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Here's a great post on Twitter feeds to follow for evalution updates.

A showcase on wheels? Who'd have thought!

A short and sweet list of links to recent web, tech and Museum news.

Our latest exhibition in development is Deep Oceans a collaboration with Questacon – The National Science & Technology Centre.  

With the glass removed from the front of the crocodile case, yesterday preparators and conservators moved the giant crocodile out of the case.

There are many ways to live more sustainably

Box jellyfish, a giant wombat, and whale song all got my attention, among other things.

Is the crocodile case too big and fragile to move?

It's not like they're asking me to turn cartwheels down the exhibit halls, but still...it feels strange.

A report on the first (calendar) month of our new social media action plan...

Michelle comes to us from the University of Washington Museology Graduate Program in Seattle (USA), and will be interning in the Audience Research Unit for the next six weeks.

For your inspiration: fashionable innovations in creative recycling...

The Museum's Shirase sword is a symbol of friendship.

The Powerful Owl (Ninox strenua), one of Australia's iconic birds, is currently listed as vulnerable in NSW with only 20-30 mating pairs in the Sydney region.

Socialising, customising and cat-ifying museums... a round-up of recent web and tech news.