Escape the winter weather these school holidays at Melbourne Museum with fun activities, exhibitions and events to celebrate NAIDOC week.
Marvelous Megafauna World
24 June - 9 July | Daily | Included with Melbourne Museum entry
In this exciting new program, curious minds will learn about the incredible marsupial megafauna of Victoria. Visitors will make their own paper diorama of an Australian landscape and learn about some of the incredible megafauna and flora of Victoria, gaining insight into First Peoples’ knowledge and the importance of Caring for Country.
ARTistic Creatures
24 June - 9 July | Daily Sat 24 Jun – Sat 8 Jun (except Sun 25 Jun & Sun 2 Jul) | Surcharged ticket | Adult $35, Child $35, Concession/Member $30
In this electrifying intergenerational program, participants will harness their creativity and learn how to make amazing augmented reality (AR) animal filters. Drawing inspiration from the new Gandel Gondwana Garden our experienced instructors will teach participants how to use Procreate to create digital art, transforming their faces into wild animals using AR.
For Our Elders
Monday 3 July – Friday 7 July | Included with Melbourne Museum entry
For NAIDOC Week, join us in the Birrarung Gallery to create an installation that celebrates the importance of Elders and the vital roles they play in our communities.
Across every generation, our Elders have played, and continue to play, an important role and hold a prominent place in our communities and families. They are cultural knowledge holders, trailblazers, nurturers, advocates, teachers, survivors, leaders, hard workers and our loved ones.
Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature
Temporary exhibition | Daily | Surcharged ticket: Price range $14 to $32 (includes Museum entry)
Through the magical combination of science, nature, and fantasy, Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature explores how the natural world has inspired myths, legends, and magical creatures for generations.
Created by Warner Bros. Discovery Global Themed Entertainment and the Natural History Museum London, this extraordinary exhibition highlights links between the magical creatures of the wizarding world and the remarkable animals of our natural world, rooted in scientific fact told through a fantastic lens.
Gandel Gondwana Garden (our review)
Permanent exhibition | Daily | Included with Melbourne Museum entry
Explore Victoria’s ancient landscapes and learn about creatures that once walked this land, from dinosaurs and megafauna to the ancestors of today’s iconic Australian species. Gandel Gondwana Garden is a living outdoor gallery where you can step into the ecosystems of the past. Touch replicas of the bones, teeth and claws of ancient creatures. Experience First Peoples' knowledge passed through thousands of generations, and uncover traces of Gondwana, the supercontinent that once connected Australia to the world.
Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs
Permanent exhibition | Daily | Included with Melbourne Museum entry
Come face to face with one of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth. Meet the most complete real dinosaur in Australia, 67-million-year-old Horridus the Triceratops, only at Melbourne Museum. Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs is an immersive voyage into a lost world, where visitors will explore the landscapes of the Cretaceous and get to know the creatures that thrived there.
Road to Zero: I Spy Street Signs
26 June – 8 July | Daily, excluding Sundays | Included with Melbourne Museum entry.
Join us at Road to Zero to create your own miniature road signs and learn about their crucial role in keeping us safe. Take them home or add them to our interactive road maps, exploring where these signs reside and fostering a culture of road safety. Activities suitable for children 18 months to 8 years.
