Rare and Curious
Inside the Australian Museum Archives.
Remembering The Art of Eric Carle exhibition
The Art of Eric Carle exhibition was significant because it was designed to be developmentally appropriate for young children whilst also appealing to adults who had enjoyed reading the Eric Carle books to children.
Our First Volunteer
Celebrating our nations' volunteers this week - we should draw attention to the Australian Museum's first official volunteer - 20 year-old Hereward Leighton Kesteven.
Happy Birthday Edward Lear
On 12 May, 2012, we celebrate Edward Lear’s 200th birthday. Best known for 'The Owl & The Pussycat' he was also an accomplished natural history artist.
The Ball that wasn't
In 1864 The Australian Museum was the venue chosen for a reception for the visit of H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh. Why wasn't it held?
New acquisition in Archives -- Fishing Notes, c1900-1931
A beautiful but mysterious notebook has been transferred to Archives from the Fish section.
Caring for Alfred North's original pictorial material
Archives volunteer, Ada Klinkhamer writes of her experience rehousing and documenting photographs and illustrations prepared for use in publications by Australian Museum ornithologist, Alfred John North.
Michael Sharland
We are about to start a project to digitise and transcribe the Nature Diaries of ornithologist, journalist and environmentalist Michael Sharland.
A Pride of Lions
A group of African lions first installed in the Museums entrance area in 1910 have recently made a spectacular comeback. Three of the original four have now been placed in the revamped atrium area – and look as arresting as they did back then.
What, no sibling rivalry?
The Scott sisters exhibition 'Beauty from Nature' closes next week, on Sunday 27th November.
'A dear friend by the strange shore'
'Let me meet you once more! A dear friend by the strange shore.' Captain Nomure, 19/11/1911.
Twitter Stream
Yes, it's easy to become a virtual volunteer and much appreciated too http://t.co/Cc1cVIoB @Madlena_P
@kymtje Nice to hear you're coming to our Deep Oceans exhibition. Have you seen this? http://t.co/y322umVM
Having a mobile app is not a mobile strategy - @readingroom_au's Digital Conversation at @austmus 30th May http://t.co/Lk9eyASo
Congratulations MT @PennySharpemlc: My daughter's artwork is in the exhibition. #proudmum / http://t.co/peL0ix01
We're getting excited RT @lianerossler: See The Greenhorns film on farming at @austmus http://t.co/NzthU7ov with http://t.co/cmkG6Huu
Twitter, meet Stanley the Whale - a HUGE part of our Deep Oceans exhibition opening June 16 http://t.co/k5nharnf
Agreed RT @anneburrito: Sleep-over @austmus?!?!? Amazing! http://t.co/guhk5l0G
Well done all RT @lyndakelly61: NSW announces mobile grants: http://t.co/aZGTgyu1 Congrats @austmus @phmuseum @statelibrarynsw @tapitNFC
