Dali Kids Space
Dali Kids Space
To introduce children to Dalí and his art, the NGV has a range of activities to guide and inspire. Children can navigate the exhibition with labels written just for them, become artists like Dalí when they join in the free art activities in the Dalí Kids Space, plus a whole lot more.
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Labels Just for Kids! Imagination, dreams and excitement are all part of a child’s experience when they discover Salvador Dalí’s art. To introduce children to Dalí and his art, the NGV has a range of activities to guide and inspire. As a new initiative, children can navigate the exhibition with labels written just for them – a trail of ants will be their guide. |
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Art Sparks: Dalí Kids Weekends, Sat 13 Jun – Sun 4 Oct, and school holidays Mon 29 Jun – Fri 10 Jul and Mon 21 Sep – Fri 2 Oct, 10.30am–4pm Ages 3+ Kids can become artists like Dalí when they join in the special art activities in the Dalí kids space. Parent/carer supervision required. Cost Free Venue Federation Court, NGV International |
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Salvador Dalí Father’s Day Family Morning Sun 6 Sep, 9am–11.30am An opportunity to view the exhibition in a family-friendly atmosphere. Opening at the special time of 9am, enjoy talks for kids between 9.15am and 10am, followed by art activities and surprising entertainment in the Great Hall. Cost $60 Family / $40 NGV Member Family (includes exhibition fee, bookings essential) Venue NGV International (enter via main Waterwall entrance) Event code P09101 |
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Workshop: Creatures in the Air Thu 24 Sep, 10am–12noon Ages 5+ In Dalí’s world almost anything is possible. Clocks melt, buildings float and there are creatures in the air. Kids will explore Dalí’s art and discover the unreal during an exhibition tour designed just for them. Then they will enter the Dalí Studio Den, decorated with breadsticks and other unlikely things, and learn how to make the creatures they draw become creatures in the air. Fully supervised (exhibition fee applies for parents electing to attend). Cost $25 Child / $22 NGV Member Child (includes exhibition entry) Meet Information Desk, NGV International Event code P09105 |
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Workshop: Real, Surreal, Unreal! Fri 25 Sep, 10.30am–3.30pm Ages 11–15 Spend a day of discovery and art making, inspired by the world of Salvador Dalí with artist Juan Ford. Dalí’s surprising and fantastic art includes melting clocks, distorted figures and suspended buildings. This is in part a surrealist world where the real and unreal meet, where dreams and waking reality blend. Explore how Surrealists used weird but effective methods to inspire new art works. Create drawings and paintings based on strange reflections in highly polished surfaces of exhaust pipes, silver teapots and spoons. Fully supervised. Bring your own lunch. Cost $50 Child / $45 NGV Member Child (includes exhibition entry) Meet Information Desk, NGV International Event code P09104 |
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Film: Peter Pan (1953, 76 mins, G) Wed 30 Sep, 10.30am A favourite Disney animation in which the Darling children are taken on a series of wonderful adventures to Never Never Land by the magical Peter Pan who refuses to grow up. Cost Free Venue Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International |
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Film: Fantasia (1940, 115 mins, G) Fri 2 Oct, 10.30am A magical Disney animated film featuring classical music and enchanting visuals. Cost Free Venue Clemenger BBDO Auditorium, NGV International |
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