Libraries, Museums and Galleries

Donors who gifted $1 million to the South Australian Museum fear the proposed restructure would make it a "mere repository of collections", and a former employee says reducing the number of researchers would be a "tragedy".

The Eyre Peninsula was the scene of one of the final episodes of violence between British Army and First Nations peoples in 1842, and it's hoped a new exhibition about the region's history will help advance local truth-telling.

As technology evolves at a lightning pace, video games that are only a few years old are already being lost. But Australia is leading the way in preserving this important cultural heritage.

Maritime archaeologists identify the earliest known shipwreck in the Swan River, a cargo barge wrecked in an 1882 storm, which provides a glimpse into life in 19th-century Perth. 

Priceless artworks housed in London's Somerset House — including paintings by Van Gogh and Monet — were unaffected by a fire that erupted at the historic building on Saturday.

Emerging artist Kasia Kolikow was born with one hand. She's using art to help her find her place in the world and is one of 22 graduate artists on display at a national exhibition.

A new multimedia exhibition is celebrating the professional experiences and personal perspectives of women involved in Antarctica.

Angus McDonald has won the People's Choice award for the Archibald Prize for his portrait of Marcia Langton.

In a time well before instant communication in 1859, it took days for word of the Admella shipwreck to reach authorities, during which survivors were stranded with no food and water. 

The blue roof, or Farm at Le Pouldu, by post-impressionist Paul Gauguin is purchased by the National Gallery of Australia, making it the first of his paintings to enter an Australian public collection.

First Nations artefacts housed at the Museum of Vancouver in Canada will return to Australia following an agreement struck by the Queensland Museum. 

A Dublin museum has taken down its wax figure of the Nothing Compares 2 U star and apologised to family and fans over its lack of likeness to the late singer.

Known as the "Irish Giant", Charles Byrne's dying wish was to be buried at sea to avoid being dissected and displayed after he died. But he was betrayed and centuries later the debate over where his remains should rest continues.

The Picasso estate has contacted Tasmania's Museum of Old and New Art to express its regret about artist Kirsha Kaechele's faked Picasso artworks, but said it considers the matter to be now closed. 

It took 140 years for Djaara cultural items to be returned home after they were displayed at the 1878 Paris Exposition. With another cultural exchange with Paris underway in Bendigo, the repatriation campaign for Dja Dja Wurrung continues.

The story of the state's oldest colonial shipwreck is being re-imagined in a museum exhibit that allows history buffs to see it through the eyes of divers, as well as visitors on board while it was still intact in 1837.

While the presence of two sizeable pieces of plastic in the bird's stomach were concerning, its cause of death was most likely a dog or fox attack.

When an archives manager in England stumbled upon a small black doll, she was puzzled. A clue pointed her to Tasmania and a girl called Mithina, who lived almost 200 years ago.

A new visitor centre on Kangaroo Island is finally complete four years after devastating bushfires burnt almost half of the island.

The sculptures were looted from the country during a period of war and unrest and their return is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia's culture minister says.