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Discover the Museum's range of touring exhibitions for national and international bookings, and our unique onsite venues to hire for your next function.


Scott Sisters Exhibition Documentation 2017

Touring exhibitions

Increase visitation, appeal to a new demographic or simply complement existing attractions at your venue with one of the Australian Museum’s unique natural history or cultural exhibitions.

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AMF Gala Dinner 2021

Australian Museum venue hire

Explore the Australian Museum's unique venues and cultural spaces for your next event venue hire.

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ACWG DNA Labs

Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics

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

Aviation wildlife strike
Conservation genomic projects
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Australian Bird Feather Texture

Aviation airstrike

Our Australian Centre for Wildlife Genomics provides DNA identification services for wildlife strikes.

Wildlife strikes
DNA sampling
Aviation Industry
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Alex Summerell at Featherdale Wildlife Park

Captive and wild population management

The ACWG specialises in population genetics/genomics and provides a range of DNA based services that may be of use to wildlife managers and captive population managers.

Specialised DNA services
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Southern Boobook Owl

Object and species identification

Curious about objects or specimens you've discovered? Identify Australasian animal life, geology and cultural objects through our Ask an Expert enquiry form, common enquiries webpages or discover species with our interactive Identification Key.

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Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation

Proudly supporting science at the Australian Museum's Lizard Island Research Station and elsewhere on the Great Barrier Reef.

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Audio podcasts

Our podcasts take you behind-the-scenes of our collections, onto the floor in the galleries, and give you a front-row seat at our fascinating live events!

Explore & AMplify
Conversations with experts
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Australian Museum timelines

Discover main events over time at the Australian Museum.

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Cultural collections

Learn about the Australian Museum's cultural collections and our engagement with communities to activate stories of living culture.

First Nations
Pasifika
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Executive Leadership Team

The Executive Leadership Team is responsible for strategic planning and management of the nation’s first museum.

Director profiles
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Climate Strike 20 September 2019

Collective action

Find out how we can work together for a better future. From speaking up and staying informed to supporting a climate action organisation, there are many ways we can create positive change.

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Wild Planet: Audio Tour

Listen to this self-guided audio tour of our Wild Planet exhibition to learn more about the extraordinary animal specimens on display as well as the importance of preserving Australia's biodiversity.

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Australian Museum digital publications

Delve into our range of exhibition publications that showcase rich and immersive content that bring the wonders of the Australian Museum's collections and research to life.

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Celebrating 50 years of research on Lizard Island

This year the Australian Museum celebrates 50 years of research on Lizard Island Research Station and vital work on reef ecologies and the impacts of climate change.

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Barka: The Forgotten River

Delve into this audio guide of Barka: The Forgotten River and discover the stories, culture and people who have loved Barka for generations.

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Southern Boobook Owl

Object and species identification

Curious about objects or specimens you've discovered? Identify Australasian animal life, geology and cultural objects through our Ask an Expert enquiry form, common enquiries webpages or discover species with our interactive Identification Key.

Identify an animal
Fossils and minerals
Common enquiries
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Bloodsuckers: Nature's Vampires competition

Guess the number of Common Marsupial Ticks in the jar for your chance to win a $500 Australian Museum Shop voucher.

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The Australian Museum respects and acknowledges the Gadigal people as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which the Museum stands.

Image credit: gadigal yilimung (shield) made by Uncle Charles Chicka Madden