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Continuity and Change: Royal Exhibition Building Tour
Discover the Dome in this interactive, history curriculum aligned tour designed for upper primary 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
- 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 Australia’s path to Federation and how it shaped the nation
- How Melbourne has changed over time, and the changing experiences and perspectives of its population
- About primary and secondary sources
- To recognise the perspective from which much of Melbourne’s history has been told and recorded
Availability
Terms 1, 3 & 4
Please enquire for availability.
Duration: 60 minutes
Student information
Years 5 to 6
Minimum 15 students
Maximum 30 students
Bookings
Presentation
Self-guided exhibition visit with introductory presentation
Victorian Curriculum Links
History: Levels 5 and 6
Australia (1800-1900)
- the impacts of the development of colonies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, local-born colonists and migrants, and on the environment (VC2HH6K02)
- the continuities and changes associated with significant developments or events on a colony (VC2HH6K03)
Australia (1900-2000)
- significant individuals, events and ideas that led to Australia’s Federation, including the Constitution and democratic systems of government (VC2HH6K07)
- the changing experiences and perspectives of Australian democracy and citizenship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, migrants, women and children since Federation (VC2HH6K08)
Historical questions
ask and develop historical questions to direct historical investigations (VC2HH6S01)
Using historical sources
describe historical perspectives and identify beliefs, values and attitudes of people and groups based on evidence from primary sources (VC2HH6S05)
explain different historical interpretations (VC2HH6S06)
Causes and consequences
explain the causes and consequences of significant events and developments (VC2HH6S08)
Historical significance
explain the significance of events, individuals and groups that contributed to continuity and change (VC2HH6S09)
Critical and Creative Thinking: Levels 5 and 6
Questions and possibilities
the construction of questions for identifying and building understanding of information, possibilities, processes and activities (VC2CC6Q01)
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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