All short term exhibition types except specailsed - IYOB and school holidays

Dealing with the Runoff

Submitted by malcolmt on Sun 28 Apr 2019 A Guided Walk among the Drains of Albany

11-05-2019 Show Date
York Street in flood, May 1921

Famelab Schools Program

Submitted by michaelvt on Fri 5 Apr 2019 Special Event

Date: Thursday 9 May 2019
Time: 9.30am - 11.30am
Location: Perth CBD
Cost: Free, for booked school groups
Bookings: To register your interest please click on the "Online Booking" button above. We will confirm your booking once your details are received.

 

09-05-2019 Show Date
Free for booked school groups Famelab Project Director Melissa Callanan Project Director Email: mcallanan@fwam.com.au Mobile: 0401 648 534
Ticketing 21387

An Arboreal Amble

Submitted by malcolmt on Thu 28 Feb 2019 A guided walk among the trees of Lawley Park, with Dr. Chrissy Sharp and Andrew Thamo

A walk through some of Albany's oldest streets, looking at buildings and sites of historic interest, and culminating in a detailed description of the many heritage trees in Lawley Park, Albany. The expert arborists are Dr Chrissy Sharp and Mr Andrew Thamo, of the Golden Valley Tree Park, Balingup.

23-03-2019 Show Date
Lawley Park, Albany

Immigration Stories - Education Program Launch

Submitted by michaelvt on Mon 18 Feb 2019 Special Event

Immigration Stories is the new education program for Year 6 students at the WA Maritime Museum.

We invite school teachers and the education community to join us for the launch of the program.

At the launch:

11-04-2019 Show Date
Stephen and his family on board the Fairstar in 1968 on their migration journey
Free for teachers
Ticketing 15323

If trees could talk ...

Submitted by malcolmt on Tue 1 May 2018 An arboreal heritage walk featuring trees of Albany

Albany is noted for its trees and many have individual stories to tell. Join Museum of the Great Southern Programs Officer, Malcolm Traill, performance poets Scott-Patrick Mitchell and Linda Bradbury, and Menang Elder, Harley Coyne, for a walk-and-talk through Albany's historic streets and discover more about the trees that fringe them.

Walk departs from the Town Square at 10.30am and arrives at Vancouver Street Festival, via View Street and Cooinda Park, by 12.00pm.

12-05-2018 Show Date
Oak Tree - Schinus molle
To book, contact Museum of the Great Southern on 9841 4844 or email greatsouthern@museum.wa.gov.au Co-sponsored by the Vancouver Arts Centre and the Vancouver Street Festival.

Bike Week 2018

Submitted by malcolmt on Sat 3 Mar 2018 Events to celebrate the bicycle in our lives Community Event

Let’s Glow Ride  Free family event

Ride along the bike path from Emu Point with your glowsticks on board

Friday 16 March   5.30pm - 7pm

With music and face painting

WHERE  Emu Point, near Emu Point Cafe

 

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Drawing of road cycle
All events free. Museum of the Great Southern. greatsouthern@museum.wa.gov.au or 9841 4844.

Capture Nature Photography Workshops

Submitted by malcolmt on Thu 8 Feb 2018 Free Workshops Special Event

Try your hand at nature photography!

As part of the SCNRM 'Capture Nature' photography competition, Marwick Brothers Media are holding two free photography workshops.

These workshops will cover landscape, abstract, macro, and lifestyle photos. Along the way you will be creating and capturing images, editing and setting styles, and learning how to select your photos.


Workshop One - For Juniors*

Saturday 24 February, 1pm - 5pm

24-02-201825-02-2018 Times vary Show Date
"A photograph of a mountain with the sun rising behind it."

Dinosaur Story Time and Tours

Submitted by zarinaw on Fri 5 Jan 2018 Special Event

Dinosaur Discovery is going out with a bang (pun intended)!

Do your kids love stories and adventures? Come and enjoy our free story time.

Get ready to roar, stomp, and show your claws as you read and sing about Cretaceous creatures. Story time runs at 11am every Wednesday and Friday until 24 January.

Want to impress your bigger children? Then join us for a free dinosaur tour. Tours begin at 10.30am and 11.30am  every Tuesdays and Thursdays until 23 January.

08-01-201824-01-2018
"A young boy is reading a dinosaur book."
Dinosaur Discovery: Lost Creatures of the Cretaceous

New Year Car Show

Submitted by admin on Wed 27 Dec 2017 Special Event

Check out some classic cars and hot rods at the WA Maritime Museum thanks to Classic Customs and Hot Rods of Perth.

View the amazing car show in front of the museum from 10.00am - 3.00pm.  Vote for your favourite car and check out the Museum* while you are here. 

Car show is free

*Museum entry charges apply

07-01-2018
Cars parked in front of the WA Maritime Museum courtesy of Kristy Coughlin

kanalaritja: Workshops

Submitted by malcolmt on Sat 9 Dec 2017 Workshops in Shell Stringing Special Event

The Museum of the Great Southern and Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery welcomes Tasmanian kanalaritja shell stringers, Tahana Rimmer and Verna Nichols.

They will present workshops on the ancient Aboriginal custom of shell stringing.

Visit the exhibition kanalaritja: An Unbroken String to see exquisite shell work and then learn traditional shell stringing techniques to make your own art or jewellery pieces.

21-01-201823-01-2018 Times vary
"Shell stringing workshop 2015."
$40.00 per person. Phone (08) 9841 4844 or email greatsouthern@museum.wa.gov.au. Syndicate content
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