Dive! Dive!Special Event | Updated 1 decade agoMonday 16 January – Tuesday 31 January (excluding weekends and Australia Day 26 Jan)Activities between 10.00am and 2.00pmJump in feet first to our deep water dive-o-rama! Decorate your Diver Below hanging mobile, or walk the bottom of the sea with your own antique Hardhat Dive Helmet. Then help our favourite little robot on his first big mission in ROVee’s Undersea Adventure game. You can take your own mission into the Immerse: Exploring the Deep exhibition with the Underwater Explorer’s Trail.More information
Shipwrecked!Special Event | Updated 1 decade agoMonday 16 January – Tuesday 31 January (excluding weekends and Australia Day 26 Jan)Activities between 10.00am and 2.00pmSurvivors ahoy! You have been Shipwrecked on Traitor’s Island! As one of the lucky survivors your only hope is to follow the clues and piece together the map to lead you to the rescue ship, which you can decorate as a pop-up colouring. Will you find Captain Crumb’s treasure? Use scratch-art to make your own rainbow transparency in Castaway Colours, or make your own Origami Boat (That Floats!) andNo bookings necessaryMore information
GAMES TO HELP THE HOLIDAYS GO BYSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoDiscover the long and entertaining history of playing games. Come and join us at the Museum to play a wide variety of games all day long and get involved in the special activities to hand craft your own items of amusement and fun. There will be no excuses for boredom these holidays. LET’S GO MAKE A KITE!3, 5, 7, 11 and 13 October 2011Activities commence 10.30amMore information
STOWAWAY!Special Event | Updated 1 decade ago3 – 14 October 2011 (excluding weekends)Activities between 10.00am and 2.00pm9431 8469 Come and follow the StowAway! activity trail as you find all of the mysterious ships’ cargo and locate a hidden passenger. You can then decorate your own Cargo Riches pencil case with dazzling and exotic treasure goods.AGES: 4 years and aboveCOST: $2 for StowAway trail activity, $3 for Cargo Riches pencil caseMore information
EXPLORE!Special Event | Updated 1 decade agoMonday 3 October – Friday 14 October (excluding weekends)Special Event – Endeavour Open Day, Sunday 16 OctoberActivities between 10.00am and 2.00pmREmida Underwater ROVbot workshop available Monday 10 October – Friday 14 October, and Sunday 16 October onlyMore information
Animated StorytellingSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoThe Art Of Story Telling10 – 14 October 2011Activity at 10.00am, 11.00am, 1.00pm and 2.00pm dailyBecome an animator in one of our 45 min iPad sessions and learn inventive new ways to tell your own stories! Each session is facilitated by CANWA (Community Arts Network of Western Australia) and utilizes a funky and fun iPad application to create the animated stories.COST: $5.00 per childAGES: 7 years and aboveDURATION: 45 minutesMore information
Doll Collage CraftSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoThe Art Of Story TellingAvailable each day during the school holiday periodActivity between 10.00am and 3.00pm dailyIn association with the Yarns of the Heart exhibition, you can create a unique doll collage of your own to take home! Dive into the many different fabrics, yarn and string to create an imaginative doll which tells a story about you, your family or your friends.COST: $3.00 per childAGES: 3 years and above More information
Whispering about wetlandsSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoAvailable each day during the school holiday periodActivities between 9.30am and 4.30pm daily9427 2836If wetlands are your caper, stop by the Discovery Centre to pick up your own self guided activity trail which will take you through the halls, galleries and even out to our very own frog pond! Join in the chalkboard discussion, transform into a beautiful butterfly or scary spider with your own mask, take part in our many other fun craft activities or even just listen to the all the frogs croaking in the pond.More information
Remarkable RainforestsSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoWhoops, squeals and howls will greet you when you enter the dark and mysterious realm of the tropical rainforest at the Western Australian Museum - Albany this October school holidays.Unlike any other place on earth, the rainforest teems with life and colour. Find out why these special places are so important to the health of our planet.Adorn yourself with feathers and paint as you learn about the Yanomami, an indigenous rainforest tribe from the Amazon. Enter a traditional shabono (hut) and experience life in the village.More information
On Ya Bike! - Twilight Tour on Two WheelsSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade ago5:45pm, Thursday 13 OctoberEnjoy the stunning sunset over the ocean, as you join with others in a leisurely community bike ride. Starting at the Museum, head along the Marina and the Chapman Road bike path returning to the Museum for a Picnic in the Park in the Museum grounds. Prizes for the best night decorated bike. (Bring your own picnic/dinner, chairs/rugs: no glass please)Age: all ages | Time: 1.5 - 2 hrs | Cost: free eventBookings essential: 9921 5080. All children must be accompanied by an adult.More information