Blog archive:
Museullaneous

The recent Corroboree Sydney Festival signals a resurgent interest in Australia’s first peoples.

The Archives has launched an Australian Museum channel on Historypin to showcase our historic photo collections.

Edward Deas Thomson - the ideal public servant.

As an intern with the Archives, I have been privileged to discover the amazing life and career of Marine Biologist, Isobel Bennett.

An office wall says a lot about the occupant and the organisation, especially if that occupant is the Director of the Australian Museum.

Among the marine invertebrate specimens in our collection are a number of Irukandji jellyfishes, a group of highly venomous sea creatures.

Help make the world of scientific illustration accessible to a wider audience.

Well worth the disruption

Risky business.

Which Museum scientists pack pistols, killing bottles and ear plugs for their expeditions?

Many indigenous peoples have warned that Western attitudes are destroying the environment, writes anthropologist Kirk Huffman.

A talented illustrator who painted from and on specimens.

October 23 marks the bicentenary of the birth of Australia’s most mysterious historical figure – the legendary Ludwig Leichhardt.

Recruiting cadet taxidermists and scientific officers in 1891 - 'well educated lads' with 'a taste for natural history' wanted.

A ship's captain gets involved in citizen science.