Spy: Espionage in Australia
Often cloaked in myth, the stories of spies are sometimes stranger than fiction. For the first time at the National Archives, Spy: espionage in Australia reveals the personal experiences of secret agents and the curious history of espionage and counter-espionage in Australia, from Federation through to the present day.
See genuine spy equipment, surveillance images and candid interviews with ASIO officers. Play the part of a secret agent in the interactive family trail. Test your skills at codebreaking and reading invisible ink.
Developed in partnership with ASIO, Spy brings the stories of spies out of the shadows and into the light.
See genuine spy equipment, surveillance images and candid interviews with ASIO officers. Play the part of a secret agent in the interactive family trail. Test your skills at codebreaking and reading invisible ink.
Developed in partnership with ASIO, Spy brings the stories of spies out of the shadows and into the light.
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Surveillance photograph of Lydia Janovska at Mascot Airport, Sydney, 1960. NAA: A6122, 1755 -
High-speed message sender given to ASIO agent Kay Marshall by Ivan Skripov, c. 1962. -
Vladimir Petrov reading a newspaper in an ASIO safe house, 1954. NAA: A6285, 10 -
Surveillance photograph of Ivan Skripov meeting double agent Kay Marshall, 1962. NAA: A432 1963/2272
DETAILS
OPENING HOURS
Daily: 9am – 5pm (closed Christmas Day and Good Friday)
COSTS
Free
Location
Spy: Espionage in Australia
National Archives of Australia, Queen Victoria Terrace, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Features
Cafe
Carpark
Family Friendly
Non Smoking Establishment
Parents Room
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