Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition
Journey back to 1912 and experience the Titanic’s maiden voyage. Explore detailed reconstructions of the ship’s interior including the Grand Staircase and first and third class cabins. Discover how the ‘unsinkable’ ship met its fate and connect with the personal stories of people onboard as you view artefacts recovered from the ocean floor. See treasures never before presented in Australia in this Melbourne-only showing. Tickets go on sale on 15 April 2010.
Date: From 14 May until 17 October 2010 (open until 9pm Thursdays)
Cost: Adult $24, Concession $18, Child $16, Family $66 (includes entry into Melbourne Museum)
Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition is presented by Melbourne Museum and Frontier Touring Co in association with RMS Titanic, Inc
600 Million Years: Victoria evolves
The newest exhibition in the redevelopment of the Science and Life Gallery, 600 Million Years: Victoria evolves explores the big question: how did life on Earth come to be the way it is? Taking you on a journey through time, 600 Million Years brings the story of Victoria’s evolution to life through animation, animatronics, models and multimedia interactives. Over millions of years Victoria has moved from the tropics to the Antarctic circle and now to temperate zone. It has been shaped by periods of volcanic activity and major climate shifts. Featuring fascinating fossils, gold, coal, dinosaurs and whales, the exhibition highlights the processes that make Victoria the special place it is today.
Date: Opens 26 June 2010
Winter School Holidays
Journey back to 1912 and experience the Titanic‘s maiden voyage at Melbourne Museum’s Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition. Visit The Engine Room play space and build your own ocean liner or learn about the behaviour of icebergs. Discover some of the stories behind the people who set sail on the Titanic in a special story time.
Date: 11am – 3pm 26 June to 11 July 2010
Top Designs
In 2010, Top Designs celebrates its tenth birthday at Melbourne Museum with the theme ‘then, now and beyond’. Since 2001, more than 1,000 students have exhibited outstanding work in Top Designs and it has proven to be an important stepping stone for their future careers in design. The exhibition is a major component of the VCE Season of Excellence, managed by the Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority. Top Designs features exemplary student design in a range of VCE studies: Design and Technology, Food and Technology, Systems Engineering, Media, VET Multimedia and Visual Communication and Design.
Date: Until 27 June 2010
Lotjpa: Speaking to
This exhibition explores the connection between Victorian Aboriginal teenagers and youth and Indigenous community members and Elders in the Shepparton region. Featuring photographs taken by Koorie youth complemented by community and Elder’s stories and a series of videos, the exhibition reveals the importance of oral history in Victorian Aboriginal culture.
Date: Until 27 June 2010
Glenn Murcutt: Architecture for Place
Glenn Murcutt is one of Australia’s most internationally recognised architects. Murcutt’s works are at the forefront of contemporary architecture, focusing on the sustainability of the natural environment. Glenn Murcutt: Architecture for Place explores a selection of his buildings through his drawings and working methods. Photographs by Anthony Browell capture the harmony between building and nature that resonates through Murcutt’s designs. The exhibition offers visitor a chance to discover many of Murcutt’s houses, private residences that are not open to visitors.
Date: 15 July until 3 October 2010
Presented by Architecture Foundation Australia with the support of Visions of Australia
Melbourne Museum, Nicholson Street, Carlton. Open daily 10.00am – 5.00pm. Admission: Adult $8, children and concession FREE. For further details phone 13 11 02 or visit museumvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum