Blog archive: Museullaneous
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Sorry JPEG, sometimes you're a pixellated mess
Don't knock nostalgia when you're knee-deep in a 35 mm slide collection.
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DigiVol: Archives show their appreciation
Find out why DigiVol was given such a delicious and beautifully decorated cake.
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The Chusan Ball
In a time before the Internet and text messages, the arrival of the first British mail steam ship was cause for celebration in the Colony.
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DigiVol: 16,000+ transcriptions but who is counting?
Megan is the first virtual volunteer on the DigiVol portal (formerly Biodiversity Volunteer Portal, BVP) to transcribe 16,000 records.
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Dear Mr Darwin - Evolution
One of the Australian Museum’s earliest Curators was not only an industrious man of science but one ahead of his time.
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Indiana Jones Dreaming - Virtual Expeditions
Have you heard about the Biodiversity Volunteer Portal? You might be suprised by where it will lead you.
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An Exhibition, a Book and an App walk into an Awards Night...
...and walk out smiling! Our Museum won in one category and was Highly Commended in three others at the Museums Australia conference.
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Films For Mr Everyman
Space and resources have often been in short supply at the Australian Museum - but passion and dedication from its staff never have.
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Fanciful fishes
This collection of Sydney's earliest natural history paintings is certainly artistic, but is it scientific?
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U-haul Gorillas - Packing Primates for a Big Move
We've been busy packing up large animal specimens at our storage facility in Alexandria, which we are closing down...
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Taxidermy Tetris
How does our Materials Conservation team move enormous rhinoceros specimens? On giant skateboards of course!
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Over my shoulder
Outgoing Director Frank Howarth takes a look back at his time leading Australia’s first museum.
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Meet Kim McKay
Incoming Australian Museum Director Kim McKay is set to bring her unique style and experience to the role.
