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The National Museum of Australia’s origins are mired in controversy, but its current director says that’s all in the past
Ahead of the National Museum of Australia’s 20th birthday this week, the building’s architect has only now revealed the level of government anger that was ignited over a secret political message emblazoned onto its walls.
Key points:
- Howard Raggatt says the then Howard government was outraged that he hid the word ‘sorry’ in braille on the side of the building
- The museum’s founding director Dawn Casey was hounded out of the position by conservative critics, accused of pushing a ‘black armband’ view of history
- Today, the NMA confronts Australia’s complicated past and is planning an extension, according to current director Mathew Trinca
Howard Raggatt has admitted it was a “cheeky streak” that inspired him to emboss the walls of the monumental…
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