Blog archive: At the Museum
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Podcast – Lunchtime Conversation Series: Author Thomas Keneally
Listen to the live recording of Schindler's Ark author Thomas Keneally in conversation with AM Director Kim McKay.
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Live at the AM podcast: HumanNature 2019 – Craig Santos Perez
Experience the award-winning eco-poetry of Craig Santos Perez from the University of Hawaiʻi, as he reflects on the vital role of Pacific literature in the environmental movements of Oceania.
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Live at the AM podcast: HumanNature 2019 – Lesley Green
Lesley Green (University of Cape Town) considers how environmentalism squares with anti-racism and social justice in the sourcing of `green’ commodities from the sands of South Africa.
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New installation in the First Australians Galleries: The Purple House
The Purple House is a home away from home for First Nations dialysis patients.
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The weird and wonderful secrets of the Australian Museum’s collections
From the discovery of sucking lice species to the creation of a chemical ‘e-nose’ to detect illegal wildlife trade, the AM’s collections contain limitless potential.
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Remembering our Anzacs
Australian Museum offers free entry to servicemen and women on Anzac Day
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Guillaume Rondelet (1507-1566), the grandfather of ichthyology who dissected his own son
The story of the author of the oldest book in the Australian Museum Research Library.
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Live at the AM: HumanNature 2018 - Bruce Pascoe
Bruce Pascoe’s ground-breaking research completely reconsiders the notion of pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians as hunter-gatherers.
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Live at the AM. HumanNature 2018 - Rob Nixon
Environmental martyrs put their bodies and lives on the line. Some activists remain anonymous, while others gain posthumous fame and power, their deaths becoming a rallying call for others to join the cause.
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New acquisition: a rare crocoite gemstone from the west coast of Tasmania
When mineral collectors hear Tasmania mentioned, they immediately think of crocoite!
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Story of a bequest: Patricia McDonald
The Australian Museum remembers Pat McDonald, Museum education pioneer from 1953 to 1988, who passed away on 11 November 2018 aged 89.
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Well (Tam)worth the effort!
Three days on the road later and we were still thrilled hearing how many students have added "scientist" to their list of dream jobs.
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Podcast – Lunchtime Conversation Series: Noel Gordon
Software engineer Noel Gordon was part of the team that developed Google Maps. He recounts its development in conversation with AM Director and CEO Kim McKay.
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Podcast – Lunchtime Lecture Series: George Miller's enquiring spirit
Australian film legend George Miller shares extraordinary insights into his life and work in this conversation with AM Director and CEO Kim McKay.
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In pictures: The opening of Whales | Tohorā
Aboriginal and Maori Elders, community and staff came together to bless the exhibition and celebrate these majestic creatures.