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A primary-school aged child wearing a yellow top while standing among lush green ferns and looking upward.
19 Sep – 4 Oct

Spring School Holidays at Melbourne Museum

  • Family and kids
  • Activity

Budding makers can experiment with design, symbolism and storytelling through immersive and hands-on activities inspired by ancient Rome and the exhibition Rome: Empire. Power, People.

The spring school holiday highlights include:

- Discover a world four billion years in the making in the new 'Our Wondrous Planet' exhibition.
- Creative Lab: Rise of the Gladiators, where children shape their own gladiator identity through craft and play.
- Mosaic Monuments, a free school holiday activity where children colour their own mosaic tile and add it to a growing participatory artwork.
- Museum Sleepovers return these school holidays giving families exclusive after‑hours access to Melbourne Museum and IMAX before settling in for a night sleeping beneath the dinosaurs.
- Tiny Tours is a program specially designed for younger children to discover the animals and habitats that make our planet extraordinary.

Hours

Date Times
Sat 19 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 20 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 21 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 22 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 23 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 24 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 25 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 26 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 27 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Mon 28 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Tue 29 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Thu 1 Oct
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Fri 2 Oct
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sat 3 Oct
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm
Sun 4 Oct
  • 9am - 5pm 9:00am - 5:00pm

Location

Melbourne Museum
11 Nicholson St
Carlton 3053

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Price and bookings

Adult / general $18
Senior $12

Free for children under 16

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27 Sep – 4 Oct

Dryad Drop-In

Explore the natural world through the eyes of the ancient Greeks, with storytelling and activities.

  • Family and kids
  • Talk
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Until 31 Dec

Cross-stitch Embroidery Bag Workshop

Make your own pretty cross-stitch bag to style your look in this beginner class.

  • Family and kids
  • Workshop
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Until 31 Dec

Mother of Pearl Inlay Brooch Making Workshop

Join this jewellery making class on mother-of-pearl inlay, perfect for beginners.

  • Family and kids
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26 Sep – 3 Oct

Pigments of the Past: For Kids

Discover how ancient Greeks painted their world in this creative workshop for kids.

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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.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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