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Category: Museullaneous

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Social Musings: Stories from August

What have we been up to on Facebook and Twitter? Online Producer Michael Hugill cuts out the stats and pastes in the more interesting social media stories (in a picture book format no less).

By: Michael Hugill, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 13 Sep 2012

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Desirable Specimens

Recent work on the papers of William Henry Hargaves conducted by the Museum’s Rapid Digitisation Project volunteers – has highlighted the intriguing life and times of William Henry Hargraves.

By: Rose Docker, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 22 Aug 2012

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Social Musings: Stories from July

What's been happening on the Museum's Facebook and Twitter accounts? Online Producer Michael Hugill cuts out the stats and pastes in some of our more interesting social media stories (in a picture book format no less).

By: Michael Hugill, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 16 Aug 2012

Piscatorial Atlas Lobster

Mapping the North Sea Fisheries: O.T. Olsen’s Piscatorial Atlas (1883)

Sometimes the most ordinary-looking books house hidden treasures.

By: Emma Gray, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 03 Aug 2012

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Cataloguing the Egyptian Collection before digitisation

For many years Museum scientists have had access to copies (microfiche and more recently digital) of the important specimen and object Collection Registers. What was it like before copies were available?

By: Patricia Egan, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 01 Aug 2012

Kidspace

Museums Orchestrating Diversities for Harmonious Change

Papers from the Alma S. Wittlin and Stephen E. Weil Memorial Lectures held during the 22nd General Conference of ICOM, 2010 now online.

By: Dr Lynda Kelly, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 09 Jul 2012

Account of the transit from Cook's Voyages, 1784

Transit of Venus

On Wednesday 6 June, 2012, we marvel at an astronomical rarity – the transit of Venus across the face of the sun.

By: Emma Gray, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 06 Jun 2012

Web 2U (#5)

E-merging technology&museums: an additional perspective on online producing

As cultural institutions become increasingly aware of their need to extend outreach and communication activities in the digital realm, museums require professionals with more composite profiles, combining mediation abilities and technological competence.
Museum professional Irene Rubino offers insights on the topic in an interview with Jennifer Cork, online producer at the Australian Museum.

By: Irene Rubino, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 05 Jun 2012

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Remembering The Art of Eric Carle exhibition

Whilst the Australian Museum had considered the needs of young children when designing interactive areas for some time, it was not until the late 1990's that we had a designated area for pre-schoolers.

By: Patricia Egan, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 22 May 2012

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Our First Volunteer

Celebrating our nations' volunteers this week - we should draw attention to the Australian Museum's first official volunteer - 20 year-old Hereward Leighton Kesteven.

By: Rose Docker, Category: Museullaneous, Date: 17 May 2012