Seaside strollers - tour and play

Family program
A new young mum, posed holding her baby in the museum with the Ghost Nets foyer display in the background.

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For carers with children 0–18 months 

Take an educator-led tour through new exhibitions, enjoy a complimentary beverage from Ripples Café, adult-friendly conversations in the galleries and baby play time in a specially designed sensory space. 

Strollers, front packs, baby-slings and breastfeeding welcome. 
 

1 - 4

December

A new young mum, posed holding her baby in the museum with the Ghost Nets foyer display in the background.

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Photo of a very young girl, looking at the camera with her mouth open. Another baby and a parent are crawling in the background.

January

Beach Babies 

Relax by our shimmering projections and sand-free soft castles as you soak in soothing instrumentals and bespoke sensory play experiences with your little one.  

On selected Wednesdays and Fridays in January, our summer interactive exhibition The beach is open extra early just for our young visitors 0-24 months and their parents and carers to enjoy.  

Sip a beverage of your choice from ripples cafe as you lounge with your bub beside immersive large-scale light projections. There’s adult-friendly conversations to enjoy as you view collection displays of vintage swimwear and surf culture, as well as baby sensory play time featuring a range of tactile beach-inspired experiences, from bubbles to balance stones, inflatables to musical instruments,  interactive rock pool animations, intertidal animal puppets and beach library stories inside our exhibition area.

Wednesdays and Fridays 7-23 January

$26 adult, $18 member adult, babies free 
Admission includes a beverage and all-day access to our indoor exhibitions. 

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Private tours

Photo of a dad and young child playing in a brightly decorated space.