April Holiday Experience
Grab your lab coat, prepare the beakers and head "Into the Lab" as we uncover the magic of science!
Into the Lab!
MOTAT is the place to be these school holidays! With two locations joined by free heritage tram rides, daily activities and live shows - holidays have never been so much fun.
Thanks to the Science Roadshow, get hands-on with exhibitions and interactive displays showcasing the body, energy, and scientific discovery. Catch a live show each hour and learn about the power of physical and chemical changes.
Make your way on a free heritage tram over to the Aviation Hall and hit the microscopes, telescopes, and infrared cameras with our friends at Lab in a Box.
Have a crack at solving "Who's poos?". Using investigative and problem-solving skills, identify which alien creature’s droppings were left at MOTAT. Or try your hand at sun printing and 3D printing just in time for LIVE DAY: Printing on Sunday 21st April.
Bring your own kai along and enjoy a picnic in the MOTAT Village.
There will be games and MOTAT classics such as Little Flick, the Pumphouse, Te Kōtiu and heaps more!
Included in General Admission.
Please note: there may be filming and/or photography taken for marketing purposes.
Te Kōtiu: A new immersive digital experience
Be surrounded by the sights, sounds and stories of flight in New Zealand with Te Kōtiu.
From the migration of our native Kuaka, to celebrating the growing diversity within the aviation and space industries, Te Kōtiu (meaning to swoop) showcases key moments in aviation in Aotearoa with stunning immersive digital projection throughout the Aviation Hall.
We are proud to announce that this immersive digital experience has been shortlisted for a prestigious gong: the Museums + Heritage Best Use of Digital – International Award.
Winners will be announced at a ceremony in London on 15 May. Information about this can be found here.
Free heritage tram rides, and much more!
Jump on a heritage tram and head to MOTAT Great North Road to check out even more school holiday activities and enjoy our transport and telecommunications exhibitions, or get hands on with the building blocks of engineering with our exciting and family friendly exhibition, Machine Makers.
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