Australian Museum

Permanent exhibition
Open daily

200 Treasures of the Australian Museum

The Westpac Long Gallery showcases 100 treasures from our collections alongside the stories of the 100 people who’ve helped shape Australia.

Permanent exhibition
10am - 5pm

Minerals

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

Virtual excursions
Educator-led tours

School programs and excursions

Book school excursions at the Australian Museum, Sydney, that inspire and engage students of all ages.

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Latest news

Discover our research behind the scenes, read stories from our collections and learn about the latest fieldwork findings and acquisitions.

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Australian scientists identify ‘Age of Monotremes’

Evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species ‘echidnapus’.

27 May 2024

The coffin of Ramses II on display in the <i>Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs</i> exhibition.

Australian Museum’s record-breaking exhibition welcomes half a million visitors

Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs is Sydney’s most successful cultural exhibition in history!

17 May 2024

Fig. 1 NC1-5004 Lumholtz's tree-kangaroo copy

Museum genetics solves 88 year-old tree-kangaroo puzzle

An examination of DNA extracted from tree-kangaroo specimens in the Australian Museum collection has confirmed that the mysterious Dendrolagus deltae, described as a new species from southern New Guinea in 1936, is not a valid species but the result of some erroneous locality information.

15 May 2024

Bleached and fluorescing Acropora corals on the reef crest near South Island, Lizard Island Group, on 25 Feb 2024.

Devastating coral bleaching in 2024

The fifth mass bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef in the past eight years was declared in April 2024.

7 May 2024

Flint knives from Wadi el-Sheikh, Egypt

Discover the fascinating applications of flint knives as part of daily life in ancient Egypt through insights shared by Dr Stan Florek.

World Cultures Collection

Learning resources
Teacher support
Educator-led programs

Where nature, science and culture intersect

We are Australia’s first museum, and have over 21 million scientific specimens and cultural objects in our collections. Learn more from First Nations people, discover thousands of animal factsheets and explore our online education resources.

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For teachers and students

Our education programs and resources spark curiosity, develop scientific understanding and enhance cultural awareness in students of all ages.

Identify an animal
Cultural objects
Fossils and minerals

Object and species identification

Use our Ask an Expert enquiry form for help with Australian animal identification, natural history and cultural object enquiries.

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Animal factsheets

Discover the astonishing variety of mammals, birds, reptiles, marine life and more in the Australian Museum collections.

Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Extinct animals

Collections
Knowledge
Exhibitions

First Nations

Learn more about this land’s First Nations peoples and cultures.

What are we doing?
What is climate change?

Climate change

The Australian Museum has been involved in raising awareness and researching impacts of climate change for over a decade.

Why we collect
Research areas

Natural Sciences

Discover the AM's extensive collections and research areas, including the name-bearing type specimens held at the Museum.

History of the Museum
Archives
Rare books
Photography

Museum Archives and Research Library

The Museum Archives and Research Library cares for the Museum’s institutional memory and its historic natural history book and journal collections dating from 1836.

Explore our history

Get involved

Make a donation. Become a member or volunteer. Or put your passion into practice on a citizen science project. Find out how you can get involved with the Australian Museum.

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Donate to the Australian Museum Foundation

By making a tax-deductible donation this End of Financial Year, you can help us share the joy of discovery with the next generation.

Annual Giving
Program support
Leave a Legacy

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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes

Rewarding excellence in Australian research & innovation, leadership, science engagement, and school science

Key 2024 Dates
Award Ceremony
Frequently Asked Questions

Free mobile app
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FrogID

FrogID is a national citizen science project that is helping us learn more about what is happening to Australia’s frogs.

Research
Exhibitions
Communication
Scholarships

Work at the Museum

Discover the exciting roles in research, exhibitions, education and communicating the relationship between people, culture and the natural environment.

Postgraduate Awards
Research
Fellowship

Awards & Fellowships

The Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI) offers several different and exciting fellowships to visiting students and researchers.

Media releases
Photography & filming
Media contact

Media Centre

Discover the latest news about the Australian Museum and Australian Museum Research Institute. The Media Centre also provides information, images and expert comment on scientific and cultural research, exhibitions and wider Museum activities.

Join & Give
Citizen Science
Volunteer & Work

Get involved

Make a donation. Become a member or volunteer. Or put your passion into practice on a citizen science project. Find out how you can get involved with the Australian Museum.

Organisation
Governance
Our history
Future plans

About the AM

The Australian Museum has been inspiring exploration of nature and culture for more than 190 years. Learn more about what we do, our extraordinary collections or our fascinating history.

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About the Australian Museum (AM)

Learn more about our organisational structure, what we do, the passionate people who work at the Australian Museum and our fascinating history.

Visit the Australian Museum in Sydney

Visit Australia’s first museum in the heart of Sydney to discover Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, our collection of Australian dinosaurs, and the deadliest of down under animals. See you at the Australian Museum.

Biodiversity & geodiversity
Collections-based research

Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI)

AMRI brings together scientific expertise and world-class research infrastructure to increase our knowledge of the world around us and inform environmental decision-making for a better future.

Climate change insights
Cutting-edge research

Climate Solutions Centre

Bringing diverse voices together to inform and inspire more Australians to support climate solutions.

Reef research
Planning a trip
Fellowships and grants

Australian Museum Lizard Island Research Station

The Lizard Island Research Station is a world-leading supplier of on-reef facilities for coral reef research and education. Located on the northern Great Barrier Reef, 270 km north of Cairns in Queensland, Australia.