Capturing Nature | Early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 diplodocus which adds provenance and collectible

which adds provenance and collectible significance

Bilas refers to decoration and adornment used throughout Papua New Guinea to celebrate cultural expression

central and northern Western Australia and Central Northern Territory

Curious about the Laughing Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae)

Cast to human scale

Capturing Nature | Early scientific photography at the Australian Museum 1857-1893 diplodocus which adds provenance and collectibleIn the mid 19th century, scientists around the world were quick to see photography's huge potential for capturing fleeting moments of life, death and discovery. At the Australian Museum, curator Gerard Krefft and taxidermist Henry Barnes began to experiment with the revolutionary new art form, preparing and staging their specimens from whales and giant sunfish to lifelike lyre bird scenes and fossils and documenting them in thousands of arresting