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| What's
On at Inveresk
(last updated
13 May 2009)
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| Temporary
exhibitions at Inveresk |
| Earth
Quest
16 May
– 26 July 2009
John Lees Atrium
QVMAG at Inveresk
QVMAG
unleashes an appealing new exhibition designed to educate children
about our planet.
Earth Quest - Outer Space to Inner Earth will take visitors
on an incredible voyage from the outer limits of the Milky Way galaxy,
through our Solar System and into the very centre of Planet Earth.
En route, engage with interactive exhibits that cover a wide range
of topics such as astronomy, geology, geography, environmental science
and biology.
Discover why we have seasons, how mountains are formed, how animals
have adapted to life in different climates and what’s at the
centre of the Earth.
Undertake your own dinosaur excavation in the dinosaur dig and do
some hands on activities in the Experiment Zone.
Developed by Questacon – The National Science and Technology
Centre, Canberra.
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Artstart—In
the Eye of the Beholder
7 November
2008 – 30 April 2009
QVMAG at Inveresk
Artwork by primary school students from northern Tasmania
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| Permanent exhibitions
at Inveresk |
Phenomena
Factory is the result of a successful partnership between Rio
Tinto Alcan and the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, with
generous support from the Tasmanian State Government and Launceston
City Council. The objective of the partnership is to encourage the
community to explore and engage with science and technology.
Entry to Phenomena Factory is free, providing free hands-on,
minds-on, curiosity-on science education for kids of all ages. The
centre includes over 30 permanent exhibits with regularly changing
programs and displays.
Fire your own EX-1 Rocket, challenge yourself in the Perception
Tunnel, or test your reactions while you touch, switch, pull and
crank your way around the Factory, actively learning about science
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| Aspects
of Tasmanian art
Over
100 paintings, prints, watercolours and sculptures exploring the
two dominant themes in Tasmanian art—landscape and portraiture.
The exhibition celebrates the richness of the Museum's art collection
from colonial to contemporary times.
A guide to the exhibition
is available from the Museum Shop.
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The
Great Dying: extinctions that changed life on Earth
ongoing
Ian
Potter Gallery
QVMAG
at Inveresk
The extinction of the dinosaurs (K/T Extinction) has fascinated
the world ever since their discovery. Their disappearance is now
widely accepted to be the result of an impact from an asteroid.
Lesser known but far more catastrophic to life on Earth, was an
earlier extinction (Permian/Triassic Extinction). It is thought
that nearly 96% of all marine life and 70% of terrestrial life on
Earth died. The reasons for this massive extinction are numerous:
acid rain, increased carbon dioxide and rising sea temperatures.
Plus, a region known as the Siberian Traps has shown massive lava
outpourings.
More recently, there has been recognition of a possible impact site
off the Western Australian coast which occurred in the Permian.
The exhibition draws upon the Museum’s rich collection of
dinosaurs and mammal- like reptiles.
Download
the Teachers Education kit
(4.5MB pdf)
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Strings
Across Time—Tasmanian Aboriginal Shell Necklaces
An exhibition to acknowledge the contribution, both past and present,
that Tasmanian Aboriginal women have made to the continuation and
development of their cultural traditions and practices. |
Transforming
the Island: Railways in Tasmania
The story of how the railways shaped Tasmania, changing the way
we live and work. It recounts the important role played by the Railway
Workshops. They were the largest, integrated engineering workshops
in the State: a centre for precision engineering, servicing not only
the railways but also the automotive, aeronautical, munitions, mining
and manufacturing industries.
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1901 - 2001
A Federation Fund Project
The Launceston Railway Workshops Redevelopment was supported by
the Commonwealth Government through the Federation Fund. |
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The
Blacksmith Shop
Here, amidst the array of forges, hammers, furnaces and the earthen
floor, it becomes possible to comprehend the raw energy and forces
of the Industrial Revolution. A walkway guides you through this unique
experience with the voices of workers and sounds of machinery. Combine
this with the WhistleStop Tour where you'll see a blacksmith at work
with furnace fired and machinery powering and this unique experience
becomes one of sight, sound and smell. |
| Replay<<Sporting
Life in Tasmania
Courtesy of NTCA
An exhibition which explores the historical background of a
variety of sports in Tasmania then examines some of the characters
and events which contributed to the growth of that sport.
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is based on individual stories and pictorial evidence of Tasmania’s
sporting heritage, aimed at rediscovering the human side of sporting
endeavour and the contribution it has made to encouraging community
cohesion and reflecting qualities of citizenship.
These stories, supported with objects, photos and
documents, capture the romance, drama and the sacrifice, from the
ordinary to the elite, inviting visitors to consider a deeper interpretation
of sport. |
PlayZone
Located within the exhibition space for Transforming the Island:
Railways in Tasmania. Safe and cosy, this is a fun learning place
for children under six and parents to play and explore using a range
of toys and resources—train sets, books, puzzles and puppets—their
first museum experience! (Baby feeding room and change table available.) |
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