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- Location:
- Sydney, Australia, 2010
- Phone:
- +612 9320 6000
- Mon - Sun:
- 9:30 am - 5:00 pm
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About the exhibition:
How much do you know about the beautiful and
bizarre animals that call Australia home?
From June 2008, the Surviving Australia
exhibition at the Australian Museum will reveal
stories of Australia’s animal inhabitants and tales
of their adaptation and survival over millions of
years of changing climate and landscape.
Divided into six thematic areas – Blue Edge, Island
Homes, Our Backyard, Dangerous Australians,
Adapt or Die and Where Are They Now – the
permanent new 925 square metre exhibition will
unlock all the secrets and surprises of animal life in
Australia.
Australia has it all – deserts and snow-capped
mountains, rainforest and grassland, beaches and
reefs, city and bush. Living in every one of these
habitats are species which are equally varied.
Surviving Australia will take you on an
immersive journey though these unique
environments to discover the challenges and
opportunities they present for the diverse fauna
and flora that must evolve to survive in an everchanging
landscape.
Discover which animals thrive in our urban sprawl
as you compare our mini-backyards with yours.
Come face to face with a live Diamond Python, an
Eastern Blue-tongue Lizard and Green Tree Frog
and see a slice of pond life under the microscope.
Watch live cuttlefish swim, change colours and
feed in a three metre tank with other marine
dwellers such as sea stars and sea anemones. Enjoy
beautiful underwater projections of rarely-seen
sponge gardens; join staff for spot talks; and use a
touch-screen interactive to discover the weird and
wonderful sea creatures that adapt and survive at
great depths.
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- Surviving Australia opens to t...
Australian Museum
Saturday, June 28 at 9:30am
Surviving Australia at the Australian Museum updated Extended Info.
Surviving Australia at the Australian Museum
Visit the Australian Museum these school holidays and see the new Surviving Australia exhibition.
LIVE ANIMAL TALKS
When: 5-20 July
Time: Daily, see signs for details
Cost: Free after general Museum entry
No booking required
Learn interesting and exciting facts about some of the live animals on display within the new Surviving Australia exhibition.
'WILL IT KILL ME?'
When: 7-11 July and 14-18 July
Time: From 10:30am
Cost: Free after general Museum entry
No booking required
Join in an interactive theatrical exploration of the new Surviving Australia exhibition.
SURVIVE IN AUSTRALIA - WORKSHOP
When: 8-10 July and 15-17 July
Time: 2:30pm-4:00pm
Age: 5+ years
Cost: $15 after general Museum entry
Bookings essential: 02 9320 6295 or torchlighttours@austmus.gov.au
Find out how our famous Australian animals have survived and adapted to Australia's harsh and varied environments. This workshop includes a tour of the new exhibition Surviving Australia.
Surviving Australia at the Australian Museum updated Extended Info.