Museum Highlights Tour | 1pm Daily
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Museum Highlights Tour | 1pm Daily

By National Museum of Australia
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Ages 5-99, max of 15 per group
Duration: 1h
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Live guide: English
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  • Museum Highlight Tour
  • Entry/Admission - National Museum of Australia
What's not included
  • The listed price does not include a parking fee, payable at the time of arrival to the Museum car park.
  • Food and drinks


Start:
  • National Museum of Australia, Lawson Cres, Acton ACT 2601, Australia
    Your tour will commence from the Visitor Services desk
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    • Pushchair accessible
    • Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
    • Transportation is wheelchair accessible
    • Wheelchair accessible
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 35395P19

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • Most travellers can participate
    • On arrival proceed to the Information Hub to redeem your voucher
    • Present your either printed or electronic voucher (e-vouchers) with photo ID to matching the booking name in exchange for your activity. Without proof of purchase and photo ID, the Museum reserves the right to charge visitors for the cost of the tour per person.
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • Wheelchairs, prams and motorised scooters are available for hire from the Information Desk
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 35395P19

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    • Kate J
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      This museum is a must see. Thanks to our excellent guide Carlos, we learned to appreciate the significance of the amazing architecture from the colors to the building materials. It is in a park-like setting..just lovely.
      Written 7 February 2025
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      This was a waste of time tbh. We went to the Pompeii exhibit which was ok, but the rest of the museum was a bit disappointing.
      Written 24 January 2025
    • mmao
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      Avoid if you like museums. Go if you like watching audiovisuals.
      An awful museum. Very few objects and generally these are very second rate (a twenty year old fireman's helmet as an example). Lots of audio visuals (which could be watched via YouTube) and wasted space. And the signs are almost illegible. The Australian Museum in Sydney, the Powerhouse Museum (also Sydney) are so much superior as is the South Australian Museum. A waste of time.
      Written 2 January 2025
    • davidlY4200WY
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      Loved it!
      We learned so much. Highlight of our trip! Our guide was fantastic. The museum itself is awesome, but our guide brought it to life for us.
      Written 12 December 2024
    • bella2353
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      Very disappointing, confusing and a waist of time.
      Very disappointing confused displays at amateur level. No real theme and absolutely no European history of Australia. Whilst the First Nations historically is critical and should be celebrated the European history is very important to many people to ignore it is not what a national Museum should be about. I never really understood the word woke till I visited this place.
      Written 30 November 2024
    • Aviation C
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      Great place for education!
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      I shall never return
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      Written 1 November 2024
    • islandboi6
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      Wonderful Museum and Exhibition!
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      Exhibition halls suit all ages
      I love a visit to this museum, and it was a pleasure to revisit as a parent with the toddler. The exhibition halls are a great mix and perfectly engaging for all ages. We also visited the discovery centre which was brilliant. We did get lost a bit, more signs back to the exit in the outdoor space would be welcome.
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      This was great. Karen was both kind and knowledgeable. We had a really interesting time at the Museum. We are so glad we went.
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      Luke warm coffee, beware
      The exhibitions were very interesting, the museum structure was well worth looking at. Please don't purchase a coffee in the cafe, it was the worst my wife and I have ever had, barely luke warm, I told a staff person on the way out but I think that was a waste of breath.
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    Rohit Gupta
    Brisbane, Australia551 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Feb 2024 • Couples
    We have been here before. This time we dropped in to have a look at the Egyptian display, on loan from a Dutch Museum. I had gleaned some knowledge from books, documentaries and movies.

    And I always wanted to visit Egypt. This was the next best thing. Thoroughly recommended. We didn't take a tour, and we didn't need to book. It may get busy in holidays.
    Written 23 March 2024
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    Anne S
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    Sept 2023 • Solo
    An informative tour and an excellent museum. I think that I learnt more on the tour of the galleries we visited than I would have wandering alone. I would have happily spent longer listening to our guide and getting extra insight into the different sections.
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    Jeffry b
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    It is in the nature of such institutions that they seek to define a national identity. In reality, the nature of this identity is defined by the people who visit the Museum, who are impressed by artifacts such as Phar Lap's heart and the first Holden car to roll off the production line. No matter how much you seek to define Australia in terms of its indigenous origins, visitors will not pay attention if they are bored
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    Horacio
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    Jan 2023
    First of all, even though we booked, there was no tour guide ready for us. Trip Advisor it seems had not communicated with the museum. One was found while we waited. Secondly, there was an unbalanced over emphasis on "Welcome to Country." How many times do I have to be welcomed to the country that I and my parents were born in? There is more to Australia than the atrocities of the British to the Orginal people of this land.
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    Nicole T
    Cairns, Australia113 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jan 2020
    An excellent snapshot of everything quintessentially Australian. Phar Lap’s heart is still here. A full morning or afternoon of your itinerary. The free Canberra loop bus stops here.
    Written 13 February 2020
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    Anthony O
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    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2023
    The whole experience was an honour, we did the whole tour, gained a lot more insight into the wars that our men and women endured. Stayed for the most moving part, which was the last post. This will stay with me forever.
    Written 24 May 2023
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    Pam T
    Caringbah, Australia3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Mar 2023 • Couples
    Our guide was very knowledgeable and pointed out many small but interesting things that we would otherwise have missed as there is just so much information
    Written 18 March 2023
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    Kellie P
    5 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dec 2024 • Family
    Treat day tour operator was wonderful efficient comfortable service was amazing Museum was so larger then expected the tours run are great specific exhibitions old relic cars loved the most
    Written 9 February 2025
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    Fani B
    Canberra, Australia7 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    We took the museum tour and we learned a bit. But we thought they could make the layout and flow of the place better.
    Written 20 October 2019
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