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The lives of creatures obscure, misunderstood, and wonderful: A volume in honour of Ken Aplin 1958–2019
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/the-lives-of-creatures-obscure-misunderstood-and-wonderful-a-volume-in-honour-of-ken-aplin-1958-2019/

Kenneth Peter Aplin (1958–2019) was one of Australia’s leading vertebrate systematists, well known as an anatomist, mammalogist, herpetologist, palaeontologist, and archaeologist – he was an altogether unique and admired man.

Published 25 November 2020
This month in Archaeology: Aboriginal heritage as ecological proxy in south-eastern Australia: a Barapa wetland village
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/this-month-in-archaeology-aboriginal-heritage-as-ecological-proxy-in-south-eastern-australia/

Dr Amy Way discusses a recently published paper by Pardoe and Hutton in the Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, examining how Aboriginal people traditionally lived in large groups around ecological ‘hotspots.’

Published 01 December 2020
Does the Blue Mountains Tree Frog have really bad neighbours?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/bad-frog-neighbours/

Neighbourly feuds are a universal problem – but for the Blue Mountains Tree Frog, could the other frog species they share a stream with, be deadly?

Published 12 February 2021
Surrender Your Shell: Using DNA to protect the Hawksbill Turtle
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/surrender-your-shell-using-dna-to-protect-the-hawksbill-turtle/

Did you know that real tortoiseshell products are made from the shell of critically endangered Hawksbill turtles? This illegal trade has brought the species to the brink of extinction. To learn more, the Australian Museum, WWF-Australia and Royal Caribbean International launch Surrender Your Shell.

Published 08 February 2021
Myth or museum specimen? The animals that are more fact than fiction
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/myth-or-museum-specimen-the-animals-that-are-more-fact-than-fiction/

Famously featured in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones franchise, the dire wolf is far more than a popular legend. A recent study in Nature has discovered how genetically distinct this prehistoric carnivore actually was. Read more about the study, and other animals thought to be pure myth.

Published 14 January 2021
What do you call one of the world’s most beautiful frogs?
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/what-do-you-call-one-of-the-worlds-most-beautiful-frogs/

Are some spectacular tree frogs from China and Vietnam two, remarkably similar species, or only one? An international team of herpetologists, including the AM’s Dr Jodi Rowley, solves this mystery once and for all!

Published 05 November 2021
News from LIRS: Outcomes of the Polychaete Workshop eight years on
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/news-from-lirs-outcomes-of-the-polychaete-workshop-eight-years-on/

Each month, a selected blog from Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation (LIRRF) is featured at the AM. LIRRF supports scientific research & education at the AM’s Lizard Island Research Station on the Great Barrier Reef. For this month, we feature: Outcomes of the Polychaete Workshop eight years on.

Published 18 November 2021
Egyptian mummy masks: The conservation treatment begins - part 2
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/egyptian-mummy-masks-conservation-begins/

In Part 2 of this special AM blog series, Melissa Holt tells us about the treatment process for two of the Egyptian cartonnage objects which includes x-ray analysis and tear repairs!

Published 13 January 2022
Waters of the deep past: the fossil aquatic insects of New South Wales
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/waters-of-the-deep-past/

Insects are fragile creatures with little chance to fossilise. Where shells and bones weather the passage of time, insects crumble. But the New South Wales outback holds an amazing, and exceptional, treasure.

Published 27 January 2022
Coming soon: Burra
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/Coming-soon-Burra-Learning-Place/

Burra – the AM’s upcoming, interactive children’s education space – is due to open in July 2022. Burra offers a ‘many-ways’ experience where First Nations and Pasifika knowledge systems and Western science are brought together in layers of learning.

Published 24 January 2022

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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.

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Surviving Australia

Discover Australia's most fascinating creatures, from the deadly redback spider and revered bull shark, to ancient giant wombats and fanged kangaroos.

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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
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10am - 4.30pm

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Minerals

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

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