Name: Woolongong University Science Centre - Sculpture & Statue
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University of Wollongong – Cave experience for kids

Artificial limestone cave to encourage exploration and learning

The Early Start Discovery Space at the University of Wollongong is a museum dedicated to children. It provides stimulating interactive experiences that promote learning through play. To support this aim, they wanted an artificial cave that would encourage children to explore. As they say on their website, “Experiencing the sensation of exploring a dark, realistic cave space will encourage children to face their fears.”

‘The cave‘ experience, created by Natureworks, is a replica of a dark, mysterious limestone cave. In the cave, stalactites hang from the ceiling and there are smooth internal crawl-through rock ledges for children to climb on. These ledges lead to a mezzanine level, with a rock slide back to ground level. This all adds to the fun!

Children can look for various creatures hiding in the cave, such as a masked owl, ghost bats and cave geckos. Although these are real enough to make you look twice, they are actually from Natureworks’ collection of fibreglass animal sculptures. Adding to the tactile experience, synthetic spider webs hang from the ceiling.

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