Drama in Gondwana
Solve puzzles and help ancient animals in this outdoor game for kids aged 6 to 12.
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.
The Gandel Gondwana Garden is an 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.
Gandel Gondwana Garden is a living gallery, so it will change with the seasons and grow over time. Today its plants are still young, but even the towering trees in the Forest Gallery were once tiny seedlings.
Please view our accessibility page for general information. Contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your visit.
A social story for this experience can be found on our Autism Friendly Museum webpage.
View an accessible, digital version of all the exhibition text.
Gandel Gondwana Garden is named in recognition of the generous support of Victorian philanthropists Mr John Gandel AC and Mrs Pauline Gandel AC. Their generosity has helped Museums Victoria expand on the much loved Pauline Gandel Children’s Gallery with this brand new outdoor learning experience.
Museums Victoria acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung Bunurong peoples of the eastern Kulin Nations where we work, and First Peoples across Victoria and Australia.
First Peoples are advised that this site may contain voices, images, and names of people now passed and content of cultural significance.