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Dinosaur sleepovers at Melbourne Museum

Get batty, experience the Melbourne Museum at night and prepare for all the laughs when the autumn holidays hit Museums Victoria from April 5.

A world of egg-citing adventure and hands-on workshops awaits at Melbourne Museum: crawl into the amazing world of insects, get to know your inner bat detective, hunt for delicious chocolate Easter eggs, and giggle at hilariously gross gags.

Embark on a journey to the depths of the Indian Ocean to swim with magnificent blue whales, dolphins and orcas at IMAX.

At Scienceworks, young creatives can jump into the world of engineering and design with quirky hands-on activities in Tinkertown, spark their imagination with STEM workshops, catch thrilling new shows at the Melbourne Planetarium, and be wowed by the spectacular Museum of the Moon – a stunning 4-metre installation that brings the lunar surface to the Planetarium foyer.

Tinkertown

Until February 7 2026 | daily | 10.00am–4.30pm | Children $10 / Member child $8 / Concession $10 / Adult $25 / Senior $20

Young creatives can explore the engineering design process by building cubby houses and other imaginative structures. Solve challenges, send secret messages and invent wacky contraptions.

Good Vibrations Amphitheatre show

April 5 – April 21 | daily | 12.00pm and 2.00pm | Included with Scienceworks entry

Immerse yourself in the mysteries of sound with our free 20-minute live science show. Learn how sound is created and detected, watch voices take shape in laser form, and discover the strange ways humans and animals make noise.

Fulldome Flicks

April 5– June 28 (every Saturday) | 4.30–5.30pm | Children $14 / Member children $10 / Member adult $15 / Adult $19

Join showman extraordinaire ‘The Great Schiaparelli’ as he takes you on a death-defying space-time adventure within his wondrous Observatorium. From the sun-scorched surface of Mercury to the icy expanses of Pluto and beyond, prepare to experience the myriad dangers and wonders of our solar system on a breath-taking tour that reveals just how precious our home planet really is.

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