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Contents Features 2 Caring for our collections 6 Supporting Repatriation 12 Science comes to life 14 A rare discovery By Dr Andrew Christy 15 A successful mission By Dr Robert Raven 20 A few of our favourite things By Karen Kindt Antenna June 2017 | Issue 46 Published by Queensland Museum Foundation qm.qld.gov.au © Queensland Museum 2017 Contributors: Candice Badinski Alethea Beetson Laura Cantrell Leonie Coghill Andrew Christy Rebekah Collins Gary Cranitch Sally Anna Hamilton Judith Hickson Heidi Jones Karen Kindt Chantal Knowles Tim Knox Marissa McNamara Imelda Miller Michaela Partridge Lisa Porter Robert Raven Christine Robertson Peter Waddington 24 Are you unsettled yet? By Alethea Beetson and Imelda Miller In each issue 4 News 8 What’s on 10 Exhibition: Ancient heroes 16 Under the microscope: Judith Hickson 18 Ask an expert 22 Exhibition: Exploring other worlds 26 Supporting us: Partners in discovery Cover image: Helmet of a murmillo (1 century AD - Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples) From the gladiator school, Pompeii Italy. Murmillo gladiators carried heavy equipment, including a broadsword and a large, rectangular shield.
From the CEO Welcome to the new look Antenna! Following reader feedback, we’ve made a few changes including moving to bi‐annual editions in June and December. We hope you continue to enjoy high quality and in-depth Queensland stories from across Queensland Museum Network – everything from our staff to our collections, our exhibitions and events, our research and achievements. Antenna allows you to hear from our scientists, curators, collection managers and experts through our feature articles and our new ‘Ask an Expert’ section. 2017 has been a huge year so far across the Network. The year was off to a flying start when we held the second World Science Festival Brisbane in locations across Queensland in March. This supercharged celebration of science again exceeded expectations, drawing record-breaking crowds to Queensland Museum and the Cultural Precinct at South Bank. Read all about it on pages 12, 20 and 26. Although World Science Festival Brisbane is behind us for another year, it certainly hasn’t slowed the pace at our museums. Queensland Museum has recently welcomed a stunning new photographic exhibition, Michael Benson’s Otherworlds: Visions of our Solar System – read about it and hear from the artist on page 22. This month, we open an Australian exclusive – Gladiators: Heroes of the Colosseum at Queensland Museum. This exhibition features significant artefacts from eight Italian museums and institutions, some of them on display for the first time. Turn to page 10 to find out more, and see ‘What’s on’ for more details about the many exciting exhibitions and events across our museums, page 8. Queensland Museum is hosting a long-term artist in residency program, unsettle, a multi-arts project delivered by Digi Youth Arts in which young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people will respond to the cultural landscape of major arts institutions through street art, theatre, film, visual art, dance and music. Find out more about this unique project on page 24. We have been taking meaningful steps forward through the Repatriation Program, thanks to the generous support of government, private industry and the broader community. Turn to page 6 to read about this significant work and please consider supporting the Queensland Museum Repatriation Fund by making a donation. There is much to celebrate across the Network – the announcement of our new biodiversity champions through Queensland Museum Natural Leaders, page 5, the honour of a rare new mineral being named after Senior Mineralogy Curator Dr Andrew Christy, page 14, a successful field trip for many of our scientists through the Bush Blitz program, page 15, and the revival of the prestigious Queensland Museum Medal awarded for outstanding achievement in fields of interest to the Museum, page 5. We have also been busy behind the scenes with a major storage upgrade project underway, read more about this important work on page 2. Queensland Museum Network visitation has been phenomenal: since July 2016, our four museums have welcomed almost 2.2 million visitors! Of course, it is not just about numbers but also about quality of experience and, based on feedback, our visitors feel well looked after. We value your comments and any suggestions you have on how we can keep striving to improve our services. I would also like to once again thank each and every one of you for your fantastic support. It really is appreciated and we simply could not achieve what we do at Queensland Museum Network without your energy and enthusiasm. As always, the staff at Queensland Museum Foundation would love to hear from you with any questions or feedback, they are only a phone call away. Professor Suzanne Miller Chief Executive Officer and Director, Queensland Museum Network Queensland Chief Scientist ANTENNA | JUNE 2017 | ISSUE 46 1
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