BACKGROUND TO MK Y2Y CONSULTATION

Millennium Kids (MK) is working with the Western Australian Museum and the Commissioner for Children and Young People to offer young people an opportunity to have a say about how the Museum presents it’s exhibitions and collections through an innovative series of workshops and training activities. It’s all part of a new initiative to consult with young people about the future directions of the Western Australian Museum.

Millennium Kids will be scouring the region for inspiring people with stories to tell or exhibit to inspire young people in the lead up to the workshops.

The MK Team have already consulted with a number of people who have some fabulous exhibition concepts around the things that inspire them about the local region.

On the 1 April a team of thirty interested young people will be trained as facilitators who will lead the one day workshop on 2 June with one hundred young delegates.

Photographs of Albany Times Past - IMAGES COURTESY ALBANY HISTORY COLLECTION, ALBANY PUBLIC LIBRARY

Monday, April 6, 2009

Sailing Inspires Nathaniel!


Hi I am Nathaniel from Denmark SHS,

I think that I would like to find out more about Albany’s sailboats. As I'm a sailor I would like to find out more about the history of the sport of sailing in Albany.

It's the 100th year of the Princess Royal Sailing Club and I've been reading some of the history and
found it rather interesting! Especially the size of some of the fleets used and how it was a big sport it was for Albany.

I would like to exhibit it as a small boat in the Museum but it would not be practical so I'll probably end up exhibiting my project in pictures and movies.

Thanks,
Nathaniel


Give some positive feedback below by leaving a comment!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey sailing sounds like a kool idea seeing as it is really has a lot of background in it. Albany has lots to do with the sea and boats coming in and out of it. Sounds like a good exhibition idea. Lucy M (Great Southern Grammar)

Chloe Jones said...

Hey Nathaniel,
That sounds like an awesome idea, sounds like you know a lot about the subject. I think the boat idea (building one) is a great idea. Anyway loved hanging with you at the museum in Albany.
Hope to see you soon
Chloe
Albany Senior High School

Ethan said...

I think that sailing sounds like a good sport and I would like to see how it gets presented.

kyle said...

Nice one nathaniel I thought you would do somthing about sailing because you love sailing so much. I have also read some of the history I did'ent find it very interesting.

Kyle
Woodbury Boston Primary School

Anonymous said...

Sailing is an interesting sport I would like to know more about it, how old it is and how it's done. It's fun to learn and it's a great exhibit
I want to know more about it.Taran, Woodbury Boston Primary School.

xhIBIT alBANY said...

Below are the comments received at the xhIBIT alBANY Workshop 2 June 2009.

- I would like to find out more about Albany’s sailing history as well.

- This is a good idea. I’d like to see this exhibit.

- Great idea – the history of Albany’s sailboats is interesting.

- Cute.

- Swell – I’m glad someone did an exhibit on sailing.

- Looks like a great idea I think this would make a good exhibit.

- Nice ideas.

- U could make it 3d but really a good idea.

- Could you use models?