103. The Australia Museum

At $10 per adult, entry to this museum is a steal. It’s quite a small venue but they have managed to fit in several exhibits onto the three floors. The first exhibit shows the skeletons of a whole bunch of animals from snakes to humans. There is also a whale skeleton and one of an elephant which are very dramatic.

Moving on, you find yourself in the most interesting “Indigenous People” exhibit which is equally fascinating and shocking. It covers various aspect of the life and times of the Aboriginals and the Torres Straights Islands with a big focus of some of the atrocities that have occurred in the last 2 centuries. It’s really quite a moving a display and they way these people have been treated over the years leaves a bit of a lump in your throat.

Upstairs you reach the Mineral Collect which is amazing. Some of the crystals are spectacular and with a bit of patience and a digital camera with macro focus you can take some great photos of the rocks. There is also a area which shows how all the different rocks are formed but this is in a narrow corridor and makes it difficult spend any length of time reading the information.

The last display features hundreds of stuffed birds and several insect displays. It’s relatively interesting but by the time we got to it we were more concerned about where we were going to have lunch than what an albatross looks like up close.

For $10 is a worth while morning out especially for the Indigenous People exhibit.