Programs and Events
Programs and Events
School holidays at Geraldton
UNDER THE SEA
Explore the fantastic facts and mysterious myths of creatures in the watery world under the sea. Start with a visit to Sea City- a place of activity, discovery and lots of fun for children and their families!* Sea Lore or Sea Life - can you identify the real sea monsters from the mythical?
* Incredible Creatures - what incredible creatures can you snap, lock, and rotate together with Zoob?
* Sea Garden - create your own felt board underwater garden!
* Creatures of the Deep - a game of dominos with a difference!Fantastic Fantasy – dive into the dress up box and become a mermaid or monster of the deep!Dates: 15 December 2011 to 3 April 2012
(closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day)
Times: Between 10.00am – 4.00pm
Ages: All ages
Cost: Free – no bookings required.
Catch of the Day
Colour and cut your own fantastic little fish complete with a mini fishing line. You can choose from viscious looking fishes of the dark depth or sweet little fishes in the warm shallows.
Dates: 15 December 2011 to 1 February 2012
Times: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Ages: 4+ years
Cost: $2Trails
Non readers: Look for the little yellow submarine to help you find the ocean’s object on the trail.
Readers: A trail jam packed with activities and discoveries of life under the sea.Dates: 15 December 2011 to 5 April 2012
Times: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Participants: This activity caters for readers and non-readers
Cost: All trails $2
A Window of Wonder (workshop)
Learn about some of the astonishing creatures that live in the deepest depths of the sea. Make your own porthole view of this mysterious world.
Dates: Thurs 12th January and Wed 18th January 2012
Times: 1:00pm (1 hour duration)
Ages: 6+ years
Cost: $5
Booking: Essential 9921 5080
Creatures to Keep (workshop)
Discover the different sea creatures in the Museum’s aquarium. Get creative, make your own unique little sea creatures to keep and give them personality plus!
Dates & Times: Wed 11th January 2012, 10:00am
AND Tuesday 17th January 2012, 1:00pm
duration: 1 hour
Ages: 6+ years
Cost: $5
Bookings: Essential 9921 5080
Mini Monsters and Mermaids (workshop)
Find out more about the folk stories of monsters and mermaids. Be inspired and make your own mini monster or mermaid finger puppet.
Dates: 1:00pm Wed 11th January 2012, 1:00pm
AND Thurs 19th January 2012, 10:00am
duration: 1 hour
Ages: 6+ years
Cost: $5
Bookings: Essential 9921 5080
Dive, Dive, Dive!
Create a new species of sea creature born for the deep. Amaze your family and friends as it plummets to the depths and resurfaces with astonishing speed. Discover what taxonomy is and how it can help to name your new species.
Dates: Thursday 12th January and Wednesday 18th January, 2012
Times: 10:00am
duration: 1 hour
Ages: 6+ years
Cost: $5
Bookings: Essential 9921 5080- Geraldton 9:00am – 4:30pm, Thu 15 December 2011 – Tue 3 April 2012
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Festival Museum
This year the WA Museum – Perth is delighted to welcome the Perth International Arts Festival to our grounds.
The all-new Festival Gardens will make its home in the Museum Grounds, where the former Francis Street building was located, with fantastic live bands including The Medics, Death Cab for Cutie and Neon Indian to name a few.
Within the Museum the Festival will be featuring Home Sweet Home, where visitors can build a vibrant new Perth from the ground up using special cardboard kits. Come in to Hackett Hall Gallery and let your creativity run wild!
For all the details about the Festival go to http://www.perthfestival.com.au
- Perth 8:00pm – 10:00pm, Fri 10 February 2012 – Sat 3 March 2012
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Tuesday Curatorial @ Albany - Albany - Term 1
Join us for a short talk and discussion (40-50 minutes) on many different aspects of life in Albany and around the region. And, in week 2, visit some of the historic sites associated with the talk and meet some of the people who maintain them.
No bookings required. Entry by gold coin. Come early and enjoy morning tea with us!
And this year, by popular demand, some Thursday evening talks of the best topics of 2011!
14 February - Churches in Albany
Stories behind some historic buildings (Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer)
WA Museum Albany21 February - Wesley Church
A tour of the Church and Albert Hall (Judy McKechnie, former Uniting Church minister)
Uniting Church, Duke StreetTHURSDAY 23 February: 5.15 pm start - Should we speak French?
French exploration in WA’s southern coasts (Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer)
WA Museum Albany28 February - Albany Newspapers
Discover the origins of Albany papers (Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer)
WA Museum Albany6 March - The Albany Advertiser
Albany’s journal of record since 1897 (Albany Advertiser representatives)
WA Museum Albany13 March - Ferdinand Bauer (1760-1826)
Flinders’ legendary Austrian botanist (Ellen Hickman, Botanical Illustrator)
WA Museum Albany20 March - Albany Herbarium
A tour of Albany’s hidden gem (Coralie Hortin, Wildflower Society of WA)
Albany Herbarium, Moir Street27 March - Burial Grounds in Albany
Some famous names buried there (Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer)
WA Museum AlbanyTHURSDAY 29 March 5.15 pm start - Eclipse Island Lighthouse
Life as a lighthouse keeper (Malcolm Traill – Public Programs Officer)
WA Museum Albany3 April - Memorial Park Cemetery
A walk around this heritage site (Ian Lunt, Member, Albany Cemetery Board)
Memorial Park Cemetery, Middleton RoadAlbany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 14 Feb 2012
Albany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 21 Feb 2012
Albany 5:15pm - 6:15pm, Thu 23 Feb 2012
Albany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 28 Feb 2012
Albany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 6 Mar 2012
Albany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 13 Mar 2012
Albany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 20 Mar 2012
Albany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 27 Mar 2012
Albany 5:15pm - 6:15pm, Thu 29 Mar 2012
Albany 10:30am - 11:30am, Tue 3 Apr 2012
- Lighthouse keepers & families, Breaksea Island
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Immerse: diving deeper into underwater technology
Batavia Lecture Series 2012, Programs and Events
Corioli Souter, Curator – Immerse: Exploring the Deep; Curator, Maritime Archaeology, WA Museum
6.00pm, Friday 17 February 2012
NWS Shipping TheatreThis lecture explores key exhibits in the Immerse: Exploring the Deep exhibition currently on display at the WA Museum - Maritime (until 2 March 2012). People have been pioneering ways in which to explore and ultimately utilise the resources found on and below the sea-bed. Helmet and corselet or ‘hard-hat’ diving was introduced to the pearling industry in the 1860s and since then Western Australians have been at the forefront of subsea technological innovation. This includes underwater technology in many sectors: the oil and gas sector; specific scientific endeavours; the search for historically significant shipwrecks such as HMAS Sydney; investigating the flora and fauna of the world’s oceans; and the future of finding renewable sources of energy offshore.
Join Corioli for a short presentation followed by a guided discussion tour through the exhibition, with a special focus on the underwater technologies employed in maritime archaeology.
Cost: $12 per person. Includes refreshments after the lecture
Bookings: Essential on 9431 8455. Please RSVP by 5.00pm, Wednesday 15 FebruaryMaritime 6:00pm - 7:00pm, Fri 17 Feb 2012
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City of light - 50 years in Space
On February 20, this year, WA will celebrate the 50th anniversary of a very significant event. On that day in 1962, John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth in the Friendship 7 spacecraft. On this mission, Glenn flew over Perth and the people of Perth turned on their lights to acknowledge his mission. Glenn observed that the city was clearly visible from space and Perth became known worldwide as the ‘City of Light’. This early space exploration mission set the stage for the Gemini and Apollo programs which culminated in NASA landing men on the moon.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Glenn’s orbit, on Monday 20 February 2012 an outdoor public event will be staged in the Northbridge Piazza, featuring a live audio and video link to the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth.
The highlight of the event will be an opportunity for young people to speak with and ask questions of the astronauts on the International Space Station.
The event will also include activities, displays and presentations highlighting Western Australia’s involvement in space exploration and the development of telecommunications in WA over the last 50 years.
This free public event is being organised by the State Records Office of Western Australia and the WA Museum working with the City of Perth, the Hills Amateur Radio Group, the Amateur Radio International Space Station and NASA.
Perth 5:00pm - 6:00pm, Mon 20 Feb 2012
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Mini Muses 2011: Kullaru (gorgeous gecko)
Mini Muses is a fun series of junior sessions (children 5 years and under) which will introduce your child to the wonderful native creatures of Western Australia.
The programs use elements of song, dance, games, puppetry, stories and a variety of hands on activities, allowing children to learn interesting aspects of wildlife habits and biology.22 February 2012 - Kullaru (gorgeous gecko)
So cute and clever, the Kullari is so good at hiding I bet you can’t find him? Make your own Kullari to hide and find out what special things he can do.
Cost: $5 per child (adults free)
$10 per group or family (of three or more children)
Duration: 1 hour – 1.5 hours
Ages: Suitable for ages 5 and under
Bookings essential on 9841 4844Albany 10:00am - 11:30am, Wed 22 Feb 2012
- Mini muses 2011
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The Mysterious World of Biochar Research
Dr Paul Blackwell, Department of Agriculture and Food WA
7.00pm, Thursday 22 March 2012
WA Museum TheatreBiochar, charcoal or just char has been investigated for a long time; some of the earliest research reports are from Japan in the 1600’s. It is a challenging material that can help make renewable energy, sometimes improve plant and animal growth and provide a method of locking up atmospheric carbon.
Join Dr Paul Blackwell, Department of Agriculture and Food WA as he explain what biochar is made from, how it is made, what it has been used for in agriculture, and some of the most recent activity making and testing enhanced biochars in the Mid West.
Entry by gold coin donation. Bookings essential 9921 5080
Geraldton 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Thu 22 Mar 2012
- Wheat chaff char in hand
- Photo by Dr Zakaria Solaiman
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Tales of Women at Sea: The remarkable women who dared to 'invade' the maritime domain
Batavia Lecture Series 2012, Programs and Events
Presented in association with the Nelson Society of Australia Inc.
Gillian Mead
Member, Nelson Society of Australia Inc.
6.00pm, Friday 23 March 2012
NWS Shipping Theatre
Join Gillian Mead as she relates the true 'her'-stories of women who boarded vessels (often disguised as males) and experienced life at sea in the same manner as male sailors. These adventurous women showed remarkable courage and adaptability as they faced the many trials and challenges that awaited them on these ships. They embarked on these journeys despite prevailing eighteenth century attitudes that superstitiously regarded the sea as a male domain.
COST: $12 per person. Includes refreshments after the lecture
BOOKINGS: Essential on 9431 8455. Please RSVP by 5.00pm, Wednesday 21 MarchMaritime 6:00pm - 7:00pm, Fri 23 Mar 2012
- Hannah Snell
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