Session times
22 November 2024, 1pm to 2pm
23 November 2024, 9am to 10am
Insect Agency Curators Tour
22 - 23 Nov 2024
Queensland Museum Tropics, Townsville
$25
0192bd1f-891d-1e13-8b75-bbf033f145e3 Insect Agency Curators Tour Queensland Museum | Tropics Exhibition, Family / Kids Insect Agency Curators Tour
22 - 23 Nov 2024
Queensland Museum Tropics, Townsville
Overview
Explore Insect Agency at our exclusive curator tours on Friday 22 November and Saturday 23 November and be expertly led by Dr. Chris Burwell, Queensland Museum’s Senior Scientist and Curator of Entomology.
Explore the mind-blowing diversity of shapes, colours and species of the insect world on this small group tour through the exhibition and hear stories and highlights about insect’s role in maintaining healthy ecosystems, pollinating crops, and providing inspiration for new technologies. There will be time for questions and discussion at the end of the tour. Get ready to feel truly inspired by these six-legged superheroes.
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