NCM is situated on the lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people. We pay respects to them, especially their Elders and storytellers, as well as all First Peoples, nationwide. NCM acknowledges that communication technologies have a long history here, far longer than European occupation.

Knowledge Hub

Welcome to NCM’s growing library of research, articles and digital content. Explore insights from our exhibitions, conversations with thought leaders, newly commissioned digital works, films, audio pieces and more. Whether you’re an educator, researcher, student or simply curious, the Knowledge Hub connects you to the ideas shaping the future of communication and technology.

Resources

Features

Resources

Australia Online: The Rise and Fall of Local Video Game Websites

Article • Mikolai Napieralski

Cracked: Data, Glass & Surveillant Noise

Article • Christopher O’Neill

The Truth About the Telegraph: Short Film

Video • GARUWA, Kieran Mpetyane Satour

DAWEI: Deployed Autonomous Weaponry, Espionage and Intelligence systems

Grace Chan

Five Minutes with Mel Huang

Article • Mel Huang

On the Topic of Faking It: Machine Learning and Authentic Acting in Modern Film

Article • Callum Stewart

From the telegraph to AI, our communications systems have always had hidden environmental costs

Article • Jemimah Widdicombe, Senior Curator at NCM and Research Associate, Museums Victoria Research Institute

First Words

Article • Camila Galaz

Rowan Savage Interview | The Making of Carrion Sentience

Video • Rowan Savage (salllvage)

Of Trans & Tech

Article • Jean Linis-Dinco

The Truth About the Telegraph: Article

Article • Georgia Knight

Meet the 'Cobra' phone

Article • Jemimah Widdicombe

KiMo

Grace Chan

Meet Zoe Meagher

Video • Zoe Meagher

Rii3

Grace Chan

From TikTok to RedNote: The Ever-Shifting Sands of How We Connect

Article • Clare O'Connor

Listening as Language: Rowan Savage in conversation with Joel Stern

Joel Stern

In Conversation with the Curators | Signal to Noise

Curatornote • Video

Woven Soft Speaker Tutorial with Craftwork

Video • Craftwork

Callisto

Grace Chan

In Conversation: Geoffrey Robertson

Article

Earth to Algorithm: The Materiality of Algorithmic Surveillance

Article • Tyne Daile Sumner

This Building is a Machine for Conversation

Article • Emily Siddons, NCM

Nokia Design Archive

Aalto University, Finland

The Telephone- How It Works

Video • NCM collection

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit

I Witnessed the Future of AI, and It’s a Broken Toy

Article • Caroline Mimbs Nyce

ON NET.ART, POSTINTERNET, AND CRYPTOART

Article • Vuk Ćosić, Marisa Olson, Auriea Harvey, and Jason Bailey

Spill Issue No. 01

Leonardo AI