making of The Home Front: Australia during the First World War
Date recorded: 7 May 2015.
A behind-the-scenes look at researching and staging this National Museum exhibition. Includes the favourite featured stories from two of the curators.
00:52:26 |
Thu 21 May 2015
Landmark women: Felicity Packard
Date recorded: 17 April 2015.
Felicity talks about her personal journey producing the Anzac Girls television series and the many unknown great deeds of women in the Great War.
Wed 20 May 2015
Landmark women: Heather Reid AM
Date recorded: 20 March 2015.
Heather talks about the evolution of women's involvement in soccer, her childhood in the Snowy Mountains and almost 40 years working in sports administration.
00:53:52 |
Wed 15 Apr 2015
Landmark women: Julie Nichols and Rachel Evangelou
Date recorded: 20 February 2015.
Handmade Canberra founders Julie Nichols and Rachel Evangelou discuss their creative passions and the business and markets they inspired.
00:49:12 |
Wed 11 Mar 2015
Is cycling normal? The past, present and future of the bicycle in Australia
Date recorded: 21 February 2015.
Curator and cyclist Daniel Oakman explores the history of the bicycle and the resurgence of cycling in Australia and across the world.
Wed 04 Mar 2015
Equitation science: understanding how horses think and learn
Date recorded: 14 November 2014.
International Society for Equitation Science co-founder Paul McGreevy discusses his approach to understanding how horses think and learn, as well as his work as a s…
Wed 21 Jan 2015
Landmark women: Michelle Hetherington
Date recorded: 21 November 2014.
Curator Michelle Hetherington discusses her life and her work researching and developing major exhibitions for the National Library of Australia and National Museum…
00:49:39 |
Wed 17 Dec 2014
Word pictures: cultural stories by William Barak
Date recorded: 30 September 2014.
Carol discusses the life and cultural stories of artist William Barak and tries to match the words of Barak to his drawing to recognise his storytelling intent.
00:23:27 |
Sun 14 Dec 2014
Remembering Barak
Date recorded: 30 September 2014.
As the great-great-niece of William Barak, Aunty Joy is in a unique position to talk about his life and continue his journey through the drawings in Andrew Sayers'…
00:24:50 |
Sun 14 Dec 2014
'Without the aid of a master': the Dawn of Art drawings and their artists
Date recorded: 30 September 2014.
Philip provides some background to the development of Andrew Sayers' book and outlines new developments since the book's publication, focusing on the Dawn of Art d…
00:25:57 |
Thu 11 Dec 2014
Following the line: establishing south-east artists practice
Date recorded: 30 September 2014.
Jonathan discusses his research to define a wider Koori artistic movement and outlines the striking similarities better the work of artists in the nineteenth centu…
00:23:50 |
Thu 27 Nov 2014
Spearing fish, turtle and swan
Date recorded: 30 September 2014.
Andrew revisits how the book came into being and discusses some new questions in relation to artist Tommy McRae.
00:21:33 |
Wed 26 Nov 2014
Drawing Life: Warlpiri lines on a changing world
Date recorded: 15 October 2014.
Anthropologist and curator Melinda Hinkson reflects on the process of introducing an important collection of crayon drawings, six decades after they were made, to th…
Wed 26 Nov 2014
Landmark women: Dr Sue Packer AM
Date recorded: 17 October 2014.
Paediatrician Sue Packer talks about her work to improve the lives of children and her role chairing the Mr Fluffy asbestos expert reference group.
00:59:53 |
Wed 26 Nov 2014
Panga: a Paakantye draughtsman on the Paroo in the 1870s
Date recorded: 30 September 2014.
David talks about the collections of pastoralist Frederic Bonney, including the remarkable drawings of Panga, whose work is a valuable record of life on the Paroo …
00:18:51 |
Wed 26 Nov 2014
Between the lines
Date recorded: 30 September 2014.
Warlpiri Drawings curator Melinda Hinkson discusses the portrait sketches in Andrew Sayers' book and explains how they signify moments of intimacy and cross-cultur…
00:25:04 |
Wed 26 Nov 2014
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