What's on at Newcastle Museum?

Love and Lust in the Ancient World - Talk by Dr Marguerite Johnson - Thursday 14 February

Have you ever wondered what it was like to fall in love - or lust - in ancient Greece or Rome? How about the ways and means of picking-up? What about courtship, weddings, married life? Were the ancients romantic, and what about the theory that Valetine's Day has its origins in the mysterious Roman fertility festival called the Lupercalia? All will be revealed in a fun evening as Marguerite Johnson talks you through the love lives of the ancients.

Time: 6 - 7pm, Museum Theatrette
Cost: $10pp (includes a glass of wine)
Bookings: 4974 1400

Last Few Weeks of the Toys Exhibition

The Toys: Science at Play exhibition comes with an Education Kit provided by the exhibition developers Scienceworks,
Museum Victoria in Melbourne and Scitech Discovery Centre in Perth.

The education kit has been written for students in Years 2 – 8 and contains information to assist with:

• planning a successful excursion
• making curriculum links
• setting a context for the excursion so that students can get the most from their visit
• exploring further the science and technology of toys.
  It also contains a range of school-based activities that may be adapted to suit a number of developmental levels. These may be completed before or after the visit.

Download Toys: Science at Play Education Kit

Please contact our Public Programs Officer on 4974 1422 if you are planning an excursion to the Toys exhibition.