What Lies Beneath at Gympie Bone Museum this summer 2019☀2020

Join us for an exploration of what lies beneath the sea at Gympie Bone Museum

Fish and fins, whales and dolphins, shells and seahorses: it’s all about the creatures of the deep and their wondrous world this summer.

Featuring:

select pieces and touch tables from Queensland Museum

Sharks and Rays until January 7
Cephalopods from January 9

The Beattie Shell Collection
shells, coral and exoskeletons from here and around the world

Aquatic Articulations
6 new fish skulls never displayed before by expert articulator Paul Price

Articulated Imagination
diaphonised fish and crocodile by Melbourne artist Gerard Geer

Kris Janke Tipler
our Mistress of Stitch who led us in a crochet coral reef project that pops with colour and whimsy

and a new turtle shell donation from Gympie District Historical Society

14 December 2019 to 24 January 2020

What's coming up...

5 KINDS OF BONES WORKSHOP

Join Daniel from Gympie Bone Museum at 10.30am after holiday craft in the DIY Centre at Gympie Bunnings and learn the secrets of identifying a bone. We'll get you boned up on the kinds of bones you might find on your outdoor adventures and then you can visit the museum collection in Mary St to practice your skills.

10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Tuesday, January 7th
Free event at Bunning Gympie, Hall Road

No bookings required

GYOTAKU TALK & WORKSHOP

Gyotaku printing workshop with artist and Museum Studies graduate Nicola Tizzard.

Gyotaku is a traditional fish printing method started by Japanese fishermen to record their catch!

Learn the techniques and take home a beautiful print from a real fish. We supply the fish or, bring your own catch!

10 a.m. to 1pm Saturday, January 11th
Talk only $5
Talk and take home a print $10

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