Spotlight on SpeciesSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade ago9.30am – 4.30pm, Friday 17 December 2010 – Tuesday 1 February 2011 Go animal-spotting through the Museum with the Spotlight on Species discovery trail. Can you locate and identify the different species and what makes them unique? No bookings necessary Cost: $2 for each trail Contact: 9427 2877 More information
Animals ActivatedSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade ago10.00am – 2.00pm, Thursday 13 January – Friday 21 January 2011 (excluding weekends) Presented in association with REmida Come and explore the art of creative re-use with this fun sculpture workshop using REmida materials (interesting and unique industrial off-cuts that industry thinks is waste!). Using clever techniques, you can make your own fantastic animal sculpture to take home. Make sure you visit the wonderful Menagerie exhibition too! More information
REmida ExperienceSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade ago10.00am – 2.00pm, Thursday 13 January – Friday 28 January 2011 (excluding weekends and Australia Day 26 January) Presented in association with REmida Enjoy the REmida Experience activity play zone where you can explore the qualities of colour, shape, texture, light and other important uses of these unusual REmida materials. No bookings required Ages: 3 years and above Cost: Free More information
Puppet PiratesSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade ago10.00am - 2.00pm, Monday 17 January – Friday 28 January 2011 (excluding weekends & Australia Day 26 January) Make your own mini-puppet pirate theatre for Puppet Pirateers, or experiment with light and make your own character transparency to join the Shadow Pirates. Create a show in the Puppet Play Zone or explore the Museum with the Little Naturalist discovery trail. No bookings necessary More information
Riddled with RatsSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade ago10.00am – 2.00pm, Monday 17 January – Friday 28 January 2011 (excluding weekends & Australia Day 26 January) The Shipwreck Galleries are Riddled With Rats! Find these experts at hide-and-seek, colour a 3D papercraft Rattus rattus and make your own crafty Rats In Hats character with a ‘magic’ modelling clay activity. No bookings necessary Ages: 4 years and above Cost: $2 for Riddled with Rats trail plus Rattus rattus colouring $2 for Rats In Hats activity Contact: 9431 8469 More information
Arrr PIRATES! - Workshop: Dress and DrawSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade ago1:30pm – 2:30pm Tuesday, 11 & 18 January 2011 Arrr! So you think you can draw a pirate? Work with artist Anthea da Silva as she shows you how to draw pirates and buccaneers in action from real life! Learn some artists’ techniques and have fun creating your own pirate pictures! Ages: 8+ Cost: $5 Please note: All children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian when attending programs. More information
Arrr PIRATES! - Pirates' Contest – a Rogues' GallerySpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoDraw, paint or collage a portrait of your favourite pirate (factual or fantasy, fierce or friendly) and enter your portrait into the Pirates’ Contest. You could or win a treasure prize and have your entry hung in the Rogues’ Gallery. Cost: $2 per entry Pick up an entry forms at the Museum during opening hours from Friday 17 December. Entry categories: Category 1: under 8 Category 2: 8 years and over Winners will be presented with their prizes at the end of January. No bookings required. More information
Arrr PIRATES! - The Pirate DenSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoEnter the exciting swashbuckling world of Pirates! Discover more about the fierce and mysterious men and women who sailed the seas searching for rich merchant ships to plunder. The Pirate Den is a place of activity, discovery and lots of fun for children and their families. - Burying the Booty - a pirate game to test your strategy, cunning and skill. Who can Captain Anne Bonny really trust to help get her treasure safely to the desert island? More information
Spotlight on SpeciesSpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoCelebrating Western Australia’s unique biodiversity Many of WA’s amazing plants and animals are found nowhere else on the planet. Some are under threat of extinction - can you help to save our species? More information
EmbroiderySpecial Event | Updated 1 decade agoHome Crafts of Old In the early days of Kalgoorlie life was very different. The pace was slower and technology development was still in its early stages. Many items were hand-made, sometimes because money was scarce but also because of the pride felt in producing useful hand-made items. Embroidery 1.30pm – 2.30pm, Thursdays & Fridays (during school holidays) More information