Museums are revealed as “time machines”, freezing moments in time so that places and things we couldn’t normally see are made available to us, to look at and to study. Their role in the study of Australian ecology and their other services are also highlighted. Commentary by Steve Curtis.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
012790
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
U-Matic (low band); Access Print (Section 1)