Delving into da Vinci Sat 5 Jul 2014 – Sun 20 Jul 2014 9:30am – 4:00pm Museum of Geraldton Dive, Dive, Dive! Learn how da Vinci experimented and played with ideas about people floating on water and surviving underwater. Amaze your family and friends with your own little working diver. Dates: Tuesday 8 July and Thursday 17 July Times: Tuesday 1pm and Thursday 10am Ages: Ages 6+ Cost: $5 Bookings: 9921 5080. Limited places, bookings are essential. Da Vinci’s Revolving Crane Find out the way da Vinci solved the problem of friction to make things move with greater ease. Use this ingenious device to build a small working, revolving crane. Dates: Wednesday 9 July Times: 1pm Ages: Ages 8+ Cost: $5 Bookings: 9921 5080. Limited places, bookings are essential. Springy Sprungs Explore the elements of stored energy like da Vinci and create your own individual and quirky little Springy Sprung critter! Dates: Thursday 10 July and Wednesday 16 July Times: Thursday 10am and Wednesday 1pm Ages: Ages 6+ Cost: $5 Bookings: 9921 5080. Limited places, bookings are essential. Can we build it? Da Vinci was fascinated with the proportions, designs, patterns and structural uniformities he observed in nature. Find out how da Vinci explored and experimented with simple, strong spherical shapes and construct your own impressive geodesic structure with building guidance and instruction from Andy Newman. Dates: Friday 11 July Times: 10am Ages: Ages 8+ Cost: $5 Bookings: 9921 5080. Limited places, bookings are essential. Let’s Move it! Move it! Discover the principles behind da Vinci’s science; observing and recording things, moving things, balancing things, rolling things, dropping things, rubbing things, levering things, pushing things. A hands-on session full of activities from flying water rockets to constructing a wind-up pendulum clock. Make your own personal ‘Codex’, a da Vinci-type bound journal, and with guidance from artist Marina Baker, record your observations in your Codex, just like da Vinci! Dates: Monday 14 July Times: 10am Ages: Ages 8+ Cost: $5 Bookings: 9921 5080. Limited places, bookings are essential. Draw like da Vinci A hands-on workshop where artist Marina Baker will help you discover the dynamic power of da Vinci’s innovative drawing techniques, composition and his ability to register human emotions and gestures. Marina has lived in Italy studying proto Renaissance art including, sfumato (softening the edges) and chiaroscuro (the effects of light and dark). Let Marina guide you from Medieval darkness to the Renaissance light! Dates: Tuesday 15 July Times: 10am Ages: Ages 8+ Cost: $5 Bookings: 9921 5080. Limited places, bookings are essential. Discovering da Vinci - Activity Corner Da Vinci Activity Corner is a great place for the whole family. Through a range of ‘da Vinci challenges’ you can explore the potential for da Vinci inspired bright ideas. Dates: Friday 4 July – Thursday 25 September Times: 9:30am – 4pm Ages: All ages Cost: Free Bookings: Not required Trails Three trails for you to experience and explore the challenges of da Vinci’s ideas. Dates: Friday 4 July – Thursday 25 September Times: 9:30am – 4pm Cost: $3 Age: Various Bookings: Not required All children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Concept drawing of da Vinci's Air Screw machine Image credit WA Museum