Keeping track of 18 million items a hard task for Australian Museum

By Andrew Taylor
Updated November 25 2016 - 6:09pm, first published 4:04pm
A Sumatran tiger is one of more than 18 million items in the Australian Museum's vast collection. The museum estimates it will take another 12 years to digitise its collection. Photo: Steven Siewert
A Sumatran tiger is one of more than 18 million items in the Australian Museum's vast collection. The museum estimates it will take another 12 years to digitise its collection. Photo: Steven Siewert
Australian sailor Jessica Watson at the Australian Museum in 2015. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
Australian sailor Jessica Watson at the Australian Museum in 2015. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer

Keeping track of more than 18 million items is no easy task.