Walking Whale Circus
Roll up! Roll up! The Walking Whale Circus will be making a splash at Melbourne Museum! See aerial performances and amazing acrobatics by students from the National Institute of Circus Arts in a spectacular summer holiday show. Be stunned by fish that walk and gasp at lizards that fly. The show will be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since he published On the Origin of Species.
Time: 11am, 12pm and 2pm
Date: Until 1 February 2009
Cost: Adult $10, Concession $4, Child $2, MV Members $2.
Bookings: Call 13 11 02. Tickets are limited.

Whale World
Walking whales? Whales that lived on land? Jump into the deep of evolutionary history and discover the wonderful world of whales and learn more about their extraordinary changes over time. Watch Whale World TV and join in the fun in the whale activity area.
Date: Until 1 February 2009

Indigenous Workshops
During each week of the summer school holidays, Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre is hosting creative workshops featuring Indigenous personalities. Uncle Herb Patten will showcase the traditional art of gumleaf blowing, dance to hip-hop music with Nikki Ashby and explore the Milarri Garden with Melodie Reynolds.
Date: Until 1 February 2009

Ng Woka, Woka Nganin: I am the Land & the Land is me
Lee Darroch, Maree Clarke, Debra Couzens, and Vicki Couzens are four Aboriginal women who continue Indigenous cultural traditions by making kangaroo tooth necklaces, echidna quill necklaces, emu feather skirts, string and wooden women s bags, feather flowers, and kangaroo and possum skin cloaks. This exhibition showcases these artefacts and reflects the artists strong connection to country.
Date: Until 12 February 2009

New Views 2: Conversations in graphic design
100 graphic design students and practitioners are featured in this thought-provoking exhibition of print and digital posters questioning the future of the graphic design profession. First seen in conjunction with the highly acclaimed New Views 2 symposium held in London, the exhibition addresses key issues such as design and the environment, social responsibility, interdisciplinary and professional practice, new technologies and education.
Date: Until 15 February 2009

Yamatji Pirni: Many friendships sharing life and art from the Western Desert
This exhibition showcases artwork from the Western Desert Mob, a coalition of six Aboriginal art centres whose artists include painters, wood-carvers and weavers from Australia s Western Desert region. The coalition was formed to ensure that the wealth of artistic talent and economic benefits from the sale of Indigenous art are retained within the community. While considerable contention and debate continues in the art world concerning authenticity and ownership of Indigenous art and the impact of art dealers in the remote communities, Western Desert Mob also aims to safeguard the ethos of strong community, family and culture.
Date: Until 22 February 2009