Blog archive: December 2012
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Museullaneous
Portents and prophecies: Conrad Lycosthenes, 1557
In the wake of the end of the world, Mayan-style, let's look back at the history of humanity's fascination with portents and prophecies.
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At the Museum
Reflections on 2012 by Australian Museum Members
When we asked Members what they loved most about 2012 at the Australian Museum we were warmed by their lovely responses.
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Science
The Macquarie Street Lion
The King of the Jungle has made his way from an office in the heart of Sydney's CBD to a new 'den' in the Museum.
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Museullaneous
Let's Call It Museum Station
Archives' long-running volunteer project indexing our early Trust Minutes continues to throw up intriguing snippets of Museum history.
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Science
The strangest tadpole?
Bearing curved black 'fangs', the tadpole of the Vampire Flying Frog Rhacophorus vampyrus from Vietnam is one of the strangest.
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Science
Balinese Expressions # 3: Leo Haks Visit
Generous donor of Balinese Modernist Art visits Australian Museum.
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Science
Balinese Expressions #2: “Balinese Art” Book Launch
Understand Balinese art – it’s easy with this new book.
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Museullaneous
Thomas Whitelegge, a workingman naturalist
The lantern slide collection reminds me of the story of Thomas Whitelegge - factory hand, biologist, Darwin correspondent and single father.
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Museullaneous
The Anthropocene: what’s in a name?
Planet Earth has never before experienced anything quite like the age of humans, says Museum ecologist Alan Jones.
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Museullaneous
On the horizon
What kinds of temporary exhibitions should the Australian Museum be showing?
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Science
Interview with an Endangered Species (Timor-Leste Expedition)
What is taxonomy, why is it so important and what does the future hold for it?
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Science
What exactly is museum science and how does it help? (Timor-Leste Expedition)
As the second and final portion of our expedition to Timor-Leste wraps up we talk about what exactly museum science is and how valuable it can be today.
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Science
The Centenary of the 'Adelie Land' Meteorite
We are celebrating a very special Centenary: the finding of the first meteorite from Antarctica, on 5th December 1912.
