School holiday activities

Join us over summer

Sat 18 Dec–Sun 30 Jan

There’s lots to see and do at Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and Immigration Museum these school holidays.

Melbourne Museum

21 Tiny Dinosaurs

This summer, search the museum for 21 tiny dinosaurs! Crack the codeword and enter your details for a chance to win prizes.

Five people (two adults and three children) sit in Melbourne Museum's Learning Lab using iPads to create digital art. Photographs of animals are projected onto the walls of the room. Animals projected include butterfly; leopard; kangaroo; zebra; caterpillar; lizard; squid and rainbow lorikeet.

Workshop Last days, closes Tuesday

Augmented Reality Animals

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Workshop Last days, closes Tuesday

Butterflies

Become a crafty butterfly expert this summer in our school holiday workshops developed specially for children 5–8 years.

illustrative floor plan of Melbourne Museum not to scale

Activity Daily

Summer trail

Adventure awaits! Use our summer trail to explore Melbourne Museum's galleries and discover - or rediscover - wonderful objects, places, and animals along the way.

Exhibition Bunjilaka Until 15 May

Still in my mind: Gurindji location, experience and visuality

Inspired by Gurindji/Malngin leader Vincent Lingiari, this exhibition considers the impact of the Gurindji Walk-Off in sparking the national land rights movement.

Group of First Peoples demonstrating on the steps of parliament house

Exhibition Until 11 July

Fight for Survival

The story of a landmark moment in Australian History when communities united to save Victoria’s treasured Northland Secondary College.

IMAX

There are BIG things happening at IMAX these school holidays! Make the most of your museum trip by adding an unforgettable cinema experience. Join an epic science adventure in Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D, dive into an exotic underwater wonderland in Under The Sea 3D, or take a nocturnal trip to London's Museum of Natural History with Sir David Attenborough in Museum Alive 3D.

Scienceworks

A person holding a pamphlet and pointing towards the river

Activity Last days, closes Sunday

The Water Hunt

Challenge yourself to help Wanda the Water droplet in the Water Hunt all around Scienceworks.

Children participating in a experiment at a science show

Activity Last days, closes Friday

Tricky Sticky Water!

See how water can do some amazing tricks in our free science show Tricky Sticky Water!

Exhibition Last days, closes Sunday

Born or Built? Our Robotic Future

Closing soon! Don't miss your opportunity these school holidays to explore our robotic future at this exciting, immersive exhibition before it finishes on 30 January.

Planetarium Next session Tuesday 12 noon

Tycho Goes to Mars

Tycho is back! Everyone’s favourite cheeky dog is blasting off to discover the red planet, Mars.

Lightning Room show Next session Tuesday 11am

Lights, Energy, Action!

Our brand-new Lightning Room Game Show explores all things energy through three rounds of electrifying demonstrations.

Tour Last days, closes Sunday

Pumping Station tours

A tour filled with stories of old Melbourne and Victorian engineering feats.

Planetarium Sundays, Jan & Feb 2022
4.30pm–5.30pm

Fulldome Flicks

Fulldome movies for all the family at the Planetarium this summer. Dinosaurs at Dusk is screening in January and Ningaloo is screening in February.

Immigration Museum

Illustration of hands reaching for books amongst tree branches

Activity Daily

Stories of me, Stories of us

Families can explore and discover the Immigration Museum with our self-guided activity booklet.

illustration of motifs inspired by Mirka Mora's artwork

Activity Daily

Mirka Magic

Explore the many elements that make up your identity with a self-guided activity inspired by the life and works of Mirka Mora.

Older woman smiling holding a red paint pot and brush.

Exhibition Daily

Being Mirka

Explores the many wonderful facets of Melbourne’s cultural icon Mirka Mora through precious objects from the Museum’s Mirka Mora collection.

Exhibition Daily 10am–5pm

Becoming You: An incomplete guide

Exploring the unpredictable process of leaving childhood and becoming an adult.

A girl posing amongst illustrations of spaceships and stars.

Become a Museum Member

As a Museum Member, you'll enjoy free general entry to Melbourne Museum, Scienceworks and the Immigration Museum, discounts on special exhibitions, parking, shops and cafes, exclusive events, tours and viewings!

Plus, members enjoy free museum entry to see Horridus the Triceratops all year-round.

Join now

Fun activities for home

Get inspired by our range of family-friendly activities. Enjoy a world of museum experiences at home or anywhere.

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Nature scavenger hunt

How good are you at finding things in nature? If you are willing and game to look, feel and listen outdoors, we have a challenge for you.

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The 'Is it cute?' quiz

Watch the videos and then put your knowledge to the test!

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Trickster quiz

Are you easily tricked? Test your knowledge on some objects that can even have the experts scratching their heads.

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Heal Country! Bunjil’s Feathers

Get creative by writing, colouring and decorating your very own paper Bunjil feather!

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Let's draw a Willie Wagtail

Aren’t birds lovely? We love to draw all the beautiful birds that live near us. One of our favourites is the Willie Wagtail.

Woman wearing orange overalls superimposed over astronauts in a spaceship

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Hello from the moon!

Have you ever dreamed of being an astronaut, blasting off into space?

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Constellations in a cup

Hold a galaxy in your hands, with this constellation in a cup activity. Ask a grown up for some help, so you can enjoy the projections together!

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Let's tie-dye a mask

Have you ever tried Tie Dying?

Australovenator sp., theropod dinosaur, claw. Registration no. P 239464.

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F is for fossil

An A to Z of some of our favourite museum collection items. How many have you seen?

More at home activities