Join Egyptologist Dr Melanie Pitkin, bioarchaeologist Professor Ronika Power, and Egyptologist and exhibition curator Dr Daniel Soliman in conversation with National Museum of Australia senior curator Craig Middleton.

Join visiting exhibition curator and Egypt expert Dr Daniel Soliman of the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities and National Museum of Australia curator Craig Middleton, as they chat with award-winning journalist Emma Macdonald.Av Dr Daniel Soliman, Craig Middleton, Emma Macdonald

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.The 1973 painting 'Story of the Women’s Camp and the Origin of Damper' by Anatjari Tjakamarra and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.A lifebuoy from the MV 'Tampa' and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.A small, gold locket with a portrait of boxer Les Darcy and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.A yellow Swansea bicycle used by Darrell Hick on Rottnest Island and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.A case of trial frames and lenses used by Professor Fred Hollows, which inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.A protest placard used at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.A gate from the Kinchela Aboriginal Boys Training Home and how this object inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.The Museum’s Holden Prototype No. 1 car, its history and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.An 1880s Grubb refractor telescope from the National Museum's collection and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 2 March 2021.A bamboo musical instrument crafted by Vietnamese migrant Minh Tam Nguyen and how it inspired the Grigoryan Brothers composition. Courtesy ABC ClassicAv Grigoryan Brothers and Alice Keath, ABC Classic

Date recorded: 24 August 2019. ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and expert panel discuss true crime and popular culture.Av Paul Barclay, Hedley Thomas, Rachel Franks, Felicity Packard, Hedley Thomas

Date recorded: 7 May 2018.Paul Tapsell describes the importance of understanding cultural beliefs and practices in attitudes towards ancestral remains. Repatriation reflects a responsibility for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples to respect both the deceased and future generations.Av Paul Tapsell

Date recorded: 7 May 2018.Amber Aranui discusses the potential for conflict between Maori cultural values and practices and those of Western systems. Aranui describes the emotional experiences for Maori in pursuing the return of ancestral remains and cultural objects.Av Amber Aranui

Date recorded: 7 May 2018.Neil Carter, Lui Ned David and Major Sumner share their histories and experiences, identifying regional differences and similarities in repatriation activities. They state the importance of helping and learning from each other in their work.Av Neil Carter, Lui Ned David, Major Sumner

Date recorded: 7 May 2018.Local Ngunnawal elder, Jude Barlow, provides the Welcome to Country address followed by Mathew Trinca’s opening address. Welcome to Country is a traditional practice in which visitors are both welcomed and given permission to be on the traditional lands of local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people.…

Date recorded: 7 May 2018.Elders of the Ainu of Hokkaido in northern Japan, Yuji Shimizu and Tsuguo Kuzuno describe the Ainu experience of having ancestral remains stolen and their fight to have them returned.Av Tsuguo Kuzuno, Yuji Shimizu

Date recorded: 7 May 2018.The Long Journey Home: Repatriation symposium ends with a general discussion among the forum’s speakers.Av Amber Aranui, Edward Halealoha Ayau, Neil Carter, Lui Ned David, Tsuguo Kuzuno, Yuji Shimizu, Major Sumner, Paul Tapsell

Date recorded: 7 May 2018.Edward Halealoha Ayau talks about the importance of appreciating the spiritual guidance of the ancestors in approaching the repatriation of remains. He discusses the importance of recognising Native Hawaiian cultural values in repatriation activities, and describes some of the positive and negative experiences he has encou…

Date recorded: 19 July 2019.Andrew Tink, author of Honeysuckle Creek: The Story of Tom Reid, a Little Dish and Neil Armstrong’s First Step, and a panel of Apollo trackers tell the story of how a little dish at Honeysuckle Creek near Canberra was behind the global broadcast of Neil Armstrong’s first steps on the moon.…

Date recorded: 13 July 2019. At the Endangered Skills and Trades seminar, artisans share their stories of the joys and challenges of preserving rare skills and trades. Learn how bookbinders, taxidermists and even locksmiths can provide skills and solutions for an innovative future.Av Danny Dawson, Natalie Delaney-John, David Hallam, Garry McLaughlin, Scott McMillan, Victoria Pearce, Aaron Smith, Robin Tait

Date recorded: 23 May 2019. ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and expert panel examine how fire has shaped Australia for hundreds of thousands of years and how our relationship with it has changed significantly.Av Defining Moments: Fire

Date recorded: 26 May 2019. Atomic, molecular and optical physicist, Dr Charles W Clark demonstrates invisible light and discusses how ultraviolet influences the science of physics, astronomy and climate change.Av Charles W Clark

Date recorded: 29 March 2019. Visiting curator Yan Zheng shares valuable insights into the Emperor Qianlong’s Southern Inspection Tour scroll from the exhibition The Historical Expression of Chinese Art: Calligraphy and Painting from the National Museum of China. The lecture is conducted in Chinese and translated by a live interpreter.…

Date recorded: 24 April 2019. Dr Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy discusses what it would mean if Australia ratified the 2003 UNESCO Convention.Av Susan McIntyre-Tamwoy

Date recorded: 5 July 2018. Lecturer in art history and visual culture at Charles Sturt University, Dr Sam Bowker outlines some of the complications that situate 'Islamic' art as a challenging and global field.Av Sam Bowker

Date recorded: 20 February 2019. Professor Matthew Spriggs talks about the ancient DNA ‘revolution’ and how it is rapidly changing our understanding of past human movements.Av Matthew Spriggs

Date recorded: 23 February 2018. The Living Songlines symposium ends with a Question and Answer session between panellists and the audience that teases out the key themes and issues of the day’s discussion.Av John Bradley, Ian McLean, Margo Neale, Matt Poll and Lynette Wallworth

Date recorded: 23 February 2018. This session from the Living Songlines symposium begins with the Songlines/em> exhibition and its relationship to future-proofing songlines, and continues to explore these questions in detail.Av John Bradley, Scott Cane, Kim Mahood, Margo Neale and Mathew Trinca

Date recorded: 23 February 2018. This session from the Living Songlines symposium explores the possibilities of digitising the Dreaming and how songlines work virtually through digital storytelling.Av Sarah Kenderdine, Margo Neale, Cornel Ozies, Curtis Taylor and Lynette Wallworth

Date recorded: 23 February 2018. This session from the Living Songlines symposium explores the relationship between Indigenous storytelling and the ancient stories of other cultures, and the potential for future-proofing songlines.Av Paola Balla, Paul Collis, Lisa Fuller, Ian McLean, Margo Neale, Matt Poll, Una Rey, Lisa Slade and Jen Webb

Date recorded: 10 October 2018. ABC RN’s Big Ideas presenter Paul Barclay and the panel discuss Australia’s inventive past and imagine its innovative future.Av Paul Barclay, Genevieve Bell, Rod Lamberts, Geoff McNamara and Michelle Simmons

Date recorded: 21 November 2018. Associate Professor Dougald O’Reilly shares insights from his research on the Plain of Jars in central Laos.Av Dougald O'Reilly

Date recorded: 15 November 2018. Scott Rankin is an award-winning writer, director, cultural activist and founder of Big hART, a charity which uses the arts to bring about social justice. As Tasmanian Australian of the Year for 2018, Rankin reveals how Big hART’s long-term collaborations with communities have created positive social outcomes.…

Date recorded: 25 November 2018. Quantum physicist and science advocate Professor Michelle Yvonne Simmons reflects on her time as Australian of the Year.Av Dan Bourchier, Michelle Simmons

Date recorded: 17 October 2018. Expert panellists examine the current situation on global security. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Black Mist Burnt Country.Av Jody Broun, John Carlson, Stephan Fruhling, Humphrey McQueen, Richard Tanter, Ramesh Thakur, Bernhard Zimburg

Date recorded: 16 July 2018. Panellists discuss a proposed Anthropocene Day on 16 July to reflect on a new geological epoch in which humans now dominate the Earth system.Av Saul Cunningham, Bradley Opdyke, Joan Leach, Libby Robin, Martha Sear, Will Steffen

Date recorded: 1 June 2018. Forty years after the first Sydney mardi gras and months after Australia achieved marriage equality, we consider whether Australia has reached the end of the rainbow. Or has the fight for LGBTQIA+ rights just begun?Av Michael Kirby AC CMG, Robyn Laverack, Jordan Raskopoulos, Dr Shirleene Robinson, Cathy Van Extel

Date recorded: 9 May 2018. Textiles play a central role in Islamic society, and reflect the enduring richness of Islamic culture. This lecture draws on textile artefacts displayed in the exhibition, 'So That You Might Know Each Other'.Av Christina Sumner OAM, weaver, teacher and former curator at the Powerhouse Museum

Date recorded: 7 March 2018. A reflection on the history of liberalism in Australia, from prime minister Alfred Deakin to prime minister John Howard, and a discussion on Defining Moments in Australian history.Av Former prime minister John Howard, Howard Library director Professor Tom Frame and National Museum director Mathew Trinca

Date recorded: 13 February 2018. An exclusive insight into the development of the Midawarr | Harvest exhibition and the remarkable relationship John shared with Yolgnu elder Mulkun Wirrpanda.Av Artist John Wolseley

Date recorded: 24 April 2018. Explore the meaning of the exhibition title, 'So That You Might Know Each Other', taken from a verse of the Holy Qur'an. This phrase is a source of inspiration and guidance for the Muslim world and beyond, reminding us of the value of respect and human equality.Av Muhammed Aksu and Dylan Esteban, Bluestar Intercultural Centre

Date recorded: 26 October 2017. Global authority on the biology of nasal cells Professor Alan Mackay-Sim reflects on his time as Australian of the Year. He received the top national award for his research into the use of nasals cells in the treatment of spinal cord injury.Av Biomedical scientist Alan Mackay-Sim with ABC presenter Jane Hutcheon

Date recorded: 30 October 2017. 'After the fall: commissioning and creating contemporary art in response to historic events'Av Australian War Memorial curator Dr Anthea Gunn and visual artist Angela Tiatia

Date recorded: 30 October 2017. Janda Gooding on 'Broken families: British evacuees to Australia 1941-42' and Garth Connell on 'The blue birds are calling me back home: Aboriginal Australian prisoners of war in Singapore'Av National Museum of Australia Deputy Director Janda Gooding and Australian War Memorial curator Garth O'Connell

Date recorded: 30 October 2017. Mat Trinca on 'The partnership between the National Museum of Singapore and the National Museum of Australia', Joan Beaumont on 'From 'inexecusable betrayal' to Changi; Australian memories of the fall of Singapore, Priscilla Chua on 'Remembering the fallAv National Museum of Australia Director Dr Mathew Trinca, historian Professor Joan Beaumont, National Museum of Singapore curator Priscilla Chua and historian Professor Frank Bongiorno

Date recorded: 20 September 2017. Archaeological finds and stories from the Tuggeranong Schoolhouse in Canberra's south, from its evolution in the 1870s to its time as private residence and museum.Av Storyteller and curator Elizabeth Burness