Date recorded: 1 December 2010. 

Margo talks about the new exhibition of Aboriginal artworks sent from Catholic missions in the north and west of Australia to the Vatican that recently opened at the Vatican's Ethnological Museum and coincided with the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop.

Date recorded: 1 December 2010. Margo talks about the new exhibition of Aboriginal artworks sent from Catholic missions in the north and west of Australia to the Vatican that recently opened at the Vatican's Ethnological Museum and coincided with the canonisation of St Mary MacKillop.

Aboriginal treasures at the Vatican

The National Museum of Australia's audio series explores Australia's social history: Indigenous people, their cultures and histories, the nation's history since 1788, and the interaction of Australians with the land and environment. The series includes talks by curators, conservators, historians, environmental scientists and other specialists.

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