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Exhibitions

Yiloga! Tiwi Footy
Yiloga! Tiwi Footy

15 May 2010 to 14 Nov 2010

Photos of social and cultural aspects of the Tiwi community.

Jake Soewardie
Jake Soewardie

01 Sep 2010 to 01 Mar 2011

Jake Soewardie - a retrospective

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs

See, hear, touch and even smell the world of dinosaurs.

Surviving Australia
Surviving Australia

Get close to some intriguing Australian fauna.

Skeletons
Skeletons

Turn on your X-ray vision and enter the hall of bones!

Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians

History, culture and political struggles of Indigenous Australians.

Search & Discover
Search & Discover

Do your own identifications, research and touch real specimens.

The Albert Chapman Mineral Collection
The Albert Chapman Mineral Collection

Step into a glittering world of colour and light.

More than Insects
More than Insects

Peer into the wonderful world of insects and other invertebrates.

Birds Exhibition
Birds Exhibition

Celebrate Australia's abundant bird life.

Planet of Minerals
Planet of Minerals

Gain fascinating insights into the wonderful world of minerals.

Museum Mummy
Museum Mummy

Come face to face with a 2800-year-old ancient Egyptian mummy.

Events

Palaeontology Through Puppetry
Palaeontology Through Puppetry

to 21 Sep 2010

Learn about Australian prehistory and meet Winny.

Meet the dinosaurs
Meet the dinosaurs

25 Sep 2010 to 10 Oct 2010

Travel back in time this school holidays to when dinosaurs roamed!

Volcanoes and meteorites
Volcanoes and meteorites

28 Sep 2010 to 17 Oct 2010

Fascinated by volcanoes?

Up Close & Spineless Winners
Up Close & Spineless Winners


Chosen from hundreds of entries across Australia.

Up Close & Spineless Photographic Competition 2010
Up Close & Spineless Photographic Competition 2010

19 Apr 2010 to 03 Sep 2010

The competition without a backbone, enter online.

Behind the scenes tour
Behind the scenes tour

17 May 2010

Visit areas and collections normally reserved for scientists.

Born again Beasties
Born again Beasties

22 May 2010 to 19 Sep 2010

Create a beastie born from recycled materials.

Out of the Lab
Out of the Lab

01 Jun 2010 to 17 Sep 2010

Meet Australian Museum scientists in 'Out of the Lab'.

Geology Rocks Drawing Competition 2010
Geology Rocks Drawing Competition 2010

to 17 Oct 2010

A drawing competition to celebrate International Earth Science Week.

Sydney Consortium
Sydney Consortium

11 Sep 2010 to 11 Sep 2010

Feed your mind, challenge your thinking and be entertained!

ALIVE
ALIVE

22 May 2010 to 19 Sep 2010

Celebrate International Year of Biodiversity at the Museum

How to make a model
How to make a model

18 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010

Find out about model making!

Art Glass making Flamework Course
Art Glass making Flamework Course

25 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010

You will be shown how to create your own glass master piece

Join a public exhibition highlights tour
Join a public exhibition highlights tour


Join an experienced guide on our daily tours.

Organised Group Tours
Organised Group Tours


Guided tours tailored for your students to enjoy.

Discovery Walk: Muogamarra Nature Reserve
Discovery Walk: Muogamarra Nature Reserve

19 Sep 2010 to 19 Sep 2010

Discover the magnificent wildflowers of Muogamarra Nature Reserve

Discovery Walks
Discovery Walks

19 Sep 2010 to 06 Nov 2010

Join like minded people as you embark on the spring Discovery Walks

Discovery Walk: Taronga Zoo to Balmoral via Middle Head
Discovery Walk: Taronga Zoo to Balmoral via Middle Head

26 Sep 2010 to 26 Sep 2010

Journey back to the time of the First Fleet

The Psychology of Beliefs
The Psychology of Beliefs

23 Sep 2010 to 23 Sep 2010

What do you believe in and why? A sceptical view on the paranormal.

Monsoons, mountains and mosqitoes: in search of Indochinese amphibians
Monsoons, mountains and mosqitoes: in search of Indochinese amphibians

30 Sep 2010 to 30 Sep 2010

What drives a scientist to trek through the rainforest of Indochina?

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Mexican plates
The Colourful Cultures of Mexico 2011

08 May 1128 May 11

Discover the Colourful Cultures of Mexico with Christopher Carter.


Off-site

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Spooky Museum
The 3rd Annual Haunted Museum Halloween Party

29 Oct 1029 Oct 10

Be our ghoulish guests for a special night at the Haunted Museum.


Museum-wide

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Sydney Consortium

11 Sep 1011 Sep 10

Feed your mind, challenge your thinking and be entertained!


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