Blog archive:
June 2011

What brought you to the first season of Jurassic Lounge? Nearly a thousand of you told us why!

Can museums make cities smarter? Can iPads make meetings better? And can climate scientists rap? Linkasaurus is back, everyone...

The Australian Museum purchased three crocodiles in 1879. The first came to the Museum in July from showman William Cash.

Recently, one of our work colleagues, Scott Mellish, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly and the Museum lost one of its real characters. Read on to find out more about this fascinating man and feel free to leave your memories and thoughts in the Comments section.

This embedded video shows rare footage of a large Oarfish in shallow coastal water in California.

Recently I took a field trip to Ash Island in the Hunter estuary where the Scott sisters lived, painted and collected for more than 20 years from 1846.

It's been a few weeks since I last posted on this, but the crocodile case restoration continues.

Investigating the woman in the 1922 photograph of two museum staff painting the background of one of the museum's first dioramas.

Bugwise session were part of the Learning for Sustainability Video Conference Festival in June 2011

A colleague just asked me this question. I had to confess that I wasn't sure of the answer.

Understanding Museums: Australian Museums and Museology, is a new e-publication edited by Des Griffin and Leon Paroissien. What it's all about?

This month's presentation: "Focus: It's hard, because.. hey look at that over there!" Mick Liubinskas from Pollenizer talks about startups on Thursday 7 July from 4pm at the Australian Museum. Read on to find out more and to book your spot - it's free! 

The Australian Museum's dance video competition, Birds with a Beat, was a great success.

What are our Conservation staff up to this week?

Since I last posted to Fish Bits, I have participated in an amazing field trip to the Kermadec Islands. I returned earlier this week and have now resumed adding content to the fish site.