Blog archive: At the Museum
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Box office gold: Australian Museum’s most successful exhibition
Local and international visitors have flocked to Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs, making it the most popular exhibition in the Australian Museum’s history, with more than 350,000 tickets sold.
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International Women’s Day: Advice from women in their dream jobs at the Australian Museum
On International Women’s Day, we share a snapshot of some of the outstanding women who work in diverse areas, such as climate solutions, cultural collections, and science at the Australian Museum.
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Egypt - In Conversation: An Introduction to Egypt
In the first instalment of the Australian Museum’s exclusive Egypt - In Conversation series, curator and Egyptologist Dr Melanie Pitkin sits down with journalist and passionate Egyptophile Caroline Baum for An Introduction to Egypt.
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Saturday Lecture Series: Journey to the Afterlife
Come on a journey to the afterlife with archaeologist Dr Anna-Latifa Mourad-Cizek as we explore everything from beliefs and practices to tombs and funerary equipment.
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Saturday Lecture Series: The Afterlife of Ramses II's Tomb
In the premiere instalment of our Saturday Lecture Series, Macquarie University Professor Malcolm Choat uncovers the history of KV7 - The tomb of Ramses the Great.
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Ancient Egyptian Lecture Series
Our Photographic Archives team have uncovered lantern slides from a 1925 Ancient Egypt Lecture Series delivered by Museum Ethnologist, William Walford Thorpe.
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Eureka Talks Series: I'd Like to Thank the Australian Museum
Hear from some of the stars of the 2023 Australian Museum Eureka Prizes in the final instalment of the Eureka Talks Series.
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Statement regarding the Voice to Parliament
The Australian Museum (AM) shares a vision for reconciliation that is a united Australia that values and respects First Nations cultures, histories and knowledges.
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From the Director: Let’s celebrate beautiful Bilas body adornment
The Australian Museum's exhibition Bilas: Body Adornment from Papua New Guinea is woven straight from the spirit of a community’s lore and showcased by way of physical adornment.
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What We Can Learn from Nature: Australian Museum x Vivid Ideas
Hear from Leila Jeffreys, Tim Low and David Gandelman, as they explore how improving your relationship with nature can improve your relationship with yourself.
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Eureka Talks Series: Waste Not, Want Not
The 2022 Australian Museum Eureka Prize winners, Dr Jackson Ryan sits down with Professor Veena Sahajwalla to explore the science of decarbonising the world with a recycling revolution.
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Eureka Talks Series: Zoonotic Diseases
Delve into the complex world of zoonosis and virus evolution in the second instalment of our Eureka Talks Series.
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The 1964 Australian-American meteorite expedition
Photographed by Robert ‘Oliver’ Chalmers and members from the Australian Museum, the 1964 Australian-American Meteorite Expedition captured on 35mm colour slides were recently discovered by the Photographic Archives Digitisation Project.
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Celebrating the Australian Museum’s Archives
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the International Council on Archives - celebrations are in full swing for International Archives Week (5-9th June) and International Archives Day (9th June).
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The Talbot Oration: Coral Reefs in Hot Water
Dr Anne Hoggett AM explores the plight of our coral reefs and how we can help protect their future in the Australian Museum’s Talbot Oration.