Blog archive:
Museullaneous

Renewing an old relationship.

Glorious commander, foresighted commander, gallant commander! All supercilious names for William Blandowski from an 1857 expedition log.

From the Mitchell Library collection is a fascinating insight into Museum Curator Gerard Krefft and the family he left behind.

Where are they now?

Chalmers by name and charming by nature

The immense task of digitising our collections raises many challenges for our digitisation and transcription team, the DigiVols.

Who is that woman?

As the weather warms up and we spend more time outdoors, be aware of the other creatures getting out and about, snakes and spiders.

Australian Mueaxseame? Edgar Waite muses on spelling blunders in 1906.

Find out more about what inspired DigiVol volunteers at the Australian Museum to become DigiVollys.

In 1868 Prince Alfred visited the colony, falling victim to a murder attempt. Surviving, his name was patron to a new species of Manta Ray.

We show you how a venom apparatus works.

Two young interns from Indonesia provide insights into the Museum’s cultural collections.

A new approach to saving energy has won the Australian Museum a key award for business sustainability.

Barbara Pointer, a DigiVol volunteer and her family have generously gifted two bearded dragons to Live Exhibits at the Australian Museum.