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  • Three children looking at colourful pamphlets while standing on the stairs inside the Old Melbourne Gaol.
  • Children posing for a photo on the first floor walkways at the Old Melbourne Gaol.
  • A young girl and a very small boy looking at a glass case displaying old-fashioned weapons at the Old Melbourne Gaol.
  • Three children looking at a colourful pamphlet inside a concrete cell at the Old Melbourne Gaol.
Until 19 Apr

Billie B Brown and the Case of the Missing Treasure

  • Family and kids
  • Activity

These school holidays, Old Melbourne Gaol becomes the setting for a world-first immersive Billie B Brown experience, bringing one of Australia’s most loved children’s book characters to life inside Melbourne’s infamous historic goal.

Join Billie B and the Secret Mystery Club as they take on one of their trickiest cases yet – the hunt for a long-lost treasure hidden somewhere inside the gaol.

Perfect for curious kids, book lovers, and families looking for a fun and imaginative day out.

Note: the Billie B Brown activity is included with all Family Tickets.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 7 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 8 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 9 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 10 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 11 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 12 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 13 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 14 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 15 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 16 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 17 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 18 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 19 Apr
  • 10am - 5pm 10:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Old Melbourne Gaol
377 Russell St
Melbourne 3000

Open in maps location for Old Melbourne Gaol

Price and bookings

From $30 to $90

Book online for Billie B Brown and the Case of the Missing Treasure

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9656 9889
  • email address: bookings@nattrust.com.au
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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