Blog archive: Museullaneous
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Opening up
The recent Corroboree Sydney Festival signals a resurgent interest in Australia’s first peoples.
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Mapping our history using Historypin
The Archives has launched an Australian Museum channel on Historypin to showcase our historic photo collections.
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Isobel Bennett - Pioneering Marine Biologist
As an intern with the Archives, I have been privileged to discover the amazing life and career of Marine Biologist, Isobel Bennett.
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Feathers of the Gods: On the Director's Wall
An office wall says a lot about the occupant and the organisation, especially if that occupant is the Director of the Australian Museum.
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Feathers of the Gods: Deadly Syndrome
Among the marine invertebrate specimens in our collection are a number of Irukandji jellyfishes, a group of highly venomous sea creatures.
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Win: Make an app to remix and reinterpret our collection
Help make the world of scientific illustration accessible to a wider audience.
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‘Paraphernalia, desiderata, impedimenta, etc.’
Which Museum scientists pack pistols, killing bottles and ear plugs for their expeditions?
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'We tried to tell you that!'
Many indigenous peoples have warned that Western attitudes are destroying the environment, writes anthropologist Kirk Huffman.
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Ethel King - Painter of all things natural
A talented illustrator who painted from and on specimens.
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Happy Birthday 'Dr' Leichhardt
October 23 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Australia’s most mysterious historical figure – the legendary Ludwig Leichhardt.
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Taxidermists wanted
Recruiting cadet taxidermists and scientific officers in 1891 - 'well educated lads' with 'a taste for natural history' wanted.
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Citizen Science 1960s Style: Butterflies at Sea
A ship's captain gets involved in citizen science.
