Blog archive: September 2016
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Museullaneous
In the field: Asaro Mud Men Clay Mask Acquisition project
AM Collections Officer Yvonne Carrillo-Huffman takes us high into the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea to meet the Asaro Mud Men.
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AMRI
A new, brightly-coloured treefrog revealed in northern Australia
A green frog with orange hands and feet and purple thighs leaps into the spotlight.
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Museullaneous
The tale of four sunfish
Over an extraordinary four week period in late 1882, four rare giant sunfish were captured in Sydney waters.
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Museullaneous
Who framed the memo?
A little bit of the early history of the Archives and Records area
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Museullaneous
What is an Asaro Mud Mask?
The Australian Museum has commissioned the creation of five Asaro Mud Masks to be held in the Cultural Collection.
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Science
Crab cornucopia, Digivols unlock a Pandora’s box, the Mel Ward dry crab collection
Contemporary technology applied to an old problem provides a rapid solution with potential to assist biodiversity studies
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Museullaneous
AMplify: Episode 19, Steven Alderton
CEO Kim McKay in conversation with Director of Programs, Exhibitions & Cultural Collections-Steven Alderton.
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Museullaneous
Google launches natural history project with the AM
Our collections are highlighted in a world-first virtual tour presented on the new online Google Cultural Institute.
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AMRI
A threatening snapshot? The conservation status of Australian land snails
AMRI conservation assessment reveals worrying trend for Australian land snails, with several species threatened and one perhaps extinct.
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AMRI
A view of Malaita from the clouds
The cloud forests at the top of Malaita Island are still, mossy and the perfect place to discover new species of mammals.
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AMRI
Thai flies, not “time” flies!
No flies on him, as Australian Museum scientist Dan Bickel teaches a fly course to Asian students.
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Education
Over 10,000 people come to AMSF2016
AMSF volunteer Clare Watson gives a wrap up of one of our most succesful years yet.
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Museullaneous
DigiVol: Science Festival talks in DigiVol
Find out more about DigiVol's new initiative and citizen science talks organised during the Science Festival.
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Science
Our Global Neighbours: The Kwa-guilth pole
The journey of a Western Red Cedar pole of the Kwa-guilth people from British Colombia to the new Museums Discovery Centre in Castle Hill.
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AMRI
Conserving koalas: using DNA to look at the big picture
Looking at koala DNA from across the country gives us insights into their past, to help conserve them for the future.
