Gallery tours and Acknowledgements

In this virtual tour, explore the magnificently restored Westpac Long Gallery showcasing 100 treasures of the Australian Museum alongside the stories of 100 of Australia’s most-influential people.

Discover precious objects that tell fascinating stories about the Australian Museum and the wonders of the natural world. Along with these unique objects, learn about the stories of 100 extraordinary Australian treasures who have shaped Australia and made it the country it is today.

Listen to our self-guided audio guide or audio description tour of the magnificently restored Westpac Long Gallery, showcasing 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum.

2017 Westpac Long Gallery opening acknowledgements

Australian Museum Trustees

Catherine Livingstone AO, President; David

Armstrong, Jennifer Bott AO, Paul Connor,

Professor Merlin Crossley, Warwick Evans,

Belinda Gibson, Steven Gregg, Dr Elie Hammam,

Dr Rod Kefford am face, Robynne Quiggin,

David Sherley

Australian Museum Foundation

Diccon Loxton, Chairman; Natalia Bradshaw,

Michael Chaaya, Virginia Judge, Alasdair

Macleod, Kim McKay AO, John Pearson, David

Rickards, Brian Sherman am, Fiona Sinclair,

Jeremy Spinak, Albert Wong

Australian Museum Executive Leadership Team

Kim McKay AO, Australian Museum, Director & CEO

Dr Rebecca Johnston, Director, Australian Museum Research Institute

Paul Ryan, Director, Corporate Resources, Commercial & CFO

Jacinta Spurrett, Director, Marketing & Communications

Tehmi Sukhla, Director, Development

Amanda Farrar, Manager, Public Affairs & Community Relations

Russell Briggs, Director, Engagement & Exhibitions (from September 2017)

Steven Alderton, Director, Programs, Exhibitions & Cultural Collections (until February 2017)

Westpac Long Gallery Governance Committee

Paul Connor, Chair; Belinda Gibson,

Steven Gregg, Catherine Livingstone AO,

Kim McKay AO, Paul Ryan

Westpac Long Gallery Project Control Group

Kim McKay AO, Chair; Paul Connor, Trustee;

Brad Adlam, Alexandra Boyce, Fran Dorey,

Dr Rebecca Johnson, Aaron Maestri, Jenny

Newell, Greg Pratt, Paul Ryan, Anita Scerba,

Gillian Scott, Tehmi Sukhla, Michel Zwecker;

Michelle Dunn (until April 2016)

Design 5 – Architects

Alan Croker, Matthew Byrnes

100 People Convening Group

Kim McKay AO, Chair; Steven Alderton,

Matthew Crocker, Prof Merlin Crossley,

Jacqui Feeney, George Frazis, Dr RebeccaJohnson,

Alasdair Macleod, Carolyn McCann,

Dr Patricia O’Brien, Robynne Quiggin, David Rickards,

Tehmi Sukhla, John Trevillian AM.

Observers: Alexandra Boyce, Fran Dorey,

Jane Hyland, Zoe Le

Westpac Banking Corporation Partnership Management

Carolyn McCann, Jane Hyland, Zoe Lee,

Kim Eberhard

Australian Museum Foundation Gala

Committee (Benefitting the Westpac Long Gallery)

Kim McKay ao, Chair; Natalia Bradshaw, Karen Eck,

Jenny Garber, Marguerite Julian, Helen McCombie,

Luca Sannibale, Fiona Sinclair, Victoria Tulloch

Australian Museum Marketing, Communications, Development & Digital

Alexandra Boyce, Project Coordinator;

Christine Bradburn, Juliet Brereton, Ali Brosnan,

Jenifer Cork, Catherine Franklin, Yvonne Grice,

Chris Lang, Megan Lawrence, Madelaine Love,

Claude Moelan, Abram Powell, Louise Reily,

Claudia Rowe, Tehmi Sukhla, Claire Vince,

Michel Zwecker; Rohan Astley (until April 2017)

Exhibition project team

Fran Dorey, Exhibition Project Manager;

David Bock, Francis Daley, Lucy Dougall, Vanessa Finney,

Rebecca Fisher, Megan Lawrence, Colin MacGregor,

Aaron Maestri, Logan Metcalfe, Fara Pelarek,

Cameron Slatyer, Mike Smith, Kristen Spyrdz

Guest curator

Dr Peter Emmett

Exhibition design

Aaron Maestri

Exhibition text

Fran Dorey

Image research, 100 People

Fran Dorey, Kristen Spyrdz

Multimedia production

Lightwell Pty Ltd, Holly Sydney

Exhibition graphic design

Lucy Dougall

Production & installation

Michael Smith, Production Coordinator; Angus Adameitis,

Stephen Chaumont, Elliott Cole,

Francis Daley, Siena DiGiovanni, Jess Fitzpatrick,

Colin Fraser, Duncan Harrex, Colin Johnston,

Tina Mansson, Rodney Mattler, Tim Moore, Adam

Norton, Matt Oakley, Henry Sisley, Dave Teer,

Alda Truong, Megan Van Der Heyden

Materials conservation

Colin Macgregor, Manager,

Materials Conservation; Heather Bleechmore, Megan Dean-Jones,

Michael Kelly, Eion O’Sullivan, Vanessa Pitt,

Brooke Randall, Sheldon Teare

Natural science collections

Cameron Slatyer, Manager, Life Sciences; Shane

Ahyong, Cecilie Beatson, Donald Colgan, William

Cox, Anja Divljan, Mark Eldridge, Amanda Hay,

Alexandra Hegedus, Sandra Ingleby, Robert

Jones, Stephen Keable, Frank Koehler, Stephen

Mahony, Richard Major, Dayna Mcgeeney, Mark

Mcgrouther, Graham Milledge, Alison Miller,

Andrew Mitchell, Jacqueline Nguyen, Alexandra

Nuttall, Ross Pogson, Christopher Portway, Sally

Reader, Amanda Reid, Christopher Reid, Jodi

Rowley, Ross Sadlier, Derek Smith, Helen Smith,

Helen Stoddart, Robin Torrence, Leah Tsang

Cultural collections

Jenny Newell, Acting Director,

Programs, Exhibitions & Cultural Collections; Yvonne Carrillo,

Rebecca Fisher, Stan Florek, Sharni Jones,

Michael Mel, Logan Metcalfe

Archives, rare books & library collections

Vanessa Finney, Manager, Archives,

Rare Books & Library Collections; Patricia Egan

Multimedia text editing

Melinda Ham, Deborah Whit

Authors and curators

Peter Emmett, Guest curator - 100 Objects

Patricia O'Brien, Guest author and historian - 100 People

Vanessa Finney, Australian Museum Archivist

100 Objects

Westpac Group Archives: Australia’s First Bank Note

NSW Government Department of Planning and Environment: Maitland Bar Gold Nugget

100 People

Layne Beachley ao and the Aim for the Stars Foundation

Bradman Museum Trust Collection, Bowral

Victor Chang Institute

CSIRO

Liz Dombrovskis

Stephen Fleay

Office of Julia Gillard ac

Noel Gordon

The Fred Hollows Foundation

Kennedy Miller Mitchell

Prof Barry Marshall and Emeritus Prof Robin Warren

Glenn Murcutt ao

News Corp Australia

Jane Novak

Banjo Paterson Museum: More Than a Poet Exhibition, Yeoval

Royal Far West, Manly

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Dick Smith AC

Melva Truchanas

University of Queensland

The Wilderness Society

200 Treasures of the Australian Museum in the Westpac Long Gallery has been made possible through the generous support of organisations and many individuals. The Australian Museum would especially like to thank:

Partners

In partnership with:

• NSW Government
• Westpac
• Australian Museum Foundation

Creative Partner

• 303 MullenLowe

Media Partners

• Daily Telegraph
• JCDecaux
• National Geographic

The following organisations and individuals have supported the 100 Treasure Objects through generous donations.

Professor Jan Scott and her friends, Jack, Sissi, Coquohalla and Otis: Object 3

The Paradice Family Foundation: Objects 4, 10, 15, 16, 82

Francesca Packer Barham and Gretel Packer: Object 6

Diccon and Elizabeth Loxton: Object 7

David and Megan Armstrong: Object 12

The Hartzer/Trevor-Jones Family: Object 17

Memocorp Australia Pty Ltd: Object 19

The Carrawa Foundation: Object 21

The Calvert-Jones Foundation: Object 27

The Patterson Pearce Foundation: Object 28

The John Spencer Dickinson Family: Object 29

Jacqui and John Mullen: Object 31

Robert Purves am: Object 35

Claude and Maryanne Gauchat: Object 38

Keith and Maureen Kerridge: Object 45

Belinda Gibson and Jim Murphy: Object 47

Warwick Evans: Object 50

Alasdair and Prue Macleod: Objects 55, 60, 61

Jim Lennon in honour of Jean Lennon: Object 56

William Murray and Gretel Packer: Object 57

Catherine Livingstone AO and Michael Satterthwaite: Object 68

Virginia Judge and daughters Cecily, Theresa, Rebecca and Dr Patrick Tooth: Object 71

Jennifer Crivelli: Object 72

Ben Barham and Gretel Packer: Object 76

Lindblad Expeditions: Object 78

Warwick and Ann Johnson: Object 79

The Nelson Family: Object 83

Robert Albert ao: Object 84

The Purcell Family Endowment Fund in honour of Mrs Lorna McClelland: Object 86

Chris and Gina Grubb: Object 93

The John and Frances Ingham Foundation: Object 100