Blog archive: At the Museum
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Ancient Egyptian Lecture Series
Our Photographic Archives team have uncovered lantern slides from a 1925 Ancient Egypt Lecture Series delivered by Museum Ethnologist, William Walford Thorpe.
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Eureka Talks Series: I'd Like to Thank the Australian Museum
Hear from some of the stars of the 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes in the final instalment of the Eureka Talks Series.
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Statement regarding the Voice to Parliament
The Australian Museum (AM) shares a vision for reconciliation that is a united Australia that values and respects First Nations cultures, histories and knowledges.
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From the Director: Let’s celebrate beautiful Bilas body adornment
The Australian Museum's exhibition Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea is woven straight from the spirit of a community’s lore and showcased by way of physical adornment.
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What We Can Learn from Nature: Australian Museum x Vivid Ideas
Hear from Leila Jeffreys, Tim Low and David Gandelman, as they explore how improving your relationship with nature can improve your relationship with yourself.
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Eureka Talks Series: Waste Not, Want Not
The 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners, Dr Jackson Ryan sits down with Professor Veena Sahajwalla to explore the science of decarbonising the world with a recycling revolution.
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Eureka Talks Series: Zoonotic Diseases
Delve into the complex world of zoonosis and virus evolution in the second instalment of our Eureka Talks Series.
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The 1964 Australian-American meteorite expedition
Photographed by Robert ‘Oliver’ Chalmers and members from the Australian Museum, the 1964 Australian-American Meteorite Expedition captured on 35mm colour slides were recently discovered by the Photographic Archives Digitisation Project.
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Celebrating the Australian Museum’s Archives
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the International Council on Archives - celebrations are in full swing for International Archives Week (5-9th June) and International Archives Day (9th June).
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The Talbot Oration: Coral Reefs in Hot Water
Dr Anne Hoggett AM explores the plight of our coral reefs and how we can help protect their future in the Australian Museum’s Talbot Oration.
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50 years of research on Lizard Island
Founded in 1973, the Lizard Island Research Station has studied reef ecologies and the impacts of climate change for fifty years.
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The Photographic Archives Digitisation (PAD) Project
The Australian Museum Photographic Archives host a vast collection championing biological, ecological, and ethnographic research, education, and discovery.
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Five Things: How to help our native bees
Discover five things you can do to bring native bees into your garden, as native bee taxonomist, Michael Batley, discusses their importance, beauty and diversity.
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Five Things: How to create a thriving native garden
Listen to a Q&A with Clarence Slockee as he shares tips on how to make your garden a haven for native plants and wildlife.
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Five Things: How to help save the frogs
Listen to journalist and author, Ali Gripper, as she sits down with Dr Jodi Rowley for an intimate Q&A on Jodi’s life's work and to learn five things we can do to make our gardens frog-friendly.
