Australian Museum

T he oldest museum in              accompanied by temporary           Australia, and one of the       exhibitions and educational        most highly respected           programs.                          natural history and                                                      anthropological institutions in       What Will You Find at the          the world, the Australian Museum      Australian Museum?                 has exhibits to appeal to the                                            future Nobel Prize candidates in      The permanent displays at the      several fields of natural             Museum include the Indigenous      science. Its palaeontology,           Australian exhibit, which          anthropology, mineralogy, and         preserves a record of the many     zoology exhibits are displayed in     native Australian tribes; the      a suitably Neo-classical stone        Birds exhibit, with its examples   edifice, on suitably named            of Australian avians of every      College Street, where it has          shape, size, and plumage colour;   stood since it opened to the          and the Skeletons: Framework for   public in 1857.                       Survival exhibit, covering every                                         life form from insects to          Changes at the Australian Museum      mammals.                                                                                                    The ensuing century-and-a-half        The self-explanatory Insect        has seen the Australian Museum        exhibit, is a great favorite with  transformed from a warehouse for      the Sydney schoolboys, as is the   scientific and cultural artifacts     “More Than Dinosaurs” collection   to a modern sandstone complex         of giant reptiles and megafauna,   housing research, administrative,     among which were giant kangaroos,  and educational facilities. The       koalas, and Tasmanian Devils.      collections are still there, of                                          course; they are growing every        The Biodiversity: Life Supporting  year, and even better, are now        Life, display shows the            interconnectedness of the             pre-school set at Kid’s Island,    tremendous variety of Australian      where youngsters up to five years  life forms                            of age are free to explore.                                                                                 The permanent exhibits take up        Recommended Hotels near            three entire floor of the Museum,     Australian Museum                  and are expansive enough that the                                        Highlights Self-Guided Tour           For visitors to Sydney who want    Brochure is recommended. And          to take a fascinating look at the  while you probably won’t have         natural and cultural history of    time to give each exhibit the         Australia, from prehistory to      attention it deserves, make sure      today, a visit to the Australian   you find a way to stop in at the      Museum is a must. And the Sydney   Search and Discovery Room, where      Marriot, at 36 College Street,     you’ll be able to put your hands      will provide them with five-star   on some CR-ROMs, magazines, and       accommodations just a short walk   books, as well as live exhibits.      away!                              There’s even something for the         About the Author: Sydney Hotels Published At: www.Isnare.com