MOTAT’S ACTION PACKED WEEKEND EXPERIENCE

 

Enjoy a fun-filled weekend, every weekend at MOTAT! Clue busting, games and activities for the whole family!

Ignite your child’s curiosity with MOTAT’s new ‘Clue Buster’ collect a stamp challenge. The kids will be entertained for hours exploring the diverse artefacts and exhibits at both MOTAT sites in the hunt for stamps to fill their ‘Clue Buster’ booklet. At the end of the day the kids can hand in their booklets to enter a monthly draw for fabulous prizes!   Have endless fun with MOTAT’s ‘Make-n-Take’ activities – creating something out of next to nothing! Learn to weave your own creation from different materials, play Victorian games on the Village Green, or get the whole family involved in the challenge of who can change a car tyre the fastest!   The more grown-up members of the family will enjoy MOTAT weekends just as much as the younger ones with all-new 45 minute guided tours. Your costumed host will take you through a brief history of Auckland by way of the Engineer’s Cottage, Victorian Village and more.   Dates Weekend Experience activities run now until Sunday February 28, 2010 (excluding school holiday periods).   Weekend Tours run September 19 & 20, 2009 at 11am and 2pm, departing from the MOTAT courtyard

 

 Location

MOTAT - Great North Road and Meola Road Western Springs, Auckland.

 

Costs

You can enjoy the MOTAT’s Weekend Experience as part of your entry fee to MOTAT. You can also enjoy the rest of the museum, free tram rides and entry to the Tactile Dome and Voyager1 for one great price.

 

Entry Fee:

 

§  Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) $30

§  Adults $14

§  Children (under 16) $7

§  Senior Citizens / Students $7

§  Children under 5 years are free

§  MOTAT Mates (annual pass) - $65 for a family (entitles you to unlimited visits to MOTAT)

 

 

FLY INTO MOTAT AND CELEBRATE NEW ZEALAND ICON JEAN BATTEN

 

Come into MOTAT celebrate New Zealand icon Jean Batten!

 

Born in Rotorua in 1909, Jean Batten became world famous in the 1930s for her numerous aviation achievements. Her first record-breaking flight was in 1934 when she flew from England to Australia in 14 days, 22 hours, and 30 minutes, but this was only to be the first of many records to be shattered by Batten!

 

Walk through the same building where Jean herself spent time when she was the guest of honour in 1977 at the opening of MOTAT’s Pioneers of Aviation Building. From replicas of Batten’s aircrafts, including the De Havilland DH60 M Gipsy Moth and Percival Gull, to trophies of her success, MOTAT has all the aviation enthusiast could ask for!

 

Head to MOTAT’s Poineers of Aviation Exhibition Hall, this September to find out more about this local legend and spend time exploring memorabilia from her time in the sky.

 

Dates

Open now until a later date

 

Location

Pioneers of Aviation display, Great North Road site, MOTAT, Auckland.

 

Costs

You can enjoy the MOTAT’s Jean Batten experience as part of your entry fee to MOTAT. You can also enjoy the rest of the museum, free tram rides and entry to the Tactile Dome and Voyager1 for one great price.

 

Entry Fee:

 

§  Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) $30

§  Adults $14

§  Children (under 16) $7

§  Senior Citizens / Students $7

§  Children under 5 years are free

§  MOTAT Mates (annual pass) - $65 for a family (entitles you to unlimited visits to MOTAT)

 

 

MOTAT EXPLORES THE THRILLS AND CHILLS OF THE SOUTH POLE!

 

 

Embark on an intrepid journey this month at MOTAT, and step into the shoes of one of New Zealand’s greatest explorers – Sir Edmund Hillary.

 

MOTAT’s latest exhibition, ‘90⁰  South - Sir Edmund Hillary and the NZ Antarctic Expedition 1956-8’, tells the story behind the extraordinary Trans-Antarctic Expedition, where Sir Ed led the New Zealand Ross Sea Party team to complete the first vehicular over land journey to the South Pole.

 

‘90° South’ has two main elements ‘Hellbent for the Pole’, where budding explorers can take a look behind Sir Ed’s determination and his meticulous ability to plan. The exhibit includes photographs and historical documents recording the journey that Sir Ed took when leading the New Zealand division. Visitors can also learn about the fifteen huskies that were bred at Auckland Zoo especially for the expedition.

 

Secondly, ‘Striking a Chord’, looks at Sir Ed’s past achievements and his place as a national hero.

 

The exhibition also features one of MOTAT’s most treasured artefacts – Sir Ed’s modified Massey Ferguson tractor, one of only three used by Sir Ed and his team to journey to the South Pole.

 

Dates

Now until January 2011

 

Location

Logan Campbell building, MOTAT Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

 

Costs

You can enjoy ‘90⁰  South - Sir Edmund Hillary and the NZ Antarctic Expedition 1956-8’ as part of your entry fee to MOTAT. You can also enjoy the rest of the museum, free tram rides and entry to the Tactile Dome and Voyager1 for one great price.

 

Entry Fee:

 

§  Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) $30

§  Adults $14

§  Children (under 16) $7

§  Senior Citizens / Students $7

§  Children under 5 years are free

§  MOTAT Mates (annual pass) - $65 for a family (entitles you to unlimited visits to MOTAT)

 

LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE LEFT BEHIND

 

 

Come into MOTAT and step into the shoes of those left behind to protect New Zealand’s shores during WWI and WWII, with MOTAT’s detailed ‘While You Were Away’ exhibit.

 

Experience and hear about how these brave New Zealanders kept enemies at bay and succeeded in protecting crucial shores around the country.

 

Read about the impact of the US soldiers when they arrived in New Zealand during wartime.

 

Not only is MOTAT home to the exhibit ‘While You Were Away’, but Western Springs itself was a home away from home to the Yank soldiers, who had set up camp in the area. The charming and personable American men caused quite a stir amongst the Kiwi women!

 

Head into MOTAT this month for a glance at the past!

 

Dates

Now until June 2010

 

Location

MOTAT - Great North Road and Meola Road Western Springs, Auckland.

 

Costs

You can enjoy the MOTAT’s ‘While You Were Away’ exhibit as part of your entry fee to MOTAT. You can also enjoy the rest of the museum, free tram rides and entry to the Tactile Dome and Voyager1 for one great price.

 

Entry Fee:

 

§  Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) $30

§  Adults $14

§  Children (under 16) $7

§  Senior Citizens / Students $7

§  Children under 5 years are free

§  MOTAT Mates (annual pass) - $65 for a family (entitles you to unlimited visits to MOTAT)

 

 

STEP BACK IN TIME AT MOTAT’S WALSH MEMORIAL LIBRARY

 

 

The perfect activity for a rainy winter’s day! MOTAT’s Walsh Memorial Library is a fantastic place for children of all ages to sit snuggled up on bean bags listening to captivating stories told by MOTAT’s enthusiastic librarians.

 

The Walsh Memorial Library is a reference library that is available to the public, and has books, serials, maps, plans, photos, drawings and archives. The library also offers a multimedia experience for children doing research related to transport and technology.

 

For the month of September MOTAT is offering story times for pre-schoolers on Wednesdays from 10.30am to 11am.

 

Dates

MOTAT’s library is open to the public every weekday from 10am-5pm, and the first weekend of every month from 10am-5pm.

 

Story times for pre-schoolers take place Wednesdays September 23, 30 from 10.30-11.00am.

 

Location

MOTAT Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.

 

Costs

You can enjoy the MOTAT library as part of your entry fee to MOTAT. You can also enjoy the rest of the museum, free tram rides and entry to the Tactile Dome and Voyager1 for one great price.

 

 

 

Entry Fee:

 

§  Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) $30

§  Adults $14

§  Children (under 16) $7

§  Senior Citizens / Students $7

§  Children under 5 years are free

§  MOTAT Mates (annual pass) - $65 for a family (entitles you to unlimited visits to MOTAT)