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Australians & Hollywood
The NFSA announces a blockbuster exhibition opening in January 2022.
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Mervyn Bishop: Australian Photojournalist
In March we launch Mervyn Bishop: Australian Photojournalist, an exhibition celebrating one of Australia’s most prolific and influential photographers.
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Corrick Collection tours Tasmania
The newly digitised Corrick Collection tours Tasmania for the Ten Days on the Island festival.
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Funding Boost for the NFSA
The NFSA receives $5.5 million to support digitisation of at-risk audio and video.
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NFSA launches ❤ Kylie: A Celebration
Celebrating Australia’s highest-selling artist of all time.
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NFSA + DNA
A technological world first for the NFSA.
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Hive and Storywall
A new interactive public space opens in August.
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The NFSA is always open online
In response to COVID-19 restrictions, we launch the NFSA is Always Open Online campaign.
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NFSA restoration of The Sentimental Bloke premieres in Sydney
The NFSA digitally restores The Sentimental Bloke (1918), a classic Australian silent film.
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Archie Roach: His Story in Song
Our online exhibition celebrates the life and career of a remarkable Australian singer, songwriter and storyteller.
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Game Masters: The Exhibition
Game Masters: The Exhibition opens and the NFSA begins collecting and preserving Australian video games.
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Three million collection items and growing
The NFSA collection now numbers over three million items.
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John Farnham: The Voice
Our online exhibition relives the highlights of the phenomenal career of an Australian music legend.
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Anzac Sight Sound: final centenary
New recordings are added to the Anzac Sight Sound website in the final phase of First World War commemorations.
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Skippy the Bush Kangaroo
Our online exhibition celebrates the majesty of Skippy.
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The Dressmaker Costume Exhibition
Our latest blockbuster exhibition celebrates the artistry of costume design and the transformational power of fashion.
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Australia in Colour
We supply 70% of the footage used in the landmark four-part series Australia in Colour.
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Carriberrie VR Experience
We present an immersive virtual reality journey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander song and dance.
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Annette Kellerman: Australia’s Fearless Mermaid
Our online exhibition celebrates Kellerman’s inspirational life and career.
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Starstruck exhibition on tour
We produce a short documentary about Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits when the exhibition opens in Adelaide.
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Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Man
Our online exhibition celebrates an Australian rock legend.
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Digitisation Strategy launch
The NFSA launches the Digitisation Strategy 2018–2025.
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Museum Dance Off 2018
The NFSA wins the national title in the international Museum Dance Off competition 2018!
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Newscaf 30th anniversary
The NFSA celebrates 30 years of our News and Current Affairs Program in 2018.
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Starstruck: Australian Movie Portraits
The NFSA and the National Portrait Gallery present a new star-studded exhibition.
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Strictly Ballroom: Behind the Curtain
Our new online exhibition celebrates 25 years of Strictly Ballroom.
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NFSA restores: Shame
The NFSA restoration of Shame (1988) premieres at the 2017 Melbourne International Film Festival.
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Graham Kennedy: The King
The King of Television is the subject of our new online exhibition.
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Sydney Harbour Bridge: online exhibition
Celebrating the 85th birthday of an international icon.
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UNESCO Australian Memory of the World
The 1899 and 1903 Fanny Cochrane Smith Tasmanian Aboriginal recordings join the register.
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Storm Boy turns 40
Storm Boy, the classic Australian film based on Colin Thiele’s novel, is the subject of our latest online exhibition.
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The new NFSA website
The redeveloped nfsa.gov.au offers a mobile, responsive experience to better discover and share our collection.
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Return of the kookaburra
The NFSA relaunches its visual identity in November with the return of an old friend.
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Shine screening and concert
The NFSA’s 20th anniversary screening of Shine reunited pianist David Helfgott with actor Geoffrey Rush.
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Crowdfunding helps us restore Proof
The NFSA restores a modern classic with generous help from Australia’s film lovers.
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Johnny O’Keefe: a little bit louder now
A new online exhibition celebrates the Australian rock’n’roll icon.
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Deadline 2025
NFSA CEO Michael Loebenstein launches the discussion paper Deadline 2025: Collections at Risk.
