To mark her birthday today, global entertainer, entrepreneur and art collector, Beyoncé, makes a $2 million gift to the renowned Studio Museum in Harlem. Founded in 1968, the New York City cultural institution is the nexus for artists of African descent locally, nationally, and internationally and for work that has been inspired and influenced by…
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The Australian Museum Giving Day Exceeds Target
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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…
Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru Hits The Australian Museum in November
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The Australian Museum’s (AM) summer cultural blockbuster Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru will be exclusively hosted in Sydney from Saturday 23 November 2024. Tickets go on sale from today for this immersive museum experience which shares the secrets of five ancient Peruvian Empires, dating back more than 3000 years. Created by Peru’s…
Thin Ice VR Experience
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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
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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…