Two girls in a tunnel in the garden at the Pauline Gandel Children's Gallery, Melbourne Museum.

Museums Victoria School Holidays

Saturday 5 April to Sunday 20 April

This autumn, spark your family’s curiosity with hands-on adventures, exciting exhibitions, and unforgettable experiences at Museums Victoria!

At Melbourne Museum, uncover the secrets of bats, craft colourful insect worlds, and journey into the prehistoric past. Get up close with nature’s wonders and enjoy family-friendly comedy performances that will have everyone laughing.

At Scienceworks, dive into the science of sound, tinker and build in the brand-new Tinkertown exhibition, and be amazed by live science demonstrations. Experience the thrill of Lightning Theatre and take a journey beyond the stars in the Planetarium.

With so much to see and do, there’s an adventure for every curious mind—and best of all, kids 16 and under visit free!

Plan your school holiday fun today!

Melbourne Museum

Tour Melbourne Museum Until 4 July

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.

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

Special event Melbourne Museum Until 25 June

Dino Days

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

An army of ants crowding around a Queen Ant.

Show Melbourne Museum Until 30 June

Bugs 3D: Micro Monsters

Reveal a vibrant world beneath your feet and discover the incredible superpowers of ants, scorpions, beetles and many more micro monsters in IMAX 3D!

Three children lie on sleeping bags and blankets on the floor of the museum beneath the massive skeleton of a dinosaur.

Special event Melbourne Museum 17 to 20 July

Family Museum Sleepovers

Sleep among the dinosaurs for a once-in-a-lifetime prehistoric adventure!

Scienceworks

Exhibition Scienceworks Until 7 February 2026

Tinkertown

A hands-on exhibition to build your imagination! Solve challenges, send secret messages and invent wacky contraptions.

Person holds three illuminated glow sticks in a variety of colours near their face.

Show Scienceworks Daily

The Glow Show

Take a seat in our Lightning Theatre and be mesmerised by all that glows.

A hand holds an iPad showing an Augmented reality character in front of two large black boilers

Activity Scienceworks Daily

FlushBack iPad Activity

In this self-guided augmented-reality experience, step back in time and save Melbourne from becoming “Smellbourne”. Recommended for all ages 8+.

Planetarium Scienceworks Next session Saturday 4:30pm

Fulldome Flicks

This showcase of world-class movies created for the immersive ‘fulldome’ screen is sure to delight, enchant and mesmerise the entire family. 

Child between a man and a woman using an exhibition interactive

Exhibition Scienceworks Daily

Ground Up: Building Big Ideas, Together

Get ready to build your curiosity! An exhibition for babies to 5-year-olds.

Immigration Museum

Exhibition Immigration Museum Until 18 May

Notre-Dame de Paris: The Augmented Exhibition

This new immersive exhibition relives the spectacular history of the Notre-Dame de Paris in an augmented takeover of the long room at Immigration Museum.

Exhibition Immigration Museum Until 29 August

Joy

Joy brings the Immigration Museum to life with an emotive adventure where creativity, colour and storytelling join forces to take you on a transformative journey.

Tour Immigration Museum Until 18 May

Grand Spaces, Gripping Histories

Embark on a unique journey to discover how grand architecture shapes history.