Make a personal connection
‘G’day, my name is Frank Hurley.’
‘Hi, I'm Nancy Bird.’
‘Hello, my name is Andrejs Kalnins.’
‘We are just a few of the people you can learn about at the National Museum of Australia.’
In Meet the People students are introduced to the life of a fascinating Australian through key objects. Students then explore a selection of the Museum's galleries to find more examples of inspiring people in Australian history.
|Group size||Up to 120 students (minimum of 60 students)
|Duration||1 hour's facilitated program; please allow 30–60 minutes for self-guided exploration afterward
|Cost||$4 per student|
|Availability||Tuesday–Friday, hourly 9am–4pm
In 2017, Tuesday – Friday at 9am, 10am, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm.
||Australian History curriculum links to our programs (225kb PDF)
- Introduce students to a significant person in Australia's history.
- Provide students with a brief overview of the Museum's galleries by introducing them to the Museum's main themes and the link between objects, personal stories and active citizenship.
- Introductory activity – students are introduced to the connection between the Museum's objects and personal stories through a short interpretive presentation about a significant Australian. The education officer will also give a brief orientation to the Museum's galleries and other available activities.
- Gallery activity – working in groups, students then go into the Museum's galleries under adult supervision to explore the Museum further and look for additional examples of people who have made a contribution to Australia. The school's own staff supervise the tour of the galleries.
This program has been especially devised to cater for schools that need to come to the Museum in very large groups.
Exploring the MuseumFor everything you need to know about visiting, see Plan and book a visit.
These classroom activities might be useful in your classroom.
You may also be interested in the following teacher resource:
- Investigating the changing rights and freedoms of Indigenous Australians, 1957–1975 – a unit of work exploring Indigenous rights on an interactive timeline
You can also see the full list of resources related to Australian history.