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Exhibition Gallery| Imagine life in a different time with
Herbert Basedow's photographs of early 20th-century expeditions
into central and northern Australia. Herbert Basedow —
anthropologist, geologist, scientist, explorer and medical
practitioner — was a remarkable Australian. He was renowned for
the breadth of his work across central and northern Australia in
the early decades of the 20th century. His extensive knowledge
of the country and his opinions were highly valued by
scientists, politicians and businessmen of his era. Part of his
great legacy is the National Museum of Australia's collection of
more than 2200 negatives created during his many expeditions in
remote Australia. His photographs reveal his diverse interests
and provide poignant reflections of expeditionary and frontier
life — a window into a different time. A Different Time: The
Expedition Photographs of Herbert Basedow 1903–1928 draws on the
National Museum of Australia's rich coll