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Designing with butterflies
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/news/blog/designing-with-butterflies/

How do artists and designers draw inspiration from our collections? Fashion designer Donna Sgro tells us about her visits to the Rare Books and Entomology collections to research butterfly specimens for her latest work.

Published 17 December 2018

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Weird whales: the top 6 whale illustrations in the Australian Museum Research Library
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/news/blog/weird-whales/

Meet the weirdest whales in the Australian Museum Research Library

Published 02 April 2019

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Theses and Museum Catalogues
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/theses-catalogues/

Discover theses and museum catalogues containing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material in the Australian Museum Research Library.

Published 10 April 2019

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Elizabeth Gould: working wife, Victorian mother
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/elizabeth-gould-1804-1841/working-wife-and-mother/

Throughout her married life, Elizabeth Gould was torn between supporting her husband’s burgeoning career and raising the children they had created together.

Published 12 February 2021

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Cultural Material in the Library's Melbourne Ward Collection
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/cultural-material-mel-ward/

Discover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material in the Melbourne Ward Collection of the Australian Museum Research Library.

Published 10 April 2019

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Resources in Archives and Library Collections
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/first-nations-languages-guide/

Discover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language resources in the Australian Museum Archives and Research Library.

Published 10 February 2020

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Research Library
https://dev.australian.museum/get-involved/staff-profiles/research-library/

Contact the Research Library

Published 24 February 2020

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Library Guides for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Material
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/

Discover our guides that help you research our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material in the Australian Museum Research Library.

Published 10 April 2019

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Museum staff reading lists
https://dev.australian.museum/inside-out/reading-list/

Find out our staff recommendations to read in isolation, and learn the story of the Australian Museum.

Published 15 April 2020

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John Gould’s Australian publications
https://dev.australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/john-gould/john-gould-publications/

John Gould was an immensely successful publisher. Over the course of his lifetime he produced 21 titles, 15 which were folio sets. In total, with his team of artists, lithographers and colourists, he produced 2999 unique plates.

Published 09 September 2022

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Tails from the Coasts

Presented with the National Museum of Singapore, this culturally significant collection of watercolours brings to life extraordinary species and captivating stories.

Special exhibition
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Burra

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

Permanent education space
10am - 4.30pm

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RELICS

Vintage objects meet miniature LEGO® worlds in RELICS, an extraordinary exhibition created by LEGO® Masters winners. Opening 16 August at the Australian Museum.

Special Exhibition
Opens 16 August 2025

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Minerals

Be dazzled by over 1800 spectacular rocks and minerals in our new Minerals Gallery.

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

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