Young boy looks at a taxidermy model of a Great Spider Crab ((Leptomithrax gaimardii)) in wonder.

Spring School Holidays

What: SPECIAL EVENT
When: Saturday 20 September to Sunday 5 October
Tickets: See below for event details.

Get ready to dive into discovery these spring school holidays at Melbourne Museum!

Explore the wonders of our planet through storytelling, hands-on discovery and playful learning. Whether you’re folding fantastical creatures, planting something to take home, or setting off on a guided tour through land and sea, adventure is never far away.

Come along, get curious and let your imagination grow wild. A world of wonder awaits!

Become a Museum Member and visit our museums for FREE these school holidays (and every other day!).

Events

Close-up of colourful origami animals—including a crane, butterfly, elephant, and leopard—perched on a geometric cardboard tree branch

Activity 20 September to 5 October

Folded Forest

Fold by fold our forest grows — one crease, one creature, one colourful creation at a time.

Activity 20 September to 5 October

Seed Stories

Discover the magic of native seeds in this hands-on springtime workshop for kids and families.

Tour Until 31 August

Tiny Tours

Young adventurers take on the museum like grown-ups, guided through curious and amazing specimens in our galleries, one discovery at a time.

A herd of desert elephants walking towards the camera

Show Until 31 December

Elephants 3D

Narrated by Naomi Watts, embark on an epic journey across Africa’s Namib Desert with an adorable elephant calf and her resilient family in a tale of survival and adaptation in immersive IMAX 3D!

Woman holds blue milk in a smokey room with two stormtroopers in the background.

Special event Daily

Star Wars Galactic Cafe

Experience the Star Wars™ universe like never before with Australia’s first Star Wars Galactic Café at Melbourne Museum.

Children being read to during a Dino Day at Melbourne Museum.

Special event Until 31 December

Dino Days

Every Wednesday is Dino Day for the little ones at Melbourne Museum!

Two children have coloured in and cut out paper road signs that they’ve added to wooden sticks and placing on a vinyl road map.

Activity 22 September to 4 October

Stop, Look, Listen, Think & Stick: Your Path to Safety

Have fun learning how to make safe pedestrian choices using stickers along the way.

Exhibitions

Exhibition Daily

LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition

LEGO® Star Wars: The Exhibition is now open for its galaxy-first debut at Melbourne Museum!

Girl and her mother looking out the windows of a pretend train

Exhibition Daily

Children’s Gallery

A wondrous place for babies to 5-year-olds to explore, play and learn.

A boy looking into the jaws of a dinosaur figure

Exhibition Daily

Gandel Gondwana Garden

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.

Exhibition Daily

Triceratops: Fate of the Dinosaurs

Come face to face with one of the most awe-inspiring creatures ever to walk the Earth—the Triceratops.

Exhibition 29 August to 26 January 2026

Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard

Explore the richest collection of rare and unique Viking Age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland.

Accessibility

We can assist with any access requirements you may have for this program, please contact our team on 13 11 02 or email us at [email protected] to discuss how we can support your Museum visit.