Summary
Coloured poster promoting the rebuilding of the Melbourne Planetarium at Scienceworks in 1999, following the closure in 1997 of the H.V.McKay Planetarium at the former Museum of Victoria, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Victoria.
Physical Description
An A3 sized, printed coloured poster. Illustration of a man lying on a hill in a rural village landscape looking through a bubble into the sky. Images of astronauts, satellites, planets, rockets, moon, space vehicles, Orion, dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurus Rex, Pterodactyl), telescope, alien insect, sailing ship, sun dial, armillary sphere, planetarium dome model and stars.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Issued By
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1999
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Place Named
Scienceworks, Museum Victoria, Spotswood, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1999
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Inscriptions
Lower right corner: ' The Planetarium / Moving / into the 21st century ' Upper left side: ' For all space and astronomy inquiries phone (03) 9651 6777 and ask / for the Planetarium or visit us on the Web http://www.mov.vic.gov.au '
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Classification
Museum history, Marketing & publicity, Promotional materials
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
297 mm (Width), 421 mm (Height)
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