« previous | contents | next »

Distributed collections and significance

Items and collections held in archives and art galleries, libraries and museums across Australia help to tell our national stories. We have chosen to look at two of these stories—of Australia’s great folk hero, Ned Kelly, and our most famous extinct animal, the thylacine. Preserved in collecting organisations and at heritage sites, the essential records and artistic expressions of Ned Kelly and the thylacine will continue to demonstrate their significance into the future.

Click HERE to read about distributed collections and historical significance Armour worn by Ned Kelly and members of his gang is held in collections around Australia. This helmet is from the State Library of Victoria’s collection, and was shown in the National Library’s travelling exhibition, National treasures from Australia’s great libraries (2005–07) | Reproduced courtesy of the Pictures Collection, State Library of Victoria
Click HERE to read about distributed collections and scientific significance Former thylacine display in South Australian Museum | Reproduced courtesy of the South Australian Museum
« previous | contents | next »
collections council of australia
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
This publication is supported by the Australian Government represented by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts.
Valid XHTML 1.0 Transitional
Copyright © 2009 Collections Council of Australia Ltd. Site design by Orbit Design Group, Soul Solutions and CCA