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Behind the Lines 2007 exhibition
National Museum of Australia
Behind the Lines 2007 – The year’s best cartoons will bring together the best works of political cartoonists published across Australia in 2007. This will be the tenth annual cartoon exhibition presented by the National Museum of Australia and will cover the major events and personalities of the year. The cartoons will be both amusing and thought provoking, providing a wonderful opportunity to reflect on the year of Australian politics, covering the November election. Previous exhibitions have been highly successful, attracting large crowds in Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
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Exposed! the story of swimwear
Australian National Maritime Museum
Movie sirens, aquatic stars, bathing beauties, athletes, swimmers and designers have all played their part in the evolution of the modern swimsuit. Featuring designs created especially for this exhibition, Exposed! places Australian swimwear in a global context of design and swimming history, and popular culture.
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Peggy Moffitt modelling Rudi Gernreich topless ‘monokini’ swimsuit in 1964.
Photograph by William Claxton/Courtesy Demont Photo Management
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Femme fatale: the female criminal
Historic Houses Trust of NSW
Woman is rarely wicked, but when she is, she is worse than a man. Italian proverb
Wicked women, seductive sinners, vicious vixens – from the biblical first transgressor Eve to later day child-killer Kathleen Folbigg the female criminal is portrayed in many guises in popular culture, myth, literature and history but what do these stereotypes tell us about women and crime?
Australian authorities have grappled with how to control wayward women from the moment raucous female convicts stepped ashore. The brutal reality of notorious female criminals such as ‘the man-woman murderer’ Eugenia Falleni, sly grogger Kate Leigh and poisoner Yvonne Fletcher is in stark contrast to the glamour of the noir seductress and pulp novel siren. This exhibition examines these extremes, traversing criminological theory, popular culture and case studies.
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The Postman Always Rings Twice, 1946, Lobby card [detail], National Film and Sound Archive
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League of Legends
National Museum of Australia
The National Museum of Australia is developing a travelling exhibition to celebrate the Centenary of Rugby League in 2008. The exhibition will explore the history of the game since its inception in Australia, reviewing the major milestones and events throughout that history.
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League of Legends exhibition
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