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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?
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Foundations of Australian Science
https://australian.museum/about/history/foundations-of-australian-science/The beginnings of the Australian Museum as one of the leading museums undertaking research, with its extensive collections, documenting Australia's animal biodiversity and cultural heritage - where Australian natural history was born.
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Historical artefacts collection
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/historical-artefacts-collection/Our collection of historical objects, memorabilia and artefacts help tell the story of the history and development of the Australian Museum.
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Anthony Musgrave (1895-1959)
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/anthony-musgrave/Anthony Musgrave (1895-1959) was a valuable member of the Australian Museum staff and entomology community at large.
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That's the spirit: a short history of wet specimen storage at the Australian Museum
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/wet-specimen-storage-spirit-house/Glass jars containing translucent creatures are a common sight at any natural history museum. But the highly flammable ethanol that preserves the specimens inside must be carefully stored to prevent the collections going up in flames.
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Controversy in museums: a timeline
https://australian.museum/about/history/timelines/controversy-in-museums-a-timeline/This timeline first appeared in the Journal of Museum Education, Volume 23, No 3, 1998 and was co-edited by Maureen McConnell and Honee Hess. It is reproduced here with kind permission of the authors.
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Australian Museum Archives
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/museum-archives/The Australian Museum Archives cares for the AM’s institutional memory.
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Curated for the curious
https://australian.museum/inside-out/curated-for-the-curious/Be inspired by our expeditions and the Australian Museum’s long history of research and discovery over the decades.
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Unsettled: Primary unit
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/first-nations-learning-resources/unsettled-primary/Follow our unit to engage with the Australian Museum’s exhibition Unsettled and explore the ways we understand, remember and acknowledge our shared past in Australia.
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Investigating objects
https://australian.museum/learn/teachers/first-nations-learning-resources/investigating-objects/Make predictions about archeological sites and objects based on no historical context, and question your understanding and presumptions about our shared history.
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