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Can museums make cities smarter? Can iPads make meetings better? And can climate scientists rap? Linkasaurus is back, everyone...

The Australian Museum purchased three crocodiles in 1879. The first came to the Museum in July from showman William Cash.

Recently I took a field trip to Ash Island in the Hunter estuary where the Scott sisters lived, painted and collected for more than 20 years from 1846.

It's been a few weeks since I last posted on this, but the crocodile case restoration continues.

Investigating the woman in the 1922 photograph of two museum staff painting the background of one of the museum's first dioramas.

Understanding Museums: Australian Museums and Museology, is a new e-publication edited by Des Griffin and Leon Paroissien. What it's all about?

This month's presentation: "Focus: It's hard, because.. hey look at that over there!" Mick Liubinskas from Pollenizer talks about startups on Thursday 7 July from 4pm at the Australian Museum. Read on to find out more and to book your spot - it's free! 

We caught up with Dr Sandy Ingleby, manager of the mammals collection after she had collected the sperm whale jaw from Sydney's Newport Beach.

The following question has been asked on Twitter: "Answers in <240 characters, please! RT: @thesherrin: What would a iPad app for conservators do, or what would they want it to do? #mtogo". I asked one of our Conservators, Sheldon, what he thought...

I recently attended an interesting workshop on how the humanities, arts and social sciences research sector (or HASS research sector for the sake of brevity) and the natural sciences sector might learn from each other in how to do better research.

Happenings this week on the crocodile case project ...

To see or not to see? That is the question.

Students we consulted in 2010 during the development of the Birds of Paradise exhibition came to see the finished product for themselves today. What did they think?

Unfortunately, not all is going to plan on the refurbishment of the crocodile case this week.

Furniture conservator Ray Gurney's first challenge is to strip the crocodile case back to its base wood layer.