Blog archive:
Museullaneous

What have we been up to on Facebook and Twitter? Let's cut out the stats and paste in some of the more interesting social media stories.

A painted clam shell from Japan in Malacology caught our imaginations and led to some creative story telling by DigiVol.

Veronica Mars, the Tesla Museum and Eric the pliosaur. Is crowdfunding the way of the future for museums?

Taxidermy has evolved from the days when animal skins were filled with straw and has a long history of experimentation and innovation

You may never look at a financial report in the same way again.

Become a virtual volunteer from your home with the Australian Museum on anyday or at any time.

Syd Green of the Spirit of Things Collective presents a video of their time here at the Museum and discusses what's next.

Stiff Gins band member Nardi Simpson reflects on the group's time in our Indigenous collections as part of the 'Spirit of Things' project.

Australian music group, Stiff Gins, continue to draw inspiration from the objects in our Indigenous Collections and create new songs.

Australian band, Stiff Gins, have arrived at the Museum to begin work on an exciting new project involving our Indigenous collections.

This beautifully preserved book is a scientific examination into unicorns and other horned beasts dating from 1645.

We surveyed teachers about their personal and professional usage of digital technologies.

Two interesting reports came across my desk over the break that address this key question...

Illuminating the Australian Museum's first image library - 30,000 glass lantern slides.

In the wake of the end of the world, Mayan-style, let's look back at the history of humanity's fascination with portents and prophecies.