Website Search Results - The Australian Museum

By Page Type

By Tag

Reflections from Mark McGrouther
https://australian.museum/about/history/people/oral-history-mark-mcgrouther/

Working at the Australian Museum as the Collection Manager of the Fish section over the span of nearly forty years, Mark McGrouther discusses his career highlights, the importance of museum collections and impact of climate change on ecology.

Published 08 August 2022

history staff museum history
No justice, no peace
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/remembering-massacres/no-justice-no-peace/

First Nations people call for a fairer system where they can receive the same protections as other Australians.

Published 09 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander justice police violence
Brothers (The Prodigal Son II) 2020
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/remembering-massacres/brothers-the-prodigal-son/

Artist Tony Albert created the the Brothers glasswork series, The Prodigal Son inspired by a protest held in response to police brutality.

Published 09 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander police brutality
Stan Grant: Unsettled. Un-home.
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/Stan-Grant-Unsettled-Un-home/

Letter from the Guest Editor of Explore magazine, the Unsettled issue, Winter 2021.

Published 18 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander NAIDOC
The Appin Massacre
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/fighting-wars/appin-massacre/

Learn about the Appin Massacre of Aboriginal men, women and children on 17th April 1816, that was the result of Macquarie’s orders for members of the 46th Regiment.

Published 13 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander war Appin Massacre
Self-determination
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/healing-nations/self-determination/

For over a century, First Nations peoples have demonstrated the importance and successes of self-determination.

Published 27 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self determination
The great Australian silence
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/healing-nations/the-great-australian-silence/

Listening to and learning from First Nations peoples about their cultures and histories can allow avenues for us to start to remember differently, in ways that heal instead of harm.

Published 25 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Blood Money
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/continued-resistance/sovereignty/

The Blood Money series by Dr Ryan Presley prompts us to critically consider who we commemorate on Australian currency and in the national public memory.

Published 03 September 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander blood money
How to make traditional matjka-wuma (string figures)
https://australian.museum/inside-out/homeschool-resources/how-to-make-matjka-wuma-string-figures/

Learn from our First Nations staff to make traditional matjka-wuma (String Figures).

Published 13 September 2021

First Nations kids activities
How to make a rock engraving
https://australian.museum/inside-out/homeschool-resources/how-to-make-rock-engraving/

Be inspired by First Nations rock engravings and make your very own artwork using air-dry clay, playdough, sand and carving tools.

Published 13 September 2021

First Nations kids activities

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.

Now open
Tickets on sale

Book now
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
Opening Saturday 10 May

Find out more
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
Open daily

Find out more
Minerals

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

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

Discover more

Filter results

By Page Type

By Tag