Step back in time this September when Museums Victoria brings the wonders of history and nature directly to Mill Park and Epping North.
On Thursday, September 25, the Miller Community Centre will host a special Museums Victoria pop-up, giving local families the chance to see incredible objects from the Melbourne Museum collection up close.
The event runs from 10.30-11.30am and is an interactive session designed for curious minds aged three to 13.
The pop-up event will showcase the giants which once roamed Australia, where kids and grown-ups alike can have the opportunity to marvel at a life-sized Muttaburrasauras skull and leg, along with a skull cast and footprint artworks of the largest-known marsupial to have ever lived, the Driprotodon.
Visitors can also meet the Koolaschus Cleelandi, an ancient, car-sized amphibian who was crowned Victoria’s official state fossil emblem.
Adding to the prehistoric spectacle is artwork and a skull cast of the Thylacoleo, crowned the “marsupial lion” which stalked Australia’s vast landscapes thousands of years ago.
Bridging the gap between past and present, Museums Victoria will also showcase taxidermy specimens of beloved native animals including the koala, platypus, echidna, and a variety of birds.
The pop-up museum promises to offer an unforgettable exploration of Australia’s natural history right on Whittlesea’s doorstep, as the pop-up makes its way to Galada community centre in Epping North for a 2pm presentation the same day.
Bookings are essential.
Details: https://events.humanitix.com/museums-victoria-pop-up-australian-animals-dinosaurs-and-megafauna
