Trade Winds
Dates
Monday 5 January – Sunday 23 January | 10am – 2pm
Free | Drop-in activity
Bookings essential for groups of 10 or more
Contact 1300 134 081 to book.
Site access information
WA Shipwrecks Museum is fully accessible. Call 1300 134 081 for assistance. More about accessibility and amenities >
Ahoy there! With the wind in your sails, set off on a sea captain's adventure across the Indian Ocean to the Spice Islands these school holidays.
Did you know that, in their time, some spices were worth more than gold – weight for weight? As captain of a Dutch VOC ship, your mission is to navigate the Museum galleries, discover the Spice Islands, and collect your precious cargo from these exotic locations in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia).
Decorate your own calico spice bag with fancy stamps and colour to store your precious, fragrant cargo.
Take on the Great Trade Race challenge to seize the winds of fortune and deliver your trade bounty to its port destination with speed — can you win the race?
