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Philosophy

MoPA is founded on the belief that more play and creativity will paint a brighter future. Our facilities, exhibits and activities are crafted to provide rich opportunities for play-based learning and creative exploration.

WHAT’S ON?

All the new activities on offer at MoPA are designed by a team of educators with over 220-years collective experience in early learning. In these articles below, our team announce the new activities on offer and share their thoughts and insights to help us parents and educators to be the best we can be.

It’s ALMOST easter, baby!

Hold onto your hot cross buns!!! We’ve been JUMPING to share with you our newest, cutest and most dazzling craft activity… “Hopping Headbands”!

UNDERSTANDING SENSORY STYLES

Every child experiences the world in their unique way, and understanding their sensory styles can unlock a world of connection and understanding. Learn more…

How to support the EYLF at home

Parents hold incredible power in shaping their children’s early years, and it’s all about creating a loving and supportive environment at home. The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF)…

Exhibition Partners

  • Growth & Sustainability

  • Research and Education

  • Creative Supplies

  • Creative Supplies

  • Arts and Culture

  • Community

The Perfect Gift

Memberships, Gift Cards, or Books and Toys from the Museum Shop, are all very popular gifts. Not sure what to buy? The Guest Services team will happily help you choose. Call us any time! 1800 00 66 72.

Membership: from $82

Not many gifts last a full year… perhaps that’s why memberships are the most popular MoPA gift!

Gift Cards: From $30

Valid for 3 years, gift cards can be redeemed to play, eat, party or even at the gift shop.

Love MoPA Merch

Browse our gift shop and choose from a carefully curated selection of sensory toys and books.

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COMING SOON!! Where’s your local street library? Add it in the comments below and it might be one of the locations selected…
Can you believe it? It’s almost EASTER already! 🐰🐣

Starting Monday 23rd, all our gorgeous lil’ guests will be invited to hop into this new super-cute craft activity — Making their very own “Hopping Headbands”!! 

Too. Cute. ❤️
HARMONY WERK - STARTS MONDAY!

But what is Harmony Week?

Well... You are UNIQUE. Yeah? YES. FOR SURE. 

And you are really SPECIAL... Huh? NO QUESTION! 

Well... This is also true for everyone else in our world.

And Harmony Day is a celebration of this very idea!

To help our lil’uns grasp this seemingly simple but hugely important concept, ALL guests that visit MoPA next week are being invited to decorate a unique character - be it a representation of themselves, a friend, nanny or pop, or anyone else that’s part of our gorgeous global community. This is gonna be FUN!!
NOT EVEN JOKING!! 100 off MoPA Parties & Full Museum Takeovers 

FINAL CALL - DO NOT MISS OUT!! x ❤️🥳🪩😍
Don’t miss out on $100 off the BEST Birthday Parties in Melbourne!

A massive happy birthday to Axel, and congrats on another incredible year raising your lil’ rascal @melbournewithsiri — Looks like it’s going to take a while to wipe that smile off that young man’s face!! ❤️🕺🪩
Best video of the year…. LOVE this so much. And LOVE seeing soooooo many grandparents at MoPA. 3 weeks left of FREE GRANDPARENTS — Don’t miss out!! x ❤️
All grandparents are FREE at MoPA until the end of February… Even Gran-ma (with no “D”!!). Cutest vid ever. More of this papa gold to come… STAY TUNED!
❤️ SOUND ON 😭 (Ready for happy tears?): 
“Until I became a grandparent I didn’t understand the love, and just the emotion…”

Grandparents are free at MoPA this summer (3 weeks to go!!) and it has hands-down been the most beautiful environment in the Museums all summer long. The most special part of this time is that what we’re seeing most is 3-generations — all creating beautiful memories together. Grandparents are just visiting with the kiddlybites — it’s a full family affair. 

Just. Gorgeous. ❤️

🎉 FINAL CALL – $100 OFF MoPA PARTIES! 🎉

It’s MoPA’s birthday this month. Instead of throwing ourselves a party, we’re helping YOU throw one!

Here’s how it works:
– Book for any date this year
– Use code LOVE2PARTY and
– You’ll receive $100 off 

 

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