Marine Discovery Centre Open Days
Take a look under the sea at the Marine Discovery Centre in Henley Beach
A Marine Discovery Centre with models, activities aquariums, trails and experiments that are innovative, interactive and exciting, the Marine Discovery Centre aims to encourage an appreciation and understanding of marine life with a view to promoting conservation and sustainable use.
The Marine Discovery Centre hosts monthly Open Days to the public for a morning or afternoon of aquatic delights and fun education. A range of interactive experiences will engage visitors with the wonders of marine life and the importance of looking after our environment.
Upcoming Open Days:
Saturday 13 May 2023 | 10am – 12pm
Join the team at the Marine Discovery Centre for a morning of interactive fun, marine-based learning and recycled craft activities.
During the session, you will have access to a variety of interactive discovery stations including Kaurna learning, sea aquariums, new virtual reality headsets, hands-on games and recycled craft activities.
Program:
- 10am – 11.30am – Interactive Centre Activities
- 11.30am – 12pm – Guided Beach Marine Trail on Henley Beach (if weather permits)
Activities:
- Aquariums featuring local South Australian marine creatures such as the Ornate cowfish, Tasmanian horned blenny, Big-Bellied Seahorses, Sea Stars, Porcupine Fish, Oysters, Shrimp, Murray River Turtle and more
- Virtual Reality Headsets giving you the opportunity to explore under the sea without getting wet. Underwater virtual reality experiences include Australian Sea Lions, Leafy Seadragons, swimming under the Henley Beach Jetty, and Google Expeditions to the Great Barrier Reef
- Kaurna Education Room (The Wodli) is an interactive room which highlights the relationship that Kaurna people have with the Adelaide Plains and the coast.
- Interactive models featuring their brand new diving games, brand new beachcombing game plus oceanography, brand new sounds of the ocean game, brand fish schooling experience, climate change interactive, marine debris, marine habitats, touchscreens, sustainable fishing, stormwater, beachcombing, and get hands-on with their microscopes.
- Each ticket holder will receive a free beachcombing sheet to take home
Cost: $10 per person (children 3 and under are free of charge)
For more information and all enquiries please visit the Marine Discovery Centre website or follow their Facebook page for updates.
What: Marine Discovery Centre
When: Monthly Open Days/School Holidays (check website for dates and times)
Where: Marine Discovery Centre | Corner Malborough Terrace & Seaview Road, Henley Beach
Who: Everyone
At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.
Image Source: Marine Discovery Centre
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