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Reflections from Dr Pat Hutchings
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/oral-history-pat-hutchings/Dr Pat Hutchings was the Australian Museum's first Senior Principal Research Scientist and has dedicated her life to the study of polychaeta sea worms. In this video series, she discusses her early career, establishing a world class collection and the importance of the Australian Museum.
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About the Museum
https://australian.museum/about/Learn more about our organisational structure, what we do, the passionate people who work at the Australian Museum and our fascinating history.
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History
https://australian.museum/about/history/Find out about the history of the Museum’s zoological and anthropological collections, its historic and contemporary buildings and the people who have worked here over nearly two centuries.
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Museum people
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/Discover stories from and about the amazing people who’ve worked at the Australian Museum from 1827 until present day.
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Stories
https://australian.museum/about/history/stories/In 1827, Governor Darling on the recommendation of Macleay, allocated £200 to the establishment and running of a museum, the Colonial Museum, which was subsequently renamed the Australian Museum in June 1836. Discover more stories about our history.
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History of the Library
https://australian.museum/about/history/history-of-the-library/The Australian Museum Research Library collections form a major natural history resource in Australia.
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Bathurst's Letter
https://australian.museum/about/history/bathursts-letter/Foundation document for the establishment of the Australian Museum.
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Garden Palace Survivors
https://australian.museum/about/history/stories/collection-stories-garden-palace-survivors/In 1879 the Australian Museum exhibited its Anthropology collections in a Sydney International Exhibition building called the Garden Palace.
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History and heritage at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/at-the-museum/history-and-heritage/Help students develop their analytical skills through a workshop exploring historical construction, museum ethics and First Nations histories, followed by an engaging escape room experience in the Australian Museum's oldest gallery.
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Trailblazers: Australia’s 50 Greatest Explorers
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/Whether they crossed oceans, tackled jungles, traversed mountains, braved the poles or went to space, our nation’s greatest explorers helped forge the intrepid Australian spirit. Discover the stories of 50 Australian Trailblazers highlighted in this exhibition.
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Future Now
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Burra
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Minerals
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