Sunday Funday | Discover How to Make Paint

Sunday Funday | Discover How to Make Paint

A Wet Season Workshop for Kids!

By MAGNT

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Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ACST

Location

Museum and Art Gallery of Northern Territory

19 Conacher Street Darwin City, NT 0820 Australia

About this event

Focusing on how paints are made, participants will learn how to make their own paints and test their suitability for different uses.

Join MAGNT STEAM Lead Educator, Caitlin Conway, for one of two hands-on workshops in the Discovery Centre.


Workshop One | 10.30am - 12pm (suitable for ages 8 to 11 years)

Workshop Two | 1pm - 2.30pm (suitable for ages 12 to 15 years)


Free | Limites spaces | Bookings recommended | Accompanying adult not required

Please ensure you book tickets for the session that caters for the age group of your child.

Remember to cancel your booking if you are no longer able to make it to free up tickets for others.


Key Information

Children need to wear clothing they can get paint on!

Please register at the Information Desk in the Foyer 15 minutes prior to the start of the program.

The workshop will be held in the Discovery Centre, people must register at the Information Desk before entering the workshop space.

This is a dedicated children's program. Adults can only attend if accompanying children.


MAGNT Conditions of Entry

Food and beverage is not permitted inside MAGNT gallery spaces, Theatrette and/or Discovery Centre. All snacks and drink bottles must be stowed in a locker behind the Information Desk.

Bottled water is permitted on the understanding the bottle is carried in a bag at all times and no water is consumed inside MAGNT gallery spaces.

Backpacks and large bags, greater than 30cm on any one side (width, depth and/or length) must be stowed in a locker.

Nappy bags greater than 30cm on any one side and/or containing liquids and food must also be stowed in a locker.

Wheeled shipping trolleys and pull along carts are not permitted inside MAGNT gallery spaces nor are skateboards or rollerblades.

All organic material in your possession, including flowers and/or feathers collected on MAGNT grounds must be disposed of or left at the Information Desk before entering the galleries, Theatrette and/or Discovery Centre.


MAGNT acknowledges the traditional owners of Country across the Northern Territory and beyond, and pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

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The Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) is the Northern Territory's premier cultural institution. MAGNT presents a dynamic program of internally-developed exhibitions carefully curated from the collection, and the best travelling exhibitions from around Australia.

In Darwin, find MAGNT at our principal facility at Bullocky Point

In Alice Springs, you can find MAGNT at the Museum of Central Australia and Megafauna Central.

 08 8999 8264 | info@magnt.net.au | magnt.net.au 

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