Thomastown

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Important Note: Only food from the Museum Cafe may be consumed on the premises, enabling us to manage allergen, food safety and insurance requirements. To ensure the Museum is never overcrowded all children and all adults must purchase tickets prior to arrival.

SNEAK PEEK

In addition to a top-to-toe inside-out renovation, every lil’ corner of this heritage-listed 100-year-old pottery barn now features thoughtfully-crafted experiences and exhibits – and they’re all built on foundations of creative, play-based learning. You can expect rich and modern learning experiences, sensory spaces, parent rooms, party rooms, art rooms, excursion rooms, a beautiful family cafe, world-class excursions for ELC, Foundation, Year 1 & 2, and so soooo much more.

Location

11/391 SETTLEMENT ROAD
THOMASTOWN
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Parking

More than 300 shared on-site car parks are available at MoPA Thomastown. Whilst we do anticipate some very busy days, please rest assured that there will always be plenty space for everyone to park for free, for as long as you’d like, very close to the entrance.

Accessibility

MoPA Thomastown is a single-level Museum with exceptional accessibility and amenity. The Museum even features Australia’s first wheelchair-accessible climbing structure, WHOA!

Accessible car parking is less than ten meters from the entrance, generous accessible bathrooms and change rooms are provided for all guests, as is plentiful seating and even a reading theatre fully equipped with wheelchair parking and a hearing loop.

Membership

7,500+ MoPA Members now enjoy UNLIMITED access to ALL our Museums ALL year ’round! Most members visit 10+ times per year however you only need to visit 4-5 times to unlock great value. Annual Memberships are $68 for Grandparents, $82 for Adults and $118 for Children.

Birthday Parties

Bookings are open for Birthday Parties at MoPA Thomastown and the first few months are already all but sold-out. MoPA is famous for its party experience, with packages including hosts, food packs, games, lolly-bags, balloons, plus chef-prepared platters and, of course, the very BEST dedicated party hosts

Literally EVERYTHING you need for an AMAZING party!

BOOK TICKETS

To ensure the Museum is never overcrowded all children and all adults must purchase tickets prior to arrival.

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MoPA GIFT CARDS 🎫 💕 You simply can’t wrong!

Our beautifully curated range of Gift Cards can be used at ANY Museum, to purchase ANY products (tickets, memberships, parties, and even a delicious coffee or ten) across any number of individual purchases online or in the Museum’s… Mmmm, soooo versatile 🤪🥰 !!

Purchase physical gift cards from a Museum, or a eGift card online from our website; neither will expire for THREE WHOLE YEARS! And both are fully interchangeable (you can swap an eGift card for a physical card at a Museum). 

The. Perfect. Gift. 🎁 xx MoPA
CLAY PLAY: Now Showing @ ALL our Museums!! 🫟❤️
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1-page “Art of Play” manifesto to stick up on the fridge, with THE MOST amazing advice from THE experts on everything from parenting for the future, to play based learning, creativity and art in childhood (and life), from the likes of #SteveBiddulph @brenebrown #DrPeterGray #LorisMalaguzzi #DrJohnMedina #YongZhao @drdansiegel, and more!
What amazing lil’ monsters these two bigger lil’ monsters have created. CLAY PLAY starts TODAY and runs for ALL of June!! So. Much. Fun!! Excellent work Miss E & Miss O 👌❤️🫟🧑‍🎨
GUESS WHAT? “CLAY PLAY” is back! One of MoPA’s most popular activities EVER is back, baby... For 1-month only, starting today. Included for every session for all of June 2026. YAY. LET’S CLAY PLAY! ALL DAY. EVERY DAY. STARTING TODAY. ❤️🧑‍🎨🫟

(...Or has Happy Gilmore famously once said... “Why don’t I just go eat some hay, make things out of clay, and lay by the bay? I just may! What’d ya say?”) ⛳️
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1-page “Art of Play” manifesto to stick up on the fridge, with THE MOST amazing advice from THE experts on everything from parenting for the future, to play based learning, creativity and art in childhood (and life), from the likes of #SteveBiddulph @brenebrown #DrPeterGray #LorisMalaguzzi #DrJohnMedina #YongZhao @drdansiegel, and more!
This is what 365 layers of paint looks like… Deeeee-LICIOUS! 🧑‍🎨🫟🥰
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“Manifesto” below and we’ll DM you a beautiful lil’
1-page “Art of Play” manifesto to stick up on the fridge, with THE MOST amazing advice from THE experts on everything from parenting for the future, to play based learning, creativity and art in childhood (and life), from the likes of #SteveBiddulph @brenebrown #DrPeterGray #LorisMalaguzzi #DrJohnMedina #YongZhao @drdansiegel, and more!

🎉 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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