Search

Second Floor | Exhibit
Beauty Rich and Rare
Open Until JULY 5, 2020
Did you know?
In 1992, the US Space Shuttle Endeavour carried with it a piece of wood from Captain Cook’s original 1768 ship
Look For

A rare possum skin cloak worn by indigenous people of South Eastern Australia, collected during the Wilkes Expedition in 1839. (Find this in Objects of Wonder, down the hall)

Historic aboriginal art that shows how people wore possum cloaks

Plant specimens collected on that journey by Joseph Banks and illustrated by Daniel Solander
Previous
Next
Things To Do
- Compare the herbarium sheets (dried botanical collections) with the illustrations that were created during the expedition.
- Learn how South Pacific peoples navigated the vast Pacific Ocean by following the stars.
- Watch as historic illustrations come to life through the use of modern digital techniques.
- Donate to the victims of the devastating bushfires that impacted Australia.