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Dutch 2 online language course
If you’ve completed a beginner Dutch course or already have a basic foundation in the language, this follow-up course is designed for adult learners to help you build your fluency and confidence in speaking Dutch. Over 8 weeks, you’ll continue developing your speaking, listening, and comprehension abilities through dynamic and interactive activities tailored to real-life situations.
Make art - Eat cake: Floriade Flowers
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Make art - Eat cake: Floriade Flowers
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Paint and Chat: Floriade Flowers
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Paint and Chat: Floriade Flowers (morning session)
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Make art - Eat cake: Floriade Flowers
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Make art - Eat cake: Floriade Flowers
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Paint and Chat: Floriade Flowers
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Paint and Chat: Floriade Flowers (morning session)
Proudly part of Floriade About the Town, this workshop will be themed painting Floriade’s flowers.
Sock Puppetry(ages 5-12) @ NMA
Get creative these school holidays making wacky sock puppets!
Craft your own colourful puppet friends using a variety of fun, textured materials. Discover the world of hand and glove puppets while decorating your sock, and experience the magic of puppetry with beloved puppeteer Marianne Mettes.
Suitable for children aged 5–12 years. Drop-in activity, bookings encouraged.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Sock Puppetry(ages 5-12) @ NMA
Get creative these school holidays making wacky sock puppets!
Craft your own colourful puppet friends using a variety of fun, textured materials. Discover the world of hand and glove puppets while decorating your sock, and experience the magic of puppetry with beloved puppeteer Marianne Mettes.
Suitable for children aged 5–12 years. Drop-in activity, bookings encouraged.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Sock Puppetry(ages 5-12) @ NMA
Get creative these school holidays making wacky sock puppets!
Craft your own colourful puppet friends using a variety of fun, textured materials. Discover the world of hand and glove puppets while decorating your sock, and experience the magic of puppetry with beloved puppeteer Marianne Mettes.
Suitable for children aged 5–12 years. Drop-in activity, bookings encouraged.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Sock Puppetry(ages 5-12) @ NMA
Get creative these school holidays making wacky sock puppets!
Craft your own colourful puppet friends using a variety of fun, textured materials. Discover the world of hand and glove puppets while decorating your sock, and experience the magic of puppetry with beloved puppeteer Marianne Mettes.
Suitable for children aged 5–12 years. Drop-in activity, bookings encouraged.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Sock Puppetry(ages 5-12) @ NMA
Get creative these school holidays making wacky sock puppets!
Craft your own colourful puppet friends using a variety of fun, textured materials. Discover the world of hand and glove puppets while decorating your sock, and experience the magic of puppetry with beloved puppeteer Marianne Mettes.
Suitable for children aged 5–12 years. Drop-in activity, bookings encouraged.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Make art - Eat cake: sculpture edition 29 August
Sculpt your pet with air-dry clay in the ‘sculpture' edition of Make Art - Eat Cake!
Paint and Chat 27 August
This fun, feel-good evening is the perfect taster. We’ll explore composition, colour and creativity in a relaxed and social setting. Works great as a bite-sized teaser for our full 4-week course ‘Paint and Chat’!
Make art - Eat cake: sculpture edition 10 August
Sculpt your pet with air-dry clay in the ‘sculpture' edition of Make Art - Eat Cake!
Paint and Chat 4-week course
A creative series focused on wellbeing, social connection and art-making. Learn to enjoy the process, not just the result – with regular cuppa breaks and no pressure to be “perfect.”
Paint and Chat 23 July
This fun, feel-good evening is the perfect taster. We’ll explore composition, colour and creativity in a relaxed and social setting. Works great as a bite-sized teaser for our full 4-week course ‘Paint and Chat’!
Marionette Makers (ages 10–15) @ NMA
Design, build and perform with your own string puppet in this 2-hour hands-on experience for ages 10-15 years at the National Museum of Australia
Make, Move, Perform (ages 5–9) @ NMA
Puppetry workshops at the National Museum of Australia for ages 5-9 years
Puppetry @ BACA - July 10-11
Build, play and perform in a hands-on puppetry program using recycled materials!