Contesting History: The Evolution of The National Museum of Australia; Classroom Resources Available from The National Museum of Australia

David Arnold writes about the evolution of the National Museum of Australia, looking at the some of the founding principles upon which the museum was built and how commentators have reacted to those principles, and then looking at more recent principles. He muses on the ways in which the new principles are different to the ones that came before, and on what kind of museum is now emerging and what kind of national story it will tell. Includes student activities.