Current Exhibitions
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175 Years of AMP
On 31 August 1848 a group of prominent businessmen met in Sydney to discuss the formation of an organisation to…
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200 Years of the Australian Agricultural Company
On 10th April 1824 a dozen men met in the London chambers of Australian lawyer John Macarthur Jnr for the purpose of…
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Struggle, Solidarity and Unity: 150 Years of Maritime Unions in Australia
Trade unionism dates back to the mid-1800s in Australia, with the formation of trade unions representing builders,…
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Student life: 75 Years of the Australian National University
As a new research university in the 1950s with relatively small numbers of graduate students, student life at ANU did…
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Marie Reay in Papua New Guinea: Exploring Cultures Through Objects
Marie Reay in Papua New Guinea celebrates the work of ANU anthropologist Marie Reay, who devoted much of her adult…
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Building Australia's National University: 75 Years of the Australian National University
In August 1946 the Australian National University Act 1946 was passed, establishing the ANU as the only…
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Reds Under the Bed: 100 Years of Communism in Australia
"By background and temperament, the Australian communist was a radical and militant, a nay-sayer and a troublemaker;…
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A Celebration of Vanuatu: Vanuatu materials in the ANU Archives
In honour of the 40th anniversary of the independence of Vanuatu, the Pacific Research Archives at ANU has…
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ANU COVID-19 Digital Archive
Collecting the ANU response to the pandemic The coronavirus pandemic has had an extraordinary impact on the world…
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Australia & the Spanish Civil War: Activism & Reaction
The Spanish Civil War began on 17 July 1936, when a military coup, aided by Italian and German forces, attempted to…
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Art in Archives
Art in Archives highlights the variety and depth of artworks held within the Australian National University Archives…
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Forgotten Trades: selected records of early Australian trades
Forgotten Trades Forgotten Trades showcases 12 diverse occupations represented in union records held at the Noel…