Museum members viewing the exhibition, The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia
Image: Jon Augier
Source: Museum Victoria
The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia - MV Members Preview
MV Members were invited to attend a preview event or a members-only viewing of The Wonders of Ancient Mesopotamia exhibition.
Museum members had the opportunity to be some of the first people to see this remarkable exhibition which showcases a stunning array of 170 objects from three great centres of Mesopotamian civilisation: Sumer, Assyria and Babylon.
These members-only events also included a Welcome to Mesopotamia, a lighthearted and theatrical presentation introducing you to the world of Ancient Mesopotamia.
This exhibition is a collaboration with the British Museum.
Guest viewing the Wallace and Gromit exhibition
Image: Jon Augier
Source: Museum Victoria
Wallace & Gromit’s World of Invention – MV Members Preview
On Friday 18 May, MV Members were invited to visit Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention for a special Housewarming Preview Day. Tinker, play and explore Wallace and Gromit's home at Scienceworks – it's filled with the duo's famous contraptions, inventions, sets from their movies and more!
As a MV Member, we wanted you to be one of the first to welcome Wallace and Gromit into the neighbourhood in this new exhibition coming first to Scienceworks.
Wallace & Gromit's World of Invention exhibition opens 19 May, running until 11 November 2012.
One of the many children who attended A Date with Dinosaurs
Image: Taryn Ellis
Source: Museum Victoria
A Date with Dinosaurs
Explore-a-saurus – Member Viewing
This sold out event gave members the opportunity for an exclusive after-hours viewing of the Explore-a-saurus exhibition.
The event included dinosaur crafty activities, special appearance by Minmi and Deinonychus (the Museum's dinosaur puppets) and a special dinosaur gift bag for our younger members to take home.
Children interacting with Explore-a-saurus displays.
Image: Taryn Ellis
Source: Museum Victoria
A Date with Dinosaurs
Explore-a-saurus – Member Viewing
This sold out event gave members the opportunity for an exclusive after-hours viewing of the Explore-a-saurus exhibition.
The event included dinosaur crafty activities, special appearance by Minmi and Deinonychus (the Museum's dinosaur puppets) and a special dinosaur gift bag for our younger members to take home.
Patrick Greene welcomes Museum Victoria members to the preview of the King Tutankhamun exhibition at Melbourne Museum before the official opening.
Image: Jon Augier
Source: Museum Victoria
Tutankhamun and The Golden Age Of The Pharaohs – Member Viewings
Members had the opportunity to avoid the crowds and see the exhibition after-hours with three exclusive member-only events.
They were among the first to view the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition before it opened to the general public and also had the opportunity to meet Museum Victoria CEO Dr Patrick Greene, and hear about his recent travels to Egypt.
MV Members Exclusive event: Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition.
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Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition Viewing
Members avoided the crowds by attending one of two after-hour member-only viewings of Titanic: The Artefact Exhibition, and special screenings of the IMAX film Titanic 3D: Ghost of the Abyss.
Members were able to construct their very own Titanic model to take home, play a game of “Icebergs” and be entertained with beautiful music from the 1912 era by the Titanic Trio.
Australia's Muslim Cameleers Members event.
Source: Museum Victoria
Australia's Muslim Cameleers Afternoon
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Members brought their special guests to an afternoon at the Immigration Museum to discover the remarkable story of Australia’s Muslim Cameleers: Pioneers of the Inland 1860s-1930s.
Members enjoyed a wonderful day of activities including the opportunity to meet camels Jake and Tinkerbell in the Museum’s courtyard.
Performers Ghani Qasimi and Rameen Nawa entertained the crowd with contemporary Afghani music, and the children showed their artistic talents painting different designs in the Muslim prayer rug activity.
Star Wars MV Members event.
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Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Event
Members came to see Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination, dropped in on a Planetarium show and watched out for real live animals that looked like they were from a galaxy far far away!
Some Members came dressed as their favourite Star Wars character, and won a spot prize.
David Pickering, Collections Manager, Vertebrate Palaeontology at Museum Victoria with Ethan, Katerina and Jasmine Grundy.
Image: Jon Augier, MV Studios
Source: Museum Victoria
Dinosaur Walk Viewing
MV Members were some of the first to explore
Dinosaur Walk at the exclusive MV Members viewing on 6 April 2009. Palaeontologists were on site to give spot talks and roaming dinosaur puppets made appearances through the night.
"Have Your Say" MV Members event.
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"Have Your Say"
11 September 2010
In September a small group of MV Member families were invited to “Have their Say” and contribute their ideas to the new proposed Children’s Gallery Learning Environment.
The afternoon was full of many creative ideas from members as young as 4 years old to our older but ‘young at heart’ adult members. It proved to be a successful and productive brainstorming session, with many ideas and suggestions becoming part of the proposed design brief for the new Children’s Gallery Learning Environment.
Members were also treated with a visit from our Live Exhibits team who brought along some creepy crawly friends. Thank you to all those members who participated in the event, a fun and creative afternoon was had by all.