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ABC ULTIMO CENTRE TOURS

IMAX + ABC Ultimo Centre Tour

Take a behind-the-scenes guided tour of the ABC Radio & TV studios in Ultimo. There are 2 tours daily (up to 45 students total), at 9.50am and 12.20pm. As the site is a working space, no tour is ever the same, but is likely to include a visit to one of two state of the art digital television studios, an on air radio studio, news studio and make-up room, as well as an insight into other ABC content areas.

Available with the full range of IMAX films.

ABC Tours Ph: (02) 8333 5488
Email: ultimotours@your.abc.net.au

Cost: $14.00 per student (IMAX $9.50; ABC Tours $4.50)

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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM: DINOSAURS

IMAX Flying Monsters 3D + 'Dinosaurs' exhibition

Combine a screening of the popular IMAX film FLYING MONSTERS 3D, with a visit to the new permanent exhibition 'Dinosaurs'.

Encounter an amazing array of dinosaurs in this exciting new exhibition at the Australian Museum! The world of dinosaurs is brought to life with skeletons, life-size recreated models, skulls, teeth, claws and hundreds of other fossils. Learn how new discoveries and latest technology are changing our understanding of these fascinating creatures. In an impressive line-up of stars you will meet some old dinosaur favourites such as Stegosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex and see the Giganotasaurus, one of the giant dinosaurs from Patagonia.

Australian Museum Ph: (02) 9320 6163

Cost: $15.50 per student ($9.50 IMAX + $6.00 Australian Museum)

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AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM: SURVIVING AUSTRALIA

IMAX Australia: Land Beyond Time + 'Surviving Australia' exhibition

Combine a screening of Australia: Land Beyond Time at IMAX, with a visit to Surviving Australia - the new permanent exhibition at the Australian Museum.

Which animals have survived the ever-changing Australian landscape? Is it the largest, the fiercest or the toughest? The most intelligent? Or is it the 'adapters' that win the ultimate game of survival?
Discover surprising animal secrets in this new exhibition showcasing stories of Australian wildlife and tales of their adaptation and survival over millions of years of changing climate and landscape. Divided into six thematic areas - Blue Edge, Island Homes, Our Backyard, Dangerous Australians, Adapt or Die and Where are They Now - this new exhibition will challenge your understanding of the beautiful and bizarre animals that call Australia home.

Australian Museum Ph: (02) 9320 6163

Cost: $15.50 per student ($9.50 IMAX + $6.00 Australian Museum) includes one IMAX film and a visit to the Museum.

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AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM

The Australian National Maritime Museum offers a range of exciting, curriculum-based tours and workshops. Topics covered range from maritime archaeology and chemistry for secondary students to weather and explorers for primary students. Combine your visit to the museum, located only a 10-min walk from the Theatre, with an IMAX screening of your choice. Films could include Shackleton's Antarctic Adventure or Antarctica for maritime exploration themes, or Forces of Nature or Tornado Alley 3D for themes related to weather.

ANMM Ph: (02) 9298 3655 Fax: (02) 9298 3660
Email: bookings@anmm.gov.au Website: www.anmm.gov.au/education


ANMM Ph: (02) 9298 3655 Fax: (02) 9298 3660
Email: bookings@anmm.gov.au

Cost: Prices vary according to the particular workshop selected and include a guided museum. For all bookings with IMAX, take $1.00 off your ANMM program price.

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NICHOLSON MUSEUM: ANCIENT EGYPT

Ancient Egypt at the Nicholson Museum

The Nicholson Museum at the University of Sydney has Australia’s largest public collection of archaeological artefacts from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Middle East. The Egyptian collection spans all periods of Egyptian history from prehistoric times to Roman control of Egypt, with a particularly important collection of New Kingdom sculpture including a monumental bust of Rameses II (the pharaoh featured in Egypt 3D), and a diorite torso of Horemheb who was Tutankhamun’s regent and general. The museum is also the home to a number of mummies, including Padiashaiket the priest, as well as mummified cats, birds and crocodiles.

Sydney University Museums Education Program enables your students to explore the collection with an archaeologist and to take part in a workshop where they handle artefacts from Egyptian tombs, as well as material from other ancient Mediterranean cultures.

Available with IMAX film: Egypt 3D: Secrets of the Mummies.

Nicholson Museum Phone: (02) 9351 8746
Email: museums.education@sydney.edu.au

Cost: IMAX $9.50 per student PLUS:
Nicholson Museum:
Primary Schools 2 hours: $11.00 per student or 3 hours: $13.00 per student.
Secondary Schools 2 hours: $13.50 per student or 3 hours: $17.00 per student.

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POWERHOUSE MUSEUM

IMAX film of your choice + a visit to the POWERHOUSE MUSEUM

Be completely flexible with this package! Visit any one of the many diverse exhibitions at The Powerhouse Museum and choose any IMAX film from our complete Film Library. Or see below for recommended themes.

Explore a multitude of exhibitions on topics from space science to design and technology. You can comfortably guide students through about 4 exhibitions during a 2 hour visit. Exhibitions include Space, Transport, Ecologic, Cyberworlds, Steam revolution, Boulton & Watt steam rotative engine and Experimentations. Optional science shows, Marvellous Machines Drawing Adventure program and Thinkspace workshops on specialist topics available at additional cost.

Available with the full range of IMAX films, most notably the space films such as HUBBLE 3D which is a highly recommended combination.

Bookings and further information - Ph: (02) 9217 0222 Fax: (02) 9217 0622
Email: edserv@phm.gov.au Web: www.powerhousemuseum.com

Cost: $16.50 per student (IMAX - $9.50; Powerhouse - $7.00)

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SCIENCE IN THE CITY 2012

Selected IMAX Films + A Visit to the Australian Museum's Science in the City Program

Combine an IMAX film with a visit to the Australian Museum and take advantage of their Science in the City Program for Primary and Secondary Students. Science in the City at the Australian Museum celebrates the many contributions science makes to society – developing new medicines and technologies, understanding biodiversity and climate change, exploring the outer reaches of the universe, and much, much more.

Science in the City Ph: (02)9320 6389 Fax: (02) 9320 6418
Email: scicom@austmus.gov.au
Web: www.scienceinthecity.net

Cost: $14.50 per student (IMAX $9.50 per student; Science in the City $5.00 per student)

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SYDNEY CENTRAL YHA

Overnight Accommodation

If you're travelling to Sydney and your group needs a place to stay overnight, Sydney Central YHA has centrally located, secure, modern and friendly accommodation, all within walking distance of IMAX (approximately 10 mins walk).

YHA Sydney Central Group Bookings
Ph: (02) 9218 9018 Fax: (02)9218 9099
Email: sydcentralgroups@yha.com.au

Cost: $41.00 per person per night (in a multi-share room, with continental breakfast) $112.00 per room (in a private ensuite room, with continental breakfast). Mention joint package with IMAX to receive these reduced rates.

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SYDNEY LEARNING ADVENTURES

IMAX Sydney + Sydney Learning Adventures Tours

Combine an IMAX film screening of choice at 10am, with an educational tour program led by Sydney Learning Adventures.

A variety of tour programs in both The Rocks and Darling Harbour are available:

The Rocks:
'Children Stepping Back in Time'
'Detectives with a difference'
'Upstairs Downstairs at Merchants House'
'Battle for the Rocks'
'Time Travellers in The Rocks'

Darling Harbour:
'Chinese Whispers'
'Red and Gold'

Sydney Learning Adventures offers a discounted rate of $11.00 per student for The Rocks programs and $14.00 for the Darling Harbour programs "Chinese Whispers and "Red and Gold" if combining with an IMAX film.

Sydney Learning Adventures Ph: (02) 9240 8552 Fax: (02) 9247 3455

Cost: $9.50 IMAX; $11.00 - $14.00 SLA Tour Program (price varies according to program)

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SYDNEY OBSERVATORY

SYDNEY OBSERVATORY + IMAX Hubble 3D

Combine a visit to Sydney Observatory, with a screening of Hubble 3D at IMAX. Planetarium sessions at the Observatory are optional extras. Ideal for all studies of 'Space'.

Look through a real working telescope, view a mini-planetarium show and 3D space theatre, and explore a range of hands-on exhibitions.

Allow approx. 1.5 hrs for your visit to the Observatory.
Tour times: 10.00am to 11.30am; Noon to 1.30pm
Max. 80 students at one time. Larger groups to be split and rotated between venues.

Available with IMAX films: Hubble 3D
Sydney Observatory Ph: (02) 9921 3485 Fax: (02) 9921 3489
email observatory@phm.gov.au

Cost: Day Visits: $18.50 per student (IMAX $9.50 + Observatory $9.00) Night Visits: $20.50 (IMAX $9.50 + Observatory $11.00)

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