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news

The Inspirational Story of the Gin Gin C...
Tue, 8 Apr, 2003
In April the Biodiversity Community Space at the Australian Museum, has an exhib...

John White's Journal of a Voyage to New ...
Tue, 1 Apr, 2003
This is one of the finest of the so-called First Fleet journals.

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Spiders spin most yarns at the Australia...
Wed, 2 Apr, 2003
Arachnids have come up trumps as the subject of most public inquiries at the Aus...

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New Fish Images
Tue, 29 Apr, 2003
Numbfish Hypnos monopterygium

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Two Emperors - China's ancient origins











happening this month

Two Emperors - China's ancient origins
Uncovering the tombs of two ancient Emperors, this exhibition is one of the most significant to leave China in over a decade.















What's On











what's on at the museum

The Australian Museum has an exciting range of exhibitions, events, holiday programs, guided tours and school programs. Find out more.

For address, opening times and admission, click here.










New sites

Chinese Dinosaurs Virtual tour
The exhibition has gone, but you can take a virtual tour of the exhibition, and see all of the amazing dinosaur skeletons.







Chinese Dinosaurs Virtual tour




















science stories

Mother of Mass Extinctions
Nature Australia - 01/04/03
About 251 million years ago, something happened that wiped out 90 per cent of all marine animals and plants, 70 per cent of land vertebrates and paved the way for the dinosaurs. More


Pass the Tapeworms
Nature Australia - 01/04/03
The evolutionary history of tapeworms provides an unexpected indicator of early human diet and behaviour. More











TAMS events

Lectures - Earth Alive!
Microscopic living organisms made a life-friendly environment on Earth?s surface from the beginning, creating and recycling the nutrients needed for life. Microscopic bacteria became alive because the... More

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Discoveries - Dangerous Animals
This dynamic reference series for children has atmospheric Illustrations, colour photographs and lively text to engage young readers. Only these titles in the series on special. Were $18.95 each. Now just $7.95.

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Discoveries - Dangerous Animals