Blog archive: At the Museum
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Museum displays: Invertebrate and Vertebrate Tree
See behind the scenes photographs featuring the construction of the Vertebrate and Invertebrate Tree, both popular displays, opened in 1959 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Charles Darwin's publication, ‘On the Origin of Species'.
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Bringing a funerary net back to life
Discover the beautiful ancient Egyptian faience net on display in the 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum exhibition, restored by hand by the Australian Museum conservation team.
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Box office gold: Australian Museum’s most successful exhibition
Local and international visitors have flocked to Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs, making it the most popular exhibition in the Australian Museum’s history, with more than 350,000 tickets sold.
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International Women’s Day: Advice from women in their dream jobs at the Australian Museum
On International Women’s Day, we share a snapshot of some of the outstanding women who work in diverse areas, such as climate solutions, cultural collections, and science at the Australian Museum.
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Egypt - In Conversation: An Introduction to Egypt
In the first instalment of the Australian Museum’s exclusive Egypt - In Conversation series, curator and Egyptologist Dr Melanie Pitkin sits down with journalist and passionate Egyptophile Caroline Baum for An Introduction to Egypt.
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Saturday Lecture Series: Journey to the Afterlife
Come on a journey to the afterlife with archaeologist Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek as we explore everything from beliefs and practices to tombs and funerary equipment.
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Saturday Lecture Series: The Afterlife of Ramses II's Tomb
In the premiere instalment of our Saturday Lecture Series, Macquarie University Professor Malcolm Choat uncovers the history of KV7 - The tomb of Ramses the Great.
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Ancient Egyptian Lecture Series
Our Photographic Archives team have uncovered lantern slides from a 1925 Ancient Egypt Lecture Series delivered by Museum Ethnologist, William Walford Thorpe.
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Eureka Talks Series: I'd Like to Thank the Australian Museum
Hear from some of the stars of the 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes in the final instalment of the Eureka Talks Series.
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Statement regarding the Voice to Parliament
The Australian Museum (AM) shares a vision for reconciliation that is a united Australia that values and respects First Nations cultures, histories and knowledges.
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From the Director: Let’s celebrate beautiful Bilas body adornment
The Australian Museum's exhibition Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea is woven straight from the spirit of a community’s lore and showcased by way of physical adornment.
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What We Can Learn from Nature: Australian Museum x Vivid Ideas
Hear from Leila Jeffreys, Tim Low and David Gandelman, as they explore how improving your relationship with nature can improve your relationship with yourself.
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Eureka Talks Series: Waste Not, Want Not
The 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners, Dr Jackson Ryan sits down with Professor Veena Sahajwalla to explore the science of decarbonising the world with a recycling revolution.
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Eureka Talks Series: Zoonotic Diseases
Delve into the complex world of zoonosis and virus evolution in the second instalment of our Eureka Talks Series.
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The 1964 Australian-American meteorite expedition
Photographed by Robert ‘Oliver’ Chalmers and members from the Australian Museum, the 1964 Australian-American Meteorite Expedition captured on 35mm colour slides were recently discovered by the Photographic Archives Digitisation Project.