Constructing the Past: History, power and memory
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Audience
Secondary school -
Learning stage
Stage 6 -
Learning area
History -
Type
Museum educator-led
© Australian Museum
About the program:
Who decides which stories become history, how they are told, and what we choose to remember?
In this immersive Stage 6 Modern History program, students investigate how histories are constructed, represented and commemorated by examining the spaces in which history is created and encountered.
Students begin with an investigation of public history, the early colonial history of the Australian Museum and a case study of decolonisation and truth-telling.
An experienced educator will lead students in an exploration of the Museum’s buildings and galleries to consider how architecture, collections and displays can communicate authority, shape interpretation and influence the way audiences understand the past. The investigation then moves beyond the Museum and into Hyde Park, where students critically examine the Captain Cook statue and the Anzac Memorial as constructions of the past. Students consider who and what is commemorated, how historical figures and events are represented in public spaces, and the social and political influences that shape these representations.
Audience: This program is bookable for Stage 6 Modern and Extension History students.
Cost: $20 (GST included) per student with a minimum cost of $200 per session.
Duration: 120 minutes
Capacity: Up to 30 students per session
Term: Terms 1-4 2027
Dates: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
Times: 10am & 12:15pm
NSW Syllabus
Modern History Stage 6 (2024)
Investigating modern history – The nature of modern history
A student:
- MH-11-05 analyses different types of sources for evidence to support a historical account or argument
- MH-11-0 6explains differing interpretations and representations of the past
- MH-11-07 communicates historical understanding, applying historical knowledge, terms and concepts
This program is applicable to any of the following options:
- The construction of modern histories
- The representation and commemoration of the past.
History Extension (2024)
Constructing History - Key Questions
A student:
- HX-12-01analyses different approaches to history and the complexity of factors that shape historiographical perspectives in different eras
- HX-12-02constructs a position about an area of historiographical interpretation, and discusses and challenges other positions
Any changes to numbers or cancellations must be made in writing by emailing group.bookings@australian.museum before the date for Final Confirmation (14 days prior to your visit).
Final booking numbers must be confirmed at least 14 days prior to the scheduled visit.
A tax invoice will be issued prior to your visit based on Final Confirmation details.
A tax invoice based on Final Confirmation details will be issued prior to your visit or session.
Please advise at the time of booking if the tax invoice needs to be issued to a different contact name or email address. NSW Department of Education schools that use the EDConnect payment system should advise this at time of booking and provide a purchase order number if required.
Our payment terms are net 14 days. However, it is the AM’s strong preference that bookings be paid in full prior to the visit.
Adjustments on the day – the AM will adjust the invoice amount and you must pay the difference where:
i) Group numbers increase from Final Confirmation numbers; or
ii) the Group changes to a more expensive booking/ticket.
The adjusted invoice payment terms are net 14 days. To be clear, where numbers are less than Final Confirmation numbers, no deductions or refunds will be given.
For information about your excursion, arrival to the Museum and available facilities, visit our school excursions page.
