Blog archive: Museullaneous
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Happy Birthday Edward Lear
On 12 May, we celebrate Edward Lear's 200th birthday. Best known for 'The Owl and The Pussycat' he was also a natural history artist.
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The Ball that wasn't
In 1864 The Australian Museum was the venue chosen for a reception for the visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh. Why wasn't it held?
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New acquisition in Archives -- Fishing Notes, c1900-1931
A beautiful but mysterious notebook has been transferred to Archives from the Fish section.
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From local to ubiquitous: online producers and museum outreach
The opportunities offered by the web are forcing some museums to rethink how they provide content. Museum professional Irene Rubino interviews Michael Hugill about an emerging museum profession: the online producer.
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Frogs Field Guide – Explore frogs!
The Museum's new Frogs Field Guide app out now and has some great features, creating a unique experience for those interested in discovering more about frogs. Read on to Explore frogs!
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Frogs Field Guide – deciding on a platform
When developing the Frogs Field Guide we planned to build the app for both iOS and Android platforms.
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Caring for Alfred North's original pictorial material
Archives volunteer, Ada Klinkhamer writes of her experience rehousing and documenting photographs and illustrations prepared for use in publications by Australian Museum ornithologist, Alfred John North.
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Geological relief map of NSW
Constructing the geological relief map of NSW which hangs on the wall in the MIneral Gallery
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Developing rich media for museums: a way forward?
Rich media (i.e. video) is fast becoming a key way to present museum content both onsite, online and via mobile. How can this work in a manageable and structured way?
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Michael Sharland
We are about to start a project to digitise and transcribe the Nature Diaries of ornithologist, journalist and environmentalist Michael Sharland.
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Should museums be more like magazines?
Is the magazine approach to content production a useful model for museums?
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Promos, exhibitions and happy holidays
We have been checking out some of the clever promos and e-cards from our colleagues. Here's a range of cool ones...
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A Pride of Lions
A group of African lions first installed in the Museums entrance area in 1910 have recently made a spectacular comeback. Three of the original four have now been placed in the revamped atrium area - and look as arresting as they did back then.
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Responsive Web Design and Museums
Is responsive design the next big thing for the web? What does this mean for museum websites and app development?
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Indigenous Communities and the Digital Realm
What could the digital space do for Indigenous communities asks Phil Gordon?
