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Changing Perspectives: The Royal Exhibition Building Tour
Discover the Dome in this interactive, history curriculum aligned tour designed for secondary school students.
The Royal Exhibition Building Tour invites schools to learn about the building's distinctive history and enjoy breathtaking views from the Dome Promenade not seen for over 100 years.
Students will experience
- Immersion in a historical site - the Royal Exhibition Building and surrounds
- Critical thinking and questioning skills
- Analysis and evaluation
- Observation and object-based learning
Students will learn
- About the historical significance of the Royal Exhibition Building and the history of its varied uses
- Of the impacts of colonisation on First Peoples
- About Federation and the development of democracy
- How Melbourne has changed over time, and the changing experiences and perspectives of its population
- About identifying and analysing primary and secondary sources
- To recognise the perspective from which much of Melbourne’s history has been told and recorded
Availability
Terms 1–4
Please enquire for availability.
Duration: 60 minutes
Student information
Years 9 to 10
Minimum 15 students
Maximum 30 students
Bookings
Presentation
Self-guided exhibition visit with introductory presentation
Victorian Curriculum Links
History: Levels 9 and 10
Overview: Levels 9 and 10
- causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution, the movement of people and European imperialism (VC2HH10K01)
- significant ideas and developments and their impacts on society and politics (VC2HH10K02)
Investigation: Australia (1750-1914)
- the causes of the establishment of British colonies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Countries and Places during the 18th and early 19th centuries (VC2HH10K08)
- significant events, ideas, people, groups and movements that contributed to continuity and change in Australian society between 1750 and 1914 (VC2HH10K09)
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’, local-born colonists’ and migrants’ experiences and perspectives of continuity and change between 1750 and 1914 (VC2HH10K10)
- continuities and changes and their consequences on ways of life, living conditions, political and legal institutions and cultural expression around the turn of the 20th century (VC2HH10K11)
Using historical sources
- analyse the purpose, features, content and context of historical sources (VC2HH10S03)
- evaluate the value of sources for use as evidence to interpret historical significance, continuity and change, and causes and consequences (VC2HH10S04)
- analyse the perspectives, beliefs, values and attitudes of people and groups based on evidence from a range of sources (VC2HH10S05)
- analyse continuity and change (VC2HH10S07)
- analyse short- and long-term causes and the intended and unintended consequences of significant events, individuals, ideas and developments and their contributions to continuity and change (VC2HH10S08)
Accessibility
Three levels of the exhibition (basement, mezzanine and lower promenade) are wheelchair accessible via a lift. The fourth level, the upper dome promenade, is not wheelchair accessible and requires participants to climb around 20 steps.
From there, there are additional stairs required to travel around the entire upper promenade to see a 360 degree view. Both the upper and lower promenade are outside and exposed to the elements.
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund
The Museums Victoria Learning Access Fund aims to enhance access to our museums (Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum), programs and events by offering free or subsidised education programs for eligible schools. Find out more about the fund.
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