Programs for secondary students
Collection Close-Up: The Pern Collection
Levels: 7-10
Maximum group size: 25 (1 class, 2 groups)
Program length: 60 minutes
Program cost: $5 / student affiliate schools – $13 / student non-affiliate schools
Program description: Meet a museum professional and go behind-the-scenes with Dr Sidney Pern’s large collection of Indigenous artefacts from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and the Pacific Islands. Explore questions of collection management, ethics and ownership.
Curriculum keywords: Colonial history, Aboriginal history, Ancient Australia, Ethics, Careers
Collection Close-Up: The Chinese Collections
Levels: 9-VCE
Maximum group size: 25 (1 class, 2 groups)
Program length: 60 minutes
Program cost: $5 / student affiliate schools – $13 / student non-affiliate schools
Program description: Go behind-the-scenes with one of the world’s oldest collections of Chinese processional objects, including Loong the dragon, and discover the extensive collection of missionaries George and Robina Arnott-Rogers. Explore questions of migration and cultural exchange between China and Australia.
Curriculum keywords: Australia and Asia, History, Ethics, Careers, Religion.