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Corporate Overview

The Australian Museum's strategic directions, its programs and activities are based on "learning from the past to understand the present to shape a sustainable future".

  1. Learning from the past: research, learning and communication initiatives focussed on the origins, early development, diversification and coevolution of Australia's environments, biotas and cultures.
  2. Understanding the present: research, learning and communication initiatives focussed on contemporary biodiversity, geodiversity, cultural diversity and the systems that interrelate all three.
  3. Shaping the future: research, learning and communication initiatives focussed on maximising the sustainability of Australia's environments and cultures.

Vision Statement

"Sustainable environments and cultures for future generations, achieved through documenting and understanding the past and the present."

Mission Statement

"To research, interpret, communicate and apply understanding of the environments and cultures of the Australian region to increase their long-term sustainability."

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