Autumn School Holidays programming at the Museum

Published: 12 Apr 2024 9:13am

The Museum of the Riverina at the Botanic Gardens site is running a series of free and affordable activities and workshops this autumn school holidays.

Themed around the beautiful local bird life on Willans Hill, there’s something for everyone.

A range of daily free drop-in activities will be available including Bird Origami, Bird of the Year Colouring In and the ever-popular Nintendo Wii Sporting Hall of Fame challenge.

Alongside these free activities there will be a series of affordable ticketed workshops led by local artists including mug decorating, tote bag decorating, bird watching, watercolour and abstract painting workshops and needle felting workshops.

The museum will also be working with the Wagga Wagga Society of Model Engineers to open the Museum Station of the Willans Hill Miniature Railway on Sunday 21 April with visitors boarding the train at the Botanic Gardens Station, disembarking at the Museum Station and then catching a return ride after a visit to the Museum.

“We’re very excited to welcome the public to the Museum this school holidays”, said Museum Education and Public Programs Officer Angus Cawdell-Smith.

“We’re thrilled to be offering a range of free and affordable activities to our visitors, so that everyone can get involved in the holiday fun.”

The museum will also be providing free water, sunscreen and icy poles to help visitors be sun smart and stay hydrated.

Museum Manager Luke Grealy said “we hope this school holidays will be just as successful as our summer holiday program was.”

“We are looking forward to working with our presenting partners to bring fun, unique and high-quality experiences to the Museum for our visitors enjoy in new and exciting ways.”

For further information and to book visit the Museum of the Riverina What's On.