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Environmental Film Festival: Planet Earth - Mountains
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (582+ words) 2006 | PG | 49m | UK Directed by Alastair Fothergill Tour the mightiest mountain ranges, starting with the birth of a mountain at one of the lowest places on Earth and ending at the summit of Everest. One of Earth's rarest phenomena is a…...
Environmental Film Festival: Planet Earth - From Pole to Pole
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (443+ words) 2006 | PG | 49m | UK Directed by Alastair Fothergill & Mark Linfield In the Arctic spring, a mother polar bear and cubs emerge from their winter den. They have just two weeks to cross the frozen sea before it melts and they become stranded....
Celebrate Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday with the Australian Museum - The Australian Museum
1+ week, 5+ day ago (489+ words) Director and CEO of the Australian Museum, Kim Mc Kay AO said Sir David Attenborough had enjoyed a long career of sparking curiosity and awe in the natural world and revolutionised the public's relationship with nature. "Sir David Attenborough has…...
Raga, Irama & Rasa: The Mystical Worlds of Javanese Performing Arts - The Australian Museum
1+ week, 5+ day ago (777+ words) Gamelan is more than an ensemble of musical instruments " it symbolises a deeply mystical worldview in which performance, structure and movement are understood as outward expressions of an aesthetic and spiritual order. Time: Saturday 20 June, 11am - 12pm Transforming the body through posture,…...
Environmental Film Festival: Ikea elsker tr" (IKEA Loves Wood)
2+ week, 5+ day ago (500+ words) Age: Recommended 15+ years 2024 | Unclassified 15+ | 59m | Denmark Directed by Tom Heinemann Every second a tree is cut down to become an affordable IKEA product. The Swedish mega-company claims it's sustainable, but is that really the case? Investigative journalist, Tom Heinemann, visits IKEA's…...
Member Families: Live Animal Show with Biters, Piercers & Suckers
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (502+ words) Recommended age: 5 - 12 years In celebration of our newly opened Bloodsuckers: Nature's Vampires exhibition, this interactive animal display explores how different animals bite, pierce and feed in the natural world. Back by popular demand, Feature Creatures will entertain with a live…...
The Talbot Oration: Our Ocean, Our Lifeline
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (659+ words) Hear from Terry Garcia, President of Exploration Ventures, in this year's Talbot Oration. Doors to the Museum will open at 6pm, with a complimentary drink on arrival, before the event begins at 6. 30pm. Age: Recommended 15+ years The ocean covers more than 70% of…...
Land snails of Lord Howe Island
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (719+ words) Lord Howe Island is situated in the Tasman Sea about 600 km east of the Australian mainland. This beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site is a small crescent-shaped volcanic remnant of only 14. 5 km2, home to a remarkable diversity of endemic flora and fauna,…...
Bloodsuckers: Nature's Vampires opens at the Australian Museum
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (775+ words) Sydney, Thursday, 2 April, 2026: The international award-winning exhibition, Bloodsuckers: Nature's Vampires, opens today at the Australian Museum (AM) for a six-month run, exploring the remarkable creatures that have inspired centuries of mythology and impacted global populations, shaping modern medicine. From leeches…...
Council Of Australasian Museum Directors appoints Kim Mckay AO, as new chair
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (895+ words) Sydney, Monday 30 March, 2026: Ms Kim Mc Kay AO, Director & CEO of the Australian Museum (AM), has been appointed Chair of the Council of Australasian Museum Directors (CAMD), the peak body representing 24 major museums across Australia and New Zealand. Ms Mc…...