Your museum display challenge
You are invited in this special category of the National History Challenge to develop a museum display that illustrates celebrations or memories in Australian social history.Choose a person in Australian history who interests you (it doesn’t have to be someone famous and it could even be someone from your family or local area) and tell the story of an event or action relating to that person by using one of the ten themes of the Museum’s Eternity gallery.
Choose an emotion. Tell us a story. Take us on a journey.
About the Eternity gallery
The Eternity gallery is a glimpse into Australia’s past, present and future through the lives, emotions and experiences of its people. The gallery is based on 10 emotional themes that speak to people’s real experiences. These themes of Joy, Hope, Passion, Mystery, Thrill, Loneliness, Fear, Devotion, Separation and Chance provide a new angle on Australian history.
Eternity shows how people deal with experiences such as war, discrimination, personal tragedy or isolation. Stories range from losing a loved one, facing death, spiritual devotion, sporting triumph, missing one’s homeland and appreciating the little things in life. You can read about the stories in the Eternity gallery at: www.nma.gov.au/exhibitions/now_showing/eternity/
For more information about the National Museum of Australia’s 2010 National History Challenge category, visit our website: www.nma.gov.au/education/events_and_activities/2010_national_history_challenge/
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