South Australian Museum Media Releases
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Adelaide Park Land Management Plan
The Adelaide Park Lands Act 2005 states that each State authority (as defined under the Act) must prepare a management plan within two years after adoption of the Adelaide Park Lands Management Strategy. That strategy 'Towards 2020', prepared by the Adelaide Park Lands Authority, has now been adopted.
For the cultural heritage institutions under the care and control of the Minister for the Arts, Arts SA has developed a draft Management Plan which outlines the existing purpose of the Art Gallery of South Australia, Migration Museum, South Australian Museum and the State Library of South Australia and their important and historic role in preserving the park lands for the benefit of present and future generations.
Public consultation is invited in February 2012. Copies of the draft Management Plan can be found below. All comments can be made to Arts SA at the contact details below. A public meeting will be held at the end of the consultation period.
If you would like to make comment or register for the public meeting, please contact Mimi Crowe, Manager, Cultural Heritage, at Arts SA on 08 8463 5426 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
SA Govt Allocates $2.7m Funding for Entomology Collections
The State Government has allocated $2.7 million to the South Australian Museum to better preserve our unique, world-class entomology (insect) collection.
Super-Predator Had Remarkable Vision
South Australian Museum biologists Dr Mike Lee and Associate Professor Jim Jago were part of the team that discovered ancient fossil eyes of Anomalocaris. The findings show that this metre-long predator had highly acute vision, rivalling or exceeding those of most living insects and crustaceans.
This exciting discovery was published in the prestigious science journal Nature on 8 December 2011.
The image of Anomalocaris on the front cover of Nature was painted by South Australian Museum artist Katrina Kenny.
Read the media release about the new discovery.
Super Predator Had Remarkable Vision
Read the article on nature.com
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