Ramses

Exclusive to the Australian Museum in Sydney: more than 3,000 years in the making, discover over 180 ancient Egyptian treasures.

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Be transported on an immersive journey through the eyes of burra (eel) in the Australian Museum’s learning and play space.

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Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs

Exclusive to the Australian Museum in Sydney: more than 3,000 years in the making, discover over 180 ancient Egyptian treasures.

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How well do you know your dinosaurs? Discover the amazing creatures that ruled the world until 65 million years ago in this exhibition that brings the Mesozoic era to life.

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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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Ogilby's Weedfish, Heteroclinus heptaeolus

Three new endemic species of Weedfish from Temperate Australia

Living among the seaweed of our temperate rocky reefs are fishes of the family Clinidae, aptly called Weedfish.

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Landmark study reveals new ‘Tree of Life’ for all birds living today

The culmination of a decade-long research study involving scientists from across the globe working on the Bird 10,000 Genomes Project (B10K), which aims to sequence the complete genomes of every living bird species.

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Exploring diversity in Australia’s banjo frogs or ‘pobblebonks’

The Australian banjo frogs or ‘pobblebonks’ are a spectacular group of four medium to large (3–9 cm) burrowing frog species, recognisable by their distinctive ‘bonk’ and ‘tok’ mating calls (which sound similar to the pluck of a banjo string).

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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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Combating climate change with olivine

Tim Flannery discusses an exciting mineral, olivine and how it can be used to tackle climate change.

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FrogID is a national citizen science project that is helping us learn more about what is happening to Australia’s frogs.

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