ON ARRIVAL YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN IN, OBSERVE SOCIAL DISTANCING & HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS

FOR ENQUIRIES PLEASE PHONE 4441.5675 - $6 FIXED FEE - KIDS u16 FREE

WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT DURING THIS TIME.

THE NAVIGATORS

 

VERA HATTON GALLERY

 

This exhibition explores the Navigators who have shaped our world  and the technology that enabled them to make it safely back again - mostly! There were spectacular ship-wrecks and events that made these some of the bravest or foolhardy men of their time.  Perhaps William Bligh's ability to navigate a small open boat 7,000 kilometers to safety in Java  with his men after the mutiny was shaped by his experiences sailing with Captain Cook, these stories and more

 

Come on a journey through time as we explore the people, the technology and the events over 4 centuries and see how exploration of space still utilises some of the same concepts.

 

The exhibition uses graphics, and objects from the museum's Halloran Collection.

 

 

 

Image of William Bligh (by John Webber c1776) used in the exhibition.

(The original painting is in the National Portrait Gallery Collection, Canberra)

 

 

TREASURE HUNT  - EVERYDAY

FREE ENTRY TO THE MUSEUM - CHILDREN UNDER 16

The museum is open every day and we have a treasure hunt activity to keep children busy in the museum.

Small prize if they answer all the questions.

Ask at the font desk on arrival.

ART WORKSHOPS

The Museum hosts a range of arts based workshops during the school terms on site.  These are organised and run by individual operators. If you are interested, please contact the Museum.

 

Phone 4441 - 5675

PROMISCUOUS PROVENANCE:

An Exhibition of work by ANNA GLYNN

 

12 December - 1 March 2021

 

Promiscuous Provenance encourages a re-examining of our relationships with our colonial past.  Anna Glynn is drawn to the work of early colonial artist, including John Hunter, the Port Jackson Painter, and George Raper.  As artists seeing a new world of flora and fauna for the first time, their works illustrate the strangeness of this encounter; in his journal, Hunter describes the creatures he sees as coming about through a 'promiscuous intercourse between the different sexes of all these different animals'.

 

The artist  Anna Glynn populates her own antipodean world with strange hybrid manifestations to invoke curiosity and wonder.

WEEKEND ART WORKSHOP

INTRODUCTION TO BIRD ILLUSTRATION

 With Nature Artist: Peter Wale

SOLD OUT - WAITING LIST ONLY

30th and 31st January 2020

10am - 3.30pm

 

Situated in a beautiful nature reserve at the Museum this inspiring location is replete with a variety of Flora Fauna just waiting to be drawn and painted. Suitable for beginners and experienced artists this workshop will be delivered with practical demonstrations and one-on-one instruction using live specimens and/or photographs.

Discover the joy of drawing and painting birds in a supportive coaching environment.

 

Workshop Fee:                    $180

Enrol by Contacting Peter: m.0432 327 089

or Email :                              walepeterjack@gmail.com

 

TWILIGHT MARKETS

FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH

 

From October - April each year, enjoy a relaxed Saturday afternoon at our Twilight Markets, with a variety of arts and crafts, home wares, local produce, and a range of food choices, including our fundraising BBQ. Enjoy a glass of wine on the balcony and listen to the music by the pond to while away the day.

 

If you are a market stall-holder who would like to join us at our market, please click on the following link: Expression of Interest

 

If you are a musician or band who is interested in playing at the markets, please click on the following link: Market Music