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The Catadon Polka
https://australian.museum/about/history/stories/the-catadon-polka/

The polka was the great dance craze of the 1840s. So how did the Australian Museum get its own Catadon (Whale) Polka?

Published 04 August 2014

archives Whale history music
Where have all the Christmas Beetles gone?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/insects/christmas-beetles/

The evidence suggesting a decline is anecdotal yet compelling.

Published 08 December 2016

insect beetles
Out on a limb: tree-kangaroos
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/mammals/out-on-a-limb/

Evolution can take some surprising twists and turns, and none more so than with kangaroos that live in trees, says evolutionary biologist Mark Eldridge.

Published 28 November 2011
Miss Snell and the Collection
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/pacific-collection/tongan/miss-snell-and-the-collection/

In April 2011 the museum received a phone call that informed Cultural Collections staff that a Miss Muriel Snell wished to donate a small number of objects to the Australian Museum...

Published 10 February 2012
Robert (Bob) McDowall 1939 – 2011
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/robert-bob-mcdowall-1939-2011/

Well-known New Zealand fisheries scientist, Bob McDowall died after a short illness. Bob was regarded as the father of freshwater fish and fisheries in New Zealand, but also had a huge influence on unravelling the taxonomy and distribution of Australia's temperate freshwater fish.

Published 31 August 2011

archives Ichthyology people
Alexander Walker Scott's entomology work
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/scott-sisters/alexander-walker-scotts-entomology-work/

Alexander Walker Scott acquired a love of natural history from his father. Although trained as a lawyer, and with a number of business and political interests, he increasingly spent his time collecting and researching butterflies and moths.

Published 18 August 2011
Australian Archaeology at Lapstone Creek - Emu Cave
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/australian-archaeology/pioneers-of-australian-archaeology-at-lapstone-creek-emu-cave-1935-1936/

Who excavated the Lapstone Creek Rock Shelter (Emu Cave) in 1935 and 1936?

Published 12 August 2011
Biography of Alexander Walker Scott
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/scott-sisters/biography-of-alexander-walker-scott/

AW Scott was part of a large and influential family that migrated to Australia from England in the 1820s. A qualified lawyer with an MA from Cambridge, he became known in the colony as a grazier, entomologist and entrepreneur.

Published 31 August 2011
Publish or Perish
https://australian.museum/learn/publications/publish-or-perish/

Why do scientists place such a premium on scientific publication? Science editor Shane McEvey reveals the inner workings of biological science and its critical role in recognising biodiversity.

Published 30 September 2011

Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru

Come face-to-face with one of the most remarkable gold collections to ever tour the globe in the immersive exhibition, <i>Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru</i> and add-on VR experience.

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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special Exhibition
10 May – 7 September 2025

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Wild Planet

Welcome to life on Earth. Every one of Earth’s millions of species is unique, but they are all connected through evolution. Come and see life in all its glorious diversity – over 400 animals under one roof!

Permanent exhibition
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Minerals

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

Permanent exhibition
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