A great place to spend a few hours with young children. You do need to schedule your time in the Children's gallery, as you only get ~40mins in there due to Covid-19 restrictions, but there is still plenty to keep your little ones engaged. Make sure to check out the Arboretum and seek out the Satin Bowerbird. It's bower is currently up the back right corner, and was decorated with lots of blue trinkets. The First Nations gallery is also very interesting for older children and adults alike. There is a really fantastic perpetual motion display (suitable for all ages) of a wedge-tailed eagle with a projected light and sound show/experience (see attached vid). It will transfix you for a good 5 minutes!

Great place for Adults & Kids. Great amenities, water fill stations. Cafe, Pram Parking, Car Parking, Easy accessible by Public Transport, iMax Theatre, Baby Change room. Nice and Clean Great work by the Team

Beats any indoor playground hands down. Heaps of sensory and imaginative play opportunities. Love the apple tree arch cubby hut/cave. Digging for fossils was a hit outside. Suitable children under 5 years old.

Great sensory experience for my 14mo old but wouldn't exactly say it's worth the $15 entry fee. Not sure why you have to pay to get in to the museum.

Very good fun

It is a great place to spend time with a child or children as a family. We loved the range of exhibitions and the way they are presented. It is very sensory and engaging. They also have a nice playground in the gallery. Parking fee is lil expensive ($20) but cannot complain about that considering its location. We would definitely want to visit this place again in the future!

Nestled in the western wing of the Melbourne Museum (turn left when you buy your tickets), the children's gallery is a great space for kids to while the hours away whilst parents bury themselves in quality screen time. A dull place for parents and their loyal friends who have tagged along to keep company. An enticing spot for young children to stay distracted and burn off some energy. Recommend taking a nap inside the barrel couches or colouring in 3D butterflies if you get particularly bored.

perfect day for children,.we took our 16 month, he adored every second of it. Great sensory environment

Such a great place for children of all ages, from babies to older children. Both the indoor and outdoor spaces allow children to explore the environment through a variety of sensory activities through play and exploration. Great value for money, especially if you have a membership.

One of my favourite indoor places for small kids! I've taken my son a few times, when he was crawling, walking and then running. Each time he has experienced it in a new and exciting way.

The museum was one of the best playgrounds we've been to!!! Harry's able to crawl and walk now- and there are just so many kids to engage with; there's interesting music, lights, materials- attracting all senses! There's also a huge playground where older toddlers can play. Plus side is it's inside the museum which means full-entry if you buy the membership (not expensive at all for the family pass! esp. if you go often!). We took a bus to get there, and was convenient. There's a cafe or two in the building, an outdoor play area and the facilities seem relatively clean.

Great sensory play for young children. There's a treetop rope climb for older children. The outdoor area is spacious and has multiple sandpits for fossil digging. It's only free with a museum ticket or membership, although the first time I asked about it, they let me in for free without a ticket (at the end of the day 15 minutes before closing). The only reason I gave it four is because it's so dark! Why??!!! Have some light in there at least!! Otherwise my little one loves it!

For under 5s, this experience is absolutely gold. The museum has created a marvelous learning experience for kids. Absolutely do your kids a favour, the experience is for one hour, so make sure you book ☺

A great interactive learning and play area within the Melbourne Museum just for the little ones. Those big kids we call adults will be so jealous of this space. Just remember to book a time as numbers are filled very quickly.

2nd time here, indoor play area is a bit hectic but fun for our 6 & 4 year Olds. Worth a visit

It's located inside the Melbourne Museum. Great place to let the kids free range. If you're there, definitely check out the Titanic exhibition.

I came to visit Australia in 2011 and the first city that I was staying is Melbourne. However, this is my first time visiting the Melbourne Museum. I love the gallery and I could bring my kids to explore and even play at the Children's gallery. They always booked out, so it's better to buy the admission ticket as early as possible

Pretty sure my kids would live here if they could! Something for every little one to enjoy an ample space for nan to sit and watch the kids go wild. Wonderful space, we try to visit regularly with our membership.

Great spot but a bit frustrating that you have to book in (on top of your membership and booking in on the day) plus there is a time limitation (1 hour).

Perfect place for your child's entertainment and stimulation in learning and exploring

Great place to bring your kids without worries of them getting bored. Safe place too !

Can be very crowded on weekends for toddler area Play areas are pretty good, but parent rooms outside of ticket area was quite limited so that was disaapointng considering its a childrens gallery area

This is a wonderful place to bring young children. It's safe, vibrant, colourful, and stimulating. There are so many different and fun activities for the kids to explore. It's obvious that a lot of thought and research has gone into preparing this gallery. My grandchildren had a wonderful time there. Highly recommend it, and indeed, the whole museum. Thank you.

Good space for kids under 5. Toilet and food nearby. Clean and tidy, a big rope climbing structure and some other things. Nice bubble in water machine on the outside, with a sandpit and some other play stuff. Not utilised as much as the indoor stuff. As a parent I was able to relax for an hour (the time you're given) and the kids were kept busy.

Heard so much about this place and we were not disappointed! It's really fun for children under the ages of 5, with lots of interactive displays and things to do. You get a 50 min play time during your allocated time slot. It's best to come early to get a good timing. It was really packed when we got there. We bought our tickets at 1pm and the earliest available slot was 3pm. I found it a little odd that parents were wearing shoes inside while the kids were encouraged to take their shoes off. There were babies crawling everywhere, so I would think that perhaps it might be better if parents entering the indoor spaces were also encouraged to remove their shoes. Other than that, it's great if you have young kids. 50 mins passed too quickly. Wished we could have stayed longer. 😄

Great place for babies upto 4 years... Various things to do... Highly recommended

This place truly captures a child's imagination and encourages a child to learn, explore, get creative and so much more. I have visited this place with my 2 year old son twice already and we will be going back again and again.

Great place to bring small children - 5 and under. Climb, touch, build in safe space.

Very fun for the kids!

Kept my boy entertained for hours. Very cool place.

Really great play area for kids. So much to explore and still learn as well as letting them loose to play. Staff are very good and make sure to not let kids run off without an adult.

A great place to entertain and occupy the little ones with stimulating activities.

Kid friendly environment with areas of educational value. Can't say I saw a single disappointed child around

fantastic for kids, a huge net jungle gym in the sky.

Perfect place to spend the day with small people!

Kids love it

Kids love this place. Hectic, colourful and fun. No food allowed inside. Great picnic spaces outside

Its totally absorbing for children from babies to school age. Lovely to watch the stimulation and fun. Plus giving parents much needed breaks.

It's a wonderful place for kids to discover and play and grow and explore. Every parent I know has mentioned it being wonderful and I wholeheartedly agree. We went this week and ended up there for two and a half hours. The climbing jungle gym made out of ropes and the touch screens to colour in butterfly wings are particularly wonderful.

Excellent interactive space for your 0-5 year old. As my kids develop, they keep discovering new elements of the gallery. Always a good time, but gets very busy on school holidays, when it's raining etc.

A great day out for little kids

My 17 month old daughter could spend the whole day here. The galley was filled with all sorts of different activities for children of all ages.

Fantastic place for kids

Very good Place for Kids....

Amazing! My niece had a blast

My kids love it

Awesome place

Nice place for a day out with your little one.. multiple indoor and outdoor fun activities available...

Great place for children to enjoy more time at the museum.

My toddler loves to play in the area

Great variety of activities and lots of room for the kids. Was quite busy but to be expected on a weekend.

Kids had a great time

An amazing experience for any young bub. Sensory walls, jungle gym, dreamtime stories with projections, sound tables, interactive drawing screens etc etc you could spend hours there. Anything you could think of to spark an interest in your little one in either science, history or creative arts in an environment that doesn't encourage gendering of activities and is very well planned out. Plenty of pram parking, change facilities and helpful staff. The only two recommendations I would make to avoid a possibly negative experience are to try and avoid weekends and school holdiays if you are able (apparently its horrendously packed) and to organise/bring food for your little ones as the food available on site is pricey. However there are a few healthy options if thats not an issue for you. We are truly spoiled to have this incredible facility available at a reasonable price. This is what philanthropy is all about, using abundance to provide the community with access to all the wonders the world has to offer. A truly didactic experience.

amazing for babies and toddlers

Great place for kids although very crowded during school holidays. Some older kids should have been discouraged from the facility designed for up to 5 yo

Great for kids of all ages

Great fun for kids and space to play with things to learn

Great place to take the little one

Just amazing, lots of different sensory corners, and lots of things to play with. Food isn't great so pack a lunch!

Great place for younger kids, no matter what the weather.

Nice interactive space for babies and toddlers. Better than what most playcentres can provide.

Awesome for kids. Busy, but worth the entry fee, particularly as it covers entry to the broader museum. Our two year old really enjoyed it.

Great playground for kids. Even with COVID restrictions. At least it isn't crowded!

Good indoor option for child entertainment. Free for kids

Great place for kids to entertain themself, and for mom and dad to take a breather

Nice for the ages 2-10. Need to book sessions during Covid

Amazing place, so much fun for kids

Great place for the kids to let off some steam, lots of things for them to play and touch and great sensory items, enoughto keep them occupied, can get quite busy during popular times

Very disappointing that most of the play things have been disabled or removed. The feature climbing structure has been closed off. Meanwhile, playgrounds and indoor play centres are fully functioning right across the state. The booking session allowed 50 minutes of play and my toddler was done after about 10 minutes. This was the main reason we had a museum membership and I can see no reason to renew it.

Oh, what a hoot! And it's better now the numbers are managed.

Great space for the kids. However, currently the website says some attractions may be closed. However, the fact the main attraction is closed should be explicitly advised. The kids were very disappointed!

Excellent place to take toddlers to run around/explore. Heaps of things to keep the little one entertained. Good coffee and food nearby

A lot of the play area was closed due to Covid-19 unfortunately. Otherwise a fantastic play area for kids.

Perfect little spot for the young kiddies. Place is full of entertaining features and soft landings make it perfect for the little guy to climb around. Along with lots of baby friendly rooms

My children like this place but time limitation applied due to social distancing protocol

Love the new space!

Great place to take the kids, both educational and fun. You could easily spend hours here and still not experience everything. The staff were all very friendly and helpful. I highly recommend.

A fantastic experience for my young bub (8 months) when we visited last school holidays. We are going back again now that he is walking around. So lucky to have family-friendly spaces like this, especially for rainy winter days!

Keeps all 4 of my children entertained for however long I need to sit for. Beautifully set out and comfy. Lots of activities to release some energy.

Not as fun with all the covid safe non sense. The kids still had a ball. Probably actually better with the smaller numbers.

Not as great as the first time it opened. The net play area was closed. Not all kids followed the no shoes rule. Still fun and interactive for the kids but it's seen better days

Great for all ages.

Exceptional for young kids 5 and under. Loads to see, feel and experience.

Great place to visit with your little one.. unfortunately due to covid, they only allow 50min play

Such a bright and colourful play space for children. Both my baby and toddler enjoyed their time. The only downside is that it can get really busy and would be better if there was a smaller no. of children allowed.

Amazing place, but can only stay for 50 minutes. We arrived 20 minutes late because of the trams (F1 was on the same weekend) and we could only stay 30 minutes :( so get in there early

Great play space bt the main net area for older kids was closed and wasn't told this at the beginning which was disappointing. Excellent installations, age appropriate and sensory stuff too which my baby loved. Theres a set time limit on ths space. Will be visiting again soon when we are in Melb next.

Awesome indoor children's playground that includes so many sensory stimuli.

It's supposed to be a safe place for 5's and under to explore. When we visited, there were a number of older boisterous children who were not careful about knocking the younger ones over or pushing them away from displays they wanted to see.

Our 3.5 year old twins just loved it. So much to explore and learn! Brilliant!

Wonderful place to bring children. Entry is included with museum entry ($15 for adults, free for children and concessions). There are different play areas suitable for different age groups. An outdoor area to play and explore and a small cafe nearby for energy. Plenty of pram parking and the most amazing baby change/feeding area I've ever seen!!

Amazing playspace for under fives. Crowd numbers are strictly controlled. Clean and we'll run. Safe and lots of activities for little ones. Great place to visit. You need to book in.

Great day out for the kids (3.5 and 1.5). They easily spent the allocated hour there and also enjoyed the general museum - Dino exhibition. In regards to the children’s area there were a number of older kids who were a bit rowdy and also the toilets/parents area was not clean.

Kids had fun inside. Space is relatively small though without much variety. If time is limited in the Melbourne Museum, this can be skipped as kids enjoyed the other parts of the museum.

Love this place for young kids! There's so much for them to do and interact with. There's an open playspace for babies to crawl around with lots of textures and mirrors. Further in, there's a big area with lights, sounds, animal displays and a big climbing section for the 3-5yo kids. Then outside there's some foam building blocks, a big sandpit and plenty of seating. They have a good parents room on site too with a nursing room, nappy change room and food prep facilities. The only downside for me is having to get tickets (included in the price of your museum admission ticket/pass) for the hourly blocks. They can be pretty flexible on weekdays/off-peak about letting you go in early for your session, but weekends can be pretty busy. So for example, if you arrive at 10:30, you can either get a ticket (if available) for the 10-11 session and then go out and get another ticket for 11-12pm, or you wait 30mins for the next session.

A life saver when rainy. Booking beforehand online is recommended, especially over the weekend, but not required. Note that each session is 50mins and if busy they're quite strict with timing, so you may want to get there in time.

Such a great place for kids. My 18 month old daughter loved it so much!

Love this little play area for my toddler and even my 6 month old enjoyed some sensory experiences.

Thought it would be more of a museum setting for kids. There was some stuff to see but overall it's really just a playground. Would be better if it was hands on exhibits.

Great place for very young children and babies. The space is very accommodating for children that aren't walking yet. Great for rainy or cold days. Make sure to reserve your spot in advance.

Incredible displays and so much to see for everyone, adults and little ones! Had a great time with my 9 year old and my 3 year old going through the exhibits.

This place was absolutely amazing! We were visiting with our 3-year-old and this kept her busy all afternoon. There was absolutely so much detail and effort put into the museum we could really tell and genuinely enjoyed ourselves. Would strongly recommend

perfec place to go for a full day with children, must watch a IMax film

Little kids will love this area.. there is an outdoor area as well and places to sit and have a snack.

Great place, staff are very friendly and there i lots of novelty stuff to play with for the kids. My son loved the dinosaur fossil digging outside in particular.

This is a great experience for younger children. My son was so immersed and loved running around looking/playing with everything.

Great indoor playground, great staff. But the most overpriced cookie and coffee I ever had in my life.

I really wanted to enjoy this with my 1 year old, but it is certainly not appropriate for little babies and toddlers. Perhaps adjusting the age range from 2-5 would be more realistic. There were also plenty of older kids running around which made it very difficult for my little one to play safely. We ended up playing in the first little sensory area by the entrance, but this too was spoiled by an entitled mother collecting all of the play cushions for her two older (clearly over 5) children to build a fort with. I think the museum also lets too many people in per session, it was hectic!