At the entrance of the museum, we were greeted by a rather
cheerful lady and, as part of the protocol for many of the tourist attractions
like the Aquarium, Sydney tower, the train ride at Blue Mountains etc., we were
made to pose for a couple of photographs.
These photographs were then photoshopped on certain images of the
exhibits within the given attraction and kept for purchase at the Souvenir
store at the exit.
Like most other touristy attractions, this one too was
accompanied by loud music, the only solace being that it wasn’t crowded. Hence,
we were at our own pace when it came to admiring the life size statutes.
There were many interactive exhibits where one could sit on
a chair or a sofa opposite the statute, or wear a hat or pose for a cricket
shot with a bat and helmet on or use a golf tee and play along with a ball and
yes, there was a hole and a golf buggy too!
It was interesting seeing statutes of political figures, pop
artists, actors, sports persons, a couple of scientists and doctors, all of
them in their life size versions.
Del was thoroughly enjoying himself, lost in posing with
every statute that had some kind of prop available to entertain himself. I was
feeling rather amused and entertained myself at the kind of joy and delight on
Del’s face as he posed alongside the statues! The little child in him was
certainly out and at play!
The final section of the museum was very informative with a
lot of matter on the making and painting of the statues, the techniques and
instruments used for the same etc. Workshops too were being conducted for those
interested in preliminary sculpting and painting.
- Aarina
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