CELEBRATE THE FANTASTIC FLYING BROTHERS AT MOTAT
Austin Leonard Walsh (Leo) and Vivian Claude Walsh are remembered for making the first powered, controlled and sustained flight in New Zealand.
Visit the new Walsh Brothers photographic display at MOTAT to celebrate a historic event, the 100th anniversary of the Walsh brothers' Manurewa to Papakura flight.
Not only did these courageous Kiwis launch flight in New Zealand, they set up their own flying school. The New Zealand Flying School trained pilots for service in World War I.
Come to MOTAT to celebrate their most famous flight in the aeroplane ‘Manurewa', which took off on the 5 February 1911 and flew about 365 metres through the air!
Dates
Photographic display opens 25 February 2011 - weekdays only
Location
Walsh Memorial Library at MOTAT, Great North Road site, Western Springs, Auckland.
Costs
You can enjoy the Walsh Brothers display as part of your entry fee to MOTAT. You can also enjoy the rest of the museum, ‘I Am The Last Tram' exhibition and entry to the Tactile Dome and Voyager1 for one great price.
Entry Fee:
Family (2 adults and up to 4 children) $35
Adults $14
Children (under 16) $8
Students $8
Senior Citizens $7
Children under 5 years are free
MOTAT Mates (annual pass) - $65 for a family (entitles you to unlimited visits to MOTAT)
