Register to win one of the 10 INDIVIDUAL ENTRIES we have to give away:
1. Write a original sentence portraying the Madeira Whale Museum ( must include Madeira Whale Museum name);
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3. Share pubicly this publication;
4. The sentence must be written in the Museum's publication and not in the shared ones;
5. Only valid one entry per person
6. Contest valid until 02-29-2016.
Come visit the temporary exhibition "O que nos Define", available to the public of Madeira Whale Museum until 31st of january 2016.
This exhibit of Machico's Occupational Activities Center steams from the work of juveniles and young adults who have special needs and who develop creative and artistic works in this institution.
Invited by the Senior University, was held in Funchal, on 9th of December, one enlightment session about cetaceans biodiversity, while island's natural heritage. This activity took place on Funchal assembly room and with a lot of curiosity and sympaty occured a healthy enchange of informations between all involved.
Come have fun and learn in our Christmas Workshop.
Register through this link: https://docs.google.com/…/1Za21PJkwOpxsP8Z6mhJ5Yv…/viewform…
Luís Freitas, Madeira Whale Museum's marine biologist, is attending a workshop of the project Marpro "Natura 2000 sites and fisheries" in Porto, submiting a porposal about the creation of a SIC (Community Importance Site) for the Bottlenose Dolphin in Madeira's waters, one of the Cetáceos Madeira II project outcomes, developed by the institution between 2009 and 2013 and co-financed by LIFE+ project and Machico city hall.
Ckeck the workshop program here.
Was ended on 28th November the "Cetaceans of Madeira's Archipelago - from investigations to education", intended for teachers from the 230 and 520 recruitment group. The training included on sea field trip, realized on 21st of November, and the exploration of the Museum's work areas and exhibition rooms. During this training was approached themes related with cetaceans, namely biodiversity and investigation, making a interconnection with teaching activity.
The next training is booked for the next month of July, and for a larger recruitment group and the registrations will be online.
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The Bandeira Azul Europe Association realized on 23rd and 24th of November, in Setúbal, their V National Seminar. This association values the environmental education and, for this fact, invited the Museum Educative Services to present their work in this field. In this context was presented the communication "Madeira Whale Museum - from learning to play (?)", placed in the panel discussion “A brincar a brincar - A Educação Ambiental como um modo de vida, pelos que a praticam”. The 150 participants manifested joy for the developed activities and interest in knowing the museological space better. The expenses inherents to the participation was responsability of the Bandeira Azul association.
The Madeira Whale Museum marks the National Sea Day with a guided visit to the support spaces of the Museum's Marine Biology. This spaces comtemplates necropsy, putrefaction, bone preparation and Marine samples rooms and they are only possible to visit under special ocasions.
To complement the visit and frame the investigation work developed in the institution it will be exhibited as well the "À Descoberta do Mar" documentary done by the Madeira Whale Museum in the context of the scientific project CETACEOS MADEIRA II.
This activity takes place in 16th of November and begins at 11h until 12h:30m and requires prior online registration.
The activity is limited to a maximum of 20 participants per group.
Another activity developed on this day by the Museum is, trought Escola de Santo António Ladeira invitation, our Educative Services performed lectures about enviromental awareness for every group of students.
The Madeira Whale Museum received on 1st November a visit from a group of north american students that came on the Corwith Cramer sailboat. This tallship belongs o the Sea Education Association that is devoted to give trainning to young adults about Sea themes.
Read more here: http://www.sea.edu/ships_crew/cramer
A marine biologist from the Museum's Science Unit gave students a presentation regarding the work of the institution in the study of cetaceans and the marine environment in Madeira, followed by a visit to the permanent exhibitions.
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