Maria Nugent

Maria Nugent is an Australian historian, academic and author. She is a Professor at the Australian Centre for Indigenous History, School of History, Australian National University (ANU). She has also been the Head of School since 1 July 2024. Her areas of interest include cross-cultural history and encounters in Australia, indigenous Australian history and memory studies, and material history and museum collections. She’s best known for researching and interpreting historical collections in possession of public museums and libraries, including the British Museum, the National Museum of Australia, Museum Victoria and the State Library of New South Wales (NSW).