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The Australian Museum Giving Day Exceeds Target

Following its inaugural Giving Day, the Australian Museum (AM) is pleased to announce it received over 880 donations and raised more than $1 million, exceeding the $750,000 target by over 30 per cent.  The funds raised will be used to support the wide range of access and education initiatives, including the A Day at the…

Thin Ice VR Experience

Thin Ice VR opens at the Australian Museum (AM) on 6 July, taking visitors on one of the world’s greatest against-all-odds adventures following in Sir Ernest Shackleton’s footsteps on the ill-fated Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition. Shackleton’s ship, the Endurance, was trapped in Antarctic ice and had to be abandoned by the crew; what followed is regarded…

Survey Reveals Public Trust in Museums

A new survey by the Council of Australasian Museum Directors (CAMD) has revealed that public trust in museums and educators is rated at 78%.  Museums received one of the highest ratings of the 17 organisations surveyed which included universities, the media, the armed forces and the public service in the survey. The online survey was conducted…