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Scarred (Ancestral Vase) by Uncle Kevin “Sooty” Welsh
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/Scarred-Ancestral-Vase/

Years after being removed from his family, Uncle Sooty returned to his birthplace in north-western NSW where he reconnected with his relatives and culture, becoming involved in painting, woodwork, photography and ceramics.

Published 14 May 2021

First Nations Cultural collections object
Piracy by Tony Albert
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/Piracy-by-Tony-Albert/

A newly acquired work by Girramay, Kuku Yalanji artist Tony Albert shifts our perspective on what we choose to commemorate.

Published 14 May 2021

First Nations Cultural collections object
Carved emu eggs featured in Winhangadurinya
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/winhangadurinya-emu-eggs/

Winhangadurinya is an experiential space, a complex arrangement of three dimensional objects with deep meanings, including these carved emu eggs.

Published 24 May 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Egg
Clams, mussels, pipis and oysters - Class Bivalvia
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/molluscs/clams-mussels-pipis-and-oysters-class-bivalvia/

Bivalves are molluscs, well-known to humans who have developed a taste for many of them. This group includes oysters, mussels, pipis, cockles, scallops and clams.

Published 05 January 2010
Heathland habitat
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/heathland-habitat/

Approximately 8 per cent of the Sydney Basin is heathland.

Published 01 March 2010
Freshwater habitats
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/wildlife-sydney/freshwater-habitats/

Freshwater habitats are found throughout the Sydney region.

Published 03 February 2016
Conservation Status - what does it mean?
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/conservation-status-what-does-it-mean/

The conservation status of a species is an indicator of how likely it is to remain alive at present or in the near future.

Published 27 September 2017

IUCN conservation status global red list threatened species
Glossary of animal biology terms
https://australian.museum/learn/animals/glossary-of-animal-biology-terms/

A glossary of terms and definitions used in biology and related disciplines such as zoology, zoogeography, palaeontology, animal taxonomy and classification and evolutionary biology.

Published 18 May 2022
Fossils in Murgon, QLD
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/murgon/

Murgon is significant as the only site in Australia that records a diverse vertebrate fauna dating from the early Tertiary Period (55 million years ago), approximately ten million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Published 22 March 2012

fossil Palaeontology fossils
Fossils in Talbragar, NSW
https://australian.museum/learn/australia-over-time/fossils/sites/talbragar/

Talbragar is a well-known fossil site in Australia and contains one of the most significant Jurassic terrestrial fossil deposits in Australia. It is also the only Jurassic fish site found in New South Wales.

Published 20 March 2012

fossil Palaeontology fossils NSW

Sharks

Submerge yourself in Sydney's newest hands-on family exhibition now open.

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Now on until 31 January 2023

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals.

Permanent exhibition
Opening Saturday 10 December

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Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

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Burra

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

Permanent education space
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