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August 23, 1831 - shot with his own gun
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/august-23-1831-accidentally-shot-with-his-own-gun/Today is the anniversary of the unfortunate death of the Museum's first employee, William Holmes.
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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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The Australian Museum Magazine turns 100
https://australian.museum/learn/news/blog/am-magazine-turns-100/After a controversial beginning, the Australian Museum Magazine has reached 100 years of continuous publication, with the historic latest issue a timely fit for the milestone.
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Museum Archives and Research Library
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/The Museum Archives and Research Library cares for the Museum’s institutional memory and its historic natural history book and journal collections dating from 1836.
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Museum Archives
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/museum-archives/The Museum Archives cares for the Museum’s institutional memory.
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Historic expeditions
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/historic-expeditions/Curiosity and adventure have inspired our field trips since our first organised expedition in 1831.
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The Scott sisters collection
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/scott-sisters/With their collecting boxes, notebooks and paintbrushes, Harriet and Helena Scott entered the masculine world of science and became two of 19th-century Australia’s most prominent natural history illustrators.
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John Gould: books and illustrations
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/With the obsession of a collector and an eye for artistic talent, John Gould succeeded in creating one of the most recognisable and long-lasting brand names in natural history. Explore the activities of this legendary 'bird man'.
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Touring exhibition: Transformations: Art of the Scott Sisters
https://australian.museum/get-involved/services/touring-exhibits/transformations-art-of-the-scott-sisters-exhibition/Beautiful and intricate, this stunning exhibition features up to 39 professionally mounted and framed reproductions of original watercolours by Harriet and Helena Scott.
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Rare books
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/rare-books/The Research Library holds a significant collection of rare books. This collection is regularly used in the work of Museum scientists.
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