School holidays at the Western Australian Museum – Albany

Kaartijin… Learn, Respect, Celebrate

Sat 4 Jul 2015Sun 20 Sep 2015

10:00am4:30pm

Museum of the Great Southern

Warakurna Roadhouse, 2011, by Roshanna Yinga Williamson

Kaia, Kaia…

Inspired by NAIDOC Week and the coming together of the Western Desert and Minang peoples, the Western Australian Museum – Albany is calling all coolingars (children) to join our celebration of an ancient culture through stories and art.

Warakurna: All the Stories Got into our Minds and Eyes is also on display. The exhibition features vivid and colourful artworks through which the stories and scenes of everyday life of the Western Desert people are shared.

Please Note: Check individual listings for available dates and times. 

Discovery Centre – Kaartijin… Learn, Respect, Celebrate

Times: 10am – 4.30pm                                                      

Dates: 4 July – 20 September

Ages: all ages           

Cost: rock art – free; scratch art – $1; clay echidna and bark painting – $1.50; Australian plaster animals – $2; stained glass designs – $2.50.        

Bookings: not required    

Explore local Minang culture: find out what it is like to sit in a Koornt, who Mardjit is and why he is so important to the Minang people. Add a decorated scale to our giant Dreaming story wall mural. Discover which animals are making tracks in the sand tray and see if you can match the traditional Aboriginal symbol to its meaning. Create your own rock art and scratch design animal, model a Nyingarn (echidna) from clay and paint a bark wall hanging. These and many more fun activities are waiting for you in the Discovery Centre.

Workshops – Didj, Dot, Dance

Dates: Friday 10 July and Monday 13 July

Time: 10.30am – 12pm

Cost: $7

Age: 4 – 9 years

Bookings: required via (08) 9841 4844

We’ll be using traditional ochre colours in ceremonial face painting. Plus, listen and dance to the distinctive sound of the didgeridoo, played by a local Minang man, and have fun decorating and playing along with your own set of tapping sticks.

Meeyuk (moon) and her sisters (stars)

Dates: Wednesday 8 July and Tuesday 14 July

Times: 10.30am – 12.30pm

Cost: $7

Age: 5 – 14

Bookings: required via (08) 9841 4844

Taking inspiration from Dreaming stories and the Warakurna exhibition, create your own mounted canvas artwork using vibrant colours and traditional Aboriginal symbols.

Koora… Long time ago

Dates: Thursday 9 July and Wednesday 15 July

Time: 10.30am – 12pm

Cost:  $10. Book and story stones in calico bag included.

Age:  5 – 14

Bookings: required via (08) 9841 4844

Come and sit around the ‘campfire’ and listen dreaming stories told by a Minang elder. Choose a story book to take home and create a set of story stones to depict scenes from the book.

Please Note: Programs are subject to availability. All children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.


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