GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art)

I took the kids to the GOMA (Gallery of Modern Art) in Brisbane. It is less than a 10 minute walk from our house and we pass it all the time on our way to the Cultural Center (where we pick up the bus) or to the Library or Street's Beach/Playground. It is free and has some great kid's exhibits. I do not think the kids have ever been to an art museum before either, so I thought it would be a great experience. We ended up spending 2 + hours a the museum. It was a blast.

My favorite exhibit was where you could mix your own music. There were all these different sounds and you could add as much or as little of them as you wanted to make your own music. You could also record your own voice and add that into the mix. We spent a lot of time at this exhibit and even came back for a 2nd try at it because it was so much fun.
 

There was another exhibit where you could draw all sorts of patterns in shapes 

using colored pencils. Rylie loved this exhibit. She loves art 

and we have not been able to do much art while being in Australia. 

Another exhibit was all paper dolls that you could dress in different clothes.

Another exhibit had you take pictures of 2 different people and then combined the pictures. 

This is a picture of Derek and Rylie.

This is a picture of Derek and me.

Another exhibit had cameras that showed our feet at different angles. The kids found the cameras, got down on the floor, and stuck their faces in the camera. Ha.

 

The final kids exhibit was very bizarre, but it was about imagination. 

It was a unique climbing and imaginative space for kids to 

play in with these weird creatures.

We met up with Matt on his way home from work. 

Love to see the kids run into Matt's arms at the end of the day!