National Museum of Australia
The country's museum of its history and people, set on the Acton Peninsula beside Lake Burley Griffin, and formally established in 1980. Its brightly coloured building tells the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and of the country since.
- Where
- Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -35.2931, 149.1210
Get the National Museum of Australia stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at National Museum of Australia. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Australian Capital Territory volume with your photos and a note.
Near National Museum of Australia
Lake Burley Griffin 0.6 km
An artificial lake at the heart of Canberra, made in 1963 by damming the Molonglo River and named after Walter Burley Griffin, the architect who designed the city. The Captain Cook Memorial Jet shoots water high above it, and paths for walking and cycling run around its shores.
Questacon 1.1 km
A science centre on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra, with more than 200 interactive exhibits on science and technology. It is Australia's national science centre and a fixture of school trips from every state.
Old Parliament House 1.3 km
The white building where the Parliament of Australia sat from 1927, after moving from Melbourne, until 1988. Since 2009 it has been the Museum of Australian Democracy, and visitors can walk through the old chambers and the prime minister's office.
National Gallery of Australia 1.6 km
The national art museum, established in 1967 and holding more than 166,000 works, on the shore of Lake Burley Griffin. Its collection runs from the Aboriginal Memorial, a forest of 200 painted hollow log coffins, to Jackson Pollock's Blue Poles.
Parliament House 1.7 km
The meeting place of the Parliament of Australia, built into Capital Hill and opened in 1988, crowned by a flagpole 81 metres tall. Lawns sweep up over its roof, and inside are the chambers of both houses and a large collection of Australian art.
Australian War Memorial 2.9 km
The national memorial, museum and archive for all Australians who have died in war, in Campbell at the head of Anzac Parade. The Hall of Memory holds the Tomb of the Unknown Australian Soldier, and the Roll of Honour along the cloisters lists the names of the dead, where visitors leave red poppies.
National Arboretum Canberra 4.6 km
A 250-hectare arboretum on the hills west of central Canberra, planted with forests of rare and threatened trees from around the world. It keeps a stand of Himalayan cedars from the earlier forest, and its hilltops look out over the lake and the city.
Mount Kosciuszko 151 km
The highest mountain on the Australian mainland, 2,228 metres, on the Main Range of the Snowy Mountains. The summit is a gentle rounded top, reached on foot by a walk from the chairlift at Thredbo, and it is named after the Polish hero Tadeusz Kościuszko.
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Questions
Where is National Museum of Australia?
National Museum of Australia is in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Lake Burley Griffin (0.6 km), Questacon (1.1 km), Old Parliament House (1.3 km).
How do I get the National Museum of Australia stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at National Museum of Australia and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Australian Capital Territory volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to National Museum of Australia before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Australian Capital Territory volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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