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Category: All of the Arts

Adelaide’s Matchbox Car Wall
All of the Arts

Adelaide’s Matchbox Car Wall

museumoflostby museumoflostJune 1, 2018January 23, 20220

On a back street in Adelaide’s CBD is an unlikely piece of public art; The Matchbox Car Wall. The creator? An eccentric Slovenian artist, who likes to go big.

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10 Films Nearly Directed by Steven Spielberg
All of the Arts

10 Films Nearly Directed by Steven Spielberg

museumoflostby museumoflostJanuary 3, 20180

Steven Spielberg is cinema’s most successful director. He is also well known for attaching himself to projects, and then pulling out during pre-production. Here are …

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The Abbey Road Bystander
All of the Arts

The Abbey Road Bystander

museumoflostby museumoflostAugust 21, 2017May 3, 20241

The Abbey Road bystander is in the background of the world’s most famous album cover, watching the world’s most famous band cross the street. Who is he?

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Phrases Created by Shakespeare
All of the Arts

Phrases Created by Shakespeare

museumoflostby museumoflostJuly 31, 2017March 21, 20240

History’s most famous playwright also made a large contribution to the language. Here are words and phrases created by Shakespeare.

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Coles Book Arcade

Cole’s Book Arcade

May 12, 2018January 29, 2022
Who was saint kilda?

Who Was Saint Kilda?

November 4, 2017February 3, 2022
The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach

The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach

December 29, 2017March 31, 2024
The Degraves Street Subway

Underground History: The Degraves Street Subway

June 14, 2021July 25, 2024
Melbourne Fish Market

Melbourne’s Lost Buildings

October 7, 2018April 24, 2024
The Westall UFO, Melbourne Australia

The Westall UFO

June 26, 2017April 11, 2026
The Stand By Me bridge

The Real ‘Stand By Me’ Bridge

July 17, 2017May 12, 2026
Flagstaff Hill

The View from Flagstaff Hill

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026
The first Anzac Day football

The First Anzac Day Football

April 26, 2026April 27, 2026
Australia's oldest building

Australia’s Oldest Building

April 19, 2026April 19, 2026
The PB/5 pedestrian crossing button

The PB/5 Pedestrian Crossing Button

April 5, 2026April 5, 2026
The history of Scrabble

The History of Scrabble

March 28, 2026
Grace Crowley

Grace Crowley: Pioneering Modernist

March 26, 2026
Interstellar movie trivia

Interstellar Movie Trivia

March 14, 2026March 14, 2026
museumoflost - The Bogle-Chandler Case

Love this: thanks for sharing!

Lawrence Hargrave - The Bogle-Chandler Case

I remember how smelly the river used to be.

The View from Flagstaff Hill - The Yarra Waterfall

[…] of the Yarra River, adjacent to a small waterfall that prevented further passage upstream (see, The Yarra Waterfall). The…

Stej - The Waiter’s Restaurant Siege

Amos surrendered but what about Robert Williams the other hostage taker?

37 Songs From the '60s and '70s With Meanings No One Caught the First Time - Festivaltopia - Surprising Backstories of 1970s Hit Songs

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