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TMAG’s Festival
for Children and
Young People
What’s on
Fun activities
and events
www.tmag.tas.gov.au
13 - 16 April 2021
Festivals Australia
Free admission
Dunn Place, Hobart
Welcome to Lift Off! TMAG’s Festival for Children and Young People The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery’s festival for children and young people is back in 2021 with a brand new name - Lift Off! During the second week of the April school holidays, TMAG and surrounding sites will come alive with a four day festival of hands-on activities and presentations for children and young people. Lift Off! features many of the highlights you may have enjoyed in previous festivals, with a host of familiar activities for younger children. But this year we also have some special events and features for older kids and teenagers, including TMAG Up Late – a special night event at the museum for 10 to 16 year olds. Whatever you do, don’t miss our Festival artists in residence Erth Visual & Physical Inc. and their amazing project RETREAT – something very surprising is happening in TMAG’s basement! Whether you are 5 or 15 – there is something for all young people to enjoy at Lift Off! Booking Advice Most Lift Off! Activities are free but bookings are required for all sessions. Apart from paid ticketed events all other activities must be booked in, in person on the day. Bookings open at 9:30 am for activities for that day only and will be filled on a first in, first served basis. Getting to Lift Off! Please note parking in Dunn Place Carpark will be limited. Consider alternative parking/ transport options. TMAG is close to Franklin Square and the terminus of most Metro Bus routes in the city. Patron Advice This Festival has a major outdoor component. Some activities are messy. Please dress for the conditions. Closed shoes are recommended. For COVID-19 reasons pack your own sunscreen and water. Please respect space limitations and the need to book in for all activities as the Festival complies with current COVID-19 public health requirements. Your co-operation is much appreciated! The Festival site and individual activities are cleaned and sanitised between sessions. Download and use the Check in TAS app for Festival contact tracing and login each day.
2. Muddy Mixtures – wild fun!
Mud, glorious mud!
Sustainable Learning Centre
Have fun while learning all about
the science of soils and mud.
Tuesday 13 April
1. Welcome to Country and 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am,
Festival opening 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm,
Nita Education 2:30 pm
We have lift off! Join the free 20 minutes
festival opening led by First Nations Marquee in Dunn Place
people with a Welcome to Country, car park
traditional Smoking and a unique
Emu Dance sharing Indigenous Things to do
knowledge of this now extinct Suitable for ages 2-8
Tasmanian bird.
Tuesday 13 April
10:00 am
20 minutes
Courtyard
Suitable for all ages
Patron advice: Free event but some
COVID capacity limits apply.
Key
Date
Time
Duration
Location
Info
4. Explore Science in the Natural
World
University of Tasmania
Get hands-on and engage in
activities with future scientists.
Explore the world around you and
discover more about how science
helps us to understand and explain
our natural world.
3. Wood Wide Web
Thursday 15 April
Bush Adventures
10:00 am, 10:30 am,
Explore the fungal wonders of the 11:00 am, 11:30 am,
wood wide web and join the Bush 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm,
Adventures team for a hands-on 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm
creative activity focusing on all
things fungi. 30 minutes
Wednesday 14 April Marquee in Dunn Place
car park
10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am,
11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, Things to do
2:00 pm, 2:30 pm Suitable for ages 8-14
20 minutes
Marquee in Dunn Place
car park 5. TYO Percussion Beats
Things to do Tasmanian Youth Orchestra
Suitable for all ages Learn some live beats with the
Tasmanian Youth Orchestra (TYO).
Patron advice: Playdoh used for Create the soundtrack for the
under 7yrs; plasticine used for Festival finale at 3:00 pm with a live
7-17yrs. rocket launch!
Friday 16 April
1:00 pm, 1:30 pm,
2:00 pm, 2:30 pm
and then collaborative
work with Questacon for final
goodbye at 3:00 pm
20 minutes
Marquee in Dunn Place
car park
Things to do
Suitable for ages 8-16
6. Whale Rescue!
Tasmania Parks and Wildlife
Service
Mark the pilot whale has stranded!
Find out why whales strand and
how you can help rescue them
with Discovery Ranger Kristin.
Tuesday 13 April
11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm
Wednesday 14 April
10:00 am, 11:00 am,
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm
45 minutes
‘The whale’ in the Dunn Place
car park
Things to do
All ages welcome but team
work is vital!
7. Tas Reptilia
Reptile Rescue
Join the conservationists from
Tas Reptilia and learn more about
Tasmania’s native reptiles such as
snakes and lizards. A hands-on
experience in a super safe way!
Wednesday 14 April and
Thursday 15 April
10:00 am, 11:00 am,
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm
45 minutes
Snake enclosure in Dunn
Place car park
Thing to do
Suitable for all ages
8. Air-Powered Rocket Design
with Questacon!
Questacon
In this workshop you will
investigate just how far you
can take paper, tape and other
simple materials by building, and
launching, air-powered rockets!
Using custom-made launchers, test
various design features to control
and optimise rocket prototypes.
Friday 16 April
10:00 am and 1:00 pm
Up to 2 hours
Rocket launching site in Dunn
Place car park
Things to do
10. Puggleclub Story Time
Suitable for ages 10-17
Story time for the young ones.
Patron advice: You will need Come along and hear 15 minutes
to wear closed-in shoes. of stories on the lawn with our
favourite storyteller Ellen.
Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 April
9. Leaves, seeds, pods and 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am
blossoms
15 minutes
Join a TMAG botanist or Aboriginal
Facilitator on a walk through the Watergate Lawn
Festival’s native plantings. Learn all Performance and
about our amazing local plants. Presentations
Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 April Suitable for ages 3-7
12:00 pm
30 minutes
Welcome Garden
Things to see
Suitable for all ages
11. The Big Weave
Gwen Egg and Tanya Maxwell
Learn to weave and create a giant
Festival artwork. Find out more
about the critters and creatures
that share our wild spaces as you
weave!
Tuesday 13 April 13. Foothpath Chalk Gallery
10:30 am, 1:00 pm, 2:00 pm Make your mark on Lift Off! 2021.
Leave a picture or a message for all
Wednesday 14 and to see!
Thursday 15 April
Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 April
10:00 am, 11:00 am,
1:00 pm, 2:00 pm 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
50 minutes Watergate entrance
Dunn Place car park Things to do
Things to do Suitable for all ages
Drop-in activity
All ages
12. Nature Framed
An ephemeral ARTplayful
experience. Collect nature
curiosities, create a framed family
collaborative artwork, capture the
moment via a polaroid photograph
for you to take home.
Tuesday 13 April
10:30 am, 11:15 am
Wednesday 14 and
Friday 16 April
10:00 am, 11:00 am
45 minutes
Welcome Garden
Things to do
A family-based activity
suitable for ages 0-10.
16. Lunchtimes Live
Enjoy listening to some great
young local musicians.
Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 April
12:00 pm
1 hour
Courtyard
Things to see
Suitable for all ages
14. Tiny Homes
TMAG’s new long-term exhibition
for young children (opening at the
end of April) is all about homes –
homes for people and homes for
animals. To get ready, create and
decorate your own special tiny
home!
Tuesday 13 April
10:45 am, 11.30 am
Wednesday 14 – Friday 16 April 15. mina malukana lumi |
I sleep here
10:00 am, 10:45 am, 11.30 am
We all need a place for sleep to feel
30 minutes safe and warm. Come and discover
Central Gallery what first homes were like here in
lutruwita Tasmania. Create your
Things to do
own tiny model to keep.
Suitable for all ages
Tuesday 13 April
10:45 am, 11.30 am
Wednesday 14 – Friday 16 April
10:00 am, 10:45 am, 11.30 am
30 minutes
Central Gallery
Things to do
Suitable for all ages
17. RETREAT
Erth Visual & Physical Inc.
Journey into the world of one of the planet’s rarest animals, the Sumatran Rhino
with one of Australia’s leading visual theatre makers and museum specialists Erth
Visual & Physical Inc.
A world première for children by the Lift Off! 2021 Artists in Residence.
Tuesday 13 April Advance ticket purchase at
www.tmag.tas.gov.au/
10:45 am, 11:15 am, 11:45 am,
childrensfestival
1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm
All proceeds go towards TMAG’s
Wednesday 14 – Friday 16 April
Expeditions of Discovery researching
10:15 am, 10:45 am, 11:15 am, and conserving Tasmania’s flora and
11:45 am, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, fauna.
2:00 pm
Patron advice: Requires some stairs to
20 minutes enter. If you need pram or wheelchair
Ticket holders, start your journey in access please inform staff at the
The Link next to Central Gallery. Festival Info Booth.
No ticket? See our info booth on the
day. This project has been assisted by the
Australian Government through the
Special event
Festivals Australia program.
Suitable for all ages
Bookings required.
Ticket price: $5 per person or $15 for a
family of four.
Festivals Australia
18. Young Collector 21. MyState Film Competition
Since 2005, over fifty young curated films
people have displayed their MyState Student Film Festival
amazing collections. Take a closer Come along and get inspiration for
look at the current young collector. your entry into the 2021 MyState
Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 April Student Film Festival. Sit back, relax
and enjoy a Festival afternoon of
All day
short films from the 2020 MyState
Link Foyer Film Festival.
Things to see Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 April
Suitable for all ages 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
2 hours
19. School Banner Artworks Central Gallery
Collaborative artworks created Performance and
by school groups from across Presentations
Tasmania.
Suitable for all ages
From 2 April
Viewing 24 hours
22. Art Selfies
Macquarie Street and
Step inside some of TMAGs most
Dunn Place.
interesting art works! Take a snap
Things to see and be sure to tag us in your
Suitable for all ages #artselfies at @tasmuseum.
Tuesday 13
20. Ecology Studies (Adrift Lab) 10:30 am – 12:00 pm
Detached Wednesday 14 – Friday 16 April
Visit Tasmanian artist Lucienne 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Rickard and watch as she draws Colonial art and decorative arts
feathers from the flesh-footed gallery (Henry Hunter Gallery 5)
shearwater as part of her year long
residency at TMAG. Take a photo Things to do
and try your own drawing of the Suitable for all ages
feather at home.
Tuesday 13 – Friday 16 April
11:00 am – 3:00 pm
Link Foyer
Things to see
Suitable for all ages23. TMAG Up Late Bookings essential. Limited
Special Event! capacity.
Torch light gallery tours, photo Ticket price: $10 (includes a snack
booth selfies, a silent disco, live and entry to all activities across
courtyard music, yummy snacks the evening, including RETREAT)
and a performance of RETREAT Advance ticket purchase at
and more all in the ticket price. www.tmag.tas.gov.au/
TMAG comes alive after dark for childrensfestival
this special festival evening for
young people 10 – 16 years. Patron advice: Sign-in and sign-
out. No pass outs during the
Thursday 15 April event. 2 hours of parent-free time
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm supervised by TMAG staff.
2 hours Extra drinks and eats for sale on
the night.
TMAG
Special event
Suitable for ages 10-16Daily planner – Tuesday 13 April 2021 What # 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM Info Booth Welcome to Country 1 Muddy Mixtures – wild fun! 2 Whale Rescue! 6 + Leaves, seeds, pods and blossoms 9 The Big Weave 11 Puggleclub Story Time 10 Nature Framed 12 Footpath Chalk Gallery 13 Lunchtimes Live 16 RETREAT 17 Tiny Homes 14 mina malukana lumi | I sleep here 15 Young Collector 18 Ecology Studies (Adrift Lab) 20 MyState Film Competition curated films 21 Art Selfies 22 School Banner Artworks 19
Daily planner – Wednesday 14 April 2021 What # 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM Info Booth Wood Wide Web 3 Whale Rescue! 6 Leaves, seeds, pods and blossoms 9 Tas Reptilia 7 The Big Weave 11 Puggleclub Story Time 10 Nature Framed 12 Footpath Chalk Gallery 13 Lunchtimes Live 16 RETREAT 17 Tiny Homes 14 mina malukana lumi | I sleep here 15 Young Collector 18 Ecology Studies (Adrift Lab) 20 MyState Film Competition curated films 21 Art Selfies 22 School Banner Artworks 19
Daily planner – Thursday 15 April 2021 What # 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM Info Booth Explore Science in the Natural World 4 Leaves, seeds, pods and blossoms 9 Tas Reptilia 7 The Big Weave 11 Puggleclub Story Time 10 Footpath Chalk Gallery 13 Lunchtimes Live 16 RETREAT 17 Tiny Homes 14 mina malukana lumi | I sleep here 15 Young Collector 18 Ecology Studies (Adrift Lab) 20 MyState Film Competition curated films 21 Art Selfies 22 School Banner Artworks 19
Daily planner – Friday 16 April 2021 What # 10 AM 11 AM 12 PM 1 PM 2 PM 3 PM Info Booth Explore Science in the Natural World 4 TYO Percussion Beats 5 Leaves, seeds, pods and blossoms 9 Air-Powered Rocket Design 8 Puggleclub Story Time 10 Nature Framed 12 Footpath Chalk Gallery 13 Lunchtimes Live 16 RETREAT 17 Tiny Homes 14 mina malukana lumi | I sleep here 15 Young Collector 18 Ecology Studies (Adrift Lab) 20 MyState Film Competition curated films 21 Art Selfies 22 School Banner Artworks 19
Festival at Home
Can’t make it to the Festival in
person? Check the TMAG website
for Festival updates including
video walkthroughs of some of our
popular attractions. Follow TMAG
on Facebook and Instagram to catch
live updates across the Festival
period.
@tasmuseum
Remember, please do not plan to visit if:
• you’re unwell, have experienced cold or flu symptoms, fever or
recent loss of smell or taste
• had close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the last 14
days
• been instructed to quarantine and your 14 days has not yet finished
Most activities FREE. Details correct at time of printing. TMAG reserves the
right to remove or replace activities. Look for any updated advice on the
day at our Info Booth.
Lift Off! identity was inspired by the artwork of Lilly Balmer.
Lilly won our Festival rebrand competition in 2020 when Lilly was 12.Supported by
Festivals Australia
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