Plan a visit with little kids

Make the most of your time at Melbourne Museum with this itinerary designed for families with children five and under.

Note that bookings are required for entry to the Children’s Gallery. Reserve your free, timed slot when you book tickets online.

Allow about 2 hours 30 minutes for this itinerary.

Children's Gallery

Enter the train tunnel and you’ll find yourself inside the Children’s Gallery, a play space designed specially for children under five. Swing, climb and explore! Don’t forget to head outside where you can dig for dinosaur eggs or track down secret animal sculptures hidden among the plants.

Dinosaur Walk

Make your way to Dinosaur Walk and enter under the incredibly long neck of Mamenchisaurus. Wind your way through dinosaurs both big and small. Look up to see Quetzalcoatlus with its giant wingspan!

Bugs Alive

Look out for brilliant displays of beetle and butterfly specimens. This marks the start of Bugs Alive, where you can discover living insects as well as models. Don’t miss the dung beetles and their favourite food.

Triceratops

Continue on to Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs. Jump in virtual puddles and hide from the T. rex on your way to meet the awesome star of the show, Horridus the Triceratops.

Then, look out for falling asteroids as you head upstairs for a surprising look at some modern day dinosaurs - the birds!

Gandel Gondwana Garden

It’s time to get outdoors, so head to Gondwana Garden, a living gallery of the past. Explore the animals and plants of ancient ecosystems, or simply race down the ramp as fast as you can! But don’t forget to stop at the giant skull of Thylacoleo, the marsupial lion – you can’t miss it.

First Peoples

From the garden’s exit, head to the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre’s First Peoples exhibition. Learn about the First Peoples of southeastern Australia from the time of Creation to today.

Step inside 'Bunjil’s Nest' to be mesmerised by the motion of the kinetic sculpture as the story of Bunjil the Creator is told.

One last stop

Before you finish for the day, stop by the Transcendence sculpture just outside the Museum Shop. These shield shaped volcanoes are a favourite place for kids to burn off that last bit of energy. But don’t forget to look up, or you’ll miss the form of the Birrarung (Yarra River) shaped by 157 translucent gum leaves.