What’s On at QUEENSLAND MUSEUM SOUTH BANK June08
Queensland Museum South Bank, Open 9.30am – 5pm daily, entry free, charges apply to the Sciencentre
Cnr Grey & Melbourne Sts, South Bank
Ph: (07) 3840 7555, www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au
Cnr Grey & Melbourne Sts, South Bank
Ph: (07) 3840 7555, www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au
Wildlife Workshops 2008
Prehistoric Wildlife of the Great South-East
1pm – 4.30pm 19, 20 & 21 June.
Find out about the diversity of fossil life in the Great South-East and look at how palaeontology can help predict the impact of environmental change.
Presented by Scott Hocknull, Curator Geosciences and Kristen Spring, Assistant Collection Manager, Geosciences, Queensland Museum.
Bookings essential. $50 Adults, $45 Concession/additional family members (includes a resource pack).
For further details phone 3840 7555 or go to www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au
Proudly supported by Brisbane City Council.
Central Javanese Gamelan
Level 2. On display until 31 August.
A Gamelan orchestra, traditionally played in the royal courts of Central Java, is as beautiful to look upon as it is to hear. It features gongs and metallophones, mounted in ornate wooden cases and can also include drums, bowed fiddle, bamboo flute and voices. This Gamelan bears the name ‘Kyahi Jatidiri’, translated as ‘Gamelan of High Esteem’.
Concert/demonstration by esteemed musiciam Midiyanto and Conservatorium students 7 August 1 – 2pm.
Presented in partnership with Queensland Conservatorium, Griffity University.
In Memoriam, Expo Oz
Free display, Level 2, until 30 October
Expo Oz, the Expo mascot, had a brief but brilliant career. Born on 30 November 1986, he publicised the event world-wide and made over 1500 appearances on the site. The playful platypus was the child of Bob Moore of Disney Enterprises of California. Though essentially Australian, he bore a striking resemblance to his American cousin, Donald Duck. Following Expo, Oz’s pelt was deposited in the Queensland Museum and he is remembered by a range of souvenirs.
Come face to face with Expo Oz again, as part of the 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Celebrations, and chuckle at his antics in the short video “The Adventures of Expo Oz”.
The Courage of Ordinary Men: Three Stories of the Victoria Cross
Free. Level 2, ongoing
See three Victoria Crosses up close, and experience the trenches of the Western Front in a moving exhibition that features original letters and photos, contemporary descriptions and poetry and an evocative sound and light presentation.
Museum Zoo
Free, Level 3, ongoing
Where else can you stare into the eye of a tiger and stand beneath a Great White Shark? Over 700 prehistoric and modern animals feature in the Museum Zoo Animal Parade. From dung beetles to dinosaurs, see the relationship between creatures great and small, past and present, and the dramatic effect that size has on survival.
Prehistoric Wildlife of the Great South-East
1pm – 4.30pm 19, 20 & 21 June.
Find out about the diversity of fossil life in the Great South-East and look at how palaeontology can help predict the impact of environmental change.
Presented by Scott Hocknull, Curator Geosciences and Kristen Spring, Assistant Collection Manager, Geosciences, Queensland Museum.
Bookings essential. $50 Adults, $45 Concession/additional family members (includes a resource pack).
For further details phone 3840 7555 or go to www.southbank.qm.qld.gov.au
Proudly supported by Brisbane City Council.
Central Javanese Gamelan
Level 2. On display until 31 August.
A Gamelan orchestra, traditionally played in the royal courts of Central Java, is as beautiful to look upon as it is to hear. It features gongs and metallophones, mounted in ornate wooden cases and can also include drums, bowed fiddle, bamboo flute and voices. This Gamelan bears the name ‘Kyahi Jatidiri’, translated as ‘Gamelan of High Esteem’.
Concert/demonstration by esteemed musiciam Midiyanto and Conservatorium students 7 August 1 – 2pm.
Presented in partnership with Queensland Conservatorium, Griffity University.
In Memoriam, Expo Oz
Free display, Level 2, until 30 October
Expo Oz, the Expo mascot, had a brief but brilliant career. Born on 30 November 1986, he publicised the event world-wide and made over 1500 appearances on the site. The playful platypus was the child of Bob Moore of Disney Enterprises of California. Though essentially Australian, he bore a striking resemblance to his American cousin, Donald Duck. Following Expo, Oz’s pelt was deposited in the Queensland Museum and he is remembered by a range of souvenirs.
Come face to face with Expo Oz again, as part of the 20th Anniversary World Expo 88 Celebrations, and chuckle at his antics in the short video “The Adventures of Expo Oz”.
The Courage of Ordinary Men: Three Stories of the Victoria Cross
Free. Level 2, ongoing
See three Victoria Crosses up close, and experience the trenches of the Western Front in a moving exhibition that features original letters and photos, contemporary descriptions and poetry and an evocative sound and light presentation.
Museum Zoo
Free, Level 3, ongoing
Where else can you stare into the eye of a tiger and stand beneath a Great White Shark? Over 700 prehistoric and modern animals feature in the Museum Zoo Animal Parade. From dung beetles to dinosaurs, see the relationship between creatures great and small, past and present, and the dramatic effect that size has on survival.
