Australian National University

It's academic, but certainly not dull. Libraries, galleries, exhibitions and research collections - there's a great deal to see at the Australian National University, founded in 1946. The Drill Hall Gallery and the Canberra School of Art, both on the ANU campus, have changing exhibitions. The Classics Museum has a fine collection that takes you back to Ancient Greece and Rome and the Prehistory Museum chronicles the earliest days of humanity in Australia and the Pacific. The ANU Information Office in Balmain Crescent will provide you with a self-guided tour map, so make that your starting point. The ANU has a"What's on next week"recorded message giving you details of public lectures, concerts, exhibitions and the like.