Events Calendar
| Event: | 17th Biennale of Sydney |
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| Summary: | The 17th Biennale of Sydney directed by David Elliott and titled THE BEAUTY OF DISTANCE: Songs of Survival in a Precarious Age will showcase new and recent works by Australian and international artists. Program highlights include artist talks, performances, forums, film screenings, family events, guided tours and other special events, all FREE to the public. Photograph: Cai Guo-Qiang, Inopportune: Stage One, 2004, nine cars and sequenced multichannel light tubes, dimensions variable. Collection of Seattle Art Museum. Courtesy Cai Studio. Photograph: Kazuo Ono |
| Where: | Cockatoo Island |
| Date: | 12 May - 1 August 2010 |
| Entry: | A free ferry service for Biennale visitors will be available from Commissioner Steps, Circular Quay to Cockatoo Island throughout the exhibition period. Please visit the Biennale of Sydney website for further information on the free ferry service |
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| Event: | Ships Ahoy Discovery Trail – School holiday fun on Cockatoo Island |
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| Summary: | Kids! Take your parents on a treasure hunt to seek out some of the many treasures on Cockatoo Island left behind from its shipbuilding days. Collect your free treasure map from the Muster Station Visitor Office when you arrive on the island, then head out to find rusty cranes, enormous docks and gigantic old workshops. |
| Date: | Available every day except for Good Friday |
| More info: | Pick up your map from one of our volunteers at the Muster Station Visitor Centre on Cockatoo Island |
| Event: | Kids’ Discovery Room – School holiday fun at North Head Sanctuary |
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| Summary: | Visit the free Kids' Discovery Room at North Head Sanctuary to make a flannel flower, construct a bandicoot mask or create a discovery map of the area. Take a stroll along Gunners’ Walk to discover amazing views, native bushland and some cool old military structures. |
| Date: | Available every day except for Good Friday |
| More info: | More information on visiting North Head |
| Coming Soon | Cockatoo Island Xposed |
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| Summary: | An exhibition by graduating students of TAFE NSW Advanced Diploma of Interior Design. The works depict design solutions for the adaptive re-use of Cockatoo Island. |
| Time: | Open Daily, 10am - 4pm |
| Where: | Building 103, Cockatoo Island |
| Access: | Entry is free. |
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| Event: | Camp out on Sydney Harbour – Cockatoo Island |
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| Summary: | Pack your toothbrush and head to Cockatoo Island to camp by the water's edge. You don't even need a tent - Cockatoo Island Camping can have your campsite ready for you on arrival. |
| Date: | Every day |
| More info: | More on camping at Cockatoo |
