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New Explorer Family Workshops

Hello there. I’m Claire Kirk and I have been helping our fantastic Choreographer-in-Residence, Beth Peters, organise dance and movement workshops for our new ‘Explorer Families’. The Explorer Family workshops are …

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My labour of love for John Gilbert, legendary bird expert

This wonderful new research resource on John Gilbert (John Gould’s assistant) is now available on World Museum Liverpool’s website. Produced by Dr Clemency Fisher, Senior Curator of Vertebrate Zoology at …

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Visitors and exploration: my experience so far as an Explorer Volunteer

My friend recently asked me the question ‘if you could be anywhere in the world right now, where would you be?’ Her answer? Hiking in a mountain in New Zealand. …

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Kangaroo in 400-year-old manuscript could change Australian history

A 16th century manuscript featuring an image that looks like a kangaroo could prove that Portuguese explorers discovered Australia before the first recorded European landing in 1606. Kangaroo in 400-year-old …

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