Go on an underwater adventure this summer at the museum

by Jude Timms on 5 Dec 2014 This summer families are invited to spend the day having an undersea adventure at the Australian National Maritime Museum as it presents a range of activities for children inspired by its brand new exhibition Voyage to the Deep: Underwater Adventures. Have fun making undersea craft, take part in short film making and photography workshops, go on an after-dark tour or enjoy a hilarious theatre show. With special character tours for under fives there’s something for all the family to enjoy.

Kid craft activities: Splendiferous Submarine

• 28 Dec 2014 - 25 January 2015, 10am – 4pm
• 5 – 12 years

Peer up periscopes, play, create and discover with our daily craft activities, interactive games and dress ups. Be inspired by splendiferous submarines and deep-sea worlds and craft your own steampunk goggles, make a model sub or a lost city of Atlantis sculpture.

Entry included in the Big Ticket - $27 adult, $16 child/concession, $70 family, no booking required.

Theatre performance: Captain Nemo’s Nautilus

• 4 - 25 January 2015 (daily except Saturdays), 11.30am and 2pm

When Peta accidentally travels back in time to the extraordinary submarine world of Captain Nemo’s Nautilus there are curious and wonderful adventures ahead. Daring escapes from ravenous creatures, time travelling volcanoes and swirling storms. Join the cast of quirky and captivating characters inspired by 20 000 leagues under the seas in this thrilling tale of undersea adventure written and performed by the acclaimed Monkey Baa Theatre Company. (45 mins).

Entry included in the Big Ticket - $27 adult, $16 child/concession, no booking required.

Under Fives Tours - Aquanaut Adventurers!

• Tuesdays and Saturdays 7 – 24 January, 10 – 10.30 am and 11 –11.30 am

Explore the world of submarines, creatures that live deep under the sea and shipwrecks’ sunken treasure in a series of special character tours for under fives and their carers. Enjoy stories, sing songs, move and dance through the galleries in this fun filled learning program followed by special under fives craft, dress ups and messy play activities.

Child $8.50. First adult $3.50, additional adult $7, online bookings essential available here.

Torchlight Tour: Voyage to the Deep

• Friday 16 January, 6pm- 7.30pm
• Ages: 4 -12 and adults

Experience our summer exhibition in a special after-hours theatrical family tour with character guide Captain Nemo. Follow a treasure hunt through the fantasy submarine world of Voyage to the Deep by torchlight then enjoy a barbeque dinner, themed refreshments, face painting and make souvenir crafts.

$25 per person, $80 per family (two adults and two children). Bookings essential: 9298 3655 or book online.

Photo workshop: Snap! Spy! Submarine

• Wednesday 21 January, 10am – 3pm
• Ages 8-14

Be inspired by our real life submarine HMAS Onslow and fictional submarine Nautilus in an adventurous workshop on digital SLR photography. Experiment with storytelling, fantasy and representation as you learn about framing, aperture, shutter speed and more. Learn to edit your photos and have your best shot printed to take home.

$78 per child (includes all materials, cd of photos and print). Bookings essential: 9298 3655 or book online.

Short film making workshop - Monster Mash

• Thursday 15 January, 10am – 4.30pm
• Ages 8-14

Create your own imaginative short films inspired by our Voyage to the Deep exhibition – from monstrous creatures to lost cities, submarines and sunken treasure. Learn to storyboard, film, direct and edit your feature and have your work featured on our YouTube channel.

$78 per child (includes all materials, USB of your movie). Bookings essential: 9298 3655 or book online.

Exhibition: Voyage to the Deep – Underwater Adventuers

Opens Wednesday 10 December

Based on French author Jules Verne’s 1870 classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Seas, the Voyage to the Deep exhibition brings to life the deep-sea adventures of Captain Nemo, his fantastical Nautilus submarine and the mythical world he inhabited.

At the centre of this fantasy world is the giant Nautilus where kids can climb aboard and discover the inner workings of a deep-sea submersible they can take up the controls at the helm, peer through the periscopes, crank the propeller before slipping on a dive suit and venturing through the world below the waves.

Voyage to the Deep opens to the public on 10 December 2014. Entry is included in the museum’s Big Ticket $27 adults, $16 child/concession or $70 families (two adults + 3 children).

Voyage to the Deep has been developed by the Australian National Maritime Museum and will remain on show until April 2015. For full details about the exhibition and all the associated school holiday activities, please click here or call 02 9298 3777.