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‘Songlines’ to be included in landmark exhibition exchange between Australia and China

Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters has toured to The Box in Plymouth, the Berlin Palace in Germany and will now travel to Beijing.

16 Jul 2025 16:10

Madeleine Swain

Armies of terracotta warriors in trenches under a big domed roof.

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Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, China. Image: xiquinhosilva, Wiki Commons.

The National Museum of Australia’s critically acclaimed exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters, which managed to defy COVID border closures and travel to the UK and Germany in 2020 and 2021, is now slated to open in China. In a media release received today (16 July), the Minister for the Arts Tony Burke described the exchange as a sign of strengthening ties between the two countries.

A memorandum of understanding between the National Museums of Australia and China will lead to the Songlines exhibition opening at the latter in November 2026.

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Madeleine Swain

Madeleine Swain is originally from England, where she trained as an actor, and has over 30 years’ experience as a writer, editor and film reviewer in print, television, radio and online. She is also currently President of JOY Media and Chair of the Board.