Tag: Australian culture
History & Culture
GALLERY: Treasures of the Australian Museum
The Australian Museum has officially opened its new permanent exhibition, 200 treasures of the Australian Museum, in partnership with Westpac. The exhibition— staged in the Long Gallery, Australia’s oldest museum gallery— now holds some of the country’s most precious items. These are some of the highlights.
History & Culture
Top 10 cheesemaking regions in Australia
Each Australian annually consumes an average of more than 14kg of cheese. So, it’s fortunate that each year we produce about 344,000 tonnes of it – from traditional hard cheddars to soft, creamy bries and everything in between.
News
Vegemite pie to hit Australian shelves
The combination of the two iconic foods is overwhelming.
History & Culture
The enduring spirit of the Archibald Prize
The finalists for the 2017 Archibald Prize have been announced.
History & Culture
Ancient beer brewed from shipwreck yeast
For more than 200 years a shipwreck near a remote Bass Strait island has harboured what is believed to be the world’s oldest beer.
History & Culture
How do you perform a taxidermy on a 160kg fish?
Ninety years ago, a valuable international contract called for some inventiveness, and even a little coercion, on the part of the Australian Museum.