Why are we
so excited?

We're revamped, reopened
and general entry is free!

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Museum Reopens
28 November 2020
10am - 5pm
Closed Christmas Day
Where to find us
1 William Street
Sydney NSW 2010
Australia

Why not come and meet the family?

Travel back 66 million years in this exciting interactive exhibition that introduces you to the whole tyrannosaur family.

Tyrannosaurs - Meet the Family

Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2020

Witness the world's wonder.

Open daily
10am - 5pm
Free General Admission

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Read about our latest discoveries, research expeditions and collection objects on display.

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Bayala Nura: Yarning Country

Explore and celebrate Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through a rich diversity of objects and stories of living culture. See more than 250 fascinating objects from Indigenous communities around Australia.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily 10am - 5pm

Surviving Australia

Uncover the secrets of Australia’s weird and wonderful wildlife, including our most-curious living species and the giant megafauna from the past, as you explore the variety of fascinating adaptations to life on this island continent.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily 10am-5pm

We’re looking forward to welcoming you back

After a year of renovation, we’re thrilled to announce that on 28 November we will welcome visitors, members, volunteers and friends back to a transformed Australian Museum.

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What's on

Discover our exciting exhibitions and program of events including Prehistoric Playground for kids and First Nations cultural programs.

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Westpac Long Gallery

200 Treasures of the Australian Museum

The Westpac Long Gallery showcases 100 treasures from our collections alongside the stories of the 100 people who’ve helped shape Australia..

Permanent exhibition
Open daily
10am - 5pm
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Garrigarrang: Sea Country

From the Sydney Basin to Torres Strait, discover and celebrate the rich cultures of Australia’s Salt Water People, who for tens of thousands of years have lived and flourished on Garrigarang nura – sea country.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily
10am - 5pm
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Dinosaurs

How well do you know your dinosaurs? Discover the amazing creatures that ruled the world until 65 million years ago in this exhibition that brings the Mesozoic era to life.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily
10am - 5pm
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Kid in Prehistoric Playground

Prehistoric Playground

A brand-new stomping ground for Sydney's smallest dinosaur buffs.

Open daily
10am - 5pm
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People in Birds

Birds of Australia

Meet some of Australia’s most famous and fascinating feathered residents and learn about the ingenious ways they have adapted to life on the continent they call home.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily
10am - 5pm
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Information on how to get to the Australian Museum including public transport options and where to park cars and bikes.

1 William Street
Sydney NSW 2010 Australia
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Pacific Spirit exhibition

Pacific Spirit

Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of the Pacific and admire the skill, creativity and spirituality of the region’s artists through this collection of colourful treasures from across the region.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily
10am - 5pm
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Leopard Anemone

Workshop: Wildlife Photography for Enthusiasts

Be inspired by the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year exhibition and expand your skills in wildlife photography.

Saturday 20 February and Saturday 17 April
1.30pm – 4.30pm
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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
Open daily 10am - 5pm
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Functions and venues

Discover our unique spaces ideal for catered events and functions such as dinners, cocktail parties, receptions, conferences and product launches.

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After a year of renovation, we’re thrilled to welcome visitors, members and friends back to a transformed and free Australian Museum.

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Bridging the Gap: Using DNA from museum specimens to unlock the secrets of the Bass Strait Island Fauna

Did you know that there are over 50 islands in the Bass Strait, the 240 km stretch of ocean that separates mainland Australia and Tasmania? But what of its fauna? Scientists have recently extracted DNA from museum specimens to better understand the evolutionary history of Bass Strait island fauna.

25 November 2020
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Ken Aplin in his element in 2016, digging a late Holocene faunal deposit in southeastern NSW. Photo courtesy of Brad Pillans

The lives of creatures obscure, misunderstood, and wonderful: A volume in honour of Ken Aplin 1958–2019

Kenneth Peter Aplin (1958–2019) was one of Australia’s leading vertebrate systematists, well known as an anatomist, mammalogist, herpetologist, palaeontologist, and archaeologist – he was an altogether unique and admired man.

25 November 2020
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Stigmatopora harasti in situ, male-female pair in finger sponge, Minmi Trench, Botany Bay, NSW, Australia, 18 meters depth, 17 February 2019

Meet the spectacular Red Wide-bodied Pipefish: Australia's newest endemic fish species

Australian Museum scientists have identified a new pipefish species under the waves of our biggest city. Australia’s newest endemic fish species was found hiding in plain sight at a popular Sydney dive spot!

20 November 2020
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Solomon Island Giant Treefrog

The unique frogs of the Solomon Islands: free from a deadly fungus?

The amphibian chytrid fungus, responsible for causing frog declines around the world, may not yet have reached the Solomon Islands.

16 November 2020
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Ichthyology Collection Area 2018

The importance of museums in species discovery: five newly described species

How is a new species described? And what role do museums play? As highlighted by the recent discovery of the Popa langur (Trachypithecus popa), Natural History Museums are essential in species discovery: find out how, and more about our newly described species by AM scientists and associates.

11 November 2020
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Using FrogID

The FrogID dataset: over 126,000 FrogID open-access records now online!

Just in time for FrogID Week 2020, the second annual release of FrogID data is now available to advance frog ecology and conservation in Australia.

11 November 2020
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Popa langur

New primate species discovered in Myanmar

International collaboration led in part by Australian Museum Chief Scientist, Professor Kristofer Helgen, sheds light on evolutionary history and the important role museums play in understanding and conserving biodiversity.

11 November 2020
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Invasion Day Rally 2020

Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land

“Always Was, Always Will Be Aboriginal Land” is an important statement within First Nations communities.

By Laura McBride
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ACWG DNA Labs

COVID-19 and zoonotic diseases

By understanding and protecting the natural world, we also have the potential to protect ourselves against possible pandemics.

Australian Museum Research Institute
Wildlife genomics
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Read about our latest discoveries, research expeditions or discover our interesting archive of blog posts.

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Where nature, science & culture intersect

We are Australia’s first museum, and have over 21 million scientific specimens and cultural objects in our collections. Learn more from First Nations people, discover thousands of animal factsheets and explore our online education resources.

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Our education programs and resources spark curiosity, develop scientific understanding and enhance cultural awareness in students of all ages.

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Learn more about this land’s First Nations peoples and cultures.

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The Australian Museum has been involved in raising awareness and researching impacts of climate change for over a decade.

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Discover the astonishing variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, marine life and more in the Australian Museum collections.

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Tyrannosaurs

Dinosaurs and their relatives

Discover the Mesozoic era of the dinosaurs! Dinosaurs are classified as a group of reptiles, although some of their features are found in mammals and birds living today.

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Learn about biodiversity, the scientific study of life and organisms, and the story of human evolution.

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The Mineralogy and Palaeontology collections include rocks, minerals, gemstones and fossils, and reveal how the earth was formed.

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2020 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes winners

Congratulations to the 2020 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes winners.

24 November 2020
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FrogID

FrogID is a national citizen science project that is helping us learn more about what is happening to Australia’s frogs.

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Record frog calls
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Discover the exciting roles in research, exhibitions, education and communicating the relationship between people, culture and the natural environment.

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The Australian Museum Foundation & Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI) offers several different fellowships to visiting researchers.

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Life at Lizard: Waging war on the Crown-of-Thorns starfish

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Leading a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle and saving money in the process is easy with these helpful factsheets.

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From our citizen science to augmented reality games, treasure hunts and audio exhibition tours, discover our mobile apps.

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AMRI brings together scientific expertise and world-class research infrastructure to increase our knowledge of the world around us and inform environmental decision-making for a better future.

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Learn about past Australian Museum expeditions from around the globe that have contributed to our collections and research.

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Our primary focus is on ecological applications such as species identification, individualisation, conservation and small population management.

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Australian Museum Lizard Island Research Station

The Lizard Island Research Station is a world-leading supplier of on-reef facilities for coral reef research and education. Located on the northern Great Barrier Reef, 270 km north of Cairns in Queensland, Australia.

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The first phase of the Australian Museum’s transformation – known as Project Discover – is complete, and the Museum is now open.

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