School holidays at the Western Australian Museum – Geraldton: Imagine it! Design it! Build it!
/Imagine it, design it and build it at the WA Museum – Geraldton these school holidays.
Become a mini-architect-builder and explore the ideas, designs and possibilities of buildings and structures. How does climate, the environment, sustainability and needs of the community influence and change building design in our world today?
Take a step back in time and be inspired by the architecture of Monsignor John Hawes, responsible for many iconic buildings throughout the Mid West. His designs are also this year’s theme of the Museum’s annual Clem Burns Heritage Award. Local school students are submitting models as their entries. They will be on display from 29 June until 17 July 2016.
Have fun drawing inspired plans, adding your designs to existing buildings and imagining buildings of the future.
Great Ideas Wall
Dates: 2 – 17 July 2016
Cost: free
Age: all ages
Bookings: not required for groups of less than 5
Be inspired by Monsignor John Hawes and the design principles he followed in his iconic buildings throughout the Mid West. Check out the great models on display in the Clem Burns Heritage Award and then select elements of environment and location, shapes and materials, function and sustainability from the list architects use today. Create your designs for a building suitable for Geraldton and add it to the Museum’s ’Great Ideas Wall’.
Geraldton re-designed!
Dates: 2 – 17 July 2016
Cost: free
Age: all ages
Bookings: not required for groups of less than 5
Choose an image of a well-known building around Geraldton. Let your imagination soar as you draw, cut and paste on the image to change the way the building looks. What would be the environmental impact of your ideas? What ways would your ideas improve the way the building is used?
Say it in Lego
Dates: 2 – 17 July 2016
Cost: free
Age: all ages
Bookings: not required for groups of less than 5
What fantastic structures will you build? A building, home, slide, swing, or even a climbing adventure playground? Maybe something never seen or dreamed of before? Share photos of your designs on social media using #wamholidayfun.
Activity corner
Dates: 2 – 17 July 2016
Cost: free
Age: all ages
Bookings: not required for groups of less than 5
Come and enjoy the great range of free family activities and games in our creative hub of construction.
Trails
Dates: 2 – 17 July 2016
Cost: $3 or $2.50 each for families of 4 or more
Ages: all ages
Bookings: not required for groups of less than 10
Choose an activity trail to take you on a journey of discovery around the WA Museum – Geraldton.
Venue: WA Museum – Geraldton (Museum Place, Batavia Coast Marina)
Further information: call 9431 8393 or visit http://museum.wa.gov.au/whats-on/school-holidays/Geraldton
Bookings: not required
Programs are subject to availability. All children 12 years and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
