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Western Australian Museum – KALGOORLIE-BOULDER
BUGS ON HANDS
Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder
29 September – 10 October (excluding weekends)
Come to the Museum and see some of the insects and creatures from the Kalgoorlie region. Learn some interesting facts about the creatures around you. Take part in our daily workshops where you will have the opportunity to create a creepy crawly creature to fit on your hand or learn more about the life cycle of a dragonfly and make a wonderful dragonfly to take home. Test your skills by designing your own beetle and racing it against others.
| TIME: | daily workshops at 10.30am, 12noon and 2.00pm |
| AGES: | 3 – 9 years |
| COST: | $2 |
Bookings essential for groups of 10 or more on 9021 8533
For more information about the Kalgoorlie school holiday activities download a pdf brochure here
TOYS: SCIENCE AT PLAY
Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder
4 July – 19 October 2008
Admission Free
The Western Australian Museum – Kalgoorlie-Boulder is delighted to welcome this exhibition developed by Scitech.
WHY do magnets attract iron?
WHY do spinning tops stand up?
WHY don’t you find out at the incredible new Toys exhibition?
Toys help us explore science in our daily lives. You’ll be amazed at what they can reveal about our world. Come and discover engaging exhibits including robots, dolls, pinball, kaleidoscopes and more. These toys mirror technological developments in our society over the past 100 years. You can tinker with a spinning top, mess around with magnets and indulge your imagination while playing with the science that makes toys work!
Supported by the WA Government, Network Ten, The West Australian and GWN.
GALLIPOLI: A TURKISH VIEW
Western Australian Museum - Kalgoorlie-Boulder30 October 2008 – 8 March 2009
Admission free
AN AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL TRAVELLING EXHIBITION
The events of 1915 at Gallipoli created the ANZAC legend, a story with profound importance for the Australian sense of national identity. In Turkey the sense of defeat for foreign invasion gave Gallipoli mythical status within Turkey's national identity, under the charismatic command of Mustafa Kemal (later Atatürk, the founder of the modern Turkish republic).
This Australian War Memorial travelling exhibition offers Australians the events of Gallipoli from a new perspective – that of the Turkish people. Through photographs and a selection of Turkish relics, the exhibition suggests how the Turks experienced Gallipoli in a manner both similar to and very different from those of their enemies, including Australians. The conjunction of these powerful national stories surrounding the Gallipoli campaign reflects the main cultural bond between Australia and Turkey
This Australian War Memorial’s Travelling Exhibition program is funded by the Australian Government’s Commemorations program, and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
For more information about this travelling exhibition, visit the Australian War Memorial website here