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Make some noise with the new exhibition at MOTAT that’s all about turning up the fun!
Whakatangi Puoro Make Music is MOTAT’s brand-new, hands-on and playful exhibition full of interesting instruments and surprising ways to explore the science and technology behind sound and music. Here, making noise is not just allowed – it’s encouraged!
For the first time in its 30-year touring history, Mobiles Musik Museum brings its successful exhibition to the southern hemisphere and MOTAT is excited to bring this amazing experience to New Zealand whānau.
Come and experiment with different ways to make sound, discover unusual instruments and make some noise. Find out how sound works, why it moves us, and what makes it so special.
Little maestros can make a medley, strum sounds or break a beat with a variety of interactive and fun activities.
Read the review from a Kidspot family
Our family had the cool job of reviewing the new Make Music exhibition at MOTAT. We excitedly headed to MOTAT on Saturday afternoon, all ready to explore with kids ranging from 7 to 13 years old. Getting to MOTAT is super easy and parking is plentiful (even on a busy, warm weekend). Even before we got in, there were bubbles floating all over the sky from MOTAT as it was also the Ngā Mirumiru Bubbles weekend there. There were bubbles for miles!!
Making music
We headed straight to the music exhibition at the main site, entering into a darkened foyer where the air was filled with lots of strange sounds – but we couldn’t quite see where it was coming from. As we rounded the corner we were greeted with many interactive stations with all sorts of things to do. Some you sat at, some you stood on, some you pushed, some you pulled, some you used your voice and one you even used a jandal to hit things! There are plenty of stations for everyone to interact with, some together as a whole family and definitely something to interest all ages from 1 to 100.
Miss Thirteen enjoyed the sound effects station, where each of the microphones produced a different sound, like high or low-pitched tones or robot sounds when you spoke or sung into them. When all the kids were on it, it produced a hilarious song of sounds. They also felt like pop stars as they got to stand at the fancy microphones with headphones on. She also liked the different sound stations where everyday items like bottles with water and plumbing pipes in different setups made different frequencies. You could even make songs.
Miss Eleven liked the DJ station where she got to sing into a microphone and mix music and beats with her voice. She got to be her own DJ and hear the result over headphones. She also liked being able to use her body weight to make different tones.
Master Seven also liked the DJ stations with headphones the best, in particular the one in which you tapped the different pads of noises like sheep, wind, breathing, heartbeats and vomiting (LOL) to make weird and wonderful tunes that all others on the headphones could add to and hear.
All the kids, and the adults, happily spent time exploring individually and then playing together on the different stations. After extracting the kids, we also headed round the rest of MOTAT exploring their new science and technology centre – Te Puawānanga – getting surrounded in a big bubble, getting told off in the 1900’s school classroom, marvelling at the many fire engines and, of course, the obligatory tram ride to the Aviation Hall.
It was a great way to spend an afternoon and everyone found lots to entertain themselves in the different areas. Thanks so much MOTAT for letting us play and bring out our inner DJ skills!
Plan your visit
Make Music is on from 10am to 4pm every day at MOTAT, 805 Great North Road, Western Springs, Auckland.
The activities are included in your general admission ticket to MOTAT and under fives are free! A family pass to MOTAT is just $45 for a family of two adults and up to four kids and annual passes are available too. AA Members save 20% on full-priced MOTAT general admission.
MOTAT recommend parking outside the Aviation Hall and enjoying the fun and free heritage tram ride between sites.
Mobility parking is available on-site at Great North Road (please arrange in advance).
The reviewer was provided with a family pass for the purposes of the review. All views remain those of the reviewer.
This article includes content written by Kidspot with information supplied by MOTAT.
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