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Body art
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/

The Body Art exhibition explored the many different ways, both temporary and permanent, in which people modify, change, decorate and adorn their bodies. It revealed the what, why, how and where of 'body art'.

Death: the last taboo
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/

Death is a process rather than an event. Learn more about the process and the many natural and human processes that occur after our death.

GADI
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/gadi/

Built in partnership with local Aboriginal Elders and communities, GADI showcased the rich culture and history of the Country now known as Sydney City. It featured rare objects, new cultural material made by Gadigal Elders, stories, film, songs and 8,000 archaeological pieces.

The Meaning of Ta Moko - Maori Tattooing
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/body-art/the-meaning-of-ta-moko-maori-tattooing/

Ta Moko was like a history of a person's achievements and represented their status in their tribe.

Disposing of the dead - Cremation
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-cremation/

Cremation is the disposal of a corpse by fire. It is an ancient and widespread practice, second only to burial. Some ancient cultures believed that fire was a purifying agent, and that cremation would light the way of the deceased to another world, or to prevent the return of the dead.

Decomposition - Body Changes
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/decomposition-body-changes/

Death begins when the heart stops beating. Deprived of oxygen, a cascade of cellular death commences.

Who works at a morgue?
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/who-works-at-a-morgue/

There are many people who work at an Institute of Forensic Medicine (morgue), from pathologists, to grief counsellors to administration personnel, but there are three main people who are involved in deciding whether an autopsy is carried out or in performing an autopsy.

Signs of death
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/signs-of-death/

Among classical Greek and Roman societies the signs of death were the absence of a heartbeat and breathing, and the onset of putrefaction. In medieval times a candle was held to the mouth - a flicker of the candle was shown as a sign of life.

Who ends up in a morgue?
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/who-ends-up-in-a-morgue/

Of the 128 500 people who die in Australia every year, only 13.4% of deaths are referred on to the coroner's office and even fewer will require a coronial investigation and autopsy. Not all deaths need to be investigated. There are a variety of reasons why a death might be reported to the coroner.

Ching Ming
https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/ching-ming/

The Ching Ming ('Clear Brightness') festival has been celebrated annually at Sydney's Rookwood Cemetery since at least the 1880s.