Knowra Australian Museum Australian Museum The Australian Museum is a natural-history and cultural institution in Sydney, founded in 1827. Its collections and research focus on Australia and the Pacific.
George IV : King of the United Kingdom from 1820 to 1830, whose reign included the founding of the Australian Museum. The museum received its royal name during his reign.
Natural history : The study of organisms, Earth materials, and natural processes through observation and collected specimens. It provides the basis for the museum’s biological and geological collections.
Museum exhibition : A curated presentation of objects, specimens, or ideas for public interpretation. Exhibitions bring selected parts of the museum’s collections to public view.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples : The Indigenous peoples of Australia, comprising many distinct nations, communities, and cultures. Their knowledge, cultural heritage, and rights shape the museum’s work and responsibilities.
Australian Museum Research Institute : The research division of the Australian Museum, conducting work in biodiversity, Earth sciences, and cultural collections. It coordinates research that underpins the museum’s scientific authority.
New South Wales : An Australian state on the continent’s southeast coast, established as a British colony in 1788. The museum was founded by the colony’s government in Sydney.
Museum collection : An organized body of objects and specimens held by a museum for research, preservation, and interpretation. The institution’s research and exhibitions draw on its accumulated collections.
Scientific collection : A systematically assembled set of specimens or data preserved for scientific study. Researchers use the museum’s collections to document biodiversity and environmental change.
Repatriation of human remains : The return of human remains from institutions or collections to descendant communities or their countries of origin. The museum participates in efforts to return ancestral remains held in collections.
Australian Museum Eureka Prizes : A national Australian science awards program established by the Australian Museum in 1990. The prizes extend the museum’s role into recognition of science and communication.
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