Museum Revealed

Museum Revealed

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Museum Revealed episodes

  • Ep 12: Contemporary Collecting during COVID-19 with Judith Hickson
    In 2020, we donned our KN-95 face masks, hand sanitised thoroughly for thirty seconds and headed out into the world (subject to travel restrictions, of course) to collect objects that will exemplify our lives during the global pandemic. Judith Hickson, Senior Curator of Social History is here to gives us an exclusive insight into contemporary collecting for the museum.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Laura Cantrell
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    23 min
  • Ep 10: Queensland Museum's Whale Collection with Heather Janetzki
    Proceeds of crime. Bone boilers. Unicorns of the ocean. And poo. A conversation with Heather Janetzki, Collection Manager of Mammals and Birds at Queensland Museum Network, always reveals something interesting. Don't miss this one - you'll have a whale of a time! Pun intended.
    Read the show notes here.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Laura Cantrell
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    28 min
  • Ep 9: Cobb+Co Museum History with Jeff Powell
    Museum Revealed takes you on a horse-drawn coach ride up into the Great Dividing Range to talk with Jeff Powell, Curator at Cobb+Co Museum in Toowoomba. Bring a well-padded cushion and keep an eye out for bush rangers!
    Read the show notes here.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Laura Cantrell
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    21 min
  • Ep 8: Spider Facts with Dr Robert Raven
    Dr Robert Raven really knows spiders. You should launch into this faster than a Funnel-web onto a vegetarian millipede.
    Read the show notes here.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Kylie Hay
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    24 min
  • Ep 7: I Do! Wedding Stories from Queensland with Carmen Burton
    Turn off Married at First Sight: we've got the best real-life wedding stories right here! Sweet and bittersweet tales from couples of all kinds and cultures told through the wedding garments they wore with Assistant Curator of Social History, Carmen Burton.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Laura Cantrell
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    21 min
  • Ep 6: Searching for Fossils with Palaeontologist Dr Espen Knutsen
    Dr Espen Knutsen is living your childhood dream. Give up your day job for 19 minutes and search for fossilised remains from the ancient past with Espen, Senior Curator of Palaeontology.
    Read the show notes here.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Kylie Hay and Laura Cantrell
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    20 min
  • Ep 5: Rare Book Collection with Librarian Shannon Robinson
    Sneak past the security doors and into the bookworm's paradise that is the Queensland Museum Network Rare Book Collection with Librarian Shannon Robinson. If you haven't head of John Gould's The Birds of Australia publication, you will have after this!
    Read the show notes here.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Laura Cantrell
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    16 min
  • Ep 4: Fascinating Crustaceans with Dr Marissa McNamara
    Did you know that crabs have blue blood? Enjoy nineteen minutes of zoological fascination with Dr Marissa McNamara, Collection Manager of Crustacea on crabs and other (scientifically) delectable crustaceans. You'll want to come back for seconds!
    Read the show notes here.
    Follow us on social media at @qldmuseum.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement voiced by Laura Cantrell
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    19 min
  • Ep 3: The Might and Muscle of Queensland's extensive infrastructure system with Jen High
    Meet the metal beasts that helped build Queensland! From crawler tractors to locomotives, Jen High, Senior Curator of Transport, Energy and Science will introduce you to the (very big) stars of the Might and Muscle exhibit at The Workshops Rail Museum in Ipswich.
    Read the show notes here.
    CREDITS
    Host: Dr Rob Bell
    Producers: Rebecca Ruhle, Jaclyn McTaggart, Christine Robertson
    Advertisement and disclaimer voiced by Kylie Hay
    'Stories and Mysteries' written and played by Darryl Potter and recorded by Kim Sewell.
    16 min

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We're revealing some of the hidden gems and stories from the Queensland Museum Network Collection.