Measure Island takes the visitor on a whimsical journey, following Archy and his dog Cubit to a fictional land where exhibits are presented as monuments and statues that were built by a long lost civilisation.
Exhibition Themes
Exhibition themes include:
- Measurement Systems
- Measurement Techniques
- Accuracy Vs Precision
- Repeating Measurements
- Standard Units
- Defining Measurements
- Subjective Vs Objective Measurements
Audience
The exhibit is targeted primarily at children aged between 8 and 14 but also contains exhibits aimed at a younger audience of 2 to 7 year olds. The topics covered vary in complexity to allow exploration from people of all ages.
Number of exhibits
Exhibition features 24 exhibits including:
- 16 tabletop exhibits
- 3 large-scale exhibits
- 4 wall exhibits
- 1 floor based exhibit
Questacon Provides
- Promotional materials
- Explainer notes
- Educational background notes & activities
Host Venue Provides
- Hire fee
- All return freight costs
- Insurance during travel and for static risk cover at the venue
- Fork lift/driver with long tynes for fork for installation and deinstallation
- Cost of two Questacon technicians over four days to lead the installation and two technicians over four days to lead dismantling of the Exhibition
- Four local technicians over four days to assist in the installation and four local technicians over four days to assist in the dismantling of the Exhibition
- Storage space for crates and spares box
- Two pallet jacks
- Basic toolkit
- Storage space for crating system and spares box
Venue Requirements
Floor space
500 m2 of display space, with the possibility of smaller modules.
Floor loading
Hard level floor capable of supporting 5 tonnes
Minimum Gallery Height
2.8 metres
Power
Standard 240 volt for exhibits
Install/Deinstall Time
It takes 4 days to install and 4 days to deinstall the exhibition.
Download a flyer about Measure Island, or for further information contact the Travelling Exhibitions team:
+61 2 6126 2211
exhibitions@questacon.edu.au