National Museum of Australia

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The National Museum of Australia is a major social history museum in Canberra that explores the stories, cultures, and histories of Australia and its peoples.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national museum
social history museum
architect Howard Raggatt
architecturalFirm Ashton Raggatt McDougall
architecturalStyle postmodern architecture
city Canberra
coordinates 35.292°S 149.124°E
country Australia
governingBody Australian government
surface form: Australian Government
hasCollection Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collections
National Historical Collection
photographic collections
political history objects
rural and agricultural history objects
transport and technology objects
hasDesignFeature Braille-like façade pattern
Uluru line motif
hasExhibitionType permanent exhibitions
temporary exhibitions
hasFacility café
education spaces
galleries
shop
theatre
hasOnlineResource digital exhibitions
online collection database
hasView Lake Burley Griffin
inception 2001
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedIn Australian Capital Territory (enclaved within) (geographical context)
surface form: Australian Capital Territory
locatedOn Acton Peninsula
Lake Burley Griffin
location Canberra
mandate to preserve and interpret Australia’s social history
to tell the stories of Australia and its peoples
openingDate 2001-03-11
operator Australian government
surface form: Australian Government
ownedBy Australia
surface form: Commonwealth of Australia
partOf Australian national collecting institutions
significantEvent establishment under the National Museum of Australia Act 1980
subjectFocus Australian culture
Australian environment
Australian migration history
Australian politics
Australian social history
First Nations cultures
Indigenous Australian history
website https://www.nma.gov.au/

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National Historical Collection administeredBy National Museum of Australia
this entity surface form: Commonwealth of Australia (through the National Museum of Australia)
subject surface form: Australian Capital Territory
Canberra contains National Museum of Australia
Canberra region (Jervis Bay Territory nearby) contains National Museum of Australia
Acton Peninsula hasLandmark National Museum of Australia
National Historical Collection locatedInFacility National Museum of Australia
National Historical Collection maintainedBy National Museum of Australia
National Historical Collection operator National Museum of Australia