The Museum
3 themes, in accordance with the Act:
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history
and culture
• Australia’s history and society since 1788
• interaction of people with the environment
Object handling
Effective in many ways:
•
empathy
•
engagement
•
aha!
•
deduction
•
analysis
•
synthesis
•
awe and resonance
'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums'
'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums’
'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums'
Necklace of opalescent blue/green maireeners,
brown and white rice shells and pink button
shells. Photo: Lannon Harley.
No. 20 Big feller Steamer longa Cooktown,
childhoods reme[mbrance]
This sketch appears to recall Oscar's 1887
journey on a steamer from Cooktown. Oscar
could be the small figure towards the end of
the ship.
No. 32 Murderer hoppled to tree. Troopers dispatching
No. 16 Camooweal white Ladies
Here, Oscar has captured the fashions of the
1880s. It is likely that the smaller figure on the
left is a girl. She appears to be holding the
hand of her carer.
museum robot project
Pushing the boundaries
of museum education.
an interactive, collaborative learning experience
museum robot project