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Elbaite Tourmaline (Rubellite)
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/elbaite-tourmaline/

This particularly large and colourful columnar crystal of rubellite tourmaline has an attached milky quartz crystal.

Published 07 December 2022

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Adelie land meteorite
https://australian.museum/learn/minerals/mineral-factsheets/adelie-land-meteorite/

This small meteorite (originally weighing one kilogram) was the first one discovered in Antarctica and was found by Francis Bickerton during Sir Douglas Mawson’s Australasian Antarctic Expedition of 1911–14.

Published 07 December 2022

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FrogID
https://australian.museum/publications/explore_summer2024/frogid/

Discover the incredible success of FrogID and how an app that asks everyday people to record frog sounds is revolutionising citizen science.

Published 29 November 2023
Meeting Nanny Nellie
https://australian.museum/publications/explore_summer2024/nanny-nellie/

A sculpture from the 1920s of a seemingly anonymous Aboriginal woman is reintroduced to the Australian Museum visitors in 2023 as the resilient Nellie Bungil Walker.

Published 05 December 2023
Become a Member
https://australian.museum/get-involved/join/members/

With exclusive perks, including free tickets to RELICS, an Australian Museum Membership opens the door to even more discovery.

Published 19 October 2018

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Volunteer experiences
https://australian.museum/get-involved/volunteer/stories/

Discover some of the experiences shared by museum volunteers.

Published 30 October 2018
Two Museums and a Garden Palace
https://australian.museum/about/history/two-museums-and-a-garden-palace/

The push for a new technology museum in Sydney was integral to the Museum's involvement with the 1879 Sydney International Exhibition.

Published 09 August 2016

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Ryan Campbell
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/ryan-campbell/

In 2013, became the youngest person to fly solo around the world.

Published 27 November 2015

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Gabrielle ‘Gaby’ Kennard OAM
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/gabrielle-gaby-kennard/

First Australian woman to circumnavigate the world by airplane.

Published 27 November 2015

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Lawrence Hargrave
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/lawrence-hargrave/

Engineer, explorer, astronomer, inventor, aeronautical pioneer.

Published 27 November 2015

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RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO^® brick worlds in RELICS: A New World Rises, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO^® Masters winners.

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2025 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year

See nature in a whole new light in this stunning, photographic exhibition, featuring works by some of the world's best nature photographers.

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Unfinished Business

Experience an accessible 3D photography exhibition detailing personal stories from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with disabilities across Australia.

Special exhibition
Opens 1 November

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Wansolmoana

Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of Pasifika peoples through stories and objects from across the region.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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Burra

Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

Permanent kids learning space
10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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