Over 5,000 Visitors have now joined the MoPA Community as Members. WHY? Because Members enjoy UNLIMITED free play sessions + 10% off at the Gift Shop
A MoPA Membership is designed to make it more viable for you to visit more often. With Memberships priced at less than 5 casual visits, you can be sure that even if you’re only able to visit a handful of times you’ll still find great value.
Got questions? See below FAQs or call the MoPA concierge on 1800 00 66 72.
Membership FAQs
How many times can a Member visit?
There is no limit to how many times a Member can visit the Museum, we only ask that members attend just once per day – in fairness to other guests that may wish to attend on the same day as you! Some members attend weekly, others every other month. Whether you attend 50+ or just 5 times in the year, a Membership represents exceptional value.
How is a Membership priced?
To ensure that anyone can get great value from their Membership, the packages are priced at less than 5 casual visits in a peak period. Most Members visit 10-12 times per year, but you needn’t visit more than a handful of times to unlock the economic benefits of being a Member.
Can I share a Membership?
No. It is not viable for MoPA to offer any kind of shared Memberships. Instead, the packages are priced very competitively, so that anyone with a membership only needs to visit a handful of times to get great value. Some members find that if a child is attending MoPA often, but their carer may be different on different days, it works better for the child to have a Membership but for the adults to purchase casual tickets each time. When the booking system identifies any sharing of membership details it will apply a non-refundable cancellation to that membership
Is there a Family Membership?
No there isn’t. Families come in all shapes and sizes and so individual Membership packages are offered that allow you to purchase Memberships for only those in your family that will find the value; be that a child, a single parent, a grandparent, a regular carer, and so on.
Can I “gift” a Membership?
Yes. In fact many of our Memberships are gifted to lucky recipients! Our website will trigger a ‘welcome email’ when you purchase the membership that you plan to gift, so please remember that if you’d like the gift to be a big surprise you should use your own email address when you buy the membership for someone else, and then we can change it (the email address) over to your recipients email later – It’s really a very easy process managed by our Guest Services Team who are available 7-days a week on 1800 00 66 72.
How do I book using my Membership?
As we have ‘comfy capacity’ limits set in place for all our sessions, we request that all our Members book their visit online before arrival. This ensures you have a spot saved when you arrive at the door and don’t miss out due to private functions, excursions or sold-out sessions! When you book, simply pop your Membership number/s in at the payment screen and the Free Play ticket price for Members will be reduced to $0.
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FREE Sunnies!! Whoa… Do. NOT. Miss. This!
Every lil’ munchkin that visits MoPA this summer is invited to sticker-up and take-home their very own pair of personalised sunnies. One of our most popular ever activations - so so so so cute!! 😎❤️
Each year we celebrate our wisest, most patient, and most awesomely unconditionally loving family members of all - our dear grandparents!! And we call this special celebration FOREVER YOUNG. (And Yes, our own folks help us name the celebration 🤣)
To celebrate these special humans, we welcome them to the Museum any time and any day, for FREE. No special codes or passwords are required — you’ll see in the checkout that adding grandparents tickets to your booking shows a $0 price. Simple as that.
At this time of year in particular, during these extended holiday breaks and the grown ups ‘return to work’ period into February, we know how many grandparents are chipping in to help juggle family life; but one great example of the integral role our grandparents can play in the family unit. And we hope all our wisest family members take full advantage of this special time of year.
Ok. So this is happening. All grandparents tickets FREE - right NOW… And right up until February 27th. Yeehah!!
We are soOoOoO proud of our partnership with MacKillop Family Services (MFS). The beautiful families from the MFS Foster Care Community all enjoy free access to our Museum’s all year around and our team have formed some really special friendships with the children and carers that frequent our network of Museums. Some of the most precious memories our team have made in 2025 have been these special interactions.
This year, some our educators also volunteered their time to support the annual gift appeal, and throughout the uber busy school holiday period we have been collecting donations to help support the huge array of foster care services provided by the MFS community.
Meeting the families from this community and hearing their stories is one of the most humbling experiences you will ever have. Just so much ❤️ packed into one small organisation.
If you’re in a position to help, in any capacity, you won’t regret reaching out to learn more.
Dear @mackillopfamilyservices , from our team to yours, we wish you a safe and happy year ahead full of immeasurable impact on one part of our community here in Australia that needs it the most. You are truly incredible people, and an inspiration to us all.
130 million babies came into the world this year (just 300,000 of whom started their lives in Australia). And whilst the world that these bubba’s entered seems less certain than ever, there are some beautiful reassuring certainties that give us reason for incredible optimism for their futures.
- The love and kindness they have for one another, and the world(s?) they live in, has the potential to make life better for them than it ever has been for us. May we teach them to love and care like no one has before ❤️
- Technology can be scary and challenging, but it also gives us the tools to build an understanding of our existence that our ancestors could only have dreamed, and to do more good with that comprehension in future, than any of us can imagine today 🤖
- Life is a journey of discovery, adventure and learning. And these bubba’s stand on the shoulders of all of us who came before, to discover, adventure and learn things that will make our hearts soft with pride well beyond our lifetime watching on.
From the MoPA family to yours, wishing you the most incredible year ahead! May it be full of play, creativity and learning, to pave the way to a bright future.
YES... This is happening. It’s a thing! Say hello to “Sticker Sunnies”; Our brand new activation where every little artist that visits MoPA in JAN will choose a pair of sunnies to decorate and take home!*
Free sunnies for all the kids? Yep.
Stickers, shapes, textures and colour? Yep.
A whole lot of open-ended creativity? You bet ya!
All of MoPA’s activities are designed to inspire learning and creative-exploration through play, and this adorable acitivity is no exception. The kids are gonna LOVE it!
Yes!!! All of our Museum’s 🕍 are open ALL DAY, every single day of the school holidays, including Boxing Day (26/12) New Years Eve (31/12), New Years Day (1/1), and Australia Day (26/1). ❤️
And YOU get a snow globe, and YOU get a snow globe… WE ALL GET SNOW GLOBES!!
From now until Christmas eve, every child that visits MoPA is invited to join in and create the most gorgeous DIY take-home snow dome — to display at home, gift to a special someone, or show off at kindy!!
When you visit MoPA between NOW and JAN 25, you can swoop up one of these gorgeous Goodie Bags. Details can be found on our interwebs and purchases can be made from NOW (you’ll see the Goodie Bags in the checkout when you’re booking your next visit).
MOPA GOODIE BAG: On sale for just $24 JAM PACKED with $74 of value!!!
SENSORY GOODIE BAG: On sale for just $36 SQUISHED with $89.30 of value!!!
Quick, call Mum & Dad! This summer we’re celebrating our wisest (and most patient!) family members, with FREE entry for all grandparents – any day, any time, until Feb 28.