On the Move, a new family-friendly exhibition that explores transport in all its forms, opens at Orange Regional Museum at 6pm on Friday 27 June.
On The Move has opened at Orange Regional Museum, just in time for the school holidays.
The exhibition was created by Museums of History NSW in collaboration with illustrator James Gulliver Hancock
The exhibition will run until October 12.
Created by Museums of History NSW in collaboration with illustrator James Gulliver Hancock, On the Move takes visitors on a journey around Australia, learning about different modes of transport and vehicles along the way.
Designed especially for children and families, On the Move is a highly engaging exhibition that offers hands-on discovery of incredible journeys, unique inventions, amazing vehicles and intrepid explorers across the country.
Orange City Council's Recreation and Culture Committee Chair Tammy Greenhalgh said the exhibition had arrived just in time for the school holidays.
"The whole family will enjoy this interactive exhibition, which is sure to entertain the kids during the school holidays in the warmth of the Orange Regional Museum," Cr Greenhalgh said.
Discover how transportation works in busy cities and how fuel choices you make can have a positive impact on the environment. See how transport modes have evolved over time - the trials, the failures and the successes. Develop your fantasy trip, fuel up at the servo, craft your dream machine and build a vehicle for the future from LEGO® and test it on a futuristic city track.
Helping you along your journey are the stories of some of Australia's transport 'trailblazers'. From John Bradfield, who designed Sydney's underground electric train system and the Sydney Harbour Bridge to Adam Gilmour, founder of Australia's leading space technology company. Stories of pioneers include Kathleen Howell, Jean Robertson and their dog Barney, who mapped areas of Australia in their Italian sports car and aviatrix Nancy Bird Walton - the youngest female pilot in Australia.
Promising to be an audience favourite is the story of nine-year-old Lennie Gwyther who rode his pony, Ginger Mick, 1000 kilometres to witness the opening of Sydney Harbour Bridge. Lennie met with Prime Minister Joseph Lyons on his way through Canberra and was made part of the bridge opening ceremonies before riding home to rural Victoria.
On the Move, opens at Orange Regional Museum at 6pm on Friday 27 June. Book your free tickets here.
The exhibition will run until October 12. Orange Regional Museum is open daily and entry is free.
