Blog archive:
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Up Close and Spineless – The photographers.
Here’s what past entrants had to say in 2009 about Up Close and Spineless. It’s consistent growth since 2002 highlights a real interest in getting up close with invertebrates.
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Weapons and Weaponry
Lately we’ve asked visitors what they would think about an exhibition about weapons. What would they like to see? What would be interesting to show? Are people interested in the technical aspects? Or would they like to discover how the weapons were used during wars and battles?
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Where is the Lounge?
Where is the Lounge? 6 College Street Sydney NSW 2010 - Late night openings at the Australian Museum, Tuesday 5:30pm - 9:30pm.
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'Small' fish make the big time
A leading international science magazine has recently featured the research of a team led by Museum scientist Jeff Leis on how tiny larval fishes survive and find a reef home in the big blue ocean.
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Australia Day Debate - Live Broadcast
In conjunction with the Australia Day Debate today at 2:30pm EST, we are broadcasting the event live on the web.
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Wollemi pine on display
Discovered as recently as 1994, the Wollemi Pine has been referred to as the 'botanical find of the 20th Century' and 'the equivalent of finding a small living dinosaur on Earth'.
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The Winny Show January 2011
Winny is back from fat camp and ready to thrill our visitors with her January show!
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From Drop Bears to Vampire Frogs
Our 'breaking news' display has changed from featuring the elusive Drop Bear to the newly discovered and fabulously named amphibian species, the Vampire Flying Frog. We kid you not!
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Breeding of Fraser's Rainforest Snail
Slightly larger than a Common Garden Snail, Fraser's Rainforest Snail, Sphaerospira fraseri, is a native species of land snail that inhabits wet forested habitat of northern New South Wales and southern Queensland.
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Should we celebrate Australia Day?
On the 23rd January 2011, at 2.30pm, the Museum will host an Australia Day Debate. You can listen to our speakers, Sam Watson and Nigel Parbury, debate whether the 26th January is the most appropriate date to celebrate our national identity. You will also have the opportunity to ask them your own
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What is From the Floor?
From the Floor is a blog all about the programs we run at the Museum's College Street site.
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In the news - December
A couple of interesting news stories have raised the interest of the exhibitions and web teams over the last few days - Dinosaurs, and Drop Bears.
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Museum Mystery of the Week!
Can you guess what our obscure looking museum exhibit is in 'Museum Mystery of the Week'?
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