21/05/2026
Meet Libby Eyre, the curator of Macquarie University’s Biology Discovery Centre.
Filled with native Australian animals, corals, skeletons, and even a dinosaur casting, the centre offers a rare opportunity to stand face to face with the natural world.
For Libby, the museum's significance reaches far beyond preservation alone.
“It can be challenging having museums, because, with the fast pace of life, social media, and opinions, people have become more cynical. But I think the place is there to remove people from their screens and to see objects that they can get up close to.
“From there, you can think about our place in our responsibility in protecting the environment,” she says.
Whether visited between lectures or during a quiet moment in the day, the museum offers the chance to sit with questions that can’t be answered by a screen alone.
Learn more: https://lighthouse.mq.edu.au/article/how-a-collection-of-preserved-animals-is-reconnecting-us-with-life-through-death
