Events from 3 September 2010 to 30 September 2010.
Photo: Lannon Harley.
Friends
Get messy with Grandma ... (or Grandpa)
Thursday 9 September 2010, 10am to 11.30am
Art and craft activities especially for grandparents and their preschool-aged grandchildren.
Cost: $7.50 family, free for Friends (includes refreshments).
Bookings essential on (02) 6208 5048
Friends Lounge
Photo: Lannon Harley.
Friends
Creative craft with Friends
Wednesday 15 September 2010, 10.45am to 12 noon
Have fun, play games and enjoy craft activities. Suitable for children under five.
Cost: $7.50 family, free for Friends (includes refreshments).
Bookings essential on (02) 6208 5048
Friends Lounge
Friends
Women’s voices
Friday 17 September 2010, 10am to 11.30am
Prominent women talk about their lives, work and passions. Our guest speaker for September is Jenny Anderson, Director of Museum of Australian Democracy.
Cost: $10, $5 Friends (includes refreshments)
Bookings essential on (02) 6208 5048
Friends Lounge
The cover of the 8th edition of Our Cookery Book, published about 1924.
Collectorfest: Cookbooks
Sunday 19 September 2010, 2.30pm to 4pm
Join legendary Australian food writer Margaret Fulton, OAM, and food historian Adele Wessell as they share their passion for collectable cookbooks.
Bring along your favourite cookbooks, meet other collectors, and learn how cookbooks have shaped Australia’s
social history.
Free
Bookings essential on (02) 6208 5021
Visions Theatre
Friends
ArtTalk
Wednesday 22 September 2010, 3pm to 4pm
Join this insightful talk about the
Canning Stock Route collection and the Aboriginal art history of the Western Desert.
Cost: $7.50, $5 Friends (includes refreshments)
Bookings essential on (02) 6208 5048
Friends Lounge
Friends
History at home
Thursday 23 September 2010, 6pm to 7.30pm
This illustrated lecture series looks at Australian domestic life. Delve into this surprising and interesting history.
Cost: $10, $5 Friends (includes refreshments)
Bookings essential on (02) 6208 5048
Friends Lounge
Photo: Lannon Harley.
Friends
Making music with Friends
Friday 24 September 2010, 9.30am to 10.30am
Make music, sing and dance with Rocking Horse Music. Suitable for children aged two to five years.
Cost: $15 family, $10 Friends (includes refreshments).
Bookings essential on (02) 6028 5048
Friends Lounge
Photo: George Serras.
Family festival: Into the unknown
Monday 27 September 2010, 11am to 3pm
A festival for families to celebrate the scientific
discovery of Australia’s weird and wonderful
flora and fauna. Learn about the platypus with
ACT Waterwatch and enjoy performances
by URAB dancers from Poruma Island in
the Torres Strait. Join guest artists and get
creative with art and craft.
Free
The Hall
Discovery space: A strange new land
Tuesday 28 September 2010, 10am to 1pm
Imagine you’re an explorer discovering new lands, plants and animals. Enter a world where you can create your own species and contribute to a landscape mural.
Presented as part of the Exploration and Endeavour: The Royal Society of London and the South Seas exhibition. Suitable for children aged 5 to 12.
Free
The Hall
Wet Tree and Earthblooms Ceramics by Bev Hogg.
Ceramics workshop: Wild world
Tuesday 28 September 2010, 2pm to 4pm
Join ceramicist Bev Hogg to create a wild collaborative landscape using clay and natural materials.
Individual artworks will be fired and available for collection in the second week of the holidays. Suitable for children aged 8 to 14.
Cost: $20, $10 Friends
Bookings and prepayment essential on (02) 6208 5021
Meet at the Information Desk
Discovery space: A strange new land
Wednesday 29 September 2010, 10am to 1pm
Imagine you’re an explorer discovering new lands, plants and animals. Enter a world where you can create your own species and contribute to a landscape mural.
Presented as part of the Exploration and Endeavour: The Royal Society of London and the South Seas exhibition. Suitable for children aged 5 to 12.
Free
The Hall
ACT Waterwatch by the shore of Lake Burley Griffin.
Fieldwork forensics: Searching for the platypus
Wednesday 29 September 2010, 2pm to 4pm
Help
ACT Waterwatch survey Lake Burley Griffin to observe a platypus habitat. What other new things will you discover on your home shores?
After recording your findings, head back to the Museum to make a 3-D paper platypus. Suitable for children aged 8 to 14.
Free
Bookings essential on (02) 6208 5021
Meet at the Information Desk
Discovery space: A strange new land
Thursday 30 September 2010, 10am to 1pm
Imagine you’re an explorer discovering new lands, plants and animals. Enter a world where you can create your own species and contribute to a landscape mural.
Presented as part of the Exploration and Endeavour: The Royal Society of London and the South Seas exhibition. Suitable for children aged 5 to 12.
Free
The Hall
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