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Behind the scenes tour
Behind the scenes tour
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR - day
Wednesday 12 November, 2008, 11 am – 12.30
Leone Lemmer, Australian Museum The Australian Museum has been collecting books to support the work of its staff since 1836. It was in 1858, however, that the New South Wales government first committed funds for the purchase of scientific works at the Museum and the library quickly grew in size and quality. From 1859 - the year in which Darwin's Origin of Species hit the presses - titles were purchased for the library in London and the range and circumstances of their acquisition reveals much about the scientific nexus between Britain and Australia at this time. Join Leoné and Matthew as they discuss this significant landmark in the history of Australian science and libraries, and take you on a tour of the Australian Museum Research Library and its many rare and beautiful books.
Members $20.00 ea please meet at the William Street entry foyer
BEHIND THE SCENES TOUR - night
Wednesday 12 November, 2008, 6pm – 7.30pm
Leone Lemmer, Australian Museum
Members $20.00 ea please meet at the William Street entrance
Christmas Party
ANCIENT ROMAN FEAST
Thursday 4 December, 2008, 6.30pm - 8.30pm Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears - Citizens of Sydney are cordially invited to become Citizens of Rome ... just for a night. SPQR Museo Australiano invites Members and guests to feast in the surrounds of a magical grotto, to celebrate the end of year and give thanks to our loyal Members at this Baccanalia or Ancient Roman feast. In ancient times, when the weather got a little too hot, ancient Roman emperors fled Rome to slightly cooler environs on the Isle of Capri, taking with them their true Roman style and the love of a good party. Join us at the Grotta Capri for a Roman feast. Wear a toga, a laurel wreath, dress as a gladiator, a centurion, one of the vestal virgins, a slave, a Caesar, Cleopatra, a senator, a maiden, gods or goddess - whatever you fancy, be creative! Inclusions: welcome drinks, three course meal with red and white wine, mineral water and soft drink, there will also be a DJ and dancing Dress: Ancient Roman
Members $49.00 ea Venue: Grotta Capri restaurant, 97-101 Anzac Parade, Kensington
Coach Tour
HILLS DISTRICT HERTIAGE: OUR FARMING HERITAGE AND MORE
Friday 24 October, 2008, 8am The Hills district is one of Sydney's fastest growing residential areas and is every changing in terms of landscape, architecture and community. The Hills district however, also has a long historic past, dating back to the early European settlers. Many of the historic buildings and sites still exist today and give an insight into the past inhabitants of the area and hold great significance to anyone from the Sydney area wanting to learn about their past. This tour will aim to educate our members on the historical area of what is now known as the 'Hills' district. The tour will take our Members to some of they key significant historical sites throughout the area and contrast the ever changing suburban sprawl that is the Sydney basin
Members $90.00 ea meet outside the College Street entrance to the Museum
Kids Capers
A Ghostly Gathering
Friday 31 October, 2008, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
Members only prices, non Members see next entry) Wear a scary costume and join us if you dare! (It will be a little scary, so book if you're brave)
Adults $20.00 ea (Note: children or groups of children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults not permitted without a child.)
A Ghostly Gathering
Friday 31 October, 2008, 6:30pm – 9:00pm
(Non-Members prices) Wear a scary costume and join us if you dare!
Adults $20.00 ea Note: children or groups of children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults not permitted without a child.)
Night Talks
ABORIGINAL DREAMING STORIES
Thursday 2 October, 2008, 6.30pm for 7pm Hear from Les Bursill, a Dharawal Man who is a Specialist in Dharawal Anthropology, Language, Rock Art and Dreaming Stories The story of the Wagalag/Wawalag/Djurwali Sisters is a story of creation. It involved the Dreaming Snake/Rainbow Serpent - Yulungurr.- and two sisters who are chased and punished for an infraction of law. See Below on the left the Orca and on the right the Serpent Yulungurr and his companion Marloo
Members $20.00 ea please enter via William Street
ADVENTURES INTO THE CLAIMS OF THE PARANORMAL
Thursday 16 October, 2008, 6.30pm for 7pm Richard Saunders is known as an international author, speaker and origami expert! He is a past President of Australian Skeptics and is now the Chief Spoon Bender of the organization. Over the years, Richard has investigated many strange claims of the paranormal and the supernatural. In this talk Richard will examine some of these claims and offer a more rational point of view. Also included is a demonstration of water divining and how one seems to predict the future.
Members $20.00 ea enter via William Street
ABORIGINAL ASTRONOMY AND TOPICS ON CUSTOMARY LAW
Thursday 23 October, 2008, 6.30 for 7pm Join Senior Wardaman Elder Bill Harney (Wardaman people are from just east of the Kimberley), together with Hugh Cairns, Oxford graduate and doctorate recipient in science, ideology and religion from Edinburgh university. Bill with join us when he passes through Sydney on his way back from Montana in the USA were he will have spent 6 weeks sharing his stories, music and art with students thorough the state Bill will tell tales of the night sky through artwork and music, his stories will also be interpreted by great friend and co-author of the book Dark Sparklers, Hugh Cairns. We will also hear about their latest collaboration, a book on indigenous customary law and the contrast between an oral non urban spiritual law and an empirical city law and the dire ramifications of practices such as these on indigenous communities. Bill's Father, Old Bill Harney was also an author and wrote books with famous Australian Museum Trustee Dr Adolphus Peter Elkin. A night not to be missed!
Members $20.00 ea enter via William Street
Thursday 30 October, 2008, 6.30pm for 7pm Richard Dawkins' book has generated a great deal of debate in a number of disciplines. We focus, critically, on some of its central claims concerning theistic belief and delusions; the sciences, or more specifically Neodarwinism, and "the question of meaning"; the sciences and the validity (or otherwise) of arguments for the existence of God.
Members $20.00 ea enter via William Street
TERMITES: THE MAKING OF A SUPERORGANISM
Thursday 6 November, 2008, 6.30pm for 7pm Just as all of your cells join forces to form an individual organism, millions of individual termites join forces to form a superorganism. Superorganisms have evolved from individual organisms just a few times during earth's history, but they have had a major impact on ecosystems. They can do things that other animals can't, like eat and destroy entire houses, and build skyscrapers 2000 times the height of an individual. Using a "selfish-gene" approach, this talk will focus on the key innovations that termites have made in their rise from lowly cockroaches to dominators of the tropics and beyond. These innovations include extreme altruistic behaviour, which Darwin famously considered "the one special difficulty... insuperable, and fatal to my theory".
Members $20.00 ea enter via William Street
Offsite Tour
SYDNEY UNIVERSITY: GRAND BUILDINGS AND HERITAGE TOUR
Friday 3 October, 2008, 3.00pm - 4.00pm Your expert guides will cover the 150 years of history of the University's Quadrangle Building and surrounding environs. Explore the Quadrangle grounds and gargoyles, the Great Hall, MacLaurin Hall, and Sydney University Museums (the Nicholson Museum, the Macleay Museum and the University Art Gallery). Discover the architectural, historical and cultural significance of the historic and beautiful campus.
Members $10.00 ea meeting at Sydney University Quadrangle
Science Made Easy Workshops
Sunday 21 September, 2008, 3–4.30pm Encounter the animals that have special adaptations to allow them to survive Australia's many diverse habitats. Meet the threatened and extinct species who were unable to adapt.
Members $20.00 ea
Adapt or die (8yrs plus) Sunday
Sunday 21 September, 2008, 10–11.30am Encounter the animals that have special adaptations to allow them to survive Australia's many diverse habitats. Meet the threatened and extinct species who were unable to adapt.
Members $20.00 ea
At home in the desert (5-7) Sat
Saturday 25 October, 2008, 3–4.30pm How dry is Australia? Australia is the second driest continent in the world! Burrow under the sands to discover the secrets of animals and people who survive in the desert. These workshops include scientific investigation, hands-on activities and take home material.
Members $20.00 ea
At home in the desert (5-7) Sun
Sunday 26 October, 2008, 3–4.30pm How dry is Australia? Australia is the second driest continent in the world! Burrow under the sands to discover the secrets of animals and people who survive in the desert.
Members $20.00 ea
At home in the desert (8yrs plus) Sun
Sunday 26 October, 2008, 10–11.30am How dry is Australia? Australia is the second driest continent in the world! Burrow under the sands to discover the secrets of animals and people who survive in the desert.
Members $20.00 ea
Water, worms and waste (5-7yrs) Sat
Saturday 22 November, 2008, 3–4.30pm Discover how great (and gross) being green can be. Come along, get your hands dirty, find out how to make a positive difference to your world.
Members $20.00 ea
Water, worms and waste (5-7yrs) Sun
Sunday 23 November, 2008, 3–4.30pm Discover how great (and gross) being green can be. Come along, get your hands dirty, find out how to make a positive difference to your world.
Members $20.00 ea
Water, worms and waste (8yrs plus) Sun
Sunday 23 November, 2008, 10–11.30am Discover how great (and gross) being green can be. Come along, get your hands dirty, find out how to make a positive difference to your world.
Members $20.00 ea
SCIENCE-MADE-EASY WORKSHOPS
Adapt or die (5-7yrs) Saturday
Saturday 20 September, 2008, 3.00pm-4.30pm Encounter the animals that have special adaptations to allow them to survive Australia's many diverse habitats. Meet the threatened and extinct species who were unable to adapt. These workshops include scientific investigation, hands-on activities and take home material.
Members $20.00 ea
Sleepover
Dinosnore
Friday 27 February, 2009, 8:30pm - 7.30am (Members only prices, non Members see next entry) Would you like to spend the night sleeping in Australia's oldest Museum? Come to the Museum at night for special pizza dinner, join in a fun craft activity, have a tour of the Museum by torch light, watch some DVDs with friends and then catch some zzz's in the Dinosaur Gallery, surrounded by the Dinosaurs!
Adults $120.00 ea
Dinosnore
27 February, 2009, 8:30pm - 7:30am (Non-Members prices) Would you like to spend the night sleeping in Australia's oldest Museum? Come to the Museum at night for special pizza dinner, join in a fun craft activity, have a tour of the Museum by torch light, watch some DVDs with friends and then catch some zzz's in the Dinosaur Gallery, surrounded by the Dinosaurs!
Adults $150.00 ea
Tours
1 November, 2008 Departs November 2008 - exact date TBC With Angkor as its capital, the Khmer empire ruled what is now central and southern Vietnam, southern Laos, Thailand and part of the Malay Peninsula. Angkor's colossal ruins are a major drawcard for travellers, yet Cambodia offers travellers many surprising experiences: spectacular river environments, a revitalising urban capital and beautiful countryside among them. Our itinerary differs from conventional tours of Cambodia. As you'd expect, the stunning temples of Angkor Wat and a resurgent Phnom Penh play central roles, but we'll also experience the elegant town of Battambang, with its French colonial buildings on the lovely Sangkei River, and other selected provincial centres. A vein of ferocity runs through Khmer history with war and famine all too recent. But, like other countries of Indochina, Cambodia's recovery is attributable to the resilience of the people themselves - positive, tenacious and genuinely welcoming. Join art historian and author Gill Green as your program leader. Gill is vice president of the Asian Arts Society of Australia, and has travelled regularly to Cambodia since her first visit in 1993. Also contributing will be prominent Australian university and museum lecturer Darryl Collins, resident in Cambodia for over 15 years, who works with selected tour groups and professionals in the arts and museum sector.
To book or to register your interest or for further information, phone Ray Boniface of Heritage Destinations on 02 9267 0129.
1 June, 2009 Departs June 2009 - exact date TBC Steamy, equatorial Borneo is the third- largest island in the world, an area rich in biodiversity that is home to many species found nowhere else on Earth. Join this special tour for Australian Museum Members to explore Borneo, which has been arranged in conjunction with the Museum exhibition Face to Face. We'll see virgin rainforest, hot springs, caves, and Ssouth-east Asian wildlife, from giant turtles to orangutans in their natural habitat.
Call Australian Museum Members today 02 9320 6225 to register your interest.
GREAT MINDS OF ITALY: THE GRAND TOUR
1 September, 2009 Departs September 2009 - exact date TBC Including Rome, Florence, Venice, the Lakes, the Amalfi Coast and more. Experience the glory of Italy on this grand tour of her most famous attractions. Join us as we frolic on island beaches, view architectural genius and lose ourselves in galleries filled with the works of Old Masters. There's much more - from the treasures of the Vatican, to the glassblowers of Venice and grand villas of Milanese merchants. Whether you are a fan of Fellini or Fibonacci, Galileo or gastronomy, you won't want to miss the romance, beauty and culture of this truly splendiferous country.
Call Australian Museum Members today on 02 9320 6225 to register your interest.
Workshops
INDIGENOUS FOODS GOURMET EXPERIENCE
Monday 22 September, 2008, 10am - 2pm
Come and learn about native Australian ingredients (bush foods) while preparing a six-course meal. Discover where to find native ingredients in Australia (and where to buy them in Sydney!). We'll also show you how to cook with them during a cooking demonstration before we enjoy the results during a sit-down meal at the restaurant (BYO alcohol).
Members $58.00 ea Venue: Paris International Cooking School & La Péniche Restaurant, 216 Parramatta Road, Stanmore Inclusions: A specialised, limited-number cooking lesson/demonstration and gourmet bush tucker lunch or dinner with take-home recipes.
INDIGENOUS FOODS GOURMET EXPERIENCE
Monday 29 September, 2008, 6pm - 10pm
Come and learn about native Australian ingredients (bush foods) while preparing a six-course meal. Discover where to find native ingredients in Australia (and where to buy them in Sydney!). We'll also show you how to cook with them during a cooking demonstration before we enjoy the results during a sit-down meal at the restaurant (BYO alcohol).
Members $58.00 ea Venue: Paris International Cooking School & La Péniche Restaurant, 216 Parramatta Road, Stanmore Inclusions: A specialised, limited-number cooking lesson/demonstration and gourmet bush tucker lunch or dinner with take-home recipes.
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