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10/12/18

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Records of the Australian Museum

Issues of the Records of the Australian Museum are published three times a year and circulated to 84 countries. All that is published in print is, soon afterwards, also freely available online.

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Australian Museum Annual Reports

You can access Australian Museum Annual Reports from 1853 online.

Australian Museum magazines

There are issues of the Australian Museum Magazine from 1921.

Australian Natural History magazines

The issues of the Australian Museum Natural History magazines from 1962 are available.

A sample of stories to enjoy...

Dream weaver: a new collection of Maori Kete

Dream weavers: a new collection of contemporary Maori kete (baskets) acquired by the Australian Museum.

Rituals of Seduction: Birds of Paradise

This exhibition featured a selection of the museum’s collections from the Southern Highlands, Eastern Highlands and Western Highlands, including a variety of human hair wigs, feathered headdress, judge wigs, shells woven aprons and shell forehead ornaments.

Past exhibition

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Publish or Perish

Why do scientists place such a premium on scientific publication? Science editor Shane McEvey reveals the inner workings of biological science and its critical role in recognising biodiversity.

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Let's Play!

Toys were designed to amuse and educate children, and also to prepare them for adulthood. The toys in our collection were acquired between 1885 and 2018, and are made from various materials.

Dolls
Rattles
Spinning tops