Engage with practising artists and experts who facilitate themed workshops in response to exhibitions and the Collection.
Music at the Museum for preschoolers and their families
Come and enjoy a series of music workshops which explore the themes of the Museum through music and movement.
18 June, 17 September, 19 November (Mondays)
10 am to 11.30 am
Free
Bookings essential
Please phone (02) 6208 5021 between 9 am and 5 pm weekdays.
Nicolette Benjamin Black.
Check out the online calendar for the full range of fun activities for families and children.
PAST WORKSHOPS
Paper-making workshop: journey journal
Artist Nicolette Benjamin Black showed children how to use recycled denim and plant fibres to make paper, similar to that traded along the Silk Road.
Children incorporated their hand made paper into their own travel journal to take on their next journey.
View some of the images of the paper-making workshop on Flickr
Silk Road glass tile-making
Canberra Glassworks artists help children create their own glass tiles, inspired by the colours and patterns used by glass artisans of the Silk Road.
Movie Making workshops – Yesterday’s museum
In this imaginative workshop, children became future journalists in 2031 reporting on the National Museum’s 30th birthday. Using IMacs, a green screen and Museum objects, children worked in small teams with a facilitator from the Academy of Interactive Entertainment to create a digital broadcast of the future.
Watch their videos
Upcycling Art workshop – Videotape art
What can we do with out-dated technology like video and cassette tapes, rather than put it into landfill? In this workshop, upcycling sculpture artist
