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In Australia and abroad, hundreds of scientists and friends of the museum have expressed their horror at the proposal, to the media, in letters to the state government, and in interviews with the author.

As Australians continue their love affair with all things ancient Egyptian, some of our museums are also embracing VR to take us on journeys through time, and deep into the natural world this year.

After more than 100 years, the bodies of Kaurna Ancestors have been reburied on their Country.

‘On the one hand, it looks like a very little story – a woman gives birth,’ Anna Goldsworthy says of her candid memoir Welcome to Your New Life, which is about to be brought to life on stage. ‘On the other hand, this is the biggest story of them all.’

SA arts & culture news in brief: An opportunity for artists to respond to an historic political poster collection; new films added to festival program; Helpmann Academy’s new home for its graduate exhibition; and a Nobel Prize winner in conversation.

More than 1500 First Nations artists from across Australia will feature in this year’s Tarnanthi Festival, which includes a major exhibition of work by the multi-award-winning Vincent Namatjira and will see the annual Tarnanthi Art Fair return as an in-person event ­at Adelaide Entertainment Centre.