Blog archive: July 2012
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At the Museum
NOVA Employment visit Deep Oceans
Thirty-three trainees and five job coaches from NOVA Employment visited Deep Oceans last week. This is what they had to say.
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Science
Barramundi finds two new siblings
Two new species of Barramundi have recently been named by Australian Museum Research Associates Rohan Pethiyagoda and Anthony Gill.
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At the Museum
Our Dino in China: Two More Museums
Our puppet dinosaur, Winny the Muttaburrasaurus, is on a mission to the Beijing Museum of Natural History. Dino Operator and Visitor Events Co-ordinator David Bock reports from two other museums: the National Museum and the Beijing National Science Museum.
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At the Museum
Our Dino in China: The Pied Piper of Puppets
Our puppet dinosaur, Winny the Muttaburrasaurus, is on a mission to the Beijing Museum of Natural History. Dino Operator and Visitor Events Co-ordinator David Bock reports on the huge stir Winny caused on her first day in the Museum.
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At the Museum
Our Dino in China: Flying Cretaceous Class
Our puppet dinosaur, Winny the Muttaburrasaurus, is on a mission to the Beijing Museum of Natural History. Dino Operator and Visitor Events Co-ordinator David Bock describes the flight over.
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Science
Niue's Only Endemic Butterfly Discovered by Museum Researcher
A Q & A with Australian Museum research associate, Rob Lachlan, the discoverer of a very rare species that will soon be the national butterfly of Niue, and feature on a special run of postage stamps.
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Science
New genus of fish named after Richard Dawkins
Australian Museum Research Associate Rohan Pethiyagoda and coauthors have recently described a new genus of fish - Dawkinsia, named after evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins.
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At the Museum
Our Dino in China: Winny is off to Beijing
Our puppet dinosaur, Winny the Muttaburrasaurus, is on a mission to the Beijing Museum of Natural History. Dino Operator and Visitor Events Co-ordinator David Bock discusses preparations.
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At the Museum
Thoughts on Deep Oceans
Our Members were asked what they thought/learned from the Deep Oceans exhibition. Here's what some of them said...
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Museullaneous
Museums Orchestrating Diversities for Harmonious Change
Papers from the Alma S. Wittlin and Stephen E. Weil Memorial Lectures held during the 22nd General Conference of ICOM, 2010 now online.
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At the Museum
The full FLW 2012 finalist list released
Who are the finalists of FLW 2012: Deep Oceans? ...
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Science
Dion in the Solomons: Rennell and Bellona and the Atoll of Fakaofo, Tokelau
Over 3500 performers and arts practitioners from across the Pacific are converging in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the 11th Festival of the Pacific Arts. Our Collections Coordinator Dion Peita reports from Day 5...
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Science
Dion in the Solomons: An opening to remember
Over 3500 performers and arts practitioners from across the Pacific are converging in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the 11th Festival of the Pacific Arts. Our Collections Coordinator Dion Peita reports from Day 4..
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Science
Dion in the Solomons: The nine provinces and a special evening
Over 3500 performers and arts practitioners from across the Pacific are converging in Honiara, Solomon Islands, for the 11th Festival of the Pacific Arts. Our Collections Coordinator Dion Peita reports from Day 3...
