Brrr-other it's cold down there

COLD COMFORT: Maya Taylor, 12, and her brother Michael, 8, from Ferntree Gully, Victoria, try out some Antarctic clothing. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE

FAMILIES rugged up to sample life in the freezer at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery's midwinter celebrations yesterday.

Visitors dressed in a selection of clothes worn by people who live and work in the extreme cold of Antarctica, as well as traditional outfits worn by the Inuit people of North America, made from arctic fox and caribou fur.

Learning and discovery manager Andy Baird said TMAG's third family open day encouraged people to engage with the exhibits.

"The cold weather clothes are real and were used in Antarctica," Mr Baird said.

"Now, after the $30 million redevelopment, the new museum is multi-generational for all the family with interactive displays."

The day attracted more than 3000 visitors who took in a variety of exhibits, including learning about the Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural tradition of mutton-birding.

Visitors chatted with award-winning children's book author Coral Tulloch, and a mobile puppet show delighted younger children.

Graeme McCormack brought his hurdy gurdy to life, playing Renaissance and medieval music.

The instrument originates from Central Europe with a history going back to the 11th century.

Richard Hale did experiments to show how sea ice melts at different temperatures to fresh water ice.

TMAG's family days will be on the last Sunday of every month.

roger.hanson@news.com.au

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