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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'.

    Published 05 December 2018
    culture past exhibition history
  • 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.

    Published 13 November 2018
    past exhibition 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.

    Published 14 June 2019
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander past exhibition
  • Mourning - an introduction
    https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-an-introduction/

    Cultures mourn and celebrate death in different ways. Explore this diversity and the ways people remember their dead. Read about the way people prefer to dispose of their bodies and to be remembered.

    Published 28 October 2009
    past exhibition death
  • Disposing of the dead - Preservation
    https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/disposing-of-the-dead-preservation/

    The earliest deliberately preserved bodies are those of the Chinchorro culture of northern Chile which date back about 7000 years. Today, the preserved bodies of famous political leaders, such as Lenin and Mao Tse Teung, demonstrate the continuing urge to defy death in some way.

    Published 23 October 2009
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  • Preparation for death: stories
    https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/preparation-for-death-stories/

    Read about how these people from different cultures prepare the bodies of their dead.

    Published 27 October 2009
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  • Decomposition - Forensic Evidence
    https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/decomposition-forensic-evidence/

    The presence of animals on a corpse can provide information for investigators on some of the circumstances surrounding death.

    Published 07 November 2013
    past exhibition death
  • Mourning - Society Islands, Heva ceremony
    https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-society-islands-heva-ceremony/

    In the Society Islands, French Polynesia, the death of a chief or person of distinction was accompanied by the performance of a ceremony called a heva, which was paid for and organised by the family of the deceased.

    Published 28 October 2009
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  • Mourning - Victorian Era
    https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-victorian-era/

    In Great Britain, during the reign of Queen Victoria, people usually died in their homes, surrounded by family and friends, and the corpse stayed in the home until burial.

    Published 28 October 2009
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  • Mourning - Indigenous Australia
    https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/death-the-last-taboo/mourning-indigenous-australia/

    As a sign of mourning, white 'mourning caps' were worn by some Indigenous Australian communities, although the type of cap worn varied from region to region.

    Published 22 October 2009
    past exhibition death
  • 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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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