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  • Garrigarrang: Sea Country
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/garrigarrang-sea-country/

    From the Sydney Basin to Torres Strait, discover and celebrate the rich cultures of Australia’s Salt Water People, who for tens of thousands of years have lived and flourished on Garrigarang nura – sea country.

    Published 16 May 2018
    First Nations Cultural collections Indigenous Australia permanent exhibition
  • Changing Climate
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/climate-change-display/

    Discover ‘Changing Climate’ – an interactive display that asks not how we will survive Australia, but how Australia will survive us!

    Published 16 October 2020
    exhibition climate change permanent exhibition
  • Bayala Nura: Yarning Country
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/bayala-nura-yarning-country/

    Explore and celebrate Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through a rich diversity of objects and stories of living culture. See more than 250 fascinating objects from Indigenous communities around Australia.

    Published 16 May 2018
    First Nations Cultural collections Indigenous Australia permanent exhibition
  • Dinosaurs
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/dinosaurs/

    How well do you know your dinosaurs? Discover the amazing creatures that ruled the world until 65 million years ago in this exhibition that brings the Mesozoic era to life.

    Published 12 September 2018
    exhibition palaeontology Dinosaur gallery dinosaur
  • Birds of Australia
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/birds-exhibition/

    Meet some of Australia’s most famous and fascinating feathered residents and learn about the ingenious ways they have adapted to life on the continent they call home.

    Published 16 May 2018
    exhibition birds Birds of Australia permanent exhibition
  • Pacific Spirit
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/pacific-spirit/

    Experience the diverse and dynamic cultures of the Pacific and admire the skill, creativity and spirituality of the region’s artists through this collection of colourful treasures from across the region.

    Published 16 May 2018
    exhibition pacific permanent exhibition
  • Surviving Australia
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/surviving-australia/

    Uncover the secrets of Australia’s weird and wonderful wildlife, including our most-curious living species and the giant megafauna from the past, as you explore the variety of fascinating adaptations to life on this island continent.

    Published 20 June 2018
    exhibition Australian animals animals permanent exhibition
  • Museums Discovery Centre
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    At the Museums Discovery Centre in Castle Hill, go behind the scenes of the State's great collections.

    Published 19 September 2016
    exhibition collections permanent exhibition
  • Sharks
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/sharks/

    A pop-up exhibition created by the Australian Museum, touring Stockland Shopping Centres in 2021.

    Published 20 January 2020
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  • The 2021 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
    https://australian.museum/visit/whats-on/agnpy-2021/

    Immerse yourself in the beauty of the natural world with this stunning photographic exhibition.

    Published 07 October 2021
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  • Jurassic World by Brickman

    Kmart presents <i>Jurassic World</i> by Brickman<sup>®</sup> at the Australian Museum until 17 July.

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    Open until 17 July.

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  • 200 Treasures of the Australian Museum

    The Westpac Long Gallery showcases 100 treasures from our collections alongside the stories of the 100 people who’ve helped shape Australia.

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    10am - 5pm

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The Australian Museum respects and acknowledges the Gadigal people as the First Peoples and Traditional Custodians of the land and waterways on which the Museum stands.

Image credit: gadigal yilimung (shield) made by Uncle Charles Chicka Madden