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Category: All of the Arts

Sybil Andrews: Machine Age Modernist
All of the Arts

Sybil Andrews: Machine Age Modernist

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Sybil Andrews was a leading British print artist between the wars, who worked as an industrial welder, during the wars.

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The Human Exhibit at Taronga Zoo
All of the Arts

The Human Exhibit at Taronga Zoo

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In 1984, Australian performance artist Mike Mullins appeared at the Sydney Festival: as a human exhibit at Taronga Zoo.

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Richard Estes: Creative Reality
All of the Arts

Richard Estes: Creative Reality

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Richard Estes was a pioneer in the school of photorealism: highly realistic paintings, designed to resemble photographs.

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Grace Crowley: Pioneering Modernist
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Grace Crowley: Pioneering Modernist

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Grace Crowley was a pioneering local artist who helped bring modernist ideas to Australia.

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Interstellar Movie Trivia
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Interstellar Movie Trivia

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Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic has become his most beloved film, one with a great backstory. Here is, Interstellar Movie Trivia.

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Il Porcellino: Sydney’s Lucky Pig
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Il Porcellino: Sydney’s Lucky Pig

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Drop a coin in his mouth, rub his nose, and good fortune could come your way: meet ‘Il Porcellino’, Sydney’s lucky pig.

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Cortlandt Alley
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Cortlandt Alley

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Cortlandt Alley represents New York in countless movies and shows; a visual stand-in for a city that no longer exists.

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Aurukun Camp Dogs
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Aurukun Camp Dogs

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The Aurukun Camp Dogs are wooden sculptures from far north Queensland, charismatic manifestations of a long-standing artistic tradition.

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The Greatest TV Shows of All Time
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The Greatest TV Shows of All Time

museumoflostby museumoflostMarch 1, 2025March 1, 20251

Our definitive guide to the greatest TV shows of all time, as determined by scientific research and analysis.

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The Worst Films Nominated for an Oscar
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The Worst Films Nominated for an Oscar

museumoflostby museumoflostMarch 12, 2024March 12, 20240

Lovesick robots, killer bees, a feminist cave woman, a thoughtful seagull, and a brace of unwanted sequels: here are the worst films nominated for an Oscar.

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The Virgin Mary at Coogee Beach

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Melbourne Fish Market

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The real Stand By Me bridge

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Australia’s First Movie Screening

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Sledgehammers, Sybil Andrews

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Human exhibit at taronga Zoo

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When Did Sunday Trading Start in Victoria?

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The History of the elevator

The History of the Elevator

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Melbourne's Significant Trees

Melbourne’s Significant Trees

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The origin of ASAP

The Origins of ASAP

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Richard Estes

Richard Estes: Creative Reality

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Before Federation Square - The Museum of Lost Things - A Video History of Fed Square

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Underground History: The Degraves Street Subway - The Flinders Street Station Ballroom

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