Explore the National Museum of Australia’s Landmarks gallery in 3D. Discover objects and stories about some of the defining moments that have shaped Australia.
There are two ways to explore:
1 Complete the challenge to find 10 defining moment displays
2 Or do your own self-guided tour.
Click on green spots to look at the highlight objects and check out some 3D objects. Click on the help button for details on how to navigate through the museum.
At any time you can also go to the menu and play a number of exciting games that will help you investigate defining moments in your own family history and in your own local community. Good luck!
Our Landmarks gallery is temporarily closed while we create a new and inspiring space for more Australian stories. Thanks for your continuing support.
3D Objects
Find these interactive objects in the museum or quick link to them below.
Find these 10 defining moments displays and decide if they are an example of a personal moment, a local community moment and/or a national moment. You can choose more than one option for each one but be ready to explain your reasons!
How to use
In this virtual reality activity you explore the National Museum of Australia. Click on the checklist activity button to view the activity worksheet.
Use your mouse, keyboard or touch screen to explore the gallery. Click the markers in the Museum to view more information and links. You can also explore the Museum using compatible VR goggles!
As you explore the Museum you will find 3D objects. Click on these links to see interactive 3D models on defining moment objects found in the Museum. Alternatively, use the 3D objects quick list button to jump to them quickly.
The Matterport help button in the bottom right of the screen provides additional information on how to use VR goggles.
Accessibility Tips
To improve accessibility a high contrast mode is available via the main menu. If you are logged in, you can save high contrast mode as your default view. Video captions are enabled on all videos along with PDF transcripts of the videos via the help button.