Blog archive: October 2013
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Museullaneous
‘Paraphernalia, desiderata, impedimenta, etc.’
Which Museum scientists pack pistols, killing bottles and ear plugs for their expeditions?
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Science
Ghost net art: Dauma and Garom wrapped for transport to Sydney
Our new ghost net pieces, Dauma the mud crab and Garom the rock cod, are now in Sydney!
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: Noken from Papuan Highlands
The versatile native bag as a cultural heritage.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: Female Warrior Srikandi and Modernity
A role model for Indonesian women.
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Museullaneous
'We tried to tell you that!'
Many indigenous peoples have warned that Western attitudes are destroying the environment, writes anthropologist Kirk Huffman.
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Museullaneous
Ethel King - Painter of all things natural
A talented illustrator who painted from and on specimens.
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Museullaneous
Happy Birthday 'Dr' Leichhardt
October 23 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Australia’s most mysterious historical figure – the legendary Ludwig Leichhardt.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: Young Visitors from Indonesia
Australia-Indonesia Youth Exchange Program.
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Science
Redheads and insects
What do entomologists and phillumenists have in common? The appreciation of a good matchbox.
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Science
Nursemaid to the Fishes - Gilbert Percy Whitley
A passion born from “insatiable curiosity and an ability to draw” resulted in 37,000 fish specimens to be documented by Gilbert Whitley.
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Science
Collecting: Document as Object
Stone rubbing - a copy of the inscription on the Nestorian Stele in China - early Christian document.
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At the Museum
When Mandy the Malacologist was Mobbed
Dr Mandy Reid recounts her first experience working in our Show & Tell room at Jurassic Lounge.
